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Mass transport of In atoms and structural transformation of an In/Si(111) surface induced by PTCDA adsorption

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Adsorption of 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) molecules on various In-overlayer phases (√3 × √3, 2 × 2, and single-layer √7 × √3 (√7 × √3-SL)) on Si(111) was investigated using scanning tunneling microscope. On surfaces of all these phases, PTCDA molecules are initially adsorbed at defect sites. On √3 × √3, adsorbed molecules cover the surface disorderly and induce the development of small patches of 2 × 2. On the surface with mixed 2 × 2 and √7 × √3-SL phases, continued PTCDA adsorption increases the √7 × √3-SL area, and induces eventually the formation of a double-layer √7 × √3 phase. The adsorbed molecules aggregate, and some assemble on the √7 × √3-SL surface to form 2D molecular ordering in the herringbone structure. The development of new In-overlayer structures indicates that In atoms are additionally supplied to the surface by PTCDA adsorption, mass transported, and condensed to form higher-In-coverage phases. We propose that the adsorbed molecules displace or remove In atoms beneath them to bind more strongly to the underlying Si atoms than In atoms.

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Shin, D., Woo, J. & Lee, G. Mass transport of In atoms and structural transformation of an In/Si(111) surface induced by PTCDA adsorption. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 82, 712–718 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-023-00762-5

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