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- Ericsson, Leif K E, 1964-, et al.
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AFM and STM Study of ZnO Nanoplates
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The surface morphology and electronic structure of hexagonal ZnO nanoplates have been studied by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM). It was found that these nanoplates are terminated by their polar (0001) surfaces. The AFM investigation was performed in the ambient conditions with the nanocrystals “as grown”. Surprisingly, the AFM images of the top surfaces revealed an interesting triangular reconstruction, which was earlier observed only after cycles of sputtering and annealing of the ZnO(0001) surface in Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) systems. The surface atomic and electronic structures of these nanoplates have been further studied by STM and Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS) in UHV. The STM images also showed a triangular structure with single atomic steps. In addition, a 2x2 surface reconstruction has been observed with high resolution STM. This reconstruction agrees well with the recently proposed model that involves the removal of 1/4 of the topmost Zn atoms on the ZnO(0001) surface.
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