Metallicity of In chains on Si(111)

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Hill, IG [1 ]
McLean, AB [1 ]
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[1] Queens Univ, Dept Phys, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 56卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.56.15725
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T [工业技术];
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The electronic structure of the Si(111)-In(4X1) system, between the Fermi level and the vacuum level, has been studied using inverse photoemission. Single domain 4X1 overlayers were grown on vicinal Si(111) surfaces that were offcut by 3 degrees towards [<(11)over bar>2]. In contrast to an earlier inverse photoemission study of this system, which was performed on a multidomain sample, but in agreement with recent photoemission and STM studies, the overlayer system was found to be metallic. A clear Fermi level crossing was detected near the Brillouin zone boundary at (X) over bar. We suggest a possible reinterpretation of the inverse photoemission study that naturally resolves the controversy about the surface metallicity. [S0163-1829(97)00948-X].
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页码:15725 / 15728
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