Electronic structure of Sn/Si(111)- (√3×√3) R 30° as a function of Sn coverage

We report an investigation of the electronic band structure of the SixSn(1−x)/Si(111)−(√3×√3)R30° solid solution using angle-resolved photoemission. This reconstruction was studied in the coverage range between 0.15 and 0.40 monolayers at room and low temperature, with special emphasis on the analys...

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Autores: Lobo-Checa, Jorge, Tejeda, A., Mugarza, Aitor, Michel, Enrique G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/244567
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/244567
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:We report an investigation of the electronic band structure of the SixSn(1−x)/Si(111)−(√3×√3)R30° solid solution using angle-resolved photoemission. This reconstruction was studied in the coverage range between 0.15 and 0.40 monolayers at room and low temperature, with special emphasis on the analysis of the symmetry and morphology of the surface states and the metallic character as a function of temperature and coverage. While there is no indication of a (3×3) pattern at low temperature with structural techniques, strikingly clear features of this phase are found in the valence band analysis for a coverage of 0.33 ML. We present also an analysis of the influence of the Si intermixing in the surface-state behavior and metallic character.