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Core-Level Shifts at the Pt/W(110) Monolayer Bimetallic Interface
Surface Science (2009)
  • D. Mark Riffe, Utah State University
  • N. D. Shinn
  • B. Kim
  • K. J. Kim
  • T. H. Kang
Abstract

We have measured W and Pt 4f7/2 core-level photoemission spectra from interfaces formed by ultrathin Pt layers on W(1 1 0), completing our core-level measurements of W(1 1 0)-based bimetallic interfaces involving the group-10 metals Ni, Pd, and Pt. With increasing Pt coverage the sequence of W spectra can be described using three interfacial core-level peaks with binding-energy (BE) shifts (compared to the bulk) of −0.220 ± 0.015, −0.060 ± 0.015, and +0.110 ± 0.010 eV. We assign these features to 1D, 2D pseudomorphic (ps), and 2D closed-packed (cp) Pt phases, respectively. For ∼1 ps ML the Pt 4f7/2 BE is 71.40 ± 0.02 eV, a shift of +0.46 ± 0.09 eV with respect to the BE of bulk Pt metal. The W 4f7/2 core-level shifts induced by all three adsorbates are semiquantitatively described by the Born–Haber-cycle based partial-shift model of Nilsson et al. As with Ni/W(1 1 0), the difference in W 4f7/2 binding energies between ps and cp Pt phases has a large structural contribution. The Pt 4f lineshape is consistent with a small density of states at the Fermi level, reflective of the Pt monolayer having noble-metal-like electronic structure.

Keywords
  • Core level shift,
  • Platinum Pt,
  • Tungsten W,
  • W(110),
  • Bimetallic
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Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Publisher Statement
Surface Science 603, 3431 (2009)
Citation Information
"Core-Level Shifts at the Pt/W(110) Monolayer Bimetallic Interface," D. M. Riffe, N. D. Shinn, B. Kim, K. J. Kim, and T.-H. Kang, Surface Science 603, 3431 (2009) (doi:10.1016/j.susc.2009.10.006).