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Epitaxial growth of two-dimensional Pb and Sn films on Al(111)

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Publication date: 1 October 2016
Source:Thin Solid Films, Volume 616
Author(s): J. Yuhara, Y. Shichida
Single and binary two-dimensional (2D) films of Pb and Sn on Al(111) at room temperature were investigated using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy. The 2D Pb and Sn films form a (√31×31)-Pb structure with close-packed six-fold symmetry and a (“2”×3)-Sn structure with square-like fourfold symmetry, respectively. The 2D bimetallic Pb-Sn films only exhibit (√31×31)-Pb and/or (“2”×3)-Sn LEED patterns in any compositional ratio of Pb to Sn. Sub-monolayer Sn deposition on the 2D Pb film reveals (“2”×3)-Sn LEED pattern, indicating the preferential formation of the 2D Sn film. These results indicate that monolayer Pb and Sn films are immiscible on Al(111).


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