Au-8 cluster adsorption on Si(100):2 x 1 asymmetric surface studied by a first principles calculation

Akturk O. U., TOMAK M.

THIN SOLID FILMS, vol.518, no.12, pp.3234-3239, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 518 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.10.159
  • Journal Name: THIN SOLID FILMS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3234-3239
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the adsorption of Au-8 cluster onto H-terminated Si(100):2 x 1 asymmetric surface by density functional theory within local density and generalized gradient approximations. We study the site-dependent shape of Au-8 cluster, adsorption energies, band structures and the corresponding charge distribution. We show that the electronic properties of the cluster and substrate complex change with the location of the cluster on the surface. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.