GIANT VIBRATIONS OF IMPURITY ATOMS ON A CRYSTAL-SURFACE

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作者
MARTINEZ, RE
FONTES, E
GOLOVCHENKO, JA
PATEL, JR
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] ROWLAND INST SCI INC,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02142
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1061
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have measured extremely large anisotropic thermal vibrations of gallium adatoms on a Si(111) surface using x-ray standing waves. At 830 K the rms amplitude normal to the surface is 0.47 +/- 0.02 angstrom while the parallel amplitude is 0.30 +/- 0.02 angstrom. The temperature dependence of these amplitudes deviates significantly from that expected from Debye theory and suggests a significant thermal softening of the surface bonding at elevated temperatures.
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