Abstract
The commensurate-incommensurate transition of a system of 20,736 krypton atoms on a graphite surface is studied by molecular dynamics computer simulations. The weakly incommensurate phase consisting of commensurate regions separated by a network of incommensurate domain walls is investigated at various temperatures and coverages. At low temperatures a honeycomb structure is observed. For increasing temperatures, the domain walls are found to fluctuate more and more out of the symmetry directions. They broaden considerably and show increasing surface roughness.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 329-344 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
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The commensurate-incommensurate transition of krypton on graphite : A study via computer simulation. / Koch, Stephan W; Rudge, W. E.; Abraham, F. F.
In: Surface Science, Vol. 145, No. 2-3, 01.10.1984, p. 329-344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - The commensurate-incommensurate transition of a system of 20,736 krypton atoms on a graphite surface is studied by molecular dynamics computer simulations. The weakly incommensurate phase consisting of commensurate regions separated by a network of incommensurate domain walls is investigated at various temperatures and coverages. At low temperatures a honeycomb structure is observed. For increasing temperatures, the domain walls are found to fluctuate more and more out of the symmetry directions. They broaden considerably and show increasing surface roughness.
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