Publications 1985-1993

78. P. Zeppenfeld, K. Kern, R. David, U. Becher, and G. Comsa,
Mixtures of Kr and Xe physisorbed on Pt(111): a prototype of a stochastic two-dimensional alloy,
Surf. Sci. Lett. 285, L461 (1993)
Article

77. P. Zeppenfeld, U. Becher, K. Kern, and G. Comsa,
On the formation of Ar-Kr two-dimensional mixtures,
Surf. Sci. Lett. 297, L141 (1993)
Article

76. M. Yanuka, A.T. Yinnon, R.B. Gerber, P. Zeppenfeld, and K.Kern, U. Becher, and G.Comsa,
He scattering from substitutionally disordered mixed monolayers: experimental and theoretical studies of Xe + Kr on Pt(111),
J. Chem. Phys. 99, 8280 (1993)
Article

75. H. Röder, R. Schuster, H. Brune, and K. Kern,
Monolayer-confined mixing at the Ag-Pt(111) interface,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2086 (1993)
Article

74. H. Röder, E. Hahn, H. Brune, J.-P. Bucher, and K. Kern,
Building one- and two-dimensional nanostructures via diffusion controlled aggregation at surfaces,
Nature 366, 141 (1993)
Article

73. H. Röder, H. Brune, J.P. Bucher, and K. Kern,
Changing nanostructure of metallic monolayers via temperature controlled heteroepitaxy,
Surf. Sci. 298, 121 (1993)
Article

72. I.K. Robinson, P. Eng, Ch. Romainczyk, and K. Kern,
X-ray determination of the (1x3) reconstruction of Pt(110),
Phys. Rev. B 47, 10700 (1993)
Article

71. M. Morin, K. Kuhnke, P. Jakob, Y.J. Chabal, N.J. Levinos, and A.L. Harris,
Interadsorbate vibrational energy flow on stepped vicinal H/Si(111) surfaces,
J. Electr. Spectr. Relat. Phenom. 64/65, 11 (1993)
Article

70. K. Kuhnke, M. Morin, P. Jakob, N.J. Levinos, Y.J. Chabal, and A.L. Harris,
Vibrational energy transfer among adsorbate modes: picosecond dynamics on stepped H/Si(111),
J. Chem. Phys. 99, 6114 (1993)
Article

69. K. Kern,
Surface Roughening: experimental aspects,
The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces and Heterogeneous Catalysis Vol.7, chapter 9, Eds. D.A.King and D.P.Woodruff, Elsevier, (1993)
Article

68. K. Kern,
Restructuring at surfaces,
Springer Proc. Phys. 73, 81 (1993)
Article

67. J. Heidberg, E. Kampshoff, R. Kühnemuth, and O. Schönekäs,
Surface diffusion in the 2D-phase transition of CO2 adsorbed on NaCl(100),
J. Electr. Spectr. Relat. Phenom. 64/65, 803 (1993)
Article

66. J. Heidberg, E. Kampshoff, R. Kühnemuth, O. Schönekäs, G. Lange, D. Schmicker, J.P. Toennies, R. Vollmer, and H. Weiss,
Internal and external vibrational modes of CO2/NaCl(100),
J. Electr. Spectr. Relat. Phenom. 64/65, 341 (1993)
Article

65. E. Hahn, A. Fricke, H. Röder, and K. Kern,
Structure and complete chemical passivation of Pt(997),
Surf. Sci. 297, 19 (1993)
Article

64. D.C. Douglass, A.J. Cox, J.P. Bucher, and L.A. Bloomfield,
Magnetic properties of free cobald and gadolinium clusters,
Phys. Rev. B 47, 12874 (1993)
Article

63. J.P. Bucher, H. Röder, and K. Kern,
Thermally induced disorder and conformational defects of alkane monolayers on graphite,
Surf. Sci. 289, 370 (1993)
Article

62. J.P. Bucher and L.A. Bloomfield,
Magnetism of free transition metals and rare earth clusters,
Int. J. Mod. Phys. B7, 1079 (1993)

