Structure and stability of the twofold surface of icosahedral al-pd-mn by low-energy electron diffraction and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy

Z. Shen, C. J. Jenks, J. Anderegg, D. W. Delaney, T. A. Lograsso, P. A. Thiel, A. I. Goldman

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Abstract

We have used low-energy electron diffraction and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy to investigate the structure of the twofold surface of icosahedral Al-Pd-Mn. The regrowth of the surface by annealing after sputtering took place in two distinct stages. The first stage was the appearance of a fine-grained surface phase with icosahedral, or near-icosahedral, symmetry. For higher annealing temperatures (above 800 K) a bulk terminated face-centered icosahedral surface was observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1050-1053
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume78
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 10 1997
Externally publishedYes

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