Stiffening transition in vicinal surfaces with adsorption

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作者
Akutsu, N [1 ]
Akutsu, Y
Yamamoto, T
机构
[1] Osaka Electrocommun Univ, Fac Engn, Neyagawa, Osaka 5728530, Japan
[2] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Phys, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600011, Japan
[3] Gunma Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Phys, Kiryu, Gumma 3760052, Japan
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PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS | 2001年 / 105卷 / 02期
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10.1143/PTP.105.361
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We study the vicinal surface with adsorption below the roughening temperature, using a solid-on-solid model coupled with the Ising model. We calculate the step tension gamma and the step-interaction coefficient B using the density matrix algorithm. We find a temperature T-s where B vanishes and that the surface free energy has the form f(p) - f(0) = gammap + (const) p(5) +..., where p is the surface gradient.
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页码:361 / 366
页数:6
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