ADIABATIC MOTION OF AN ATOMIC CHAIN IN PERIODIC POTENTIAL

被引:30
作者
BRAUN, OM
机构
[1] Institute of Physics, Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences, Kiev, 252028
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10.1016/0039-6028(90)90034-6
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The adiabatic motion of a finite chain of atoms interacting in accordance with next-neighbour harmonic forces and placed in a periodic external potential (the Frenkel-Kontorova model) is investigated. The conditions are determined where the activation energy of the chain motion is lower than that of the motion of a single atom. The results are used to explain some experimental data on surface diffusion in chemisorbed systems. © 1990.
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页数:15
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