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Structural changes in the Mo(100) reconstruction

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550 (United States) Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (United States)

The clean Mo(100) surface reconstructs at low temperature forming a commensurate [ital c](7 [radical]2 [times] [radical]2 )[ital R]45[degree] displacement wave. LEED studies over the range 10 to 300 K reveal a change in the harmonic content of this wave at intermediate temperatures corresponding to a sharpening of antiphase domain walls as [ital T] is lowered. Simultaneously, a selection of one of two possible domain orientations occurs if steps are present. The process shows no hysteresis and permits the equilibrium distribution to be observed.

OSTI ID:
7076177
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 70:9; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English