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Identification of a surface state of the (111) terraces of stepped Cu(211)

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

The surface electronic structure of a stepped Cu(211) crystal was elucidated by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. A surface state was found on the three-atom terraces, indicating that the terrace surface potential resembles that of a Cu(111) crystal surface. The d-band dispersion relations of Cu(211) were also found to resemble bulk copper closely. The observed enhanced reactivity of the stepped surface does not appear to arise from gross changes in the surface electronic structure.

Research Organization:
Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
OSTI ID:
6981031
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 41:5; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English