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Jun, 2009

Modification of surface electronic properties on alloy surfaces: Standing waves on a Cu-9 at. % Al(111) surface observed by STM

PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • Yinghui Yu
  • ,
  • Keisuke Sagisaka
  • ,
  • Daisuke Fujita

Volume
79
Number
23
First page
235427-1
Last page
235427-4
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.235427
Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC

A direct and real-space study of the surface electronic structure on Cu-9 at. % Al(111) alloy surfaces was performed using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. The standing waves on Cu-9 at. % Al(111)-(1X1) and (root 3X root 3)R30 degrees surfaces, which were obtained by controlling annealing temperature, were observed by differential-conductance mapping. Surface imperfection caused by segregation of aluminum atoms acted as static scattering centers in order to sustain the standing-wave formation. An analysis of the standing waves revealed a significant downward energy shift of the Shockley surface states on both surfaces. This shift is explained in terms of the strong redistribution of the surface electrons.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.235427
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000267699500134&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.235427
  • ISSN : 1098-0121
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000267699500134

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