Common Origin for Surface Reconstruction and the Formation of Chains of Metal Atoms

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2001-06-29

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0106641v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 266102 (2001)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.266102

During the fracture of nanocontacts gold spontaneously forms freely suspended chains of atoms, which is not observed for the iso-electronic noble metals Ag and Cu. Au also differs from Ag and Cu in forming reconstructions at its low-index surfaces. Using mechanically controllable break junctions we show that all the 5d metals that show similar reconstructions (Ir, Pt and Au) also form chains of atoms, while both properties are absent in the 4d neighbor elements (Rh, Pd, Ag), indicating a common origin for these two phenomena. A competition between s and d bonding is proposed as an explanation.

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