Title
Structure of the monoclinic Al<inf>13</inf> Fe<inf>4</inf>(010) complex metallic alloy surface determined by low-energy electron diffraction
Date Issued
13 July 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Matilainen A.
Pussi K.
Diehl R.D.
Hahne M.
Gille P.
Gaudry
McGuirk G.M.
De Weerd M.C.
Fournée V.
Ledieu J.
Université de Lorraine
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
Complex metallic alloys having isolated transition-metal elements in the surface layer have been reported to work well as selective hydrogenation catalysts. We report an experimental determination of the surface structure of one such compound Al13 Fe4(010). The structure was determined using low-energy electron diffraction. The best-fit structure terminates in a layer similar to the puckered bulk layer but lacking some of the Al and Fe atoms. Protruding Fe atoms are located in the middle of adjacent pentagonal Al formations, connected to each other by Al "glue" atoms. The top interlayer spacing is compressed relative to the bulk with oscillating relaxations observed for subsequent layers at the surface.
Volume
92
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de la materia condensada
Física y Astronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84938275906
Source
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
ISSN of the container
10980121
Sponsor(s)
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Seventh Framework Programme, 277829, FP7
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