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D ejectandD `∫io77For7JmVols./60-16 ] (1998)pp_57164 ㊨J998SciLecPubZicaLio n s,SwiIzer/077d PhaseDefectsonSi(100)Surface , StudiedbyScannlngTunne=ngMicroscopy H.Shigekawa,K.Miyake.M.lshida,S.OzawaandK.Hata lnstituteofMaterialsScience,CenterforTsukubaAdvancedResearchATliance(TARA) . UniversrtyofTsukuba,Tsukuba305,Japan CREST,JapanScienceandTechnologyCorporation(JST) Keyword s:Phasons.phasetransition.surfacedefects,lsingmodel.dimerinteraction Abstract:Dynam icsofanewmovabletypePphasedefect,thatis,phasonsformedonSi(1(刀)dimer rows , andrelatedstructuralchilngeSWereStudiedfromroomtemperatureto6Konanatomicscale,in relationtotheinteractJOnbetweenSi(100)surfacediners.At~200K,dinernip-flopmotionbegan tofreezefromthedefectsondinerrows,andtheantiferomagneticcorrelationappearedalongdjmer rowsfirsLWithfurtherdecl'eaSeintemp erature,C(4x2)Structurebegantocoverthesurface・While typ ePdefectsnligratedonthesurface,thec(4x2)arTangementp erSistedasthetemperaturedecreased to30K・TheobservedchangewasconsistentwiththeordeトdlSOrderphasetransitionwhichhasbeen observedontheSi(100)surface・At6K,incontrast,them igratlOnOfthephasonsresultedinanapparent phasetransitionbetweenc(4x2)andp(2x2)amngementS,Whichindicatesthattheinteractionbetween dimerTOWSissignificantlyweilkeratthistemp erature,andsuggestssomecharacteristlCChangebetween 30Kand6K.Long,angeinteractionwasfoundtoplayanimportant,oleonSi(100)surface. Withtheprogressofthenanoscalescienceandtechnology,atomicdefectsinmaterlalsurfac es/ Interfacesbegintoplayanincl▲eaSinglyimportantrole,andthereforeitisnecessarytocharacterizethe structureofthedefectsatanatom icscale・FortheSi(100)surface,itisweLlestablishedthatpa irsof top-layeratomsformdimeJ.ゝ・AsIdentifiedbyHamersetal・,therearethreetypicaltypesofdefects- typeAcorrespondingtoasing一edimervacancy;typeBtoadoubledimervacancy;andtyp eCtotwo half-dimersresultingfromtwoadjacentSivacanciesalongthe<110>directionll〕.Recently,anew typ eofmovabledefectknownastypepdefect,wasfoundtoexistontheSi(loo)surface,andthe dynamicsOfthephasedefectthephason,wasdirectlyobservedbyscanningtunneLingm icroscopy (STM)at80Kand6K[2-5],ThetypePdefecthasastructuresim ilartothetypeCdefectwhichacts toinduceaphaseshift:atypePdefectconsistsoftwoadjacentdimerswhicharebuckledwiththe sameorientation・However,incontrasttothetyp eCdefect,typ e Pdefectcanmlgratealongdiner rowsduetodi nernip-mopmotionatthephaseboundaries.Inthispaper,therecentSTMstudieson thesedefectswillbesummarized,andthecharacter isticsofthetyp ePdefect.inrelationoftheinteraction betweenSi(100)surfacedjnlerSWilldiscussed. FordefectsoftypesAandB,str ucturalmodelswhichhaverebondedconfigurationsinthe secondlayerwereproposedorig inallyl6]・Theelectronicstr uctureofthetypeAdefectandthecross sectionofthetyp e BdefectdeterminedbySTM atroomtemp erat ur ewereconsideredtoprovidethe

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DejectandD炉 ∫̀io77For7JmVols./60-16](1998)pp_57164㊨J998SciLecPubZicaLions,SwiIzer/077d

