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The surface structure of SrTiO3 at high temperatures under influence of oxygen.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 2/3/2014, Vol. 104 Issue 5, p051609-1-051609-4. 4p. 4 Diagrams, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- We use low energy electron microscopy to investigate the structure of the SrTiO3 (001) surface at elevated temperatures and different oxygen pressures. Upon varying the temperature between 500 °C and 900 °C in oxygen pressures ranging from 10-9 millibar to 10-4 millibar, two surface transitions are found to be present. The lower temperature (1 × 1) → (2 × 1) transition that is known to occur in ultrahigh vacuum can be reversed by increasing the oxygen pressure. At higher temperatures, we observe a (2 × 1) → disordered (1 × 1) transition which is irreversible in the experimental parameter range. The observations are expected to have a strong bearing on the growth of interface structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94376852
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864186