Abstract
Based on the manner in which large Coulomb terms with opposite signs cancel each other at long range, it is proposed that most ionic-crystal surfaces undergo a simple zero-temperature reconstruction, a prediction validated by computer simulation of surfaces in rocksalt-structured materials.
- Received 26 December 1991
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3315
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