Domain walls and the melting of commensurate surface phases

David A. Huse; Michael E. Fisher

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.793

Domain walls and the melting of commensurate surface phases

David A. Huse, Michael E. Fisher

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Commensurate adsorbed surface phases, particularly p×1 rectangular and 3×3 hexagonal phases, exhibit two (or more) classes of domain wall, reflecting a lower than ideal symmetry; these compete statistically and undergo wetting transitions. Scaling arguments and model calculations indicate that new types of continuous melting transitions, possibly already seen in Kr on graphite, can thereby arise.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	793-796
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	49
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.793
State	Published - 1982
Externally published	Yes

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