By utilizing a variety of surface superstructures formed on silicon surfaces and atomic layers
grown on them, close correlations between the atomic-scale structures and electrical …

Several approaches for surface-sensitive conductance measurements are reviewed.
Particular emphasis is placed on nanoscale multi-point probe techniques. The results for two …

The structure of (√ 3×√ 3) Ag/Si (111) is investigated using first-principles total-energy
calculations. The lowest-energy configuration consists of a top layer of Ag atoms arranged …

The structure of the Si (111)√ 3×√ 3 R30-Ag surface has been analyzed with a novel form
of low-energy ion-scattering spectroscopy and energy-minimization calculations. The …

Photoemission spectroscopy has shown that each Ag atom in its two-dimensional adatom
gas (2DAG) phase deposited on the Si (111)-3× 3-Ag surface at room temperature donates …

The surface-state band structure and symmetry properties of the Si (111)-(√ 3×√ 3) R30-Ag
surface have been studied with polarization-dependent, angle-resolved photoemission. In …

The scanning-tunneling-microscopy (STM) images of the Si (111)√ 3×√ 3-Ag surface have
been calculated from first principles for a structural model of the surface recently proposed …

The structure of the (3× 3) R 30°-Au/Si (111) surface is investigated using first principles total
energy calculations. Most models proposed by experiments have been tested. The lowest …

Scanning tunneling microscope images showing the lateral registration of the Ag/Si (111)(√
3×√ 3) R30 structure relative to the Si (111) 7× 7 structure demonstrate that protrusions are …

In this paper we present a detailed photoemission study of the K/Si (111) 7× 7 and K/Si
(111)(√ 3×√ 3) R30-B interfaces. Angle-resolved valence-band spectroscopy reveals the …