61. H. Brune, J. Wintterlin, J. Trost, G. Ertl, J. Wiechers, and R.J. Behm,
Interaction of oxygen with Al(111) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy,
J. Chem. Phys. 99, 2128 (1993)
Article

60. L.A. Bloomfield, J.P. Bucher, and D.C. Douglass,
Magnetic properties of free transition metal clusters,
Clusters and Clustering, from Atoms to Fractals, Ed. R.J. Reynolds, Elsevier, Amsterdam, (1993)

59. C. Boragno, Y. Shen, F. Buatier de Mongeot, and U. Valbusa,
Superconducting thin films as coupling media in a Si:P detachable bolometer: experimental results and analysis
Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII: Proc. of the 7th Intern. Conf., Eds. M. Meissner and R.O. Pohl, Springer, Berlin, 112, 502 (1993)

58. J.V. Barth, H. Brune, R. Schuster, R.J. Behm, and G. Ertl,
Intermixing and two-dimensional alloy formation in Na/Au(111) system,
Surf. Sci. Lett. 292, L769 (1993)
Article

57. K. Kuhnke, E. Hahn, R. David, P. Zeppenfeld, and K. Kern,
Probing surfaces with thermal energy atomes : proposal for a novel triple-axis He surface spectrometer,
Surf. Sci. 272, 118 (1992)
Article

56. K. Kuhnke, K. Kern, G. Comsa, and W. Moritz,
Toplayer superstructures of the reconstructed Pt(100) surface,
Phys. Rev. B 45, 14388 (1992)
Article

55. P. Zeppenfeld, U. Becher, K. Kern, and G. Comsa,
Structure of monolayer Ar on Pt(111) : possible realisation of a devil's stair case in two dimensions,
Phys. Rev. B 45, 5179 (1992)
Article

54. G. Comsa, K. Kern, B. Poelsema,
Physiosorbed rare gas adlayers studies with helium scattering,
Springer Series in Surface Science 27, 243 (1992)
Article

53. K. Kern, I.K. Robinson, and E. Vlieg,
Healing kinetics of a sputter-roughened surface,
Surface Science 261, 118 (1992)
Article

52. K. Kern ,
Thermal dynamics of (110) fcc metal surfaces,
Surface X-ray and Neutron Scattering, Eds. H.Zabel, I.K.Robinson (Springer, Berlin, 1991) p.63
Article

51. K. Kern, H. Niehus, A. Schatz, P. Zeppenfeld, J. George, and G. Comsa,
Long range spatial selforganization in the adsorbate induced restructuring of surfaces: Cu(110) - (2xl)O,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 855 (1991)
Article

50. K. Kern,
Thermal dynamics of nonvicinal metal surfaces,
NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, B 267, Eds. : H. Taub et al., (Plenum, New York, 1991) p. 269
Article

49. K. Kern and G. Comsa,
Modulated structures of adsorbed rare gas monolayers,
NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, B 267, Eds. : H. Taub et al., (Plenum, New York, 1991) p.41
Article

48. K. Kern and G.Comsa,
Atomic beam studies of ordering at surfaces,
Kinetics of Ordering and Growth at Surfaces, Ed. M.G. Lagally, (Plenum, New York, 1991), p. 53
Article

47. P. Zeppenfeld, U. Becher, K. Kern, and G. Comsa,
Vibrational spectroscopy of rare gas adlayers,
J. Electr. Spectr. Related Phenom. 54/55, 265 (1990)
Article

46. A. v. Felde, K. Kern, G. Higashi, Y. Chabal, S.B. Christman, C.C. Bahr, and M.J. Cardillo,
Oxidation of GaAs(110) with NO2: infrared spectroscopy,
Phys. Rev. B 42, 5240 (1990)
Article

45. A. vom Felde, C. Bahr, K. Kern, G. Higashi, Y. Chabal, and M.J. Cardillo,
Monitoring low coverage surface chemistry with bulk transport: NO2 dissociation and oxygen penetration at the GaAs(110) surface,
Phys. Rev. B (RC) 42, 6865 (1990)
Article

