Evidence for moving breathers in a layered crystal insulator at 300k

Francis M. Russell; John Christopher Eilbeck

doi:10.1209/0295-5075/78/10004

Evidence for moving breathers in a layered crystal insulator at 300k

Francis M. Russell, John Christopher Eilbeck

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We report the ejection of atoms at a crystal surface caused by energetic breathers which have travelled more than 10⁷ unit cells in atomic chain directions. The breathers were created by bombardment of a crystal face with heavy ions. This effect was observed at 300 K in the layered crystal muscovite, which has linear chains of atoms for which the surrounding lattice has C₂ symmetry. The experimental techniques described could be used to study breathers in other materials and configurations.

Original language	English
Article number	10004
Journal	Europhysics Letters
Volume	78
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/78/10004
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

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