Published July 9, 2012 | Version v1
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Adsorption of silicon on Au(110): An ordered two dimensional surface alloy

Creators

  • 1. Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, ISMO-CNRS, Bât. 210, Université Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay (France)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816 (United States)
  • 3. CNRS, IM2NP, Université Aix-Marseille, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Jérôme, F-13397 Marseille (France)
  • 4. Physik Institut der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich (Switzerland)
  • 5. Synchrotron SOLEIL, F-91192 Gif Sur Yvette (France)
  • 6. Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich (Switzerland)
  • 7. CNRS, CINaM-UPR3118, Campus de Luminy, Marseille F-13288 Cedex 09 (France)
  • 8. Département de Physique, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, F-95031 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex (France)

Description

We report on experimental evidence for the formation of a two dimensional Si/Au(110) surface alloy. In this study, we have used a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy, low energy electron diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations based on density functional theory. A highly ordered and stable Si-Au surface alloy is observed subsequent to growth of a sub-monolayer of silicon on an Au(110) substrate kept above the eutectic temperature.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4735310;
arXiv
arXiv:1302.3703v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 021605-021605.5
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44047993
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ADSORPTION; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CALCULATION METHODS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; SCATTERING; SEMIMETALS; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VARIATIONAL METHODS

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Notes
(c) 2012 American Institute of Physics