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Potassium-induced charge redistribution on Si(111) surfaces studied by core-level photoemission spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Molecular Science Research Center, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington 99352 (United States)
  2. AT T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (United States)
  3. Department of Chemistry, Ruhr University, 4630 Bochum (Germany)
  4. Institute of Material Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 (Japan)

High-resolution core-level photoemission spectra of the K/Si(111)(7{times}7) surface system are presented. The Si 2{ital p} results show that potassium adsorption induces a Si 2{ital p} core level to shift to o/Ihighero/P binding energy, i.e., to the opposite direction than that expected from the Si-K electronegativity differences. This result is compared with that of the K/Si(111)({radical}3 {times} {radical}3 ){ital R}30{degree}-B system and is interpreted in terms of the K-induced charge redistribution between the Si-adatom--rest-atom pair.

DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
7207065
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 45:11; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English