title: Elementary structural building blocks encountered in silicon surface reconstructions.
abstract: Driven by the reduction of dangling bonds and the minimization of surface stress, reconstruction of silicon surfaces leads to a striking diversity of outcomes. Despite this variety even very elaborate structures are generally comprised of a small number of structural building blocks. We here identify important elementary building blocks and discuss their integration into the structural models as well as their impact on the electronic structure of the surface.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Corsin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaál-Nagy
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monney
authors.forename: Clément
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Didiot
authors.forename: Eike Fabian
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Schwier
authors.forename: Michael Gunnar
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Onida
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aebi