Abstract
The composition and structure of the (100) surface of ${\mathrm{YB}}_{66}$ has been investigated with the techniques of angle-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The LEED and STM results reveal that the surface possesses a structure with the same periodicity as a bulk (100) plane. Angle-resolved XPS data shows that the topmost surface layer has a higher B to Y ratio than the bulk, while the ratio in the near surface region is approximately the same as the bulk crystal. STM images under a variety of tunneling conditions are compared with structural images drawn for various assumed bulklike surface terminations. A specific surface termination is proposed that is consistent with all of the STM, XPS, and LEED data.
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