ISSN:
1432-2234
Keywords:
Surface reconstruction
;
Surface states
;
Electron-phonon coupling
;
Silicon surfaces
;
Simple model
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Recently, the present author introduced a simple qualitative theory of the instability and reconstruction of surfaces of solids exhibiting a certain covalent component of bonding. This theory is now applied to the (2×1) Si(001) and (111) surfaces, with a possible extension to analogous surfaces of germanium and GaAs(001). It is proposed that Shockley surface states from the vicinity of the Fermi energy play a key role in the electron-phonon coupling.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00530230
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