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Structure of Quantum Wires in Au/Si(557)

Robinson, IK; Bennett, PA; Himpsel, FJ; (2002) Structure of Quantum Wires in Au/Si(557). Physical Review Letters , 88 (9) , Article 096104. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.096104. Green open access

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Abstract

The structure of the Au/Si(557) surface is determined from three-dimensional x-ray diffraction measurements, which directly mandate a single Au atom per unit cell. We use a “heavy atom” method in which the Au atom images the rest of the structure. Au is found to substitute for a row of first-layer Si atoms in the middle of the terrace, which then reconstructs by step rebonding and adatoms. The structure is consistent with the 1D metallic behavior seen by photoemission.

Type: Article
Title: Structure of Quantum Wires in Au/Si(557)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.096104
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.096104
Language: English
Additional information: © 2002 The American Physical Society
Keywords: Structure, Quantum, Wires, Au/Si(557)
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/9964
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