Abstract
Using a modified fourth-moment approximation to tight-binding theory, we have carried out a systematic study of the energetics of steps and kinks on the W(110)\ surface. This model predicts an oscillatory interaction (as a function of separation) between isolated stable steps on the W(110)\ surface, whereas previous studies of step-step interactions on late transition and noble metals with the embedded atom method found a purely repulsive, inverse-square decay. The oscillations are similar to those found by scanning tunneling microscope measurements of vicinal Cu(100)\ and Ag(110)\ systems.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2910-2916 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics