Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2009-04-23
Phys. Rev. B 80 (2009) 075424
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages, 9 figures; peer-reviewed and published version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075424
The oxidized Ag(111) surface has been studied by a combination of experimental and theoretical methods, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT). A large variety of different surface structures is found, depending on the detailed preparation conditions. The observed structures fall into four classes: (a) individually chemisorbed atomic oxygen atoms, (b) three different oxygen overlayer structures, including the well-known p(4 x 4) phase, formed from the same Ag$_6$ and Ag$_{10}$ building blocks, (c) a c(4 x 8) structure not previously observed, and (d) at higher oxygen coverages structures characterized by stripes along the high-symmetry directions of the Ag(111) substrate. Our analysis provides a detailed explanation of the atomic-scale geometry of the Ag$_6$/Ag$_{10}$ building block structures, and the c(4 x 8) and stripe structures are discussed in detail. The observation of many different and co-existing structures implies that the O/Ag(111) system is characterized by a significantly larger degree of complexity than previously anticipated, and this will impact our understanding of oxidation catalysis processes on Ag catalysts.
Besenbacher Flemming
Hu Xiao Liang
Knudsen Jan
Li Zheshen
Lægsgaard Erik
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