Hi. Starnberg et al., LOW-TEMPERATURE ADSORPTION OF CS ON LAYERED TIS2 STUDIED BY PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY, Surface science, 384(1-3), 1997, pp. 785-790
The adsorption of Cs on a TiS2 cleavage plane at 110 K was studied by
core level and valence band photoelectron spectroscopy, using synchrot
ron radiation. The Cs 4d core level spectra, together with LEED observ
ations, reveal that the Cs at low coverage forms a disordered phase on
the surface, but condenses to form ordered islands as the coverage is
increased. A small amount of Cs was seen to intercalate even at 110 K
. As the sample was allowed to warm up, the ordered Cs phase melted to
form a disordered phase again, although with the binding energy being
different from the disordered low-temperature phase. At this stage th
e intercalation process accelerated, and before reaching room temperat
ure most of the Cs had intercalated. The S 2p and Ti 3p core level spe
ctra exhibits shifts and broadenings, and the valence band spectra pro
vide clear evidence for charge transfer from both adsorbed and interca
lated Cs to the host layers. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.