Surface alloy formation and interdiffusion in (√5 × √5)R27°-Yb/Al(001): A combined low-energy electron diffraction and x-ray photoelectron diffraction study

Surface Science

Volumn 374, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 104-116

  Fasel, R ^a   Gierer, M ^b   Bludau, H ^b   Aebi, P ^a   Osterwalder, J ^c   Schlapbach, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Chemisorption; Low energy electron diffraction (LEED); Low index single crystal surfaces; Metal metal interfaces; Photoelectron diffraction; Surface relaxation and reconstruction; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ATOMS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; YTTERBIUM;

LOW INDEX SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES; METAL-METAL INTERFACES; THERMAL VIBRATIONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

SURFACES;

EID: 0031098935     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01187-9     Document Type: Article

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