We present theoretical and experimental evidence of an anomalous surface corrugation behavior in He-KCl(001) for incidence along ⟨110⟩. When the He normal energy decreases below 100 meV, i.e., He-surface distances Z>2 Å, the corrugation unexpectedly increases up to an impressive ≳85%. This is not due to van der Waals interactions but to the combination of soft potential effects and the evolution of He-cation and He-anion interactions with Z. This feature, not previously analyzed on alkali-halide surfaces, may favor the alignment properties of weakly interacting overlayers.
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