Transformation of mechanically loaded Ge(111) surface
Zhurkov S. N., Korsukov V. E. , Luk'yanenko A. S., Obidov B. A., Svetlov V. N. , Smirnov A. P.
Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals that the degradation of a Ge( 111) surface in a mechanical force field increases as time elapses. The degradation is reversible when the load is removed.