Cation-rich (100) surface reconstructions of InP and GaP

Authors
Mirbt, S Moll, N Cho, K Joannopoulos, JD
Citation
S. Mirbt et al., Cation-rich (100) surface reconstructions of InP and GaP, PHYS REV B, 60(19), 1999, pp. 13283-13286
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B-CONDENSED MATTER
ISSN journal
01631829 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
19
Year of publication
1999
Pages
13283 - 13286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(19991115)60:19<13283:C(SROI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The trimer reconstruction of the (100) InP surface which has been discovere d experimentally is confirmed by first-principle calculations. The charge d ensity of atomic configuration, which has the lowest surface energy is in p erfect agreement with experimental scanning tunneling microscopy images. We predict the same trimer reconstruction also to be observable on GaP (100) surfaces and discuss how local stress makes this reconstruction energetical ly unfavorable for GaAs. [S0163-1829(99)01943-8].