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1994

Photoemission

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Anharmonic Surface Vibrations In Photoemission From Alkali Metals, G. K. Wertheim, D. Mark Riffe, P. H. Citrin Jan 1994

Anharmonic Surface Vibrations In Photoemission From Alkali Metals, G. K. Wertheim, D. Mark Riffe, P. H. Citrin

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The phonon widths of outermost core-electron photoemission spectra from (110)-oriented overlayers of Na, K, and Rb metals show the expected Debye behavior for the bulk atoms, but significant deviations for the surface atoms. The data indicate a softening of the surface vibrational mode above 200 K. This effect, which is weak in Na but strong in K and Rb, demonstrates that the vibrational mode normal to the surface is anharmonic.


Photoemission Measurement Of Equilibrium Segregation At Gesi Surfaces, J. E. Rowe, D. Mark Riffe, G. K. Wertheim, J. C. Bean Jan 1994

Photoemission Measurement Of Equilibrium Segregation At Gesi Surfaces, J. E. Rowe, D. Mark Riffe, G. K. Wertheim, J. C. Bean

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Photoemission spectroscopy is used to demonstrate that Ge segregates to the first atomic layer of Ge0.5Si0.5(100)2×1 and that the second layer is predominantly Si. Comparison of the resolved signals from the dimer atoms of the reconstructed (100)2×1 surfaces of Ge, Si, and equiatomic Ge‐Si alloy shows that the surface layer of the alloy is extremely Ge rich and the second layer is occupied mainly by Si atoms. This result is in good agreement with theoretical predictions.