Atomic structure of monatomic S-B steps on clean Si(001) and Ni-contaminated Si(001)

被引:10
作者
Koo, JY
Yi, JY
Hwang, C
Kim, DH
Lee, S
Cho, J
机构
[1] KOREA RES INST STAND & SCI,TAEJON 305600,SOUTH KOREA
[2] KWANGWOON UNIV,NOWON KU,SEOUL 136701,SOUTH KOREA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 15期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.10308
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The atomic structure at monatomic-height S-B steps on clean Si(001) and a Ni-contaminated Si(001) was investigated using high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy at room temperature. Rebonded S-B steps are dominant on clean Si(001). Nonrebonded S-B steps with split-off dimers are favored on the Ni-contaminated Si(001) and in the vicinity of dimer vacancies on clean Si(001). The nonrebonded step with the split-off dimer is generated by the strain due to dimer vacancies. A buckled dimer was observed in the vicinity of a kink of S-B step edges an clean Si(001).
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