Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1993
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.48.4921
Publication Title
Physical Review B
Volume
48
Issue
7
Pages
4921-4924
Abstract
Superheating of Bi(0001) by about 90 K above the bulk melting temperature is observed using time-resolved reflection high-energy electron diffraction with ∼200-ps time resolution. Larger temperature excursions above the bulk melting temperature result in melting accompanied by irreversible laser damage to the surface. The rhombohedral structure of Bi leads to very different behavior of material parameters upon melting as compared with fcc metals. Therefore, our observation of the superheating of Bi(0001), together with the previously observed superheating of Pb(111), suggests the generality of the superheating phenomenon.
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Original Publication Citation
Murphy, E. A., Elsayed-Ali, H. E., & Herman, J. W. (1993). Superheating of Bi(0001). Physical Review B, 48(7), 4921-4924. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.48.4921
Repository Citation
Murphy, E. A.; Elsayed-Ali, H. E.; and Herman, J. W., "Superheating of Bi(0001)" (1993). Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 530.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ece_fac_pubs/530
ORCID
0000-0002-1329-5018 (Elsayed-Ali)