Published November 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Phase imaging and the evolution of a gold-vacuum interface at atomic resolution

  • 1. School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 (Australia)
  • 2. HREM Research Inc., Matsukazedai, Saitama 355-0055 (Japan)
  • 3. National Center for Electron Microscopy, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Description

We observe, using phase maps obtained from a focal series of images, the evolution in time of a gold-vacuum interface. What is seen is the reconfiguration and removal of whole columns of gold atoms (typically containing three to nine atoms) at the interface. These structural changes are discussed with reference to the variation in binding energy along the interface

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
p. 172102-172102.4
ISSN
1098-0121

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38026834
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; EVOLUTION; GOLD; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGES; INTERFACES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; RESOLUTION; SOLIDS; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; ENERGY; METALS; PROCESSING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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