Reversible Transition Between Thermodynamically Stable Phases with Low Density of Oxygen Vacancies on SrTiO$_3$(110) Surface

Autor: Li, Fengmiao, Wang, Zhiming, Meng, Sheng, Sun, Yongbao, Yang, Jinlong, Guo, Qinlin, Guo, Jiandong
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 036103 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.036103
Popis: The surface reconstruction of SrTiO$_3$(110) is studied with scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The reversible phase transition between (4$\times$1) and (5$\times$1) is controlled by adjusting the surface metal concentration [Sr] or [Ti]. Resolving the atomic structures of the surface, DFT calculations verify that the phase stability changes upon the chemical potential of Sr or Ti. Particularly, the density of oxygen vacancies is low on the thermodynamically stabilized SrTiO$_3$(110) surface.
Comment: Accepted by Physical Review Letters
Databáze: arXiv