Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1673433 | Thin Solid Films | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation and ab-initio electronic structure calculations were used in order to describe the fine structure of the valence band in the Sn/Ni(111) system. The characteristic contributions of each metal in the valence band photoemission spectra obtained with a photon energy of 80 eV and their changes upon the formation of the (√3 × √3)R30° Sn/Ni(111) surface alloy were also born out in the calculated density-of-states curves in fair agreement with the experiments. The Sn–Ni interaction leads to a considerable broadening of the valence band width at the bimetallic surfaces.
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Authors
S. Karakalos, S. Ladas, P. Janecek, F. Sutara, V. Nehasil, N. Tsud, K. Prince, V. Matolin, V. Chab, N.I. Papanicolaou, A. Dianat, A. Gross,