MEASUREMENT OF SI(111) SURFACE STRESS BY A MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE

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作者
TWESTEN, RD [1 ]
GIBSON, JM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT MAT SCI,URBANA,IL 61801
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.17628
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We have developed a method for the local measurement of surface stress using transmission electron microscopy. Applying this technique to the clean Si(111) surface during 7×7-1×1 phase coexistence, we determine the stress difference between the phases to be 30±5 meV/A2. This relatively small difference is consistent with the presence of adatoms in the 1×1 surface. The method can be easily extended to other surfaces and interfaces that have well-defined domain boundaries. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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页码:17628 / 17631
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