Surface phonons on Ag (110): A study by means of analytic embedded-atom method

Abstract

The surface phonons on Ag(110)are studied in the present paper by means of the lattice dynamics and an analytic embeddedatom method(EAM). The phonon frequencies and disperse curves with surface relaxation are in good agreement with the data obtained by the helium atom scattering experiments. The polarization and localization of surface vibration are in accord with the two-dimensional symmetry in the surface. The S2 and S3 surface modes along-direction are predicted, which are in agreement with the helium atom scattering experiments.