PhaseDefectsonSi(100)Surface,StudiedbyScannlngTunne=ngMicroscopy

H.Shigekawa,K.Miyake.M.lshida,S.OzawaandK.Hata

lnstituteofMaterialsScience,CenterforTsukubaAdvancedResearchATliance(TARA).UniversrtyofTsukuba,Tsukuba305,Japan

CREST,JapanScienceandTechnologyCorporation(JST)

Keywords:Phasons.phasetransition.surfacedefects,lsingmodel.dimerinteraction

Abstract:DynamicsofanewmovabletypePphasedefect,thatis,phasonsformedonSi(1(刀)dimer

rows,andrelatedstructuralchilngeSWereStudiedfromroomtemperatureto6Konanatomicscale,in

relationtotheinteractJOnbetweenSi(100)surfacediners.At~200K,dinernip-flopmotionbegan

tofreezefromthedefectsondinerrows,andtheantiferomagneticcorrelationappearedalongdjmer

rowsfirsLWithfurtherdecl'eaSeintemperature,C(4x2)Structurebegantocoverthesurface・While

typePdefectsnligratedonthesurface,thec(4x2)arTangementperSistedasthetemperaturedecreased

to30K・TheobservedchangewasconsistentwiththeordeトdlSOrderphasetransitionwhichhasbeen

observedontheSi(100)surface・At6K,incontrast,themigratlOnOfthephasonsresultedinanapparent

phasetransitionbetweenc(4x2)andp(2x2)amngementS,Whichindicatesthattheinteractionbetween

dimerTOWSissignificantlyweilkeratthistemperature,andsuggestssomecharacteristlCChangebetween

ト 30Kand6K.Long,angeinteractionwasfoundtoplayanimportant,oleonSi(100)surface.

Withtheprogressofthenanoscalescienceandtechnology,atomicdefectsinmaterlalsurfaces/

Interfacesbegintoplayanincl▲eaSinglyimportantrole,andthereforeitisnecessarytocharacterizethe

structureofthedefectsatanatomicscale・FortheSi(100)surface,itisweLlestablishedthatpairsof

top-layeratomsformdimeJ.ゝ・AsIdentifiedbyHamersetal・,therearethreetypicaltypesofdefects-

typeAcorrespondingtoasing一edimervacancy;typeBtoadoubledimervacancy;andtypeCtotwo

half-dimersresultingfromtwoadjacentSivacanciesalongthe<110>directionll〕.Recently,anew

type ofmovabledefectknownastypepdefect,wasfoundtoexistontheSi(loo)surface,andthe

dynamicsOfthephasedefectthephason,wasdirectlyobservedbyscanningtunneLingmicroscopy

(STM)at80Kand6K[2-5],ThetypePdefecthasastructuresimilartothetypeCdefectwhichacts

toinduceaphaseshift:atypePdefectconsistsoftwoadjacentdimerswhicharebuckledwiththe

sameorientation・However,incontrasttothetype Cdefect,type Pdefectcanmlgratealongdiner

rowsduetodin ernip-mopmotionatthephaseboundaries.Inthispaper,therecentSTMstudieson

thesedefectswillbesummarized,andthecharacteristicsofthetypePdefect.inrelationoftheinteraction

betweenSi(100)surfacedjnlerSWilldiscussed.

FordefectsoftypesAandB,structuralmodelswhichhaverebondedconfigurationsinthe

secondlayerwereproposedoriginallyl6]・TheelectronicstructureofthetypeAdefectandthecross

sectionofthetypeBdefectdeterminedbySTM atroomtemperaturewereconsideredtoprovidethe

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58 SurfaceDWus10nandSurfaceStructure

evidencefortheapplicabilJt7e."ftherebondedmodell7,8]・However,recently,theeffectsofthese

defectsonthebucklingofadjacentdinerswerestudiedbySTM at80K,whichraisedquestions

relatedtothestructuresofthesedefectsl9].FromtheSTMobservationsofSi(loo)surfacesatroom

temperature,typeAandtypeBdefectsdidnotcausedetectablestaticbuck]ingora叫acentdimers・At

