The molecular dynamic study of anharmonic effects at Cu(111) and Ag(111) surfaces in the presence of Cu- and Ag-trimer island |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physics, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, Pakistan;2. Department of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63120, Pakistan;3. LMPM, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Sidi Bel Abbes 22000, Algeria |
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Abstract: | The molecular dynamics (MD) technique based on semi-empirical potentials, is used to carry out the diffusion of Cu- and Ag-trimer on Cu- and Ag(111) surface at 300, 500 and 700 K temperatures. The constant energy MD simulation elaborates the anharmonic effects at the surface such as fissures, dislocations and vacancy creation, in the presence of island. The fissures and dislocations formed are in the range of 1.5–4 Å and 1–7 Å, respectively, from the island's position. The Cu and Ag islands both diffuse easily on Cu(111) surface, manipulate that the trend of diffusion is faster on Cu surface as compared to Ag surface. The process of breaking and opening of the island has also been observed. Moreover, a surface atom popped-up at 700 K by creating a vacancy near the Cu island on Ag surface. The rate of diffusion increases with the increase in temperature, both for homo- and hetero-cases. |
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Keywords: | Anhormonicity Fissures and dislocations Molecular dynamics Trimer island |
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