We have studied the surface dynamics of Si(001)(2 X 1)-Ge within an ad
iabatic bond-charge model, the necessary structural and electronic inp
ut information coming from a recent ab initio pseudopotential calculat
ion. The phonon spectrum of the Si(001)(2 X 1)-Ge surface is compared
in detail with that of the Si(001)(2 X 1) surface presented in a recen
t bond-charge model study. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.