Abstract
The interaction of discrete breathers (DBs) propagating along a close-packed atomic row with a vacancy situated in the same row has been studied by molecular dynamics in a two-dimensional monoatomic crystal with the Morse interatomic potential. It is established that DBs moving at a velocity below a certain threshold exhibit elastic repulsion from the vacancy, while DBs with velocities above this threshold are scattered on the vacancy. The interaction of DBs with a vacancy decreases the energy barrier for vacancy migration in the crystal.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 657-661 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Technical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)