TY - JOUR
T1 - Step fluctuations on vicinal Si(113)
AU - Sudoh, K.
AU - Yoshinobu, T.
AU - Iwasaki, H.
AU - Williams, Ellen D.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The fluctuation properties of steps relevant to step coalescence have been measured using scanning tunneling microscopy on a Si(113) surface miscut along a low symmetry azimuth. In local thermal equilibrium at 710 °C coexistence of single, double, triple, and quadruple steps has been observed. From direct measurement of the step-correlation function, the step stiffness is shown to be proportional to the step height, with an additional stabilization of double-height steps. This result is shown to require a step-step attraction energy close to kT.
AB - The fluctuation properties of steps relevant to step coalescence have been measured using scanning tunneling microscopy on a Si(113) surface miscut along a low symmetry azimuth. In local thermal equilibrium at 710 °C coexistence of single, double, triple, and quadruple steps has been observed. From direct measurement of the step-correlation function, the step stiffness is shown to be proportional to the step height, with an additional stabilization of double-height steps. This result is shown to require a step-step attraction energy close to kT.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5152
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5152
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000896170
VL - 80
SP - 5152
EP - 5155
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 23
ER -