Abstract
Based on a review of the current literature, a surface phase diagram is proposed for the submonolayer Au on Si(111) system. Kinetic considerations are reviewed and key surface phase diagram features such as the Θ < 0.4 ML metastable Si(111)-(√3 × √3)R30-Au structure and the high temperature Si(111)-(√3 × √3)R30 -Au to Si(111)-1 × 1)Au second order phase transition are discussed. Experiments to verify certain portions of the phase diagram are proposed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 497-506 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 380 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 15 1997 |
Funding
We would gratefully like to acknowledge T. HasegawaA,. IchimiyaT, . Kamino,J . Nogami, J.D. O'MahonyH, . Saka,L . SeehofeKr,. Yagi and J. Yuhara for their valuable correspondences and/or providingp reprintso f their work. This researchw as supportedb y the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant #F49620-92-J-0250.
Keywords
- Adatoms
- Compound formation
- Diffusion and migration
- Gold
- Growth
- Low index single crystal surfaces
- Metal semiconductor nonmagnetic thin film structures
- Metal-semiconductor interfaces
- Models of surface kinetics
- Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry