Faceting Transition in an Exactly Solvable Terrace-Ledge-Kink model

D. B. Abraham, F. H. L. Essler, F. T. Latremoliere

We solve exactly a Terrace-Ledge-Kink (TLK) model describing a crystal surface at a microscopic level. We show that there is a faceting transition driven either by temperature or b…