80K,ouトof-phasebucklingofadjacentdimerswasobservedinthecaseofthedoublevacancydefect

(typeB)・However,thesinglevacancydefect(typeA)wasfoundtobefurthersubdividedintothree

types,Al,A2,andA3:AIsuppressesbucklingofadjacentdinersevenatlowtemperatures,A2

inducesin-phasebuckling,andA3inducesout-of-phasebuckling・lfthesethreeeffectsaredueto

differencesinthestructuresofthetypeAdefects,theremustbethreedifferentinternals(rtlCtureSfor

thetypeAdefect・Detailswerestudiedbyobservlngthebias-dependentSTMImages,andtypeAand

typeBdefectswerefoundtohaveacharacteristicrelationshipbetweenthelrelectronicstructuresand

theireffectsonbucklingofadjacentdlmerSinducedat80K.Therelationshipbetweenthephaseof

dinerbucklingandtheeleclronicstructureofthedefectcou一dbecomprehensivelyexplainedinterms

ofthedinerstructureofthedefectl10].

RegardingthetypeCdefect,sincefromtheresultsofthespectroscoplCStudyonlythisdefect

showedastrongmetalliccharacteritisconslderedtoformasurfacestatewhichcausesFermilevel

pinningl11・AstructuralmodelwithdimerfomlationinthesecondlayerwasproposedbyUdaetaL

l11】,Sincethecalculatedelectronicstructureofthetype Cdefectwasingoodagreementwiththe

STMresults,thestructureofthetype Cdefectwasconsideredtohavebeencompletelydetermined・

However,recently,Semiconductivepropertywasobservedtobeinducedat80K〔12]・Inaddition,

slngletype CdefectwasfoundtoInducealongrangeinteractiononthesurface;whenthetypeC

defectwasremovedbytheatomicmanlPUlationtechnique,thestmctureofthelargeareasurrounding

thedefectwasobservedtobestronglyaffected[13].Theseresultsarerelatedtothefactthattype C

defectinducesaphaseshlfLandstrongInteractionbetweenthetypeCdefectandthesurrounding

buckJeddinerswasobserveddirectlyl13].

Fromtheexperimentalresultsdescribedabove,defectsoftypesA,BandCmustplayamuch

moreimportantroleinthemnOSCaletechnologythanexpected.Therefore,moredetailedanalysisis

requiredtoclarifytheircharacterlStlCS.Inanycase,itisclearthatphaseshiftinducedinthebuckled

dinerarrangementbythedefectsisquiteimportantonthesurface・Ontheotherhand,asdescribed

above,typePdefectisamovablephasedefect,andmigrationofthedefectsisstronglyrelatedtothe

characteristicsoftheSi(100)surfacestructure.However,littleisknownaboutthetypePdefect.h

thispaper,wepresen(OurrecentresultsontheSTM observationofthedynamicsoftheSi(100)

surfacecausedbythetype Pdefectfromroomtemperatureto6K,byfocusLngOntheinteraction

betweendinersonthesurface.

As iswellknown,thedetailsofthedimerarrangementhavebeencontroversialduringthelast

twodecades・Namely,dimer.<giveriselo(hesymmetric(2xl)structure;however,the(2xl)phaseis

nottheSi(100)groundstate,anddlfferentreconskuctionswithinsimilardinerstructureswereproposed

l14]・Anenergeticallyfavoredalternationofdimerbucklingalongthedinerrowsleads【othec(4x2)

reconstruction,inwhichaltema【lngbucklingaELglesarealsopresentbetweentwoneighboringdiners

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phaseisthep(2x2)phase,inwhichthebuckling

angleisthesamebetweenlWOneighboring

dinersbelonglngtOdifferentrows.Figurel

showsaschematicof(a)symmetric2xl,(b)

