The atomic structure of the β-SiC(100)-(2 x 1) surface was analyzed using dynamical calculations of low energy electron diffraction intensities measured with a video camera. Surface composition was monitored using Auger electron spectroscopy. The low-energy electron diffraction calculations utilized an automated tensor low-energy electron diffraction method. The results indicated that the surface was terminated by a monolayer of silicon with the top-most silicon atoms forming asymmetrical buckled dimers.

Structural Analysis of the β-SiC(100)-(2 x 1) Surface Reconstruction by Automated Tensor LEED. J.M.Powers, A.Wander, M.A.Van Hove, G.A.Somorjai: Surface Science, 1992, 260[1-3], L7-10