Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1668065 | Thin Solid Films | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Using low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and low energy ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS) we investigated the structure of the surface of 1.0 monolayer (ML) Al/W(110) prepared by annealing at 900 K. A p(1 × 1) LEED image was acquired for the 1.0 ML Al/W(110) surface while the substrate temperature was maintained at 900 K during Al deposition. We found that, 1.0 ML Al atoms cover the W(110) surface uniformly, and do not form three-dimensional islands. We also measured the Al adsorption site at the 1.0 ML Al/W(110) surface using ISS. The ISS results show that the 1.0 ML Al/W(110) surface prepared by annealing at 900 K has two domains with a p(1 × 1) structure. The experiments reveal that the Al atoms were adsorbed at the centers of the hollow sites and are located ± 0.55 Å to the [11¯0] side, and the adsorption height was 2.13 Å above the W surface.