Local and Reversible Change of the Reconstruction on Ge(001) Surface betweenc(4×2) andp(2×2) by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Yasumasa Takagi, Yoshihide Yoshimoto, Kan Nakatsuji, Fumio Komori
2003 Journal of the Physical Society of Japan  
The reconstruction on Ge(001) surface is locally and reversibly changed between c(4x2) and p(2x2) by controlling the bias voltage of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at 80K. It is c(4x2) with the sample bias voltage V_b =< -0.7V. This structure can be kept with V_b =< 0.6V. When V_b is higher than 0.8V during the scanning, the structure changes to p(2x2). This structure is then maintained with V_b >= - 0.6V. The observed local change of the reconstruction with hysteresis is ascribed to
more » ... astic scattering during the electron tunneling in the electric field under the STM-tip.
doi:10.1143/jpsj.72.2425 fatcat:rf4mkhthdbdyjcv3tecgfifabm