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Novel Electronic And Magnetic Properties Of Ultrathin Chromium Oxide Films Grown On Pt(111), P S. Robbert, H Geisler, C A. Ventrice Jr, J Van Ek, S Chaturvedi, J A. Rodriguez, M Kuhn, U Diebold Jan 1998

Novel Electronic And Magnetic Properties Of Ultrathin Chromium Oxide Films Grown On Pt(111), P S. Robbert, H Geisler, C A. Ventrice Jr, J Van Ek, S Chaturvedi, J A. Rodriguez, M Kuhn, U Diebold

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The growth of epitaxial metal–oxide films on lattice-mismatched metal substrates often results in the formation of unique overlayer structures. In particular, epitaxial chromium oxide films grown on Pt(111) exhibit a p(2×2) symmetry through the first two monolayers of growth which is followed by a (√3×√3)R30° phase that is attributed to the growth of a Cr2O3(0001) overlayer. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy measurements have been performed on the CrOx/Pt(111) system. The electronic structures of CrO2, Cr2O3, and Cr3O4 were calculated using the linear muffin-tin orbital method in …


H2s Adsorption On Chromium, Chromia, And Gold/Chromia Surfaces: Photoemission Studies, J A. Rodriguez, S Chaturvedi, U Diebold, M Kuhn, J Van Ek, P S. Robbert, H Geisler, C A. Ventrice Jr Jan 1997

H2s Adsorption On Chromium, Chromia, And Gold/Chromia Surfaces: Photoemission Studies, J A. Rodriguez, S Chaturvedi, U Diebold, M Kuhn, J Van Ek, P S. Robbert, H Geisler, C A. Ventrice Jr

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The reaction of H2S with chromium, chromia, and Au/chromia films grown on a Pt(111) crystal has been investigated using synchrotron-based high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy. At 300 K, H2S completely decomposes on polycrystalline chromium producing a chemisorbed layer of S that attenuates the Cr 3d valence features. No evidence was found for the formation of CrSx species. The dissociation of H2S on Cr3O4 and Cr2O3 films at room temperature produces a decrease of 0.3–0.8 eV in the work function of the surface and significant binding-energy shifts (0.2–0.6 eV) …