Atomic size mismatch strain induced surface reconstructions

作者：Bickel Jessica E; Modine Normand A; Van der Ven Anton; Millunchick Joanna Mirecki^*

来源：Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 92(6): 062104.

DOI：10.1063/1.2841846

The effects of lattice mismatch strain and atomic size mismatch strain on surface reconstructions are analyzed using density functional theory. These calculations demonstrate the importance of an explicit treatment of alloying when calculating the energies of alloyed surface reconstructions. Lattice mismatch strain has little impact on surface dimer ordering for the alpha 2(2x4) reconstruction of GaAs alloyed with In. However, atomic size mismatch strain induces the surface In atoms to preferentially alternate position, which, in turn, induces an alternating configuration of the surface anion dimers. These results agree well with experimental data for alpha 2(2x4) domains in InGaAs/GaAs surfaces.

• 出版日期2008-2-11