Novel interface-mediated metastable oxide phases: Vanadium oxides on Pd(111) - art. no. 086101

Authors
Surnev, S Kresse, G Ramsey, MG Netzer, FP
Citation
S. Surnev et al., Novel interface-mediated metastable oxide phases: Vanadium oxides on Pd(111) - art. no. 086101, PHYS REV L, 8708(8), 2001, pp. 6102
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
8708
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20010820)8708:8<6102:NIMOPV>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In the growth process of ultrathin films of vanadium oxides on Pd(111), a s equence of novel oxide phases with layer-dependent structures and oscillati ng oxidation states has been detected experimentally and understood theoret ically. These phases are interface mediated and metastable with respect to further oxide growth. Transformation into the stable oxide configuration oc curs beyond a critical thickness, where energetics combined with kinetic li mitations determine the oxide multilayer structure.