Surface Melting and Layering Transitions from a Lattice-Gas Model
Lev D. Gelb
Citation: Abstract: We have studied the surface behavior of the Blume-Emery-Griffiths model within the mean-field approximation, interpreting the model as a lattice gas. The solid surface exhibits a series of first-order layering transitions, and wetting phenomena are found all along the first-order part of the solid-liquid bulk coexistence line. We present a complete phase diagram of the solid surface and discuss the various kinds of surface behavior observed near bulk melting. Obtain a PDF copy of this paper here. |
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Department of Chemistry and
Center for Materials Innovation Washington University in St. Louis |
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Fri Aug 17 16:24:36 2007 gelb@wustl.edu |