Title: Step bunching with both directions of the current: Vicinal W(110) surfaces versus atomistic scale model,
Abstract: We report for the first time the observation of bunching of monoatomic steps
on vicinal W(110) surfaces induced by step up or step down currents across the
steps. Measurements reveal that the size scaling exponent {\gamma}, connecting
the maximal slope of a bunch with its height, differs depending on the current
direction. We provide a numerical perspective by using an atomistic scale model
with a conserved surface flux to mimic experimental conditions, and also for
the first time show that there is an interval of parameters in which the
vicinal surface is unstable against step bunching for both directions of the
adatom drift.