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Negative Direct Recoil Spectroscopy Study of the Initial Oxidation of the Mg(0001) Surface

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  • B. C. Mitrovic

    (Department of Physics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia)

  • D. J. O'Connor

    (Department of Physics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia)

  • Y. G. Shen

    (Department of Physics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia)

Abstract

The sub monolayer oxygen-covered Mg(0001) surface has been studied by negative direct recoil spectroscopy (DRS) with the aim of detecting or dismissing the presence of subsurface oxygen atoms. Recorded incidence scans show that at room temperature and with the coverage of 70% of saturation, as measured by DRS, one of two subsurface sites (oC and tA) may be populated. This supports a recent investigation of this surface using forward focusing of Auger electrons, where the most likely occupied subsurface site was found to be the oC site. Furthermore, it was found that about 90% of the oxygen still remains above the surface, while only about 10% penetrates below the surface.

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  • B. C. Mitrovic & D. J. O'Connor & Y. G. Shen, 1998. "Negative Direct Recoil Spectroscopy Study of the Initial Oxidation of the Mg(0001) Surface," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(02), pages 599-604.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:05:y:1998:i:02:n:s0218625x98000980
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X98000980
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