Self-Organized Formation of Rhomboidal Nanopyramids on fcc(110) Metal Surfaces

Autor:	F. Xiaerding, Corrado Boragno, Anna Molinari, F. Buatier de Mongeot, Ugo Valbusa, Alessandro Molle
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Nanostructure Materials science chemistry Transition metal Chemical physics General Physics and Astronomy Non-equilibrium thermodynamics chemistry.chemical_element Irradiation Kinetic energy Ion Pyramid (geometry) Rhodium
Zdroj:	Physical Review Letters. 93
ISSN:	1079-7114 0031-9007
DOI:	10.1103/physrevlett.93.256103
Popis:	We report on the far from equilibrium self-organized morphologies obtained after Xe ion irradiation of the Rh(110) and Cu(110) surfaces. Here we experimentally identify by means of high resolution LEED a novel interfacial state characterized by a rhomboidal pyramid islanding with majority steps oriented along nonequilibrium low-symmetry directions. The formation of the novel rhomboidal pyramid state and the transition to the well-known rippled phases results from a delicate interplay of kinetic processes which are controlled by acting on temperature, ion flux, and impact energy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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