Structure of the c(2x2)-Br/Pt(110) surface -: art. no. 165408

We present a detailed investigation of the c(2x2)-Br/Pt(110) adlayer structure supplemented by the analysis of the (1x2) missing-row (MR) structure of the clean Pt(110) surface. Quantitative low energy electron diffraction analyses and first-principles calculations are in impressive agreement in both cases. The clean surface reconstruction is determined with unprecedented accuracy. For the adsorbate, the analysis retrieves a simple Br-adlayer structure with the Br atoms residing in every second short bridge position on the close-packed Pt rows with the MR reconstruction lifted. The Br-Pt bond length L=2.47 Angstrom is almost equal to the sum of the atomic radii. The substrate below the adsorbate exhibits a contraction of the first layer spacing which amounts to half of that calculated for an unreconstructed clean surface.