Abstract
The effect of sodium adsorption on a gold film deposited on a tungsten substrate was studied. The deposition of Na atoms onto a thin film of gold on tungsten leads to a change in the spectra of the valence band and the core levels of gold and tungsten. An analysis of the spectra showed that the sodium atoms in the surface layer are in a neutral state, and the diffusion of sodium atoms deep into the gold film leads to the formation of the NaxAuy intermetallic compound. Heating a gold film with the formed NaxAuy intermetallic compound at a temperature 640 K leads to partial desorption of sodium and gold atoms from the surface layer of the NaxAuy intermetallic compound.
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