The atomic structure of the Si(111) (2 root 3x2 root 3)R30 degrees-Sn reconstruction

被引:19
作者
Levermann, AH
Howes, PB
Edwards, KA
Anyele, HT
Matthai, CC
Macdonald, JE
Feidenhansl, R
Lottermoser, L
Seehofer, L
Falkenberg, G
Johnson, RL
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[1] UNIV WALES COLL CARDIFF,DEPT PHYS,CARDIFF CF2 3YB,S GLAM,WALES
[2] RISO NATL LAB,DK-4000 ROSKILDE,DENMARK
[3] UNIV HAMBURG,INST EXPT PHYS 2,D-22761 HAMBURG,GERMANY
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10.1016/S0169-4332(96)00132-8
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have studied the atomic structure of the (2 root 3x2 root)R30 degrees reconstruction induced by adsorption of about 1.1 monolayers of Sn on Si(lll) using surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The experimentally obtained structure factors in SXRD are in contradiction with existing models in the literature and we conclude the need for a new surface atomic structure model. We have been able to determine a number of properties of an appropriate surface model to allow a better fit to the experimental structure factors.
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页数:6
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