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Electronic and crystal structure of the Pt(111)-(√3 × √3)R30°-K system. / Koroteev, Yu. M.; Chulkov, E. V.
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T1 - Electronic and crystal structure of the Pt(111)-(√3 × √3)R30°-K system
AU - Koroteev, Yu. M.
AU - Chulkov, E. V.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - We present the density functional calculation results for K adsorption on Pt(111) in a (√3 × √3)R30° structure. The site preference, surface relaxation, work function, and electron structure of the system are analyzed. The hcp hollow position is found to be the most favorable for K adsorption. The calculated surface relaxations and adsorption geometry are in agreement with available experimental data. It is demonstrated that the K adsorption leads to the disappearance of a number of platinum surface and resonance states in the energy region above −2 eV and to the appearance of new platinum surface features, as well as bands that are significantly localized at the adsorbate. It is found that the K adsorption 1) transforms the Shockley surface state lying in the bulk band gap near the Γ¯ point on the clean Pt surface into the state localized at the K adlayer and 2) pushes this state up in energy by about 0.17 eV relative to the bottom of the bulk band gap. It is shown that the Rashba spin-orbit strength parameter in this state is surprisingly greater than the respective parameter in the Shockley surface state on Au(111) and Bi(111).
AB - We present the density functional calculation results for K adsorption on Pt(111) in a (√3 × √3)R30° structure. The site preference, surface relaxation, work function, and electron structure of the system are analyzed. The hcp hollow position is found to be the most favorable for K adsorption. The calculated surface relaxations and adsorption geometry are in agreement with available experimental data. It is demonstrated that the K adsorption leads to the disappearance of a number of platinum surface and resonance states in the energy region above −2 eV and to the appearance of new platinum surface features, as well as bands that are significantly localized at the adsorbate. It is found that the K adsorption 1) transforms the Shockley surface state lying in the bulk band gap near the Γ¯ point on the clean Pt surface into the state localized at the K adlayer and 2) pushes this state up in energy by about 0.17 eV relative to the bottom of the bulk band gap. It is shown that the Rashba spin-orbit strength parameter in this state is surprisingly greater than the respective parameter in the Shockley surface state on Au(111) and Bi(111).
KW - Density functional calculations
KW - Relativistic effects
KW - Surface electronic structure
KW - Work function
KW - IMAGE POTENTIAL STATES
KW - ALKALI-METALS
KW - WORK FUNCTION
KW - PT(111)
KW - ADSORPTION
KW - EXCITED-STATES
KW - DIFFUSION-COEFFICIENT
KW - SURFACE-DIFFUSION
KW - POTASSIUM
KW - SCATTERING
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046829467&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046829467
VL - 678
SP - 99
EP - 105
JO - Surface Science
JF - Surface Science
SN - 0039-6028
ER -
ID: 36280132