Reversible structural phase transitions in semiconductor and metal/semiconductor surfaces
- 8 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 14 (24) , 6005-6035
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/14/24/308
Abstract
We review our current understanding of the reversible phase transitions found in clean semiconductor and metal/semiconductor surfaces. The most important phase transitions are considered in detail, in particular those appearing in Si(001), Ge(001), Si(111), Ge(111), 3C-SiC(001), Pb and Sn on Si(111) and Ge(111), Au/Si(111) and Ag/Si(111). Special emphasis is placed on recent experiments and theoretical models, as well as on open or controversial aspects of these interesting surface systems.Keywords
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