Spontaneous Formation of Stress Domains on Crystal Surfaces

O. L. Alerhand, David Vanderbilt, Robert D. Meade, and J. D. Joannopoulos
Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 1973 – Published 24 October 1988; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 116 (1989)
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Abstract

It is proposed that surfaces of crystals which reconstruct with broken orientational symmetry and exhibit an anisotropic intrinsic stress tensor are unstable to the formation of elastic-stress domains. Thus the ground state of such a surface is not uniform, contrary to previous expectations. Evidence of this for the Si(001) surface is discussed.

  • Received 11 July 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.1973

©1988 American Physical Society

Erratum

Spontaneous Formation of Stress Domains on Crystal Surfaces

O. L. Alerhand, David Vanderbilt, Robert D. Meade, and J. D. Joannopoulos
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 116 (1989)

Authors & Affiliations

O. L. Alerhand1, David Vanderbilt2, Robert D. Meade2, and J. D. Joannopoulos1

  • 1Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
  • 2Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 61, Iss. 17 — 24 October 1988

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