METASTABLE OXYGEN-INDUCED ORDERED STRUCTURE ON THE SI(001) SURFACE

Authors
MEN FK ERSKINE JL
Citation
Fk. Men et Jl. Erskine, METASTABLE OXYGEN-INDUCED ORDERED STRUCTURE ON THE SI(001) SURFACE, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50(15), 1994, pp. 11200-11203
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
50
Issue
15
Year of publication
1994
Pages
11200 - 11203
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)50:15<11200:MOOSOT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We report an oxygen-induced metastable ordered structure on a Si(001) surface. The c(4X4) structure is obtained after extensive annealing of a clean Si(001)-2X1 surface dosed with oxygen at room temperature. Th is c(4X4) structure appears only after the completion of the 2X1 struc ture, which disappears in the early annealing stage. The c(4X4) struct ure reverts back irreversibly to the 2X1 structure after the surface i s heated to above 720 degrees C. Possible structural models for the c( 4X4) reconstruction are discussed.