Growth models of coexisting p(2 × 1) and c(6 × 2) phases on an oxygen-terminated Cu(110) surface studied by noncontact atomic force microscopy at 78 K. (7th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Yan Jun; Lee, Seung Hwan; Kinoshita, Yukinori; Ma, Zong Min; Wen, Huanfei; Nomura, Hikaru; Naitoh, Yoshitaka; Sugawara, Yasuhiro
• Is Part Of: Nanotechnology. Volume 27:Number 20(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-04-07
• Subjects: growth models -- oxide surface -- atomic force microscopy -- Cu(110)–O -- O-terminated tip -- Cu-terminated tip -- reconstruction; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology; Publications périodiques; Nanotechnologies; Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/20/205702
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4484

Abstract

Abstract: We present an experimental study of coexisting p (2 × 1) and c (6 × 2) phases on an oxygen-terminated Cu(110) surface by noncontact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM) at 78 K. Ball models of the growth processes of coexisting p (2 × 1)/ c (6 × 2) phases on a terrace and near a step are proposed. We found that the p (2 × 1) and c (6 × 2) phases are grown from the super Cu atoms on both sides of O–Cu–O rows of an atomic spacing. In this paper, we summarize our investigations of an oxygen-terminated Cu(110) surface by NC-AFM employing O- and Cu-terminated tips. Also, we state several problems and issues for future investigation.