Structure of the (111) surface of bismuth: LEED analysis and first-principles calculations
2005; American Physical Society; Volume: 72; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physrevb.72.085410
ISSN1550-235X
AutoresHarry Mönig, J. Sun, Yu. M. Koroteev, Gustav Bihlmayer, Justin W. Wells, Е. В. Чулков, Karsten Pohl, Philip Hofmann,
Tópico(s)Rare-earth and actinide compounds
ResumoThe surface structure of Bi(111) was investigated by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) intensity analysis for temperatures between 140 and $313\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ and by first-principles calculations. The diffraction pattern reveals a $(1\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}1)$ surface structure and LEED intensity versus energy simulations confirm that the crystal is terminated with a Bi bilayer. Excellent agreement is obtained between the calculated and measured diffraction intensities in the whole temperature range. The first interlayer spacing shows no significant relaxation at any temperature while the second interlayer spacing expands slightly. The Debye temperatures deduced from the optimized atomic vibrational amplitudes for the two topmost layers are found to be significantly lower than in the bulk. The experimental results for the relaxations agree well with those of our first-principles calculation.
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