2001/02/01 by V. V. Pogosov, V. P. Kurbatsky
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Microstructure and mechanical properties #Surface and Thin Film Phenomena #Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1134/1.1354688
15 pages, 1 figure
openalex publication_date 2001/02/01 · arxiv created 2001/08/27 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
We study the external strain effect on the surface properties of simple metals within the framework of a modified stabilized jellium model. We derive the equations for the stabilization energy of the deformed Wigner-Seitz cells considered as a function of the bulk electron density and the given deformation. The results for the surface stress and the work function of aluminum calculated using the self-consistent Kohn-Sham method are also given. The problem of the anisotropy of the work function of a finite system is discussed. A clear explanation of independent experiments on the stress-induced contact potential difference at metal surfaces is presented.