Evidence of discrete bond breaking steps in the 1 x 1 to 1 x 3 phase transition of TiO2(100)

Authors
Raza, H Pang, CL Haycock, SA Thornton, G
Citation
H. Raza et al., Evidence of discrete bond breaking steps in the 1 x 1 to 1 x 3 phase transition of TiO2(100), PHYS REV L, 82(26), 1999, pp. 5265-5268
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
26
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5265 - 5268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19990628)82:26<5265:EODBBS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Scanning tunneling microscopp (STM) and noncontact atomic force microscopy have been used to follow the 1 X 1 to 1 X 3 phase transition of TiO2(100). Two structural intermediates with 1 X 3 symmetry are imaged in addition to the 1 X 1 phase and the 1 X 3 microfacet structure which has previously bee n imaged with STM. The results indicate that a series of discrete bond brea king steps an involved in the transition.