Dynamics and energetics of Ge(001) dimers

Arie van Houselt; Raoul van Gastel; Bene Poelsema; Henricus J.W. Zandvliet

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.266104

Dynamics and energetics of Ge(001) dimers

Arie van Houselt, Raoul van Gastel, Bene Poelsema, Henricus J.W. Zandvliet

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Abstract

The dynamic behavior of surface dimers on Ge(001) has been studied by positioning the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope over single flip-flopping dimers and measuring the tunneling current as a function of time. We observe that not just symmetric, but also asymmetric appearing dimers exhibit flip-flop motion. The dynamics of flip-flopping dimers can be used to sensitively gauge the local potential landscape of the surface. Through a spatial and time-resolved measurement of the flip-flop frequency of the dimers, local strain fields near surface defects can be accurately probed.

Original language	Undefined
Pages (from-to)	266104-
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	97
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.266104
Publication status	Published - 2006

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IR-73061

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