Energetics of Sr adatom interactions on the Mo(112) surface
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© 2004 American Physical Society (APS). This is the accepted version of the following article: Kiejna, A. & Nieminen, Risto M. 2004. Energetics of Sr adatom interactions on the Mo(112) surface. Physical Review B. Volume 69, Issue 23. 235424-1-7. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.69.235424, which has been published in final form at http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.235424.
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2004
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235424-1-7
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Physical Review B, Volume 69, Issue 23
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First-principles methods are used to investigate the formation and structure of the ordered phases of Sr atoms adsorbed on the furrowed Mo(112) surface. The energetics of various commensurate and incommensurate adatom structures providing information on lateral interactions between adatoms is determined for coverages 0.11⩽Θ⩽1 monolayer. It is found that the binding energy of Sr atoms decreases with increasing coverage. The experimentally observed p(8×1) and p(5×1) adatom chains are found to belong to the most favored structures for Θ<0.5. The energetic difference between these two structures amounts to 20meV. The experimental work function variation with Sr adatom coverage is very well reproduced. The energy barriers for Sr diffusion along the atomic troughs are calculated and discussed.Description
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Sr atoms, adatom structures
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Kiejna, A. & Nieminen, Risto M. 2004. Energetics of Sr adatom interactions on the Mo(112) surface. Physical Review B. Volume 69, Issue 23. 235424-1-7. ISSN 1550-235X (electronic). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.69.235424.
