MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE, DISCOMMENSURATIONS, AND TILING OF SI(111)/CU-5X5

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作者
ZEGENHAGEN, J [1 ]
FONTES, E [1 ]
GREY, F [1 ]
PATEL, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.1860
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We derive a detailed, microscopic description of the Si(111)/Cu-"5 x 5" reconstruction. The key to understanding this structure is the x-ray standing-wave determination of the Cu registry with respect to the Si substrate. With Cu basically in H-3 and substitutional sites the buckled Si(111) surface bilayer converts to an almost planar, hexagonal CU2Si layer. The straightened bond angles and the associated increase in the lateral lattice constant give rise to a hexagonal network of discommensurations of period almost-equal-to 5.5a(Si). Complete tiling of the surface requires three types of twisted (+/-3-degrees) domains, two of which are rotationally equivalent.
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页码:1860 / 1863
页数:4
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