Abstract
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 | |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy