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Article
Self-assembly, structure, and electronic properties of a quasiperiodic lead monolayer
Physical Review B
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
2-27-2008
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.77.073409
Abstract
A quasiperiodic Pb monolayer has been formed on the fivefold surface of the Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal. Growth of the monolayer proceeds via self-assembly of an interconnected network of pentagonal Pb stars, which are shown to be τ inflated compared to similar structural elements of the quasiperiodic substrate. Measurements of the electronic structure of the system using scanning tunneling spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy reveal that the Pb monolayer displays a pseudogap at the Fermi level which is directly related to its quasiperiodic structure.
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
J. Ledieu, L. Leung, L. H. Wearing, R. McGrath, et al.. "Self-assembly, structure, and electronic properties of a quasiperiodic lead monolayer" Physical Review B Vol. 77 Iss. 7 (2008) p. 073409 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_lograsso/58/
This article is from Physical Review B 77 (2008): 073409, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.073409.