Metal surfaces : Surface, step and kink formation energies

• We review the surface, step, and kink energies in monoatomic metallic systems. A systematic comparison is given between the theoretical results based on density functional theory and available experimental data. Our calculated values are used to predict the equilibrium shapes of small metal particles, monoatomic surface islands, and the instability of different surface geometries.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

full charge-density

equivalent crystal theory

green-function

atomic volume

energetics

relaxation

pt(111)

pu

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)