SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION OF ERSI1.7(0001) INVESTIGATED BY SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY

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作者
ROGE, TP [1 ]
PALMINO, F [1 ]
SAVALL, C [1 ]
LABRUNE, JC [1 ]
WETZEL, P [1 ]
PIRRI, C [1 ]
GEWINNER, G [1 ]
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[1] FAC SCI & TECH MULHOUSE,PHYS & SPECT ELECTR LAB,F-68093 MULHOUSE,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 16期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.10998
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Epitaxial (3 × 3) R30°ErSi1.7 films were grown on Si(111) by solid-phase epitaxy and examined in situ by ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Atomic resolution was achieved and the ErSi1.7(0001) surfaces were found to exhibit a high degree of structural order. Along with recent photoemission work, the analysis of high-resolution STM images shows that the surface atomic arrangement consists basically of a buckled Si layer without vacancies. An additional corrugation reflecting the 3 superstructure in bulk is superimposed on the p(1×1) structure. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:10998 / 11001
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