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Complex Behaviors At Simple Semiconductor And Metal/Semiconductor Surfaces

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  • MARÍA E. DÁVILA

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain)

  • JOSÉ AVILA

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain)

  • MARÍA CARMEN ASENSIO

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain)

  • GUY LE LAY

    (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

We present in this article a comprehensive review of the dynamical fluctuations in the atomic positions that may take place, even at very low temperatures, at the clean silicon or germanium (100) surfaces or at their (111) surfaces decorated with Sn or Ag adatoms. We also elucidate the intriguing, hitherto unexplained differences observed between the two, seemingly similar, Sn/Si(111) and Sn/Ge(111)$\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3}$surfaces. We also describe the surprising behaviors of silver ultrathin films grown on different semiconductor surfaces, displaying in certain cases a bcc phase, a one-dimensional quasicrystalline superstructure and/or well-defined quantum size effects.

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  • María E. Dávila & José Avila & María Carmen Asensio & Guy Le Lay, 2003. "Complex Behaviors At Simple Semiconductor And Metal/Semiconductor Surfaces," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(06), pages 981-1008.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:10:y:2003:i:06:n:s0218625x03005682
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X03005682
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