EXPERIMENTAL-OBSERVATION OF BLOCKED MELTING ON THE AU(111) SURFACE

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作者
HOSS, A [1 ]
ROMAHN, U [1 ]
NOLD, M [1 ]
VONBLANCKENHAGEN, P [1 ]
MEYER, O [1 ]
机构
[1] KERNFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH,INST MATERIALFORSCH,W-7500 KARLSRUHE 1,GERMANY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 20卷 / 02期
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10.1209/0295-5075/20/2/006
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The structure of the f.c.c. Au(111) surface was investigated in the temperature range between 300 and 1350 K by the ion channelling and blocking method MEIS. At about 950 K the surface deconstructs. We observed at a critical temperature of (1070 +/- 20) K a sudden disordering of the topmost surface layers. The number of visible (111) layers changes dramatically at this temperature. Such a blocked melting behaviour is predicted by the premelting theory and by molecular-dynamics calculations for the Au(111) surface.
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