Periodic lattice distortion accompanying the charge-density-wave transition for Sn/Ge(111)

Jiandi Zhang; I. Ismail; P. J. Rous; A. P. Baddorf; E. W. Plummer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.60.2860

Periodic lattice distortion accompanying the charge-density-wave transition for Sn/Ge(111)

Jiandi Zhang, I. Ismail, P. J. Rous, A. P. Baddorf, E. W. Plummer

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The periodic lattice distortion (PLD) accompanying the charge-density-wave (CDW) transition (at -60 °C) in the a phase of Sn on Ge(111) has been determined by combining the distinct sensitivities of low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and surface x-ray diffraction (SXRD). New LEED I - V data combined with a SXRD analysis yield a significant lattice distortion. The PLD accompanying the CDW transition is a 0.37-Å vertical rippling of the Sn atoms accompanied by a perpendicular (0.17 Å) and parallel (0.12 Å) distortion of the first-layer Ge atoms, consistent with a band Jahn-Teller-like distortion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2860-2863
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	60
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.60.2860
State	Published - 1999

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Periodic lattice distortion accompanying the charge-density-wave transition for Sn/Ge(111)

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