SURFACE PHONONS IN INP(110)

被引:51
作者
NIENHAUS, H
MONCH, W
机构
[1] Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Gerhard-Mercator-Universität Duisburg, D-47048 Duisburg
关键词
ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; LOW INDEX SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES; PHONONS;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(95)00234-0
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The surface phonon dispersion of cleaved InP(110) surfaces was measured by use of high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (HREELS) along the symmetry directions <(Gamma X)over bar> and <(Gamma X')over bar>, i.e., parallel and perpendicular to the surface In-P chains. Besides an acoustic surface phonon branch with energy lower than 9 meV, four optical phonon bands with little dispersion were recorded at 9.5, 19.5, 30.5 to 33.5, and 42.3 meV. The band with excitation energies around 32 meV represents a true surface mode as it is located in the energy gap between the acoustic and optical bulk phonon bands. The results are compared with available calculations of InP(110) surface phonons.
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页码:L561 / L565
页数:5
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