Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics Study of the Li2TiO3(001) Surface

We have investigated the (001) surface structure of lithium titanate (Li2TiO3) using auger electron spectroscopy (AES), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Li2TiO3 is a potential fusion reactor blanket material. After annealing at 1200 K, LEED demonstrate...

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Published in:Journal of physical chemistry. C 2013-03, Vol.117 (10), p.5126-5131
Main Authors: Azuma, Kisaburo, Dover, Coinneach, Grinter, David C, Grau-Crespo, Ricardo, Almora-Barrios, Neyvis, Thornton, Geoff, Oda, Takuji, Tanaka, Satoru
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Language:eng ; jpn
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Summary:We have investigated the (001) surface structure of lithium titanate (Li2TiO3) using auger electron spectroscopy (AES), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Li2TiO3 is a potential fusion reactor blanket material. After annealing at 1200 K, LEED demonstrated that the Li2TiO3(001) surface was well ordered and not reconstructed. STM imaging showed that terraces are separated in height by about 0.3 nm suggesting a single termination layer. Moreover, hexagonal patterns with a periodicity of ∼0.4 nm are observed. On the basis of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, these are interpreted as a dynamic arrangement of Li atoms.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/jp3119549