Author
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- THEODORE E. MADEY
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
- J. GUAN
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
- C.-H. NIEN
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
- C.-Z. DONG
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
- H.-S. TAO
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
- R. A. CAMPBELL
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA)
Abstract
We have studied ultrathin films of transition and noble metals onMo(111)andW(111)using Auger spectroscopy, LEED, thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The atomically rough, openbcc(111)surfaces are morphologically unstable when covered by films ≥ 1 monolayer thick of certain metals, i.e. they form faceted structures. For example, using a UHV STM to studyPd/W(111), we find that the Pd-coveredW(111)surface becomes completely faceted to three-sided {211} pyramids upon annealing, for Pd coverages greater than a critical coverageθc. Formation of pyramidal facets also occurs whenW(111)orMo(111)surfaces are dosed with Pt, Au, Ir, Rh, oxygen or sulfur. In contrast, monolayer films of Ti, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag and Gd do not induce massive reconstruction or faceting onW(111)andMo(111)surfaces. The faceting appears to be thermodynamically driven but kinetically limited: faceting is caused by an increased anisotropy in surface free energy that occurs for the film-covered surfaces. An interesting correlation has been observed for both substrates: faceting occurs for overlayer elements having Pauling electronegativities greater than 2.0, suggesting that surface electronic effects are controlling the structural instability of bothMo(111)andW(111). Structure sensitivity in a model catalytic reaction, n-butane hydrogenolysis, is observed over planar and facetedPt/W(111). We have also used soft x-ray photoemission spectrosocopy (SXPS) based on synchrotron radiation methods to characterize the bimetallic interface; for Pt, Pd and Au onW(111), we find that substrate core level shift effects associated with interface formation are substantial, while those associated with faceting are rather subtle.
Suggested Citation
Theodore E. Madey & J. Guan & C.-H. Nien & C.-Z. Dong & H.-S. Tao & R. A. Campbell, 1996.
"FACETING INDUCED BY ULTRATHIN METAL FILMS ONW(111)ANDMo(111): STRUCTURE, REACTIVITY, AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES,"
Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(02), pages 1315-1328.
Handle:
RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:03:y:1996:i:02:n:s0218625x96002321
DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X96002321
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