Physical Review Letters · 1988 · 219 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsSurface ScienceMolecular DynamicsSurface Chemistry Of SolidsSurface CrystallographySurface Phase TransitionsSurface PhysicsSurface ThermodynamicsEffective Medium TheoriesInteratomic Potential ModelsMelting Of AlloysMelting TemperatureSurface Chemistry Of AluminaSurface DisorderSurface MeltingSurface Simulations
We report on a molecular-dynamics simulation of an Al(110) surface using the effective-medium theory to describe the interatomic interactions. The surface region is found to start melting \ensuremath{\cong}200 K below the bulk melting temperature with a gradual increase in the thickness of the disordered layer as the temperature approaches the bulk melting point. The more close-packed Al(111) surface shows a much weaker disordering below the melting temperature.
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Observation of Surface Melting
J.W.M. Frenken, J. F. van der Veen · Physical Review Letters · 1985 · 772 citations · Full text
Crystal-Face Dependence of Surface Melting
B. Pluis, A. W. Denier van der Gon, J.W.M. Frenken et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1987 · 309 citations · Full text