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Na and K on Al(100) studied by low-energy electron diffraction and high-resolution core-level spectroscopy

Lundgren, E. LU ; Beutler, A. LU ; Nyholm, R. LU ; Andersen, J. N. LU and Heskett, D. (1997) In Surface Science 370(2-3). p.311-323
Abstract

Experimental results for Na and K deposited at 100 K on the A1(100) surface using low-energy electron diffraction and high-resolution core-level spectroscopy are presented. Our results show that from a coverage of 0.20 monolayers (ML), Na condenses into dense islands with a local Na coverage of 0.50 ML. In the case of K, the overlayer condenses into islands at a coverage of 0.18 ML, with a local coverage of 0.30 ML. A compilation of various geometric parameters of the present systems and of alkalis on Al(111) suggests that the condensation of K on Al(100) differs from that of other alkalis on Al systems which undergo condensation into two-dimensional islands. Furthermore, all the island-forming structures display an alkali-alkali... (More)

Experimental results for Na and K deposited at 100 K on the A1(100) surface using low-energy electron diffraction and high-resolution core-level spectroscopy are presented. Our results show that from a coverage of 0.20 monolayers (ML), Na condenses into dense islands with a local Na coverage of 0.50 ML. In the case of K, the overlayer condenses into islands at a coverage of 0.18 ML, with a local coverage of 0.30 ML. A compilation of various geometric parameters of the present systems and of alkalis on Al(111) suggests that the condensation of K on Al(100) differs from that of other alkalis on Al systems which undergo condensation into two-dimensional islands. Furthermore, all the island-forming structures display an alkali-alkali distance which is expanded relative to the nearest-neighbour distance in the respective alkali metal. The reasons for and implications of this are discussed.

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Adatoms, Alkali metals, Aluminum, Low-energy electron diffraction, Low-index single-crystal surfaces, Photoelectron emission, Soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Surface relaxation and reconstruction
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Surface Science
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370
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2-3
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13 pages
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Elsevier
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0039-6028
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English
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  author       = {{Lundgren, E. and Beutler, A. and Nyholm, R. and Andersen, J. N. and Heskett, D.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  series       = {{Surface Science}},
  title        = {{Na and K on Al(100) studied by low-energy electron diffraction and high-resolution core-level spectroscopy}},
  volume       = {{370}},
  year         = {{1997}},
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