diff --git a/mrmd/weighting_function/Slab.hpp b/mrmd/weighting_function/Slab.hpp
index ec8dba5..708c322 100644
--- a/mrmd/weighting_function/Slab.hpp
+++ b/mrmd/weighting_function/Slab.hpp
@@ -25,11 +25,19 @@ namespace weighting_function
 {
 class Slab
 {
+public:
+    enum class InterfaceType
+    {
+        SMOOTH,
+        ABRUPT
+    };
+
 private:
     const Point3D center_;
     const real_t atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_;
     const real_t hybridRegionDiameter_;
     const idx_t exponent_;
+    const InterfaceType interfaceType_;
 
 public:
     KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
@@ -62,37 +70,37 @@ class Slab
     }
 
     KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
-    void operator()(const real_t x,
-                    const real_t /*y*/,
-                    const real_t /*z*/,
-                    real_t& lambda,
-                    real_t& modulatedLambda,
-                    real_t& gradLambdaX,
-                    real_t& gradLambdaY,
-                    real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    void setWeightInHY(real_t& dx,
+                       real_t& absDx,
+                       real_t& lambda,
+                       real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
     {
-        auto dx = x - center_[0];
-        auto absDx = std::abs(dx);
-
-        if (absDx < atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_)
+        switch (interfaceType_)
         {
-            lambda = 1_r;
-            modulatedLambda = 1_r;
-            gradLambdaX = 0_r;
-            gradLambdaY = 0_r;
-            gradLambdaZ = 0_r;
-            return;
-        }
-        if (absDx > atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_ + hybridRegionDiameter_)
-        {
-            lambda = 0_r;
-            modulatedLambda = 0_r;
-            gradLambdaX = 0_r;
-            gradLambdaY = 0_r;
-            gradLambdaZ = 0_r;
-            return;
+            case InterfaceType::SMOOTH:
+                // smooth interface
+                setSmoothWeightInHY(
+                    dx, absDx, lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+                break;
+            case InterfaceType::ABRUPT:
+                // abrupt interface
+                setAbruptWeightInHY(lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+                break;
         }
+    }
 
+    KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
+    void setSmoothWeightInHY(real_t& dx,
+                             real_t& absDx,
+                             real_t& lambda,
+                             real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    {
         const real_t arg =
             pi / (2_r * hybridRegionDiameter_) * (absDx - atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_);
         auto base = std::cos(arg);
@@ -104,19 +112,89 @@ class Slab
                       util::powInt(base, exponent_ - 1) / absDx;
         MRMD_DEVICE_ASSERT(!std::isnan(factor));
         MRMD_DEVICE_ASSERT(!std::isnan(dx));
+
         gradLambdaX = factor * dx;
         gradLambdaY = 0_r;
         gradLambdaZ = 0_r;
     }
 
+    KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
+    void setAbruptWeightInHY(real_t& lambda,
+                             real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                             real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    {
+        // abrupt interface sets weight to the same value as in AT region
+        setWeightInAT(lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+    }
+
+    KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
+    void setWeightInAT(real_t& lambda,
+                       real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    {
+        lambda = 1_r;
+        modulatedLambda = 1_r;
+        gradLambdaX = 0_r;
+        gradLambdaY = 0_r;
+        gradLambdaZ = 0_r;
+    }
+
+    KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
+    void setWeightInCG(real_t& lambda,
+                       real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                       real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    {
+        lambda = 0_r;
+        modulatedLambda = 0_r;
+        gradLambdaX = 0_r;
+        gradLambdaY = 0_r;
+        gradLambdaZ = 0_r;
+    }
+
+    KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
+    void operator()(const real_t x,
+                    const real_t /*y*/,
+                    const real_t /*z*/,
+                    real_t& lambda,
+                    real_t& modulatedLambda,
+                    real_t& gradLambdaX,
+                    real_t& gradLambdaY,
+                    real_t& gradLambdaZ) const
+    {
+        real_t dx = x - center_[0];
+        real_t absDx = std::abs(dx);
+
+        if (absDx < atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_)
+        {
+            setWeightInAT(lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+        }
+        else if (absDx > atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_ + hybridRegionDiameter_)
+        {
+            setWeightInCG(lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            setWeightInHY(
+                dx, absDx, lambda, modulatedLambda, gradLambdaX, gradLambdaY, gradLambdaZ);
+        }
+    }
+
     Slab(const Point3D& center,
          const real_t atomisticRegionDiameter,
          const real_t hybridRegionDiameter,
-         const idx_t nu)
+         const idx_t nu,
+         const InterfaceType interfaceType = InterfaceType::SMOOTH)
         : center_(center),
           atomisticRegionHalfDiameter_(0.5_r * atomisticRegionDiameter),
           hybridRegionDiameter_(hybridRegionDiameter),
-          exponent_(2 * nu)
+          exponent_(2 * nu),
+          interfaceType_(interfaceType)
     {
     }
 };