INITIAL GROWTH OF A SILVER THIN-FILM ON A PT(110)-(1X2) SURFACE

The growth mode of a silver ultrathin film on a Pt(110)-(1 x 2) recons tructed surface was studied by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and ultraviolet photoelectron spect roscopy (UPS) at room temperature. The Auger uptake curve of this syst em shows a premonolayer break and a monolayer break with an initial li near growth. An unusual increase in intensity of integer beams of LEED was observed after silver atoms filled the missing-row sites in an ou t-of-phase scattering. This property can be used to calibrate the cove rage of an adsorbate. UP spectra show that the d-band and the Fermi ed ge have some interesting changes. These results indicate that the grow th of this system follows the Stranski-Krastanov mode. The growth mech anism is discussed.