SIZE RELATION FOR SURFACE SYSTEMS WITH LONG-RANGE INTERACTIONS

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作者
ZEPPENFELD, P [1 ]
KRZYZOWSKI, M [1 ]
ROMAINCZYK, C [1 ]
COMSA, G [1 ]
LAGALLY, MG [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WISCONSIN, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2737
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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From the minimization of the free energy it follows that strained layers and, more generally, surface systems governed by effective long-range interactions decaying as 1/r2 will exhibit periodically ordered domain structures. We show that there exists a firm relation between the size of a single domain (at low domain concentrations) and the minimum separation between them at intermediate concentrations. This size ratio is about 1:3. It is independent of the symmetry (striped or various two-dimensional arrangements) of the domain pattern. This size relation is indeed observed for a variety of different systems.
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