STM studies of Si(5 5 12) 2x1 surfaces

被引:15
作者
Suzuki, T [1 ]
Minoda, H [1 ]
Tanishiro, Y [1 ]
Yagi, K [1 ]
Sueyoshi, T [1 ]
Sato, T [1 ]
Iwatsuki, M [1 ]
机构
[1] JEOL LTD, AKISHIMA, TOKYO 196, JAPAN
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
scanning tunneling microscopy; silicon; single crystal surfaces; surface roughening;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00215-4
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
We carried out STM observations of Si(5 5 12) surfaces. STM images showed that the surface has a long period of about 5 nm along the [665] direction that coincides with a period of the bulk terminated structure, and a period of about 0.7 nm along the [110] direction that coincides with a 2-fold period of the bulk terminated structure; the 2 x 1 structure. The long period along the [66(5) over bar] direction is composed of 7 arrays of bright dots. These bright dots appear at the adatom positions of a surface structure model of the (5 5 12) surface proposed previously from RHEED pattern analysis. The phase shifts of the long period which are equivalent to steps are observed on the surface. A surface structural phase transition found in REM-RHEED studies at about 900 degrees C was also observed.
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页码:522 / 526
页数:5
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