Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3880–3883 (1999)Novel Method for the Experimental Determination of Step EnergiesReceived 24 March 1999; published in the issue dated 8 November 1999 We describe a novel method for the determination of the absolute step energies using the temperature dependence of the equilibrium shape of adatom or vacancy islands. The method is demonstrated with islands on the Cu(111) surface. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3880
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3880
PACS:
68.35.Md, 05.50.+q, 68.10.Cr, 68.35.Bs
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