Growth of Cr on Ir(1 1 1) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy |
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Authors: | F Marczinowski K von Bergmann M Bode R Wiesendanger |
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Institution: | Institute of Applied Physics and Microstructure Research Center, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstr. 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | We have studied the room-temperature growth of Cr on Ir(1 1 1) by scanning tunneling microscopy. Even in the low-coverage regime, up to a total coverage of 2 monolayers (ML), Cr does not grow in the layer-by-layer mode. Instead, we observe islands with local coverages Θ between 1 ML and 5 ML. While the 1st layer growth is pseudomorphic, sporadic defect lines are observed in the 2nd layer. For Θ ? 3 ML periodic one-dimensional dislocation lines appear indicating the onset of strain relief. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy reveals that islands with Θ = 1 ML exist in two modifications. Though their tunneling spectra are qualitatively rather similar, direct comparison shows that the main peak is shifted by about 15 mV, resulting in peak positions of −0.255 V and −0.270 V. We interpret these two modifications as regular fcc Cr and Cr which exhibits a faulted hcp stacking on Ir(1 1 1), respectively. The assignment of fcc to areas directly attached to substrate steps together with the evolution of the ratio of the different ML-areas with coverage leads to the conclusion that hcp is the more favorable stacking. |
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Keywords: | Scanning tunneling microscopy Scanning tunneling spectroscopies Chromium Iridium Growth Surface relaxation and reconstruction Thin film structures |
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