Journal of Physics Condensed Matter · 1994 · 323 citations · 43 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputer-aided DesignComputational MechanicsDefect ToleranceNumerical SimulationFormation EnergySurface ReconstructionGeometric ModelingMaterials ScienceMaterials EngineeringPhysicsSurface EnergyDefect FormationSurface CharacterizationSurface DefectsNatural SciencesSurface AnalysisSurface ScienceApplied PhysicsSurface ModelingMultiscale Modeling
The energetics of some surface defects for the (100), (110), and (111) surfaces of Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, and Pt are studied using effective medium theory. Among the calculated data are the surface energy, the energetics of some reconstructions, the formation energy for steps and islands, and the activation energy for diffusion of adatoms.
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