ON THE (ABSENCE OF) SURFACE MELTING IN BIPHENYL

Authors
DEJEU WH SHINDLER JD CHANDAVARKAR S GEERTMAN RM LIANG K
Citation
Wh. Dejeu et al., ON THE (ABSENCE OF) SURFACE MELTING IN BIPHENYL, Surface science, 342(1-3), 1995, pp. 341-344
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Surface science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396028
Volume
342
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
341 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(1995)342:1-3<341:OT(OSM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The close packed (001) face of the anisotropic molecular crystal biphe nyl has been studied using X-ray reflectivity upon approaching the mel ting point. No evidence for surface melting has been found, in contras t to the observations of Chernov and Yakovlev [Langmuir 3 (1987) 635] for the same crystal face against glass. We speculate that in the latt er case the surface melting is not intrinsic but induced by the roughn ess of the glass.