Published October 15, 2006 | Version v1
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Structures of the As-deficient phase on GaAs(001)-(2x4)

  • 1. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044 (Japan)

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The atomic structures of the GaAs(001)-(2x4) surface have been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), reflectance difference spectroscopy (RDS), and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED). While STM images from the β phase show well-ordered β2 structures, the α phase consists of (2x4) structures with surface As dimers locally missing from the basic β2(2x4) units. Our RDS and RHEED analyses, together with STM observations, clearly show that the missing-dimer defect has local atomic geometry identical to the α2(2x4) structure

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
16
Journal Page Range
p. 165322-165322.4
ISSN
1098-0121

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