SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF CONDUCTING MOLYBDENUM OXIDE BRONZES

被引:13
作者
RUDD, G
NOVAK, D
SAULYS, D
BARTYNSKI, RA
GAROFALINI, S
RAMANUJACHARY, KV
GREENBLATT, M
GARFUNKEL, E
机构
[1] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,CTR CERAM RES,DEPT CHEM,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
[2] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,CTR CERAM RES,DEPT PHYS,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
[3] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,SURFACE MODIFICAT LAB,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1991年 / 9卷 / 02期
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10.1116/1.585493
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Compounds of the formula A(x)Mo(z)O(y), known as molybdenum bronzes, display interesting quasilow-dimensional electronic properties such as anisotropic conduction, superconductivity, and charge-density waves (CDW). Scanning tunneling microscopy studies have been performed on Na0.9Mo6O17, a purple bronze, and Rb0.3 MoO3, a blue bronze, demonstrating that they can be imaged in air with near atomic resolution. Surface defects can be created on these bronzes exhibiting varied in-air stabilities. The interpretation of images is discussed with reference to the structures, CDWs, defect creation techniques, and relative defect stabilities.
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页码:909 / 913
页数:5
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