Abstract
The detailed T(c)-sensitive crystal pattern transition from dendrites through fourfold-symmetric structures to faceted crystals of ultrathin poly(ethylene oxide) films has been experimentally observed using atomic force microscopy. The transition has been quantitatively described by the T(c)-dependences of the fractal dimension and of the velocity ratio caused by forward and transverse growths in crystal tips. The essential aspect of the pattern selection and transition is mainly the competition of two macroscopic mechanisms: Nucleation-limited and diffusion-limited growths which create faceted and dendritic crystal patterns, respectively. Their combination is a facet growth within a diffusion field which will create a faceted dendrite.
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