Core-Level Spectroscopy of the Ni/W(110) Interface: Correlation of W Interfacial Core LevelShifts with First-Layer Ni Phases

Authors

D. Mark Riffe, Utah State UniversityFollow
R. T. Franckowiak
N. D. Shinn
B. Kim
K. J. Kim
T. H. Kang

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Surface Science

Volume

602

Issue

12

Publication Date

6-15-2008

First Page

2039

Last Page

2046

Abstract

We have measured W 4f_7/2 core-level photoemission spectra from W(1 1 0) in the presence of Ni overlayers, from ∼0.2 to ∼3 monolayers. Interfacial core-level shifts associated with first-layer Ni phases have been identified: −230 ± 15 meV for the 1 × 1 pseudomorphic phase and −70 ± 7 meV for the 7 × 1 close-packed commensurate phase. At higher Ni coverages the interfacial core-level shift is −100 ± 10 meV. These shifts are analyzed using the partial-shift model of Nilsson et al. [Phys. Rev. B 38 (1988) 10357]; the analysis indicates that the difference in binding energies between the 1 × 1 and 7 × 1 phases has a large contribution from structural differences between the two phases.

Comments

Published by Elsevier in Surface Science. Author post print is available for download through link above.

Recommended Citation

"Core-Level Spectroscopy of the Ni/W(110) Interface: Correlation of W Interfacial Core Level Shifts with First-Layer Ni Phases," D. M. Riffe, R. T. Franckowiak, N. D. Shinn, B. Kim, K. J. Kim, and T.-H. Kang, Surface Science 602, 2039 (2008) (doi:10.1016/j.susc.2008.04.022).

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