Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-02-22
Physical Review B Volume 81, 214302 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
17 pages, 28 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.81.214302
We calculate Root Mean Square (RMS) deviations from equilibrium for atoms in a two dimensional crystal with local (e.g. covalent) bonding between close neighbors. Large scale Monte Carlo calculations are in good agreement with analytical results obtained in the harmonic approximation. When motion is restricted to the plane, we find a slow (logarithmic) increase in fluctuations of the atoms about their equilibrium positions as the crystals are made larger and larger. We take into account fluctuations perpendicular to the lattice plane, manifest as undulating ripples, by examining dual layer systems with coupling between the layers to impart local rigidly (i.e. as in sheets of graphene made stiff by their finite thickness). Surprisingly, we find a rapid divergence with increasing system size in the vertical mean square deviations, independent of the strength of the interplanar coupling. We consider an attractive coupling to a flat substrate, finding that even a weak attraction significantly limits the amplitude and average wavelength of the ripples. We verify our results are generic by examining a variety of distinct geometries, obtaining the same phenomena in each case.
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Losey James
Priour D. J.
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