Thin films are grown ideally one atomic layer at a time, but atoms can move along and between layers. The model for film growth has now been extended to describe how atoms tumble over 'cliffs' between layers.
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Lagally, M., Zhang, Z. Thin-film cliffhanger. Nature 417, 907–909 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/417907a
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