Abstract
The adsorption of Li and K atoms on the (001) surface of tungsten is found to exhibit remarkable differences in the surface core-level shifts (SCLS) of the W 4f level and in adsorbate-induced changes of the transition temperature of the substrate surface reconstruction. Density-functional theory calculations suggest that these results reflect mainly the different bonding geometry of the adatoms, and, for example, the adsorption of potassium is largely affected by an adsorbate-induced reconstruction of the substrate (dimerization of W atoms).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L515-L520 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 430 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 21 Jun 1999 |