Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2001-02-21
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
11 pages and 6 figures, Latex-file, submitted to Phys.Rev.B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.64.045303
We investigate the adsorption of a Ni monolayer on the $\beta$-SiC(001) surface by means of highly precise first-principles all-electron FLAPW calculations. Total energy calculations for the Si- and C-terminated surfaces reveal high Ni-SiC adsorption energies, with respect to other metals, confirmining the strong reactivity and the stability of the transition metal/SiC interface. These high binding energies, about 7.3-7.4 eV, are shown to be related to strong $p$-$d$ hybridization, common to both surface terminations and different adsorption sites and despite the large mismatch, can stabilize overlayer growth. A detailed analysis of the bonding mechanism, hybridization of the surface states, charge transfer and surface core level shifts reveals the strong covalent character of the bonding. After a proper accounting of the Madelung term, the core level shift is shown to follow the charge transfer trend.
Continenza A.
Freeman Arthur J.
Profeta Gianni
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