The cover image shows two faceted 3D islands grown on a weakly-interacting substrate, coming into contact to start a coalescence process. Island growth and coalescence were simulated with the software Uni_KMC (Bo Lü), and simulation outputs were visualized with the free-software Ovito.
Cover art: Illustration of the island growth stage of a vapor-deposited gold film on a weakly-interacting substrate. Designed with the help of Mr. Nahual Sobrino.
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