C(4x2),(C)p(2x2),and(d)coexistingc(4x2)and

p(2x2)strt)cturesw∫thasingletypePdefect・

Here,onlytheupperSlatomsOfthebuckJed

dinersareillustratedusingcircles・Lines

betweenthecirclesaredrawninordertocompare

thephaseshift.InFig.I,theantiferomagnetic

arrangementsofthebuckleddimers,whichforms

azigzagStnlCturealongthedlmerrows,Shows

theout-of-phase(Fig11(b))andln-Phase(Fig・

1(C))re一ationshipsbetweendimeHowsfor

c(4x2)andp(2x2)StfuClureS.reSpeCtively-

Whatmakestheill-gumentmore

complicatedisthatthedifferencebetweenthe

(a)く=∋く≡)

冒く∋(=)∈∋く∋

(C)

′…

犯川騨

mn

,DOO○○①①00

◎◎⑳⑬⑳e@◎

Fig.ISchematicof(a)symmetric2xJ,(b)C(4x2),

(C)p(2x2),and(d)coexTStingc(4x2)aTldp(2x2)

S帆CtureSWithasLngletypePdefecL

energiesofthep(2x2)andc(4x2)reconstructionsobtainedbytheoreticalcalculaLionsisonlyonthe

orderofImeVperdlmerH4].FromLEEDmeasurements,areversiblephasetransitionoccursbetween

theorderedc(4x2)anddisorderedphasesat-2CM)K【15]andthemoststablephasewasconcludedlo

bec(4x2)・Basedtotherecentlow-temperatureSTM studiesaL- 100Konthesurface,thec(4x2)

structurewasalsoconf)rmedtobethemoststablearrangementofthebuckleddinersl16-18].These

resultswerethoughttohavel̀eSu】tedthecontroversy,however,morerecently,l九ep(2x2)Structure

wasfoundtoreemergeatalowertemperatureof-6K,andfluctuationsbetweenthec(4x2)and

p(2x2)structureswasdlreCl】yobservedbySTM [2].

Theobservedphenomenonat-6Kisunderstoodtobecausedbythedynamicsofthemovab一e

phasedefectsformedonthedinerrows,thatis,type Pdefects・SincetypePdefectscauseaphase

shift,whenatype-Pdefectchangesitsposition,apparentphasetransitionbetweenthec(4x2)and

p(2x2)structuresoccurs(Fig・1(d)).Existenceofasimilardefectwasconfirmedevenatroom

temperature,andthestabilityofthec(4x2)structureandtheoriglnOfthesymmetricdinerswere

comprehensivelyexplainedbythedynamicsofthephasedefectl5]・Ontheotherhand,typePdefects

tendtoformpairsat80KsoilStOreducetheareaofthep(2x2)arrangementl31,whichdiffersfromthe

characteristicpropertyofthetypePdefectat6K;ぬosemovemoreindependentlyofeachotherat6K

l2]・Therefore.inordertounderstandtheobservedchangeontheSi(leo)surface;(1)>150K:disorder

(C(4x2)+p(2x2))→ (b)~ 150K:C(4x2)- (C)~ 6K:C(4x2)+p(2x2).itisnecessarytostudythe

temperature-dependenceofthesurfacedynamicsinmoredetail.

Experimentswereperrormeduslngalow-temperatureSTM,whichallowsobservationwith

atomicresolutionat-6Klnultrahighvacuum(5xlOl9pa).Aphosphorus-doped(0.010cm)Si(100)

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SurfaceDiffusionandSurfaceStructure

samplesurfacewasheatedupt0-1200℃ afterprebakingforoneday,andcooledveryslowlyto

reducethedensityofthesurfacedefects・Basepressurewas~110xl0-8pa,andpressureduringtheheat

treatmentwaskeptbelow-5xl0-8pa.

