A new method for the analysis of self organization processes in solid state materials by calculating the information-correlation characteristics of a surface (in particular, by calculating the average mutual information) is described. Criteria for determining the degree of ordering of a surface structure are suggested; these criteria have been tested for experimental semiconductor structures of single , poly crystalline, and amorphous silicon. The dependences of the information characteristics for films of disordered semiconduc tors on the technological conditions of their fabrication are established.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.