Surface melting: dry, slippery, wet and faceted surfaces

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Reference J.W.M. Frenken and H.M. van Pinxteren, Surface melting: dry, slippery, wet and faceted surfaces, Surf. Sci. 307-309, 728-734 (1994)

We briefly review surface melting and related forms of high-temperature surface disordering. Apart from the familiar low-index crystal faces also vicinal surfaces will be considered. In addition to surface orientations which undergo "complete" surface melting and crystal faces which are non-melting, there are orientations which exhibit "incomplete" melting, and others which prefer to facet under the influence of surface melting. The relation between the surface behaviour and the high-temperature equilibrium crystal shape will be addressed.