Van der Waals effects in GIFAD for light atoms on insulating surfaces

We theoretically address grazing incidence fast atom diffraction (GIFAD) for light atoms on insulating alkali-halide surfaces. We combine a description of the projectile-surface interaction obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations with a semiquantum treatment of the dynamics. We ob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bocan, Gisela Anahí, Fuhr, Javier Daniel, Gravielle, Maria Silvia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/70791
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/70791
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atom diffraction
Surface
Van der Waals
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Sumario:We theoretically address grazing incidence fast atom diffraction (GIFAD) for light atoms on insulating alkali-halide surfaces. We combine a description of the projectile-surface interaction obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations with a semiquantum treatment of the dynamics. We obtain simulated intensity profiles and compare them with reported experimental GIFAD patterns. For different systems and incidence conditions we focus on the relevance of van der Waals (vdW) interactions on the diffraction patterns.