Abstract
The Coulomb potential at sites near the (100), (110), and (111) surfaces of inverse, random and normal spinels are evaluated for semi-infinite crystals containing only one surface. From the potential, the electrostatic contributions to the surface energy are evaluated for these surfaces. It is found that the (100) surface is electrostatically the most stable surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1135-1145 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1985 |
Funding
Support by the Northwestern University Materials Research Center through grant NSF DMR 82-16972 is gratefully acknowledged.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy