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Vicinal surfaces of Au(110) and Ag(110) investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy

J. T. Li, Richard L. Berndt, R. Gaisch, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider

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We report scanning tunneling microscopy results obtained on nominally (110) oriented, slightly miscut Au and Ag surfaces studied in ultrahigh vacuum at ambient and low temperatures (50 K). On these surfaces extended areas comprised of vicinal planes were observed and they exhibit intriguing step structures. An analysis of these planes in terms of their orientation, atomic structures, and steps is presented.

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We report scanning tunneling microscopy results obtained on nominally (110) oriented, slightly miscut Au and Ag surfaces studied in ultrahigh vacuum at ambient and low temperatures (50 K). On these surfaces extended areas comprised of vicinal planes were observed and they exhibit intriguing step structures. An analysis of these planes in terms of their orientation, atomic structures, and steps is presented.

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We report scanning tunneling microscopy results obtained on nominally (110) oriented, slightly miscut Au and Ag surfaces studied in ultrahigh vacuum at ambient and low temperatures (50 K). On these surfaces extended areas comprised of vicinal planes were observed and they exhibit intriguing step structures. An analysis of these planes in terms of their orientation, atomic structures, and steps is presented.

Key concepts: Vicinal, Scanning tunneling microscope, Materials science, Quantum tunnelling, Spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy, Crystallography, Orientation (vector space), Molecular physics

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