Figure2showsSTMimagestakenat(a)roomtemperature,(b)-200K,(C)~80K,(d)30K,

and(e)~6K・AsisshowninFig・2(a),dinersappearsymmetricatroomtemperatureasiswell

knownJtiswidelyacceptedthatdinersarebuckledevenatroomtemperature,andswitchbackand

forthbetweenthetwopossibleorientationsinatimemuchshorterthanthelimescaleoftheSTM

measurement,whichresultsintheobservedsymm etricconfigurationintheSTMimagesIHowever,

whenthedinersnip-nopwlthoutcorrelation,thef一ip-mopmotionimplleSaCOmpletelydisordered

surface・Ontheotherhand,whenthephasedefectsmigraterapidlycomparedtothetimescaleofSTM

measurement,symmetricdimerscanbefb-edwithoutcompletelydestroylngthe2xanticorrelation

arrangement,whichagreeswellwiththefactthattheelectronicstructureobtainedbyphotoemission

spectroscopyatroomtempemtureisconsistentwiththetheoreticalresultcalculatedundertheassumpt10n

oforderedasymmetrlCdlmerSl19]Consideringtheseresults,thesymmetricdinerslntheSi(100)

SurfaceareconsideredtobecausedbythecharacteristicpropertiesofthetypePphasedefectofthe

dimerrowsl5】.Somedimersneardefectsa一ebuckled,whichisunderstoodtobecausedbytheeffect

ofthedefects;bucklingphaseisfixedbythedefects.

At、200K,asshowninFig.2(b),buckleddlmerSfrozennearthedefectsarelongercompared

tothosefrozenatroomtemperature.Evenat~200K,buckleddimersal.eJocaJizednearthedefects

onthedinerrows.TnFig.2(b),symmetricdinerregionsarecausedbythemlgratlOnOrthetype P

defectsasdescribedabove.Fromtheresultsat200Kanda【roomtemperature,interactionbetween

dimersisconcludedtobestrongeralongthedinerrowscomparedtothatbetweendユmerrowsatthis

temperaturerange・

Fig.2STMImagesOrS】()00)川rfacetakenal(a)rooTTltemperature,(b)200K,(C)80K,(d)30Kand(e)6K

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AccordingtothepreviousSTM measurementat144K〔16】,anorderedc(4x2)structurewas

observedtocoverthesurface・【nthiscase,sym etricdinerdoma山swereobservedononesideofthe

typeCdefects・SinceatypeCdefectproducesaphaseshift,andintroducesaLnantiphasedomainon

oneofitssides,theobservedresultindicatesthatadomainwiththecompletep(2x2)aLTTangementWith

thetwoadjacentdinerrowsisveryunstableat144KJntheSTMimageobtainedat120K,thep(2x2)

arrangementwasobservedntdomalnboundaries[17】,whichindicatesthatthep(2x2)arrangement

whichexistsattheboundariesisstableinthistemperaturerange・

At~ 80K,asshownlnFig.2(C),thec(4x2)structurecoversthesurface・Thestructureofthe

completep(2x2)arrangementisunstableatthistemperature.AsimilarCharacteristicpropertytOthat

obtainedat80Kwasobservedonthesurfaceat30K.Thestructureofthec(4x2)Observedat30Kis

showninFig,2(d).ThlSindicatesthatthec(4x2)structureisthemoststableevenat30K・ASWas

previouslyshown,type Pdefectsexistonthesurface,andwhenthesurfaceisperturbed,rnLgrationof

thetypePdefectsisinitiatedcausingareductionintheareaofthep(2x2)arrangement〔4]・

A【6K,domalnSWiththecompletep(2x2)stn1Cturereemergedonthesu血ce・Figure2(e)Shows

anexampleoftheSTMimageobtainedat~6K,inwhichc(4x2)andp(2x2)structurescoexisHogether,

andf)uctuationbetweenthetwostructureswasobserved.Thephasetransitionbetweenc(4x2)and

p(2x2)structuresisexplainedbythecharacteristicprope托yofthetypePdefectwhichisformedon

dinerrows.NameJy,typePdefecthasastructwesimilartothatofthetypeCdefect,thatis,ilconsists

