Abstract
Localized recrystallization of surface atoms has been conducted on the (111) surface of gold with a spatially confined electric field under the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope at room temperature. Scanning an area with a high electric field causes the loss of long-range order within the scanned area via field induced lateral atomic displacement. Upon the removal of the field, the surface atoms reorganize into a new structure, giving rise to the observed process of nanoscale recrystallization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 073405 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 73 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2006 |