Reconstruction possibility of fcc (111) metallic surfaces at room temperature

Abstract

According to known analytical models for surface stress f and surface energy γ, f and γ of some metals have been calculated. In terms of the calculations, the reconstruction possibility associated with the quantity of (f-γ) for (111) facet of nine fcc metals is predicted. The results are in agreement with other theoretical and the experimental results. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.