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Monolayer Contact Doping of Silicon Surfaces and Nanowires Using Organophosphorus Compounds
Published on: December 2, 2013
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R H Miwa1, J M MacLeod, A B McLean
1Faculdade de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, CP 593, 38400-902, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
The registry of bismuth dimers, integral components of the bismuth nanoline on Si(001), is examined. In contrast to the currently accepted view, the bismuth dimers are found to be in registry with the two-dimensional lattice created by the silicon dimers. The consequences of this finding are briefly explored.
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