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Structure of liquid Sn on Ge(111) - art. no. 033403

Authors

Reedijk, MF Arsic, J de Theije, FK McBride, MT Peters, KF Vlieg, E

Citation

Mf. Reedijk et al., Structure of liquid Sn on Ge(111) - art. no. 033403, PHYS REV B, 6403(3), 2001, pp. 3403

Citations number

Categorie Soggetti

Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science

Journal title

PHYSICAL REVIEW B

ISSN journal

01631829 → ACNP

Volume

6403

Issue

Year of publication

2001

Database

ISI

SICI code

0163-1829(20010715)6403:3<3403:SOLSOG>2.0.ZU;2-6

Abstract

We present an x-ray-diffraction structural analysis of liquid Sn layers of monolayer thickness absorbed on Ge(lll) surfaces. Above the melting tempera ture, we find that the Sn atoms display both liquidlike and solidlike behav ior. The liquid shows both perpendicular and lateral ordering. The Sn/Ge(11 1) system allows us to investigate the influence of temperature on the liqu id structure. Our most important observation is that the structure of the l iquid Sn layer changes gradually with temperature from more solidlike to mo re liquidlike.