0ftwoadjacentdimerswhichLLrebuckledwiththesameorientation.lnaddition,sincetheyproducea

phaseshift.migrationofthetypePdefectcausedbythedinerf)ip-flopmotionaHhephaseboundaries

ondinerrowsinducestheapparentphasetransitionbetweenthec(4x2)andp(2x2)arrangements

肝ig・2(d)).WhenthephasedefectaHheboundarymigratesrapidlycomparedtothetimescaleofthe

STMmeasurement,itresultsinthesymmetricimagingofdimersintheSTMmeasurementst5]・

Nextletusconsiderthecharacteristicpropertyofthe

typePdefectusingthekingmodel.Figure3Shows

schematicdiagramsofthearrangementofasymmetric

dimersrepresentedbylsjngsplnS.Ingeneral,thetiltangle

ofthebuckleddinersISassumedtolakeonlytwovalues,♂oand-♂o・Therefore,thermalmotionofthediners

inducesf)ip-flopmotionbetweenthetwoangles.The

absolutevaluesofthecouplingconslantsdeterminedby

lnoueetal.areV=5I.9meV.H=6.6meV,andD=3.6meV

-+ 一一1-■- →

G… H: + I-I--・・:

vr-,-一一p≡_ 二=■ I=

Fig.3SchematicofthelsingSplnmodel

andcouplingconstantsdefinedinterms

ofV,G,H,andD.

[201.Whenatype Pdefectexists,astructurewithparallelspinisintroduced.Inthiscasethecoupling

constantVismodlfiedandbecomesequaltoG,ofabout40meVl21].Herethedefinitionandvalue

ofeachinteractionistakenfromTnoueetaI.

InteractionbetweendlmerSObtainedbylnoueeta】.ishighlyanisotropic・StrongCOrrelalion

alongdimerrowsevenatroomtemperatureWasactuallyconfinedbytheLE仁DmeasuremenlS【151.

Thecharacteristicpropertycol・reSPOndstoourSTMobservationat200K.Asimilarcharacteristicwas

alsoobservedat-6K;C(4x2)Structuraldomainsareformedasone-dimensionalratherthantwo-

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dimensionalstructures・Theseresultsindicatethat (a)一博

interactionbetweendinersisstrongeralongdiner

rowstharHhatbetweenadjacentdinerrows.

Figure4(a)showsascL●iesofSTM Images

takenat200K(Vs=-2・OV.lt=1.OnA),wherea

symmetricdinerreglOnexistsonadinerrow

sandwichedbetweentwobuckleddinerreglOnS.By

companng山ephaseofthebuckユeddinersonei山er

sideofthesymmetricdineral'ea,WeSeethatthere

isonetypePdefectinthesymmetricdinerreglOn,

ThesymmetricdinerregionChangesitsposition

accordingtothemigrationofthetypePdefect,but

isl∝atedonlyaroundtheside.iOfthedinerdomain,

andneverappearsinthecentralpan.Theobserved

resultssuggestthepotentiaJshdpeShowninFig・4(b)

蔚 逐 建碑 J;,i.二二:≡..一一■jp

至萄 -. ' 亮 一-I_一 正

歴 空 軍軍 慧

一丁 . .__・▼

憲 塁-'IleIごO'二oIa'-vOr■ 一竃L_l■■■-

(b) \、ーノ //′{ \ J

forthetype Pdefect,asafunctionofitsposition

alongthedinerrow.Foranalysispurposes,the (C)

schematicsoranlsingsplnmodelfbr山etwocases

inwhichatype Pdefectexin aroundthesideand (d)centralareaOfthedomainaL.eShowninFigs.4(C)

and4(d),respectively・0111ywhenthenearest-

neighborinteractionalongthedinerrow is

considered,doestheInteractionenergyofthe10

asymmetricdinersinthedomainshowninFigs.

