Atomic structure of a (2 x 1) reconstructed NiSi2/Si(001) interface -: art. no. 116103

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作者
Falke, U [1 ]
Bleloch, A
Falke, M
Teichert, S
机构
[1] SERC, Daresbury Lab, UK SuperSTEM, Warrington WA4 4AD, Cheshire, England
[2] TU Chemnitz, Inst Phys, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.116103
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Nickel disilicide/silicon (001) interfaces were investigated by aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The atomic structure was derived directly from the high spatial resolution high angle annular dark field STEM images without recourse to image simulation. It comprises fivefold coordinated silicon and sevenfold coordinated nickel sites at the interface and shows a 2x1 reconstruction. The proposed structure has not been experimentally observed before but has been recently predicted theoretically by others to be energetically favored.
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