Year: 1974
Type: article
Abstract: The authors show how the elementary concepts which govern the bulk total energy and crystal structure of sp bonded metals are also relevant at the surface. A simple model explains the observed contraction in the interlayer spacing of the (110) surface layer of aluminium compared with the (100) and (111) surfaces.
Authors: M W Finnis, V Heine
Institution: University of Cambridge
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2092285377