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@ARTICLE{Antons:53407,
author = {Antons, A. and Berger, R. and Schroeder, K. and
Voigtländer, B.},
title = {{S}tructure of steps on {A}s-passivated {S}i(111): {A}b
initio calculations and scanning tunneling microscopy},
journal = {Physical review / B},
volume = {73},
number = {12},
issn = {1098-0121},
address = {College Park, Md.},
publisher = {APS},
reportid = {PreJuSER-53407},
pages = {125327},
year = {2006},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {The structures of terrace steps on As-covered Si(111) are
examined using ab initio calculations. In scanning tunneling
microscope (STM) images, two orientations of steps are found
to terminate As-covered Si islands after annealing: [11 (2)
over bar] and [(11) over bar2]. Total energy calculations
and simulations of STM images yield detailed information on
the atomic structures of the steps: In the lowest-energy
configuration for both orientations, surplus As atoms
replace any exposed Si atoms at the steps. The As atoms
rearrange to establish a threefold coordination. For [11 (2)
over bar] steps the atom positions of the relaxed
configuration are very close to the ideal bulk positions,
but for [(11) over bar2] steps the terminating As atoms form
dimers in front of the steps. The different atomic
structures of the two step orientations clearly show up in
the simulated STM images for negative bias (occupied states
imaged), the STM images for positive bias (unoccupied
states) are much less distinctive. All features of existing
experimental positive-bias STM images can be explained by an
analysis of the electronic local density of states. With the
calculated step energies we construct a phase diagram for
the equilibrium shape of As-covered islands. In the
accessible range of As chemical potentials between As bulk
and As-4 molecules, we expect either triangular islands
terminated by [11 (2) over bar] steps or hexagons with long
edges of [11 (2) over bar] orientation and short ones with
[(11) over bar2] orientation.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {CNI / IFF-TH-III / ISG-3},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB381 / I:(DE-Juel1)VDB32 / I:(DE-Juel1)VDB43},
pnm = {Grundlagen für zukünftige Informationstechnologien},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK412},
shelfmark = {Physics, Condensed Matter},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000236467400074},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.73.125327},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/53407},
}