Article: Direct observation of a Ga adlayer on a GaN(0001) surface by LEED Patterson inversion
| Title | Direct observation of a Ga adlayer on a GaN(0001) surface by LEED Patterson inversion |
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| Authors | Xu, SH1 Wu, H1 Dai, XQ1 Lau, WP1 Zheng, LX1 Xie, MH1 Tong, SY2 |
| Keywords | Physics |
| Issue Date | 2003 |
| Publisher | American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://prb.aps.org/ |
| Citation | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter And Materials Physics, 2003, v. 67 n. 12, p. 1254091-1254094 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.125409 |
| Abstract | A low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) Patterson function (PF) with multiple incident angles is used to obtain three-dimensional interatomic information of hexagonal GaN(0001) grown on a 6H-SiC(0001)-√3 x √3 surface. A Ga-Ga atomic pair between the Ga adlayer and the terminating Ga layer is observed in the LEED PF. This provides direct experimental evidence to support the structural model proposed by first-principles calculations. The LEED PF also shows that the GaN film has a hexagonal structure and the surface has single-bilayer steps. |
| ISSN | 0163-1829 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.125409 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Xu, SH |
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| dc.contributor.author | Wu, H |
| dc.contributor.author | Dai, XQ |
| dc.contributor.author | Lau, WP |
| dc.contributor.author | Zheng, LX |
| dc.contributor.author | Xie, MH |
| dc.contributor.author | Tong, SY |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-03-23T04:44:46Z |
| dc.date.available | 2007-03-23T04:44:46Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 |
| dc.description.abstract | A low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) Patterson function (PF) with multiple incident angles is used to obtain three-dimensional interatomic information of hexagonal GaN(0001) grown on a 6H-SiC(0001)-√3 x √3 surface. A Ga-Ga atomic pair between the Ga adlayer and the terminating Ga layer is observed in the LEED PF. This provides direct experimental evidence to support the structural model proposed by first-principles calculations. The LEED PF also shows that the GaN film has a hexagonal structure and the surface has single-bilayer steps. |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter And Materials Physics, 2003, v. 67 n. 12, p. 1254091-1254094 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.125409 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.125409 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 1254094 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 77193 |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000182158000092 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0163-1829 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 12 |
| dc.identifier.openurl | ![]() |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0038558145 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 1254091 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/43389 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 67 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://prb.aps.org/ |
| dc.publisher.place | United States |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.rights | Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics). Copyright © American Physical Society. |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.subject | Physics |
| dc.title | Direct observation of a Ga adlayer on a GaN(0001) surface by LEED Patterson inversion |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong


