MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS INDUCED BY THE FORMATION OF A PT-ADATOM LATTICE GAS ON PT(111)

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作者
MICHELY, T [1 ]
LAND, T [1 ]
LITTMARK, U [1 ]
COMSA, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE, DEPT CHEM, IRVINE, CA 92717 USA
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10.1016/0039-6028(92)91440-M
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
After sputtering Pt(111) with 600 eV Ar+ ions at high sample temperatures three qualitative different morphological effects which all occur around 700 K have been identified by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The morphological effects observed by STM are: (1) The onset of the layer-by-layer removal, (2) the equilibration of the vacancy island shape and (3) the formation of large vacancy island free zones at the lower terraces in the vicinity of pre-existing steps. The effects are explained by one single assumption: a strong increase of the Pt-adatom density on the Pt(111) terraces is generated by two-dimensional atom evaporation from step edges at about 700 K.
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