INITIAL GROWTH OF AU ON NI(110) - SURFACE ALLOYING OF IMMISCIBLE METALS

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作者
NIELSEN, LP [1 ]
BESENBACHER, F [1 ]
STENSGAARD, I [1 ]
LAEGSGAARD, E [1 ]
ENGDAHL, C [1 ]
STOLTZE, P [1 ]
JACOBSEN, KW [1 ]
NORSKOV, JK [1 ]
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[1] TECH UNIV DENMARK,DEPT PHYS,DK-2800 LYNGBY,DENMARK
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.754
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Atomic resolution scanning tunneling microscopy of Au deposited on Ni(110) shows that even though Au is completely insoluble in bulk Ni, it replaces Ni in the first surface layer forming a surface Au-Ni alloy and the squeezed out Ni atoms agglomerate in Ni islands on the surface. This picture is supported by total energy calculations within the effective-medium theory, which also provide a detailed understanding of this surprising phenomenon.
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页码:754 / 757
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