STRUCTURAL PHASE-TRANSITION DURING HETEROEPITAXIAL GROWTH OF IRON SILICIDES ON SI(111)

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作者
ALVAREZ, J
DEPARGA, ALV
HINAREJOS, JJ
DELAFIGUERA, J
MICHEL, EG
OCAL, C
MIRANDA, R
机构
[1] Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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10.1016/0169-4332(93)90583-W
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report here on a novel metal-semiconductor phase transition in FeSi2, induced by epitaxy on Si(111). The transition occurs at constant temperature as a function of the thickness of a silicide film with constant composition, epitaxially grown on Si(111). The phase transition consists in a change of the silicide structure from gamma-FeSi2, a metallic phase with the highly symmetric fluorite structure, to beta-FeSi2, a semiconducting phase with the low symmetry orthorhombic structure.
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页码:578 / 582
页数:5
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