Abstract
We present results of combined theoretical and experimental studies of the surface phases produced by hydrogen adsorption on tungsten (110) and molybdenum (110) planes. We have formulated a theoretical model which has the following ingredients: (1) a possible adsorbate-induced lateral shift reconstruction of the substrate surface; (2) two-body and three-body interactions among hydrogen atoms; and (3) a coupling of the overlayer ordering to the substrate reconstruction. This model gives good agreement with the observed phase diagram for H/W( 110) which shows a (2x1) phase at low coverages and a (2x2) phase, as well as substrate reconstruction, at high coverages. In the case of H/Mo(110), for which no reconstruction is observed, the lack of a (2x1) phase suggests the presence of a strong three-body interaction among the adatoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1045-1048 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |