| Issue |
EPL
Volume 81, Number 2, January 2008
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 26001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Condensed Matter: Structural, Mechanical and Thermal Properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/81/26001 | |
| Published online | 03 December 2007 | |
Self-assembled Pt nanowires on Ge(001): Relaxation effects
Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg - 86135 Augsburg, Germany
Received:
19
September
2007
Accepted:
7
November
2007
Absorption of Pt on the Ge(001) surface results in stable
self-organized Pt nanowires, extending over some hundred nanometers. Based on band structure calculations within density functional theory
and the generalized gradient approximation, the structural relaxation of the Ge
Pt surface is investigated. The surface reconstruction
pattern obtained agrees well with findings from scanning tunneling microscopy. In particular, strong PtPt dimerization is characteristical
for the nanowires. The surface electronic structure is significantly perturbed due to GePt interaction, which induces remarkable shifts
of Ge states towards the Fermi energy. As a consequence, the topmost Ge layers are subject to a metal-insulator transition.
PACS: 68.43.Bc – Ab initio calculations of adsorbate structure and reactions / 73.20.-r – Electron states at surfaces and interfaces / 73.20.At – Surface states, band structure, electron density of states
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