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(1 x 1) rippled relaxation of (100) transition-metal carbide surfaces

Journal Article · · J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.575969· OSTI ID:6116228
An investigation of (100) surfaces of TaC and HfC was performed using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and angle-resolved ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation. Detailed LEED I--V analyses show that, on both surfaces, carbon atoms displace outward and metal atoms inward, giving rise to (1 x 1) rippled relaxations, with the magnitude of the ripple being larger on TaC(100). Photoemission spectra of metal 4f levels from these surfaces show no obvious surface core-level shifts. Using x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), changes in (bulk) core-level binding energies, valence-band structures, and local carbon environments were determined for TaC/sub x/ (0.5
Research Organization:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6030
OSTI ID:
6116228
Journal Information:
J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States), Journal Name: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States) Vol. 7:3; ISSN JVTAD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English