Abstract
Spurred by theoretical predictions from Ferrari et al. (Phys Rev E 69:035102(R), 2004), we rederived and extended their result heuristically. With experimental colleagues we used STM line scans to corroborate their prediction that the fluctuations of the step bounding a facet exhibit scaling properties distinct from those of isolated steps or steps on vicinal surfaces. The correlation functions was shown to go as t0.15(3), decidedly different from the t0.26(2) behavior for fluctuations of isolated steps.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1178-1190 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
Volume | 155 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Facets
- Fluctuations
- STM
- Scaling
- Steps
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics