Abstract
Surface atomic structures of clean, oxygen-adsorbed, and oxidized (111) nickel have been studied quantitatively by using MeV ion scattering in combination with AES and MEED. We show that; the clean (111) nickel surface has the bulk-like structure with reconstruction or relaxation less than 0.02 Å, the surface thermal vibration amplitude is enhanced by ~20% compared to the bulk value, adsorbed oxygen results in surface lattice expansion by ~0.15 Å which is closely correlated to the p(2 × 2) or (√3 × √3) R30° superstructure, and oxidation at room temperature saturates at a stage which incorporates ~ 3 monolayers of nickel in a stoichiometric amorphous film of NiO whereas at temperatures higher than ~200° C thicker oxide films are produced. Our study indicates that each oxygen atom adsorbed on the Ni(111) surface interacts with and relaxes three nearest neighbor nickel atoms, and after saturation of the relaxation, oxidation of three monolayers takes place abruptly after which the oxide layer on the surface apparently blocks further reaction.
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