4(C)and4(d)becomethesome:(C)H.o=-10Vand

(d)2H~=-10V・Here,VjstheattractlVeinteraction

er)ergybetweentwodiners.andH meansthesum

▲-

▲T

Hu

11Hu

▲T

▲T

l

・⊥▼

【V〓>&

Fig・4(a)STM imagesofSi(100)surface

continuous一yobtainedat200K,(b)Apotentia一

modelforthetypePdefec【in(a).Schematicsof

theIsingsplnmodelfortwocasesinwhichatype

Pdefec(existsaround(C)theside,and(d)central

areaorthedomain.

oftheintemctionenergiesofnasymmetricdimers・However,theobservedphenomenon(H .o<2H,)is

differentfromthecalculatedresult,andsuggeststheexistenceofalongerrangeinteraction,which

mayalsoagreewiththetendencyofthe2xorderingofthedimerarrangement,

From144Kl16]to30K.acompletec(4x2)structurewasobservedonthesurface,indicatingthe

stronginteractionbetweendimerrows.Infact,whenthesurfaceisperturbed,thec(4x2)structure

recoversbythedynamicsofthetypePdefectsltypePdefectsreamngetheirlocationstoincreasethe

areaofthec(4x2)structure.Figure5Showsanexampleofthestructuralchangeinducedbythe

destructionofatypeCdefectat80K(Vs=一0.6V,It=1.OnA).SlnCetypeCdefectpr∝luceaphaseshift,

ap(2x2)arrangementexistsontheleftofthetypeCdefectindicatedbyanaJTOWinFig・5(a).Inorder

tostudytheinteractionbetweendlmerrows,thetype CdefectwasremovedbyapplylngaVOJtage

usingtheSTM tip.As issh()wncLearly,thep(2x2)domaininFig.5(a)changedintothec(4x2)

arrangementjnFigl5(b).Theobservedchangeisexplainedbythecreationaridmovementofthetype

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Fig-5STMimagestakenn【80K(a)beforeand(b)a鮎rdestructionofthe(ypeCdeFectjndicatedby

ana汀OWin(a).

Pdefec【onthedinerrowbythedestructionofthetypeCdefect・Theobservedresultsdirectlyindicate

thestronginteractionbetweendinerrowsandstabilityofthec(4x2)arrangementcomparedtothatof

thep(2x2)arrangementutthlHemperature.

Downto30J(,thep(2x2)domainformedononesideofthe【ype Cdefectwasunstablebutit

stabilizedwhenthetempel-aturewasdecreasedto6K.Letusdiscusstheobservedstructuralchange

from30Kto6K・ThestructL=eOfthep(2x2)arrangementreemergesat6K.Apossibleexp一anationis

torelatetheobservedslfuCrurulchangetothecoherentlengthofthecorrelationofdinerarrangement

alongdinerrows.Whenthecorrelationbecomesstrongeratlowertemperatures,coITeliltionbetween

dinerrowsmaybecomeweaker.However,asiswellknown,theorder-disordertransitiontemperature

isaround200K・Anotherexr)1ilnationistoconsiderthechangeintheinteractionbetweendimers・

SinceintefaCtlOnenergiesoradimerinc(4x2)andp(2x2)arrangementsare-2V十2H-4Dand-2V-

2H+4D,respectively,ChangeintheWDratiomaycausetheobservedsurfacestructuralchange・

Inconclusion,phaseorthebuckleddinerswasfoundtobestrateglCallyrelatedtotheatomic

defectsontheSi(loo)surface.Sincebuckleddinersarefrozenatlowtemperatures,thephaseeffect

becomesmoredomjnarItat一owtemperatures,Fromtheanalysisofthetemperaturedependentdynamics

ofthetypePdefect,interactionbetweendinerswasshowndirectly.

ThisworkwassuppolledbytheShigekawaProjectofTjN ,UniversltyOfTsukuba・Thesupport

ofaGrant-in-AidforScientLrLCResearchfromtheMinistryofEducation,Science,SportsandCulture

ofJapanisalsoacknowledged.

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