54 research outputs found
Surface and Image-Potential States on the MgB_2(0001) Surfaces
We present a self-consistent pseudopotential calculation of surface and
image-potential states on for both -terminated () and
-terminated () surfaces. We find a variety of very clear surface and
subsurface states as well as resonance image-potential states n=1,2 on both
surfaces. The surface layer DOS at is increased by 55% at and by
90% at the surface compared to DOS in the corresponding bulk layers.Comment: 3 pages, 6 figure
LEEM investigation of the faceting of the Pt covered W(111) surface
A low energy electron microscope (LEEM) has been used to investigate the faceting of W(111) as induced by Pt. The atomically rough W(111) surface, when fully covered with a monolayer film of Pt and annealed to temperatures higher than {approximately} 750 K, experiences a significant morphological restructuring: the initially planar surface undergoes a faceting transition and forms three-sided pyramids with {211} faces. The experiments demonstrate the capability of LEEM for imaging both the fully and partially faceted surface. In addition, we have observed the formation of the facets in real time, when Pt is dosed onto the heated surface. We find that the transition from planar surface, to partially faceted surface, and to fully faceted surface proceeds through the nucleation and growth of spatially separated faceted regions
Orbital ordering in the manganites: resonant x-ray scattering predictions at the manganese LII and LIII edges
It is proposed that the observation of orbital ordering in manganite materials should be possible at the L II and L III edges of manganese using x-ray resonant scattering. If performed, dipole selection rules would make the measurements much more direct than the disputed observations at the manganese K edge. They would yield specific information about the type and mechanism of the ordering not available at the K edge, as well as permitting the effects of orbital ordering and Jahn-Teller ordering to be detected and distinguished from one another. Predictions are presented based on atomic multiplet calculations, indicating distinctive dependence on energy, as well as on polarization and on the azimuthal angle around the scattering vector
Electromigration of Single-Layer Clusters
Single-layer atom or vacancy clusters in the presence of electromigration are
studied theoretically assuming an isotropic medium. A variety of distinctive
behaviors distinguish the response in the three standard limiting cases of
periphery diffusion (PD), terrace diffusion (TD), and evaporation-condensation
(EC). A general model provides power laws describing the size dependence of the
drift velocity in these limits, consistent with established results in the case
of PD. The validity of the widely used quasistatic limit is calculated. Atom
and vacancy clusters drift in opposite directions in the PD limit but in the
same direction otherwise. In absence of PD, linear stability analysis reveals a
new type of morphological instability, not leading to island break-down. For
strong electromigration, Monte Carlo simulations show that clusters then
destabilize into slits, in contrast to splitting in the PD limit.
Electromigration affects the diffusion coefficient of the cluster and
morphological fluctuations, the latter diverging at the instability threshold.
An instrinsic attachment-detachment bias displays the same scaling signature as
PD in the drift velocity.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Coarsening of granular clusters: two types of scaling behaviors
We report on an experimental study of small cluster dynamics during the
coarsening process in driven granular submonolayers of 120mkm bronze particles.
The techniques of electrostatic and vertical mechanical vibration were employed
to excite the granular gas. We measure the scaling exponent for the evaporation
of small clusters during coarsening. It was found that the surface area of
small clusters S vs time t behaves as S ~ (t_0-t)^(2/3) for lower frequencies
and S ~ (t_0-t) for higher frequencies. We argue that the change in the scaling
exponent is related to the transition from three dimensional to two dimensional
character of motion in the granular gas.Comment: 4 pages,5 figures, submitted to Phys.Rev.
Strategies for Controlled Placement of Nanoscale Building Blocks
The capability of placing individual nanoscale building blocks on exact substrate locations in a controlled manner is one of the key requirements to realize future electronic, optical, and magnetic devices and sensors that are composed of such blocks. This article reviews some important advances in the strategies for controlled placement of nanoscale building blocks. In particular, we will overview template assisted placement that utilizes physical, molecular, or electrostatic templates, DNA-programmed assembly, placement using dielectrophoresis, approaches for non-close-packed assembly of spherical particles, and recent development of focused placement schemes including electrostatic funneling, focused placement via molecular gradient patterns, electrodynamic focusing of charged aerosols, and others
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