Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9595216 | Surface Science | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
We solved the structure of SrTiO3(1Â 0Â 6) by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and direct methods. The surface exhibits SrO and TiO2 terminated half-steps, which are unstrained and the surface atoms are practically in their bulk-like positions. The resulting wavy surface exhibits an astonishing degree of long-range order, which is established by the alternating, weakly polar surface terminations. Since cation sites are partially occupied toward step edges, the surface is very smooth but lacks short-range order. This is very different from the behavior observed for metal and semiconductor surfaces, where stress resulting from short-range reconstruction is the driving force behind long-range order.
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Authors
X. Torrelles, J. Zegenhagen, J. Rius, T. Gloege, L.X. Cao, W. Moritz,