Surface properties of alkaline metals in the electric field in view of relaxation

A.R. Manukyants
North Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (State Technological University)

DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2017.9.301

Abstract: Influence of the surface relaxation on the surface energy of low-index faces of alkaline metals is considered. It is shown, that compression of interplane distances is observed on friable faces (111) in all cases, and either a stretching or absence of relaxation is observed on close-packed faces (110) for Li and K. Presence of a field strengthens the surface relaxation and changes the value of the surface energy.
Keywords: surface energy, relaxation, electronic work function.

Bibliography link:
Manukyants, A.R. Surface properties of alkaline metals in the electric field in view of relaxation / A.R. Manukyants // Physical and chemical aspects of the study of clusters, nanostructures and nanomaterials: Interuniversity collection of proceedings / Ed. by V.M. Samsonov, N.Yu. Sdobnyakov. – Tver: TSU, 2017. – I. 9. – P. 301-306.

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