EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETICS IN THE (111) SURFACE OF CU-AG ALLOYS - COMPARISON BETWEEN MEAN-FIELD AND MONTE-CARLO CALCULATIONS

Authors
SAUL A LEGRAND B TREGLIA G
Citation
A. Saul et al., EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETICS IN THE (111) SURFACE OF CU-AG ALLOYS - COMPARISON BETWEEN MEAN-FIELD AND MONTE-CARLO CALCULATIONS, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50(3), 1994, pp. 1912-1921
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
50
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1912 - 1921
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)50:3<1912:EAKIT(>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In this paper we study the relationship between equilibrium and kineti cs in Cu-Ag (111). We investigate the kinetics of segregation in a sil ver-dilute-copper sample and the dissolution kinetics of one Ag monola yer deposited on Cu(111). We compare results obtained using mean-field and Monte Carlo methods and relate them to the equilibrium isotherm b y means of a local-equilibrium concept. We find good agreement with av ailable experimental results on segregation kinetics and on dissolutio n kinetics when the Monte Carlo simulation is used.