Step dynamics and equilibrium structure of monoatomic steps on Si(100)-2x1

WILLIAMS, F J; SANCHEZ, J R; ALDAO, C M

PHYSICAL REVIEW B

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Año: 1997 vol. 56 p. 15471 - 15473

1098-0121

Here we present the right way to extract interaction energies from dynamic measurements carried out for steps on Si􏰷100􏰸-2􏰾1; this remains as an unsolved problem. The determined interaction energies agree with those deduced via thermodynamic arguments from frozen patterns