Interaction of moving discrete breathers with interstitial defects

J. Cuevas, B. Sanchez-Rey, J. C. Eilbeck, Francis Michael Russell

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Abstract

In this paper, interstitial migration generated by scattering with a mobile breather is investigated numerically in a Frenkel-Kontorova one-dimensional lattice. Consistent with experimental results it is shown that interstitial diffusion is more likely and faster than vacancy diffusion. Our simulations support the hypothesis that a long-range energy transport mechanism involving moving nonlinear vibrational excitations may significantly enhance the mobility of point defects in a crystal lattice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1057 - 1067
Number of pages11
JournalDiscrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2010

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