Strain effects at solid surfaces near the melting point
| dc.creator | Tartaglino, U. | |
| dc.creator | Tosatti, E. | |
| dc.date | 2002-09-27 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:47:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:47:29Z | |
| dc.description | We investigate the effects of strain on a crystal surface close to the bulk melting temperature T_m, where surface melting usually sets in. Strain lowers the bulk melting point, so that at a fixed temperature below but close to T_m the thickness of the quasi-liquid film is expected to grow with strain, irrespective of sign. In addition, a strain-induced solid surface free energy increase/decrease takes place, favoring/disfavoring surface melting depending on the sign of strain relative to surface stress. In the latter case one can produce a strain-induced prewetting transition, where for increasing temperature the liquid film suddenly jumps from zero to a finite thickness. This phenomenology is illustrated by a realistic molecular dynamics simulation of strained Al(110). | |
| dc.description | Acceped for publication on Surface Science | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0209636 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0209636 | |
| dc.identifier | Surf. Sci. 532-535 (2003) 623 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1016/S0039-6028(03)00470-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20025 | |
| dc.subject | Materials Science | |
| dc.title | Strain effects at solid surfaces near the melting point | |
| dc.type | text |