Melting and nonmelting behavior of the Au(111) surface
- 15 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 36 (12), 6701-6704
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.36.6701
Abstract
A molecular-dynamics study of the melting behavior of Au(111) (both reconstructed and unreconstructed) has been carried out using a recently developed many-body force scheme. The reconstructed (denser) surface remains stable up to the bulk melting temperature , showing no form of microscopic surface melting. By contrast, the two outermost layers of the unreconstructed surface "melt" ∼100 K below . However, no more layers melt as is approached. The nonmelting of Au(111) is contrasted with the gradual melting behavior of Lennard-Jones surfaces.
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