New structural model for the si(331)-(12x1) surface reconstruction.
A new structural model for the Si(331)-(12x1) surface reconstruction is proposed. Based on scanning tunneling microscopy images of unprecedented resolution, low-energy electron diffraction data, and first-principles total-energy calculations, we demonstrate that the reconstructed Si(331) surface shares the same elementary building blocks as the Si(110)-(16x2) surface, establishing the pentamer as a universal building block for complex silicon surface reconstructions.
Battaglia
Corsin
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Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Gaál-Nagy
Katalin
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Monney
Claude
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Didiot
Clément
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Schwier
Eike Fabian
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Garnier
Michael Gunnar
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Onida
Giovanni
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Aebi
Philipp
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