MELTING OF THE TOP PB(110)-SURFACE LAYERS - EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE FOR A DISCONTINUOUS PHASE-TRANSITION

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作者
DURR, W
PESCIA, D
KREWER, JW
GUDAT, W
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[1] Institut für Festkörperforschung der KFA Jülich, D-5170 Jülich
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10.1016/0038-1098(90)91030-K
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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We have used Spin Polarized Low Energy Electron Diffraction (SPLEED) to probe the short range order at a Pb(110)-surface during melting. We find that the short range order in the top two surface layers changes discontinuously at TS = 524 ± 1 K, i.e. the top layers melt via a first order phase transition. © 1990.
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