The electronic structure of Pd and Pt atoms adsorbed on the (100), (11
0), and (111) surfaces of silver and of the related dilute alloys has
been studied at different temperatures using ultraviolet photoelectron
spectroscopy (UPS). The observed differences in lineshape of the virt
ual bound palladium 4d (platinum 5d) state on isolated atoms supported
on the differently oriented surfaces in comparison with an impurity a
tom embedded in the first layer and in the bulk are well accounted for
by a many-body calculation performed within the Anderson single impur
ity model. This analysis clearly indicates a stronger sd-hybridization
in the bulk than at the surface, consistent with the change in coordi
nation number.