Refined structure of (√3 × √3) Sb/Si(111)

Chinkyo Kim, D. A. Walko, I. K. Robinson

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Abstract

Refined structure of (√5x√3) surface reconstruction induced by Sb adsorbed on Si(111) was obtained from X-ray diffraction, using a Patterson function and a least-squares fit. A wide range of reciprocal space was probed to get information for the lateral and the vertical displacements of adsorbate and the top layers of Si. The Patterson function confirms the "milk stool" trimer model, which, according to a least-squares fit, is centered on the T4 site. The thermal vibration amplitudes of Sb ad-atoms and those of surface layers of Si were obtained and comparison with the values in other surfaces are made,

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-247
Number of pages6
JournalSurface Science
Volume388
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 1997

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank E. Vlieg for help with the Patterson function calculation. This work was supported by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) under Grant DEFG02-96ER45439N. SLS is supportedb y the U.S. DOE under Grant DEAC012-76CH00016.

Keywords

  • Adatoms
  • Antimony
  • Low index single crystal surfaces
  • Silicon
  • Surface relaxation and reconstruction
  • X-ray scattering, diffraction and reflection

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