Abstract
The atomic positions of the oxygen-induced c(2×2)-O, (3×1)-O and (4×1)-O surface structures on Nb(100) are determined by first-principles electronic structure calculations within the density functional theory comparing experimentally observed scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images. STM images of these surfaces are calculated on the basis of the theory of Tersoff and Hamann. The theoretical and experimental STM images of the oxygen-chemisorbed c(2×2)-O structural model agree well. However, only the oxide-covered (3×1)-O and (4×1)-O structural models with two layers of NbO and contraction of the unit length along longitudinal 〈100〉 direction by 10% result in the theoretical STM images that agree with the experimental ones.
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