Abstract
We determined the local adsorption structure of disordered oxygen on the Ni(111) surface by means of diffuse holographic LEED. The measurements have been performed above the critical temperature (Tc=450 K) for the oxygen order–disorder phase transition at 500 K and at a coverage of Θ=0.25 ML. At this temperature we found, in agreement with a previous LEED-IV-analysis [Surf. Sci. 349 (1996) 185], that besides the fcc threefold sites also hcp sites are occupied. In addition, a small amount seems to be located also at top and bridge sites. Reconstructing the holographic wavefield information, the different oxygen adsorption geometries are superimposed in the real space image. Nevertheless, a spatial resolution of 0.5–1 Å was sufficient to clearly distinguish between them. The influence of algorithmic parameters on the image quality was tested.
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