The Structure of the (100) Surface of Ag-In-Gd 1/1 Approximant

• Authors: S. Hars , H. Sharma , J. Smerdon , T. Yadav , R. Tamura , M. Shimoda , R. McGrath
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Scanning tunneling microscopy is employed to characterise the structure and morphology of the (100) surface of the Ag-In-Gd 1/1 approximant. The surface prepared by the usual method of sputter-annealing produces step-terrace structure. Observed step heights are consistent with the lattice constant of the bulk. Scanning tunneling microscopy on terraces reveals cluster-like protrusions arranged with a square unit cell as expected from the bulk. It has not been possible to assign the terraces to the specific bulk planes because of lack of atomic resolution on terraces.

Keywords

EN

61.44.Br; 68.35.Bs; 68.37.Ef; 71.23.Ft

Discipline

• 71.23.Ft: Quasicrystals
• 68.37.Ef: Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM)
• 61.44.Br: Quasicrystals

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 479-481

Dates

published

2014-08

Contributors

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S. Hars

• Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

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H. Sharma

• Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

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J. Smerdon

• Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

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T. Yadav

• Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

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R. Tamura

• Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan

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M. Shimoda

• National Institute for Materials Science, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan

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R. McGrath

• Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.126.479