Preroughening and reentrant layering transitions on triangular lattice substrates
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- Condensed Matter Physics 114-36, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)
Recent ellipsometric and calorimetric studies of argon and krypton adsorbed on triangular lattice graphite substrates have found a novel sequence of apparent reentrant layering transitions between integer-plus-one-half coverages. Related behavior has been demonstrated in a Monte Carlo study by Phillips, Zhang, and Larese. In contrast to arguments made by these authors, however, we use solid-on-solid models that include a substrate potential to demonstrate that this behavior should be expected to arise out of the physics that produces roughening and preroughening of a bulk crystal surface, which then provides a unified picture of both the experiments and the simulation results.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-85ER45192
- OSTI ID:
- 6661440
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 74:3; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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