Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Charge redistribution in the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on Cu(001) / C. Huang, G. Fratesi, D.A. Maclaren, W. Luo, G.P. Brivio, W. Allison. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - 82:8(2010 Aug 26), pp. 081413.1-081413.4.
Abstract:
We describe the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on a Cu(001) substrate, providing an atomic-scale description of the onset of metallization in this prototypical adsorption system. A combination of helium atom scattering and density-functional theory reveals pronounced changes in the electronic charge distribution on the formation of the c (5√2×√2) R45°Li/Cu(001) structure, as in-plane bonds are created. Charge donation from Li-substrate bonds is found to facilitate the formation of stable, bonded, and depolarized chains of Li adatoms that coexist with an interleaved phase of independent adatoms. The resultant overlayer has a commensurate charge distribution and lattice modulations but differs fundamentally from structurally similar charge-density wave systems.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
metal-surfaces; C(2X2) structure; LI adsorption; helium-atom; transition; scattering
Elenco autori:
C. Huang, G. Fratesi, D.A. Maclaren, W. Luo, G.P. Brivio, W. Allison
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