RING CLUSTERS IN TRANSITION-METAL SILICON SURFACE-STRUCTURES

被引:75
作者
BENNETT, PA [1 ]
COPEL, M
CAHILL, DG
FALTA, J
TROMP, RM
机构
[1] ARIZONA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TEMPE, AZ 85287 USA
[2] IBM RES DIV, TJ WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598 USA
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1224
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have determined the atomic structure of the Si(111)-(square-toot 7 x square-root 7)Co surface using scanning tunneling microscopy and ion scattering. The unit cell contains one surface substitutional cobalt atom centered under a 6 silicon adatom cluster. High-temperature annealing produces a low density lattice gas of these ringlike clusters, giving rise to an "impurity stablized 1 x 1" structure. They occur for several other transition metals, suggesting a stable, universal, silicide related structure.
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页码:1224 / 1227
页数:4
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