44. I.K. Robinson, E. Vlieg, and K. Kern,
Structure and roughening of the Pt(110) surface,
Faraday Disc. Chem. Soc. 89, 1 (1990)
Article

43. I.K. Robinson, E. Vlieg, and K. Kern,
Reply to "comment on non-ising behavior of the Pt(110) surface phase transition by I.Vilfan and J.Villain",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 1831 (1990)
Article

42. E. Vlieg, I.K. Robinson, and K. Kern,
Relaxations in the missing-row structure of the (1x2) reconstructed surfaces of Au(110) and Pt(110),
Surf. Sci. 233, 248 (1990)
Article

41. K. Kern,
Critical phenomena and defects in adsorbed layers,
Vacuum 41, 389 (1990)
Article

40. K. Kern, I.K. Robinson, and E. Vlieg,
The high temperature phase transition of Pt(110)(1x2),
Vacuum 41, 318 (1990)
Article

39. P. Zeppenfeld, U. Becher, K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
On the structure and dynamics of thin Ar-films on Pt(111),
Vacuum 41, 752 (1990)
Article

38. P.S. Weiss, P.L. Trevor, K. Kern, A. v. Felde, and M.J. Cardillo,
Carrier excitation by atomic collision on GaAs(110),
Surf. Sci. 226, 191 (1990)
Article

37. K. Kern, Y. Chabal, G. Higashi, A. v. Felde, and M.J. Cardillo,
Low temperature adsorption and reaction of NO on GaAs(110),
Chem. Phys. Lett. 168, 203 (1990)
Article

36. P. Zeppenfeld, U. Becher, K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Van Hove anomaly in Ar-monolayers on Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. B (RC) 41, 8549 (1990)
Article

35. K. Kern, U. Becher, P. Zeppenfeld, G. Comsa, B.L. Hall, and D. Mills,
Anharmonic linewidth broadening of surface phonons,
Chem. Phys. Lett. 167, 362 (1990)

34. I.K. Robinson, E. Vlieg, and K. Kern,
Non-ising behavior of the Pt(110) surface phase transition,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 2578 (1989)
Article

33. B.L. Hall, D.L. Mills, P. Zeppenfeld, K. Kern, U. Becher, and G.Comsa,
Anharmonic damping in rare gas multilayers,
Phys. Rev. B 40, 6326 (1989)
Article

32. K. Kern and G. Comsa,
He-scattering studies of dynamics and phase-transitions of surfaces,
Advances in Chemical Physics Vol.LXXVI, "Molecule Surface Interactions", Ed.: K.P.Lawley, (Wiley, London, 1989), p. 211
Article

31. V. Bortolani, V. Celli, A. Franchini, J. ldiodi, G. Santoro, K. Kern, B. Poelsema, and G.Comsa,
Debye-Waller Factor for He/Pt(111),
Surf. Sci. 208, 1 (1989)
Article

30. P. Zeppenfeld, K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
No thermal roughening on Cu(110) up to 900K,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 63 (1989)
Article

29. P. Zeppenfeld, K. Kern, R. David, K. Kuhnke, and G. Comsa,
Lattice dynamics of Cu(110): High-resolution He-scattering study,
Phys. Rev. B 38, 12329 (1988)
Article

28. P. Zeppenfeld, K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Diffraction from domain wall systems,
Phys. Rev. B 38, 3918 (1988)
Article

27. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
2D-phase transitions studied by thermal He-scattering,
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 6, 639 (1988)
Article

26. K. Kern and G. Comsa,
Physisorbed rare gas adlayers,
Chemistry and Physics of Solid Surfaces VII, Eds.: R.Vanselow and R.Howe, (Springer, Heidelberg, 1988), p. 65
Article

25. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Registry effects in the thermodynamic quantities of Xe adsorption on Pt(111),
Surf. Sci. 195, 353 (1988)
Article

24. K. Kern, R. David, P. Zeppenfeld, and G. Comsa,
High resolution He-scattering studies of physisorbed films,
Structure of Solid Surfaces II, Eds.: J.F. van der Veen and M.A.van Hove, (Springer, Heidelberg, 1988), p. 502
Article

23. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Structure and phase transitions of incommensurate Xe layers on Pt(111),
Structure of Solid Surfaces II, Eds.: J.F. van der Veen and M.A. van Hove, (Springer, Heidelberg, 1988), p. 488
Article

22. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Structure and dynamics of rare-gas layers on Pt(111),
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 44, 215 (1987)
Article

21. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
The incommensurate to high order commensurate phase transition of Kr/Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 79 (1987)
Article

20. K. Kern,
Symmetry and rotational epitaxy of incommensurate Xe layers on Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. B 35 (RC), 8265 (1987)
Article

19. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, G. Comsa, J. He, and T.S. Rahman,
Reply to "Comment on adsorbate induced Rayleigh phonon gap on p(2x2)O-Pt(111), by J.Szeftl",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1050 (1987)
Article

18. K. Kern, R. David, P. Zeppenfeld, R.L. Palmer, and G. Comsa,
Symmetry breaking commensurate-incommensurate transition of monolayer Xe physisorbed on Pt(111),
Solid State Communications 62, 391 (1987)
Article

17. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Adsorbate-substrate vibrational coupling in physisorbed Kr-films on Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. B35 (RC), 886 (1987)
Article

16. K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, R. David, R.L. Palmer and G. Comsa,
Impurity quenched orientational epitaxy of Kr-layers on Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 3187 (1986)
Article

15. R. David, K. Kern, P. Zeppenfeld, and G. Comsa,
High resolution He scattering apparatus for gas-surface interaction studies,
Rev. Sci. Instr. 57, 2771 (1986)
Article

14. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, and G. Comsa,
Thermodynamic measurements of Xe-adsorption on Pt(111),
Surf. Sci. 175, L669 (1986)
Article

13. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, and G. Comsa,
The Novaco-McTague rotated Xe-monolayer on Pt(111): a high order commensurate locked phase,
Appl. Phys. A41, 91 (1986)
Article

12. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, G. Comsa, and T.S. Rahman,
Surface phonon dispersion of clean and oxygen covered Pt(111),
Surf. Sci. 178, 537 (1986)
Article

11. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, and G. Comsa,
Complete wetting on strong substrates: Xe/Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2823 (1986)
Article

10. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, G. Comsa, J. He, and T.S. Rahman,
Adsorbate induced Rayleigh phonon gap on p(2x2)O - Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2064 (1986)
Article

9. K. Kern,
Untersuchung dynamischer Oberflächeneigenschaften und zweidimensionaler Phasenübergange an einer reinen und adsorbatbedeckten Pt(111) - Oberfläche mittels hochaufgelöster He - Streuung,
JÜL - KFA - Bericht 2040, Januar 1986

8. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, and G. Comsa,
Commensurate, incommensurate and rotated Xe monolayers on Pt(111), a He diffraction study,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 620 (1986)
Article

7. K. Kern, R. David, R.L. Palmer, G. Comsa, and T.S. Rahman,
Surface phonon dispersion of Pt(111),
Phys. Rev. B 33 (RC), 4334 (1986)
Article

6. K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
On an apparent restriction in the inelastic He scattering from close packed metal surfaces; a comment,
Surf. Sci. 164, L831 (1985)
Article

5. K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Low temperature rotational relaxation in deuterium nozzle beams,
Proc. Xth Intern. Symp. on Molecular Beams, (Cannes, 1985),p. IP
Article

4. K. Kern, B. Lindenau, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Absolute molecular beam intensity detector: application to H2 and D2 beams,
Proc. Xth Intern. Symp. on Molecular Beams, (Cannes, 1985), p. IQ
Article

3. K. Kern, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Low temperature measurements of the rotational relaxation of D2 free jets,
J. Chem. Phys. 82, 5673 (1985)
Article

2. K.Kern, R.David, and G.Comsa,
Low energy helium nozzle beam,
Rev. Sci. Instr. 56, 369 (1985)
Article

1. K. Kern, B. Lindenau, R. David, and G. Comsa,
Absolute determination of molecular beam intensities,
Rev. Sci. Instr. 56, 52 (1985)
Article