We present atomic force microscopy results and corresponding computer simulations on crystallization of quasi-2D monolayers of polyetheleneoxid adsorbed onto bare silicon wafers. Fingerlike branched patterns with a characteristic width w resulted from crystallization at temperatures Tc below the melting point Tₘ. w decreased exponentially as (Tₘ-Tc) increased. The patterns are explained by a simple model considering the interplay of transport on the surface and the probability of attachment to the crystal.
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