Published March 15, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Strain-induced metal-insulator transition of the Ge(111) surface

  • 1. Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Description

The Ge(111) surface was observed to be metallic under compressive strain, while normally it is semiconducting in the fully annealed state. The compressive strain was produced by the lattice mismatch between Ge and Si for epitaxial Ge films on Si(111). When the strain is relieved, the metallic surface becomes semiconducting

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
4421-4423
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17049803
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
EPITAXY; GERMANIUM; METALS; MOLECULAR BEAMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOTOEMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; STRAINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; MATERIALS; SECONDARY EMISSION; SEMIMETALS