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The 7× 7 reconstruction on Si(111) was observed in real space by scanning tunneling microscopy. The experiment strongly favors a modified adatom model with 12 adatoms per unit cell and an inhomogeneously relaxed underlying top layer.
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Binnig, G., Rohrer, H., Gerber, C., Weibel, E. (1983). 7 × 7 Reconstruction on Si(111) Resolved in Real Space. In: Neddermeyer, H. (eds) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Perspectives in Condensed Matter Physics, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1812-5_2
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