Epitaxial growth of manganese on silicon: Volmer-Weber growth on the Si(111) surface

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作者
Evans, MMR [1 ]
Glueckstein, JC [1 ]
Nogami, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,SURFACE STUDIES LAB,MILWAUKEE,WI 53201
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.4000
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Mn forms islands with a root 3X root 3 reconstruction and a minimum thickness of 4 Angstrom on Si(111). When up to 4 ML Mn is deposited at room temperature and annealed, Mn displays a modified Volmer-Weber growth mode with root 3X root 3 islands surrounded by partially ordered silicon adatom arrangements similar to those of quenched Si(111). Mn deposited at an elevated temperature also forms root 3X root 3 islands, but the surrounding clean Si preserves the 7x7 arrangement. At coverages of Mn above 4 ML, the surface is almost completely covered with a root 3X root 3 overlayer.
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