Structural investigation of the dynamics of the NiO(111) surface by GIXS

Authors
Barbier, A Renaud, G Mocuta, C Stierle, A
Citation
A. Barbier et al., Structural investigation of the dynamics of the NiO(111) surface by GIXS, SURF SCI, 435, 1999, pp. 761-764
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
SURFACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00396028 → ACNP
Volume
435
Year of publication
1999
Pages
761 - 764
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(19990802)435:<761:SIOTDO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The behaviour of the NiO(111) surface has been investigated by grazing inci dence X-ray scattering (GIXS). We show on single crystals with an improved crystalline quality that NiO(111) is always p(2 x 2) reconstructed. After a ir annealing the structure is close to the predicted octopolar reconstructi on; after in situ annealing and oxidation it is very different. The transfo rmation of the surface is continuous with temperature but seems to be only based on two possible atomic configurations. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.