In a uniform and comprehensive manner the authors describe all the
important aspects of the epitaxial growth processes of solid films on
crystalline substrates, e.g. processes in which atoms of the growing
film mimic the arrangement of the atoms of the substrate. Emphasis is
put on sufficiently fundamental and unequivocal presentation of the
subject in the form of an easy-to-read review. A large part of this book
focuses on the problems of heteroepitaxy. The most important epitaxial
growth techniques which are currently widely used in basic research as
well as in manufacturing processes of devices are presented and
discussed in detail.