Growth and surface alloying of Fe on Pt(997)

Details Growth and surface alloying of Fe on Pt(997) Growth and surface alloying of Fe on Pt(997)

2005-04-13

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504337v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.susc.2006.06.014

The growth of ultra-thin layers of Fe on the vicinal Pt(997) surface is studied by thermal energy He atom scattering (TEAS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) in the temperature range between 175K and 800K. We find three distinct regimes of qualitatively different growth type: Below 450K the formation of a smooth first monolayer, at and above 600K the onset of bulk alloy formation, and at intermediate temperature 500K - 550K the formation of a surface alloy. Monatomic Fe rows are observed to decorate the substrate steps between 175K and 500K. The importance of the high step density is discussed with respect to the promotion of smooth layer growth and with respect to the alloying process and its kinetics.

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