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Comprehensive study of the metal/semiconductor character of adatom-induced Ag/Si(111) reconstructions
A √21×√21 reconstruction can be formed by either Ag or Au adsorption on the Ag/Si(111) √3×√3 surface. The electronic structures determined by angle-resolved photoemission from these two √21×√21 surfaces show clear similarities. The presence of the extra Ag or Au adatoms results in a metallic surface...
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Published in: | Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics Condensed matter and materials physics, 2001, Vol.64 (24) |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A √21×√21 reconstruction can be formed by either Ag or Au adsorption on the Ag/Si(111) √3×√3 surface. The electronic structures determined by angle-resolved photoemission from these two √21×√21 surfaces show clear similarities. The presence of the extra Ag or Au adatoms results in a metallic surface with two surface state bands near the Fermi level. Only one of these bands crosses the Fermi level instead of two as reported in the literature. A tiny amount of Ag deposited onto the √21×√21-Ag surface below 100 K transforms it into a 6×6 periodicity. The additional Ag leads to an interesting transition from the metallic √21×√21 surface to a semiconducting 6×6 surface with a gap of about 0.2 eV with respect to the Fermi level. |
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ISSN: | 1550-235X 1098-0121 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.245421 |