Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1997-10-17
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
4 pages, 2 figures, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79 (1997). Other related publications can be found at http://www.rz-berlin.mpg.de/th/pape
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.5278
Employing first principles total energy calculations we have studied the behavior of Ga and Al adatoms on the GaAs(001)-beta2 surface. The adsorption site and two relevant diffusion channels are identified. The channels are characterized by different adatom-surface dimer interaction. Both affect in a novel way the adatom migration: in one channel the diffusing adatom jumps across the surface dimers and leaves the dimer bonds intact, in the other one the surface dimer bonds are broken. The two channels are taken into account to derive effective adatom diffusion barriers. From the diffusion barriers we conclude a strong diffusion anisotropy for both Al and Ga adatoms with the direction of fastest diffusion parallel to the surface dimers. In agreement with experimental observations we find higher diffusion barriers for Al than for Ga.
Kley Alexander
Ruggerone Paolo
Scheffler Matthias
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