The back force effect and its influence on sublimation of alkali halide single crystal surfaces

M. José Yacáman; Tito Ocaña Z.; Ana María Sonnemann; J. P. Hirth

doi:10.1016/0022-0248(77)90141-5

The back force effect and its influence on sublimation of alkali halide single crystal surfaces

M. José Yacáman, Tito Ocaña Z., Ana María Sonnemann, J. P. Hirth

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Sublimation structures at the atomic level were studied on sodium and potassium chloride crystals by the gold decoration technique. Three stages of sublimation were revealed: hole nucleation, spiral-ledge motion, and macroscopic pit formation. The results are in good agreement with recent theories of crystal sublimation by the terrace-ledge-kink model, including those for the back force effect at ledge sources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	37-50
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Crystal Growth
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(77)90141-5
State	Published - Jan 1977
Externally published	Yes

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Inorganic Chemistry
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