TY - JOUR
T1 - Three distinct terraces on a β-(ET)2I3 surface studied by scanning tunneling microscopy
AU - Hashimoto, Katsushi
AU - Nakayama, Tomonobu
AU - Yoshimoto, Noriyuki
AU - Yoshizawa, Masahito
AU - Aono, Masakazu
AU - Yamaguchi, Ichirou
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Tree distinct terraces are observed on the surface of β-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 [BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene, (C10S8H8)] by scanning tunneling microscopy. The first and second distinct terraces are identified as an I3 layer and a BEDT-TTF layer, respectively. This is verified by the step height and the lateral shift of protrusions between these terraces. As for the third distinct terrace, we propose a model of molecular relaxation in the BEDT-TTF layer, which is reasonable in terms of the interaction between I3 and BEDT-TTF and in terms of the mutual interaction among BEDT-TTF molecules.
AB - Tree distinct terraces are observed on the surface of β-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 [BEDT-TTF is bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene, (C10S8H8)] by scanning tunneling microscopy. The first and second distinct terraces are identified as an I3 layer and a BEDT-TTF layer, respectively. This is verified by the step height and the lateral shift of protrusions between these terraces. As for the third distinct terrace, we propose a model of molecular relaxation in the BEDT-TTF layer, which is reasonable in terms of the interaction between I3 and BEDT-TTF and in terms of the mutual interaction among BEDT-TTF molecules.
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U2 - 10.1143/jjap.38.l464
DO - 10.1143/jjap.38.l464
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032624366
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 38
SP - L464-L466
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
IS - 4 B
ER -