Abstract
A vacancy defect is described by a Frenkel-Kontorova model with a discommensuration. This vacancy can migrate when interacts with a moving breather. We establish that the width of the interaction potential must be larger than a threshold value in order that the vacancy can move forward. This value is related to the existence of a breather centred at the particles adjacent to the vacancy. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 364-371 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physics Letters A |
Volume | 315 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- Defects
- Discrete breathers
- Intrinsic localized modes
- Mobile breathers