INITIAL GROWTH OF BI FILMS ON A SI(111) SUBSTRATE - 2 PHASES OF SQUARE-ROOT 3 X SQUARE-ROOT 3 LOW-ENERGY-ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION PATTERN AND THEIR GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES

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作者
WAN, KJ [1 ]
GUO, T [1 ]
FORD, WK [1 ]
HERMANSON, JC [1 ]
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[1] MONTANA STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BOZEMAN,MT 59717
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 44卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.3471
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The ordering of Bi on a Si(111)-7 x 7 surface was studied as a function of overlayer coverage and deposition conditions using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and Auger electron spectroscopy. We observed a one-third-monolayer and a saturated one-monolayer phase. Both phases displayed identical square-root 3 x square-root 3-R30-degrees LEED symmetries. LEED intensity data were used to differentiate between the two phases and to determine a quantitative atomic geometry via a thorough dynamical LEED analysis.
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