7 × 7 Reconstruction on Si(111) Resolved in Real Space

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Authors

G. Binnig · IBM Research - Zurich

H. Rohrer · IBM Research - Zurich

Ch. Gerber · IBM Research - Zurich

E. Weibel · IBM Research - Zurich

Abstract

The 7 \ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{} 7 reconstruction on Si(111) was observed in real space by scanning tunneling microscopy. The experiment strongly favors a modified adatom model with 12 adatoms per unit cell and an inhomogeneously relaxed underlying top layer.

Topics & Keywords

Surface and Thin Film Phenomena Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 50, Issue 2, pp. 120-123

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.50.120

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