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Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) studies show that the clean Pb(110) surface has a c (2 × 4) superstructure below about 425 K. It is attributed to surface stress relief by increased packing density but a dimensionally enhanced Kohn anomaly-induced lattice distortion cannot be excluded.
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Pavlovska et al. (1989) studied this question.
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