SURFACE MELTING SIMULATION OF AU(110)

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作者
ERCOLESSI, F [1 ]
IARLORI, S [1 ]
TOMAGNINI, O [1 ]
TOSATTI, E [1 ]
CHEN, XJ [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM EUROPEAN CTR SCI & ENGN COMP,I-00147 ROME,ITALY
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10.1016/0039-6028(91)91071-5
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have studied the high-temperature behaviour of Au(110) by molecular dynamics simulation. Liquid-like surface disorder (following deconstruction of the (1 x 2) missing-row structure) appears well below bulk melting near 0.75T(M). The thickness of the liquid-like layer grows linearly with ln(1 - T/T(M)), as expected for a system governed by short-range forces. To complement the simulation results, we evaluate the contribution of long-range dispersion forces and predict a crossover from a logarithmic to a power-law growth located about 0.5 K below T(M). Results for the z-profiles of density and crystalline order as a function of temperature are also presented.
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