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Angular-resolved VLEED from O-Cu(001): Valence bands, chemical bonds, potential barrier, and energy states
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Angular-resolved VLEED from O-Cu(001): Valence bands, chemical bonds, potential barrier, and energy states

C.Q. Sun
International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol.11(25), pp.3073-3091
1997
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Abstract

It is shown that the VLEED, furnished with appropriate modelling approaches, is able to reveal comprehensive information about the details of a surface. Constructing Brillouin zones from the critical positions on the angular-resolved VLEED spectra yields information about valence bands and in-plane reconstruction of the O-Cu(001) surface. Decoding the fine-structure features with new models [J. Phys. Chem. Solids58 903 (1997) and J. Phys.: Condens. Matt., C9, 5823 (1997)] rewards us with consistent understanding of the bond formation and its consequences. It is interpreted that the bond forming results in the dislocation of surface atoms, the variation of energy states, the nonuniformity and anisotropy of the potential barrier, and the reduction in both work function and inner potential of the surface.

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2 Chemistry
2.41 Catalysts
2.41.25 Catalytic Oxidation
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Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Physics, Mathematical
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