DYNAMICS OF HIGH-INDEX STEP EQUILIBRIUM FLUCTUATIONS AS OBSERVED BY SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY

被引:19
作者
GIRARD, JC
GAUTHIER, S
ROUSSET, S
SACKS, W
DECHEVEIGNE, S
KLEIN, J
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06,F-75251 PARIS,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PARIS 07,PHYS SOLIDES GRP,CNRS LAB,F-75251 PARIS,FRANCE
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D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(94)91304-8
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present experimental evidence for a dramatic influence on the aspect of tunneling images of the orientation relative to a [(1) over bar 10] direction of the steps on vicinal copper surfaces. A model is proposed which relates these observations to the mobility of geometrical kinks of the step edges. This model allows one to deduce from the experimental data the mean emission time of an adatom from a kink on a step oriented near the [(1) over bar 10] direction on Cu(100).
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页码:245 / 252
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