Sticking coefficients of atoms on solid surfaces at low temperatures
- 15 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 20 (2) , 813-814
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.20.813
Abstract
It is shown that the polarization effect, discussed by Knowles and Suhl [Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, (1977) 1417], is unnecessary to explain why sticking (adsorption) probabilities of atoms on surfaces remain nonzero down to zero energies. The earlier explanation, in terms of the long-range nature of the atom-surface interaction potential, is sufficient.Keywords
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