The (001) surface of alpha-Ga is covered with GaIII

Preprint

5 March 1993

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9303008

Abstract

We propose, based on ab initio calculations, that the ground state (001) surface of $\alpha$-Ga should be covered by two layers of GaIII, a denser phase which is stable in the bulk only at high pressure and temperature. We discuss how this novel prediction can explain recent STM observations, including anomalous thermal stability of this surface.

Keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS
PHASE WHICH IS STABLE
THERMAL STABILITY
HIGH PRESSURE
ALPHA GA
COVERED
GAIII
BULK

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Version 1, 1993-03-05, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 70 (21), 3295.

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