Abstract
The Au(111) surface is an excellent substrate for the growth of ultrathin oxide films. Although it is chemically relatively inert, the high electronegativity of Au tends to give rise to strong interactions between the oxide film and the substrate via charge transfer processes. Many new surface oxide structures with unique properties have been observed in ultrathin film form that have no analogues as bulk crystal terminations.
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Abbreviations
- 2D:
-
Two-dimensional
- 3D:
-
Three-dimensional
- AES:
-
Auger electron spectroscopy
- CVD:
-
Chemical vapor deposition
- FCC:
-
Face centered cubic
- HCP:
-
Hexagonal close packing
- LEED:
-
Low-energy electron diffraction
- MBE:
-
Molecular beam epitaxy
- ML:
-
Monolayer
- PVD:
-
Physical vapor deposition
- RHEED:
-
Reflection high energy electron diffraction
- RLAD:
-
Reactive-layer-assisted deposition
- RT:
-
Room temperature
- SMSI:
-
Strong metal-support interactions
- STM:
-
Scanning tunneling microscopy
- STS:
-
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy
- TMAA:
-
Trimethyl acetic acid
- TPD:
-
Thermal programmed desorption
- UHV:
-
Ultrahigh vacuum
- XPS:
-
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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Wu, C., Castell, M.R. (2016). Ultrathin Oxide Films on Au(111) Substrates. In: Netzer, F., Fortunelli, A. (eds) Oxide Materials at the Two-Dimensional Limit. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 234. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28332-6_5
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