Observation of Surface Melting
J.W.M. FrenkenFOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1098-SJ Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJ. F. van der VeenFOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, 1098-SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1985en
ABI
Abstract
Ion shadowing and blocking measurements show that the solid-liquid transition at the (110) surface of lead starts at approximately 40 K below the bulk melting point of lead ${T}_{m}$. The thickness of the liquid surface film increases dramatically as the temperature approaches ${T}_{m}$.
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