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Selective resolution of phonon modes in STM-IETS on clean and oxygen-adsorbed Cu(100) surfaces
The observation of surface phonon dispersion using local probes can provide
important information related to local structural and thermal properties. In
this study, surface phonon modes on a Cu(100) surface were measured using the
inelastic tunneling spectroscopy of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM-IETS)
with atomically sharp tips. Different phonon modes were selectively measured
depending on the structures of the probing tips or the surfaces. Two different
surface phonon modes, at 19.0 meV on a clean Cu(100) surface and at 13.5 meV on
an oxygen-adsorbed Cu(100) surface, are explained by the selection rules.
Additionally, the spatial variation in STM-IETS showed surface stress
relaxation.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures, supplementary material with 2 figure
Selective resolution of phonon modes in STM-IETS on clean and oxygen-adsorbed Cu(100) surfaces
The observation of surface phonon using scanning probe microscopy can provide important information related to local structural and electrical properties. In this
study, surface phonon modes on a Cu(100) surface were measured using inelastic tunneling spectroscopy of scanning tunneling microscopy. One phonon mode was
measured at 3.6 meV on a clean Cu(100) surface. On an oxygen-adsorbed Cu(100) surface, another phonon mode was measured at 13.5 meV. This phonon mode was
considered to be enhanced by the symmetry created by Cu-missing rows. The spatially varying d2I/dV2 map showed the effect of surface stress relaxation.© 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V.11sciescopu