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Geometric and Electronic Properties of Cs Structures on III-V (110) Surfaces: From 1-D and 2-D Insulators to 3-D Metals

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Author(s)

L Whitman, Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert A. Dragoset, Robert Celotta

Abstract

We report the structural and electronic properties of Cs adsorbed on room-temperature GaAs and InSb (110) surfaces as observed with scanning tunneling microscopy. Cs initially forms long one-dimensional (1D) zigzag chains on both surfaces. Additional Cs adsorption on GaAs(110) results in the formation of a 2D overlayer consisting of five-atom Cs polygons arranged in a c(4 x 4) superlattice. The tunneling gap measured over these insulating structures narrows with the transition from 1D to 2D, with metallic characteristics observed following saturation with a second Cs overlayer
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
66
Issue
10

Citation

Whitman, L. , Stroscio, J. , Dragoset, R. and Celotta, R. (1991), Geometric and Electronic Properties of Cs Structures on III-V (110) Surfaces: From 1-D and 2-D Insulators to 3-D Metals, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created December 31, 1990, Updated October 12, 2021
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