Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5426441 | Surface Science | 2006 | 5 Pages |
One monolayer of Ag deposited on Cu(1Â 1Â 1) shows two kinds of characteristic reconstruction, depending on the conditions of the preparation: the incommensurate moiré structure appears for one monolayer prepared at 200Â K whereas a monolayer deposited at room temperature (or higher) exhibits a quasi-commensurate triangular structure. By high-resolution ARUPS measurements on the triangular structure we find an opening of a gap in the Shockley state band, which is a signature of the super-lattice. On the other hand, no gap opening is observed on the moiré structure. In addition, we show that the Shockley state plays an important role in the adsorption process of rare gas atoms on these surfaces. ARUPS experiments on adsorbed Xe on 0.6Â ML Ag/Cu(1Â 1Â 1) show clearly that the Xe atoms favor the adsorption on the Ag islands, before the Cu terraces will be covered at higher Xe exposure.