From atomic kinks to mesoscopic surface patterns: Ionic layers on vicinal metal surfaces

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-252380
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.25238

Fölsch, Stefan ; Riemann, Andreas ; Repp, Jascha

; Meyer, Gerhard ; Rieder, Karl-Heinz

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Abstract

A highly regular assembly of three-sided pyramids can be fabricated by growing the ionic insulator NaCl on the kinked metal surface Cu(532). Only two pyramid faces are covered by NaCl, resulting in an overall surface structure which is modulated in surface chemical behavior. Scanning tunneling microscopy shows that the underlying restructuring mechanism can be attributed to a clear-cut criterion ...