Abstract
Bimetallic surfaces formed by the evaporation of Fe onto a Pt(1 1 1) single crystal at 350 K in ultrahigh vacuum were examined by X-ray electron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction (LEED), and low energy ion scattering. Some alloying occurs upon deposition, but heating thick Fe films to 600-850 K causes diffusion of Fe into the near-surface region and forms an alloy layer at the surface which contains 0.5-ML Fe. Annealing to 750 K orders the alloy and results in formation of a diffuse 2 × 2 LEED pattern. This procedure produces Fe-containing alloy surfaces that are more thermally stable against Pt surface segregation than expected from the behavior of Pt80Fe20(1 1 1) bulk crystals, and significant amounts of Fe are stabilized in the surface layer until temperatures as high as 950 K. Alloying with Fe causes a +0.40-eV chemical shift in the Pt(4f7/2) peak, but no chemical shift of the Fe(3d5/2) peak in the bulk of the crystal.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | L391-L396 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 513 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry
Keywords
- Alloys
- Iron
- Low energy electron diffraction (LEED)
- Low energy ion scattering (LEIS)
- Metallic surfaces
- Platinum
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy