Mechanical Properties of Various Phases on In/Si(111) Surfaces Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy

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Iwata, Kota [1 ]
Yamazaki, Shiro [1 ]
Tani, Yuta [1 ]
Sugimoto, Yoshiaki [1 ]
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[1] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
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ENERGY-DISSIPATION; SI(111);
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10.7567/APEX.6.055201
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In/Si(111) surfaces have a variety of phases, among which 4 x 1 and root 7 x root 3 show intriguing one-/two-dimensional (1D/2D) electronic properties. Here, we carry out extensive experiments to investigate the mechanical properties of various phases on the surfaces by atomic force microscopy at room temperature. Energy dissipation associated with flexibility is measured at the atomic scale. In the 4 x 1 phase, dissipation locally increases at the inner parts of couples of In chains, which correspond to mobile In atoms in a dynamical fluctuation model for the phase transition. An extremely large dissipation signal is obtained on the root 7 x root 3 phase, indicating that a single atomic layer of In is weakly attached to the Si substrate, which is consistent with the 2D electronic properties. (C) 2013 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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