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PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI-RAPID RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 16, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.202200002
关键词
Au; DFT; infrared ellipsometry; reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy; Si(553); surface functionalization
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [FOR1700]
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research [03EW0015A]
- TU Darmstadt
- Ministerium fur Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein- Westfalen
- Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung
- European Union [EFRE 1.8/07]
This article investigates the effect of atomic hydrogen and toluene-3,4-dithiol (TDT) adsorption on the quasi-1D structures of the Si(553)-(5 x 2)-Au reconstruction. The results provide insights into the optical responses of the surface and explain the origin of the spectral modifications caused by the adsorbate exposure. The preferential adsorption at step edges induces charge transfer and modifies the electronic structure.
The conductivity of substrate-supported metallic nanowires can be adjusted, e.g., by strain or adsorbates. In this article, the effect of atomic hydrogen and toluene-3,4-dithiol (TDT) adsorption on the quasi-1D structures of the Si(553)-(5 x 2)-Au reconstruction is investigated. Reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS) and infrared ellipsometry reveal optical signatures of the surface. Spectral modifications related to the adsorbate exposure suggest the activation of adsorption-induced interband transitions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reproduce the spectral modifications and explain their origin. Preferential adsorption on sites located at the step edges of the structure occurs independent of the type of adsorbate and induces a charge transfer between electronic states related to the step edges and the Au dimer rows. This charge redistribution modifies the electronic structure close to the Fermi level, enhances the dimerization of the Au chains, and strongly influences the low-energy region of the RAS spectra. While previous studies employed atomic H as a chief adsorbate, it is shown here that even molecular H deeply modifies the Si(553)-Au optical response. Structural modification of Au-Si(553) by H and TDT adsorbates as suggested from recent ab initio calculations are verified.
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