Zone specificity in low energy electron stimulated desorption of Cl+ from reconstructed Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7:Cl surfaces

Abstract Diffraction in electron stimulated desorption has revealed a propensity for Cl + desorption from rest atom vs. adatom areas and unfaulted vs. faulted zones of Cl-terminated Si(1 1 1)-(7 × 7) surfaces. We associate the 15 eV ± 1 eV threshold with ionization of Si–Cl σ-bonding surface states and formation of screened two-hole states with Si 3s character. Similar specificity is observed from A and B reconstructions. This can be due to reduced screening in unfaulted regions and increased hole localization in Si back-bonds within faulted regions.