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Elastic interaction of surface steps: Effect of atomic-scale roughness

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Abstract

A new model was presented that displayed remarkable agreement with atomistic predictions for step separations larger than just a few step heights. It was shown that the interaction energy of steps exhibited a novel intermediate ranged behavior. For particular systems step interactions switched from repulsive to attractive as separation distance decreased. The model was simple and the elastic field was that of a dipole applied on a stepped surface rather than a flat surface.

Original languageEnglish
Article number186102
Pages (from-to)1861021-1861024
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume88
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 6 2002

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