Submonolayer Au on Si(111) phase diagram

Based on a review of the current literature, a surface phase diagram is proposed for the submonolayer Au on Sit 111 ) system. Kinetic considerations are reviewed and key surface phase diagram features such as the O < 0.4 ML metastable Sit 11 l )-1~/3 x ~/3 tR30 Au structure and the high temperature Si(11 l )-(V3 x ~/3tR3q'-Au to Sil 1 l 1 )-( 1 x 1 tAu second order phase transition are discussed. Experiments to verify certain portions of the phase diagram are proposed. ~) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. Keyword,s: Adatoms; Compound formation; Diffusion and migration; Gold; Growth: Low index single crystal surfaces; Metal semiconductor interfaces; Metal-semiconductor nonmagnetic thin film structures; Models of surface kinetics; Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Semiconducting surfaces; Silicides; Silicon; Single crystal surfaces; Surface chemical reaction: Surface defects; Surface diffusion: Surface energy: Surface relaxation and reconstruction; Surface thermodynamics (including phase transitionsl