Russian Chemical Bulletin.
Vol. 48.
1999.
P. 1095-1099
When discussing bare surfaces of silicon crystal, the concept of dangling bonds is widely used. The surface reconstruction is usually explained in terms of a tendency of the bonds to be saturated. However, the current microscopic calculations show that the availability of dangling bonds on the topmost silicon atoms is controversial enough. © 1999 CriMiCo.