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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2008.17.5.387

Structural Evolution on Ag/Si(111) Ag/Si(111)√3X√3 with Adatom Coverage  

Jeong, Ho-Jin (Institute of Physics and Applied Physics, Yonsei University)
Jeong, Suk-Min (Department of Physics, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.17, no.5, 2008 , pp. 387-393 More about this Journal
Abstract
Using a first-principles total-energy method, we investigate structural and energy changes on Ag/Si(111)$\sqrt{3}{\times}\sqrt{3}$($\sqrt{3}-Ag$ hereafter) as the number of the additional Ag adatoms increases. The Ag coverage varies from 0.02 to 0.14 ML. Most Ag adatoms occupy the ST site, which is the center of small triangles of the substrate Ag layer that is composed of small and large triangles. One of the interesting adsorption features is that the adatoms immerse below the substrate layer. The total energy calculations show that the clusters become the most stable when the number of Ag atoms is three. This three-Ag cluster becomes the building block of the $\sqrt{21}{\times}\sqrt{21}$ phase that shows a large surface conductivity. The simulated STM images show that the adatoms look dark in filled-state images while bright in empty-state images. This suggests that the adatoms donate their charge to the substrate. The simulated STM images agree well with the experimental images.
Keywords
Ag/Si(111)$\sqrt{3}{\times}\sqrt{3}$; Two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG); Adatom; First-principles calculation; Scanning-tunneling microscopy(STM);
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