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Orientational epitaxy in adsorbed monolayers

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OSTI ID:7317018
The ground state for adsorbed monolayers on crystalline substrates is shown to involve a definite relative orientation of the substrate and adsorbate crystal axes, even when the relative lattice parameters are incommensurate. The rotation angle which defines the structure of the monolayer-substrate system is determined by the competition between adsorbate-substrate and adsorbate-adsorbate energy terms, and is generally not a symmetry angle. Numerical predictions are presented for the rare gas-graphite systems, whose interaction potentials are rather well known. Recent LEED data for some of these systems appear to corroborate these predictions.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-0016
OSTI ID:
7317018
Report Number(s):
BNL--22804; CONF-770905--1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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