Abstract
A model calculation based on the effective-medium theory of the oxygen-induced reconstruction of the (110) and (100) surfaces of Cu is presented. Equilibrium structures are calculated from a minimization of the total energy of the system. Missing-row-type reconstructions are found to be most stable in both cases, and an analysis is presented, showing what the driving force is behind these reconstructions.
- Received 14 December 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.1788
©1990 American Physical Society
