We present the results of a helium diffraction study of the morphology of a
Cu3Au(001) surface at 140 K. Biatomic steps only are not able to describe
the terrace morphology, and monoatomic steps must be included. The step hei
ght (1.855 +/- 0.015 Angstrom) is closely comparable to the bulk interlayer
spacing of Cu3Au along the (001) direction (1.865 Angstrom). Two kinds of
terraces have been identified. The first class (A-terraces) are the majorit
y. They are large terraces that display the well-known c(2 x 2) ordering of
the Au-Cu termination. The second type (B-terraces) consists of much small
er terraces of uncertain composition. B-terraces are separated from A-terra
ces by a monoatomic step. Monoatomic steps are probably bunched into pairs.
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