H. Tamura et al., STUDIES OF SURFACE STRESS BY REFLECTION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY, Surface science, 358(1-3), 1996, pp. 576-580
Surface stress on Si surfaces was studied by reflection electron micro
scopy (REM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). For REM studie
s, a new specimen holder which can give strain to specimen surfaces wa
s designed and constructed. Using this holder the specimen can be heat
ed up to 1200 degrees C and a strain of similar to 0.1% can be applied
to surfaces of Si crystals with a thickness of similar to 0.15 mm. Us
ing the new holder, conversion processes between the (2 x 1) and (1 x
2) domains were observed in situ and compared with previous results ob
tained by LEED, It was found that the effect of heating current, which
also causes the conversion of the major domains, disappears under a s
train of similar to 0.05%. TEM studies were carried cut for Si(111)-(7
x 7) and Si(111)-(5 x 2)-Au surfaces.