Direct observation of the basic mechanisms of Pd island nucleation on Au(111)

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作者
Casari, C. S. [1 ]
Foglio, S.
Siviero, F.
Li Bassi, A.
Passoni, M.
Bottani, C. E.
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Energia, I-20133 Milan, Italy
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2009年 / 79卷 / 19期
关键词
SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY; IMMISCIBLE METALS; ALLOY FORMATION; INITIAL GROWTH; SURFACE ALLOY; REACTIVITY; FILMS; RECONSTRUCTION; DISLOCATIONS; CATALYSIS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.195402
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The formation mechanisms of evaporated Pd islands on the reconstructed Au(111) 22 X root 3 herringbone surface have been here studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at room temperature. Atomically resolved STM images at the very early stages of growth provide a direct observation of the mechanisms involved in preferential Pd islands nucleation at the elbows of the herringbone structure. At low Pd coverage the Au(111) herringbone structure remains substantially unperturbed and isolated Pd atoms settled in hollow sites between Au atoms are found nearby the elbows and the distortions of the reconstructed surface. In the same regions, at extremely low coverage (0.003 ML), substituted Pd atoms in lattice sites of the Au(111) surface are also observed, revealing the occurrence of a place exchange mechanism. Substitution seems to play a fundamental role in the nucleation process, forming aggregation centers for incoming atoms and thus leading to the ordered growth of Pd islands on Au(111). Atomically resolved STM images of Pd islands reveal a close-packed arrangement with lattice parameter close to the interatomic distance between gold atoms in the fcc regions of the Au(111) surface. Distortion of the herringbone structure for Pd coverages higher than 0.25 ML indicates strong interaction between the growing islands and the topmost Au(111) layer.
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