@ARTICLE{Erwin_prl_2011, author = {Erwin, Steven C. and Gao, Cunxu and Roder, Claudia and L\"ahnemann, Jonas and Brandt, Oliver}, title = {Epitaxial Interfaces between Crystallographically Mismatched Materials}, journal = Phys. Rev. Lett., year = {2011}, volume = {107}, pages = {026102}, number = {2}, abstract = {We report an unexpected mechanism by which an epitaxial interface can form between materials having strongly mismatched lattice constants. A simple model is proposed in which one material tilts out of the interface plane to create a coincidence-site lattice that balances two competing geometrical criteria-low residual strain and short coincidence-lattice period. We apply this model, along with complementary first-principles total-energy calculations, to the interface formed by molecular-beam epitaxy of cubic Fe on hexagonal GaN and find excellent agreement between theory and experiment.}, arxiv = {1106.2955}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.026102}, publisher = {American Physical Society} }