First principles molecular dynamics simulations have been performed for the liquid-vapor interfaces of liquid Li, Mg, Al and Si. We analize the oscillatory ionic and valence electronic density profiles obtained, their wavelengths and the mechanisms behind their relative phase-shift.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509719,
title = {Interplay between the ionic and electronic density profiles in liquid metal surfaces},
author = {L. E. Gonzalez and D. J. Gonzalez and M. J. Stott},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509719},
year = {2009}
}
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Accepted for publication in Journal of Chemical Physics