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Surface structure determination of Au(1 ML)/Fe(15 ML)/Au(100) using angle-resolved photoemission extended fine structure

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  2. Departments of Chemistry and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
  3. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

We have determined the atomic surface structure of a thin film of Fe (15 ML) grown on the Au(100) surface, Au(1 ML)/Fe(15 ML)/Au(100), with angle-resolved photoemission extended fine structure (ARPEFS) using the Au 4f{sub 7/2} core level. We have confirmed that a bcc crystalline Fe film grows epitaxially on the Au(100) substrate with 1 ML of Au atoms remaining on the surface using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We analyzed the ARPEFS oscillations using an electron-scattering code based on the Rehr-Albers scattering matrix formalism. Our analysis finds that the surface Au atoms are positioned in the fourfold hollow sites 1.67{plus_minus}0.02{Angstrom} above the Fe surface. We also find that the grown Fe layers are very like bulk bcc Fe, with an interlayer spacing of 1.43{plus_minus}0.03{Angstrom}. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

OSTI ID:
567063
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 57; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English