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Höcker J, Krisponeit JO, Cambeis J, Zakharov A, Niu Y, Wei G, Colombi Ciacchi L, Falta J, Schaefer A, Flege JI. Growth and structure of ultrathin praseodymium oxide layers on ruthenium(0001). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:3480-3485. [PMID: 27827476 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06853g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The growth, morphology, structure, and stoichiometry of ultrathin praseodymium oxide layers on Ru(0001) were studied using low-energy electron microscopy and diffraction, photoemission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. At a growth temperature of 760 °C, the oxide is shown to form hexagonally close-packed (A-type) Pr2O3(0001) islands that are up to 3 nm high. Depending on the local substrate step density, the islands either adopt a triangular shape on sufficiently large terraces or acquire a trapezoidal shape with the long base aligned along the substrate steps.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jan Höcker
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
| | - Jon-Olaf Krisponeit
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany. and MAPEX Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
| | - Julian Cambeis
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
| | - Gang Wei
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, Am Fallturm 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
| | - Lucio Colombi Ciacchi
- MAPEX Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany and Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, Am Fallturm 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
| | - Jens Falta
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany. and MAPEX Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
| | - Andreas Schaefer
- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
| | - Jan Ingo Flege
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany. and MAPEX Institute for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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