atomic force microscopy;
magnesium oxides;
single crystal surfaces;
surface structure;
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy;
D O I:
10.1016/0039-6028(95)01187-0
中图分类号:
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号:
070304 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Cleaved MgO surfaces are characterized under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions, by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). To obtain well-defined samples, MgO crystals are cleaved under dry nitrogen, prior to being quickly inserted in UHV via a load-lock system. AFM images show 10 to 100 nm wide (100) terraces running over distances of microns. After either adsorption or contamination in UHV, cleaved MgO surfaces can be cleaned by heating samples at 1200 K under an oxygen pressure > 10(-3) Pa without inducing any visible change in the surface morphology. In contrast, the exposure to ambient air strongly affects these surfaces by irreversibly producing disordered similar to 10 X 10 nm(2) patches.
机构:
Kobe Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
Univ London Univ Coll, Dept Chem, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, England
London Ctr Nanotechnol, London WC1H 0AJ, EnglandKobe Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
Pang, Chi Lun
Sasahara, Akira
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Kobe Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, CREST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 3320012, Japan
Japan Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Nomi, Ishikawa 9231292, JapanKobe Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
Sasahara, Akira
Onishi, Hiroshi
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Univ London Univ Coll, Dept Chem, 20 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AJ, England
London Ctr Nanotechnol, London WC1H 0AJ, EnglandKobe Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Sci, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan