A comprehensive analysis of the (R13xR13)R13.9{\deg} type II structure of silicene on Ag(111)

2015 
In this paper, using the same geometrical approach than for the (2R3x2R3) R30{\deg} structure (H. Jamgotchian et al., 2015, Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter 27 395002), for the (R13xR13)R13.9{\deg} type II structure, we propose an atomic model of the silicene layer based on a periodic relaxation of the strain epitaxy. This relaxation creates periodic arrangements of perfect areas of (R13xR13)R13.9{\deg} type II structure surrounded by defect areas. A detailed analysis of the main published experimental results, obtained by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and by Low Energy Electron Diffraction, shows a good agreement with the geometrical model.
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