2000/02/17 by Elaine DiMasi, H. Tostmann, Holger Tostmann +7
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.soft #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/12/8a/325
10 pages, 3 fig, published in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
openalex publication_date 2000/02/17 · arxiv created 2004/12/05 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Measurements of the surface x-ray scattering from several pure liquid metals (Hg, Ga, and In) and from three alloys (Ga-Bi, Bi-In, and K-Na) with different heteroatomic chemical interactions in the bulk phase are reviewed. Surface-induced layering is found for each elemental liquid metal. The surface structure of the K-Na alloy resembles that of an elemental liquid metal. Bi-In displays pair formation at the surface. Surface segregation and a wetting film are found for Ga-Bi.