Image of the Month

December 2006

Si(111) 7×7 Reconstruction

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Microscope:
RHK Technology UHV 300

Controls:
SPM 1000 Control System

Description:
Si(111) 7×7 reconstruction imaged at 1000 K. The lack of distortion in the unit cell illustrates minimal thermal drift exists at this elevated temperature.

Dr. Xue Kun, Prof. Xu Jian Bin – The Chinese University of Hong Kong