DOI: 10.1063/1.2804080. On the structure of the Si(103) surface

10.1063/1.2804080

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Abstract

Although (103) is a stable nominal orientation for both silicon and germanium, experimental observations revealed that in the case of silicon, this surface remains disordered at the atomic scale even after careful annealing. We report here a set of low-energy reconstruction models corresponding to 1×2, 2×2, and 1×4 periodicities, and propose that the observed disorder stems from the presence of several coexisting reconstructions with different morphologies and nearly equal surface energies. The reconstructions found also suggest that the models previously reported in the literature for the (103) orientation have very high surface energies and are thus unlikely to be experimentally observed.

Bibliography

Ciobanu, C. V., Chuang, F.-C., & Lytle, D. E. (2007). On the structure of the Si(103) surface. Applied Physics Letters, 91(17).

Authors 3

Cristian V. Ciobanu (first)
Feng-Chuan Chuang (additional)
Damon E. Lytle (additional)

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Created	17 years, 9 months ago (Oct. 26, 2007, 4:49 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 2, 2023, 12:14 p.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 6 days ago (July 30, 2025, 6:50 a.m.)
Issued	17 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 2007)
Published	17 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 2007)
Published Online	17 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 26, 2007)
Published Print	17 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 2007)

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