Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Equilibrium crystal surfaces, constrained to equilibrate by means of dissociative dimer deposition and evaporation, have anomalous global surface roughness. We generalize earlier results for one-dimensional interfaces to two dimensions. The global surface width scales with surface size L as W2 approximately equals ln[L/(ln L)(1/4)] instead of the conventional form W2 approximately equal to ln L. The surface roughening transition does not change in nature, but its location is subject to a large and slowly varying logarithmic finite-size-scaling shift.
Authors: Deok-Sun Lee, Marcel den Nijs
Institutions: Seoul National University, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W1982649797