Abstract

ABSTRACTWe present electron diffraction, and high-resolution angle-resolved and angle-integrated photoemission studies of the initial phases of adsorption and growth of Ag on Ge(111). The results provide information on the structural properties of the Ge(111)-c(2×8) substrate surface, show Ag grows upon it almost laminarly at room temperature, and unambiguously demonstrate the presence of a small amount of Ge segregating on top of the growing Ag overlayer. The origins and behavior of these segregated atoms are discussed. Ag films more than a few monolayers thick exhibit quantum well states which are observed to evolve as a function of film thickness.

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