OBSERVATION OF A LINE GROWTH FAULT ON THE SI(111)-7X7 SURFACE USING STM

M J Hadley, S P Tear

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Abstract

Using a scanning tunnelling microscope we have observed an interesting new fault on the Si(111)-7 x 7 surface, corresponding to an adatom registry shift of 1 bulk unit cell in the [1BAR1BAR2] direction. We propose a model to account for the surface along the fault.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L221-L223
Number of pages3
JournalSurface Science
Volume247
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - May 1991

Keywords

  • TUNNELING MICROSCOPE
  • REAL-SPACE

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