Surface Reconstruction of Pt/Si(001)
Abstract
Platinum-induced surface reconstructions on Si(001) were investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy. The Si(001) surface shows c(4×6) +c(4×2)-type reconstruction after Pt hot deposition at 750°C. The c(4×2) reconstruction is formed by regular arrangement of Pt ad-atoms at the hollow sites between two Si dimers on Si(001). The c(4×6) structure is formed by long-range ordering of Si dimers superimposed on the c(4×2) reconstruction. The surface reconstruction changes with the local Pt coverage and missing dimer density. An atomic model for c(4×6)+c(4×2) is proposed based on the observed c(4×4) surface reconstruction, a new surface reconstruction, which is observed following a high-temperature anneal at 900°C. The c(4×4) surface reconstruction is regular and ordered in both the dimer-row direction and the direction perpendicular to the dimer rows. The reconstruction is formed by the regular arrangement of Si dimers and Pt ad-atoms sitting on top of the hollow sites surrounded by two dimers. An atomic model for this new reconstruction is proposed. © Springer-Verlag 2005.
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