Ultrathin films of Rh on Au l brace 001 r brace and Rh on Ag l brace 001 r brace : Growth mode and magnetism

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.44.1438· OSTI ID:5401098

Li, H; Wu, S C; Tian, D; Li, Y S; Quinn, J; Jona, F ^[1]

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1. College of Engineering and Applied Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY (USA)

Deposition of minute amounts of Rh on a clean and reconstructed Au{l brace}001{r brace} surface destroys the reconstruction and yields a 1{times}1 structure. Prolonged deposition produces epitaxial but not pseudomorphic films of Rh with the bulk equilibrium fcc structure. Deposition of Rh on a clean Ag{l brace}001{r brace} surface produces overlayers which are partially covered by or intermixed with Ag, but which are pseudomorphic with the Ag{l brace}001{r brace} substrate. Photoemission experiments in the very early stages of overlayer growth reveals a 4.1{plus minus}0.3 eV splitting of the 4{ital s} levels of Rh, which is not observed in thick Rh films. The 4{ital s} splitting is explained by the presence of a magnetic moment on the Rh atoms and is related to recent theoretical predictions of ferromagnetism in a monolayer of Rh on either Ag{l brace}001{r brace} or Au{l brace}001{r brace}.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-86ER45239
• OSTI ID: 5401098
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 44:3; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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360101 -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies
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COHERENT SCATTERING
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