NEAR-SURFACE X-RAY CRITICAL SCATTERING FROM A NH4BR (1(1)OVER-BAR-0) SURFACE

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作者
BURANDT, B [1 ]
PRESS, W [1 ]
HAUSSUHL, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLOGNE,INST KRISTALLOG,W-5000 COLOGNE,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1188
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We present the first observations of near-surface critical phenomena of a phase transition in a molecular solid showing both an order-disorder and a strong displacive component. The surface x-ray scattering experiments were performed on an NH4Br single crystal (T(c) = 235 K). For the order parameter they show a crossover from a power law with the bulk critical exponent beta = 0.3 +/- 0.05 to a surface behavior with exponent beta1 = 0.8 +/- 0.1. From the diffuse intensity we have determined the critical exponents eta(parallel-to) = 1.3 +/- 0.15, nu = 0.5 +/- 0.15 and the correlation length xi0+ = 4 +/- 0.5 angstrom.
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