Vibrational Spectroscopy of Ordered Oxygen Adlayers on Ni/Cu(001) and Co/Cu(001) Thin Film Systems

Abstract

We report surface vibrations in c(2x2) oxygen adlayers on Ni and Co thin films on a Cu (001) substrate measured at gamma by high resolution EELS. For the Ni thin film surface, one phonon peak is measured for varying film thickness from 1.3 ML (monolayer) to 6 ML with a constant energy of 221cm -1. For the CO thin film surface, three loss peaks are found, whose relative intensities change as the film thicknesses are varied. One loss peak ca. 520 cm -1 is tentatively assigned to the Fuchs-Kliewer mode of cobalt oxide (CoO). The other two peaks at 317 cm -1 and 376 cm -1 are likely related to different bonding sites. Surface phonons on the p(2 x2) Co thin film (389 cm -1) and a bulk resonance mode (115 cm -1) are also reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235921

Entities

People

  • J. Kim
  • L. L. Kesmodel
  • M. H. Mohamed

Organizations

  • Indiana University Bloomington

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Cobalt
  • Cobalt Oxides
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Films
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Oxide Films
  • Oxides
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thick Films
  • Thin Films
  • United States

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  • Physics

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  • Thin Film Deposition Science.