Long jumps in surface diffusion: A microscopic derivation of the jump frequencies

被引:13
作者
Azzouz, M [1 ]
Kreuzer, HJ
Shegelski, MRA
机构
[1] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Phys, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada
[2] Univ No British Columbia, Dept Phys, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, Canada
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.1477
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Starting from a microscopic Hamiltonian for a particle on the corrugated surface of a solid we derive the master equation for phonon-mediated hopping and friction using the Wannier representation. For a sinusoidal corrugation (in addition to a Morse surface potential) we investigate the role of interband transitions and numerically calculate transition probabilities. We find that long hops beyond nearest neighbor sites are significant, particularly for weakly coupled systems. [S0031-9007(97)05244-7].
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页码:1477 / 1480
页数:4
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