We describe the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on a Cu(001) substrate, providing an atomic-scale description of the onset of metallization in this prototypical adsorption system. A combination of helium atom scattering and density-functional theory reveals pronounced changes in the electronic charge distribution on the formation of the c(5√2×√2)R45° Li/Cu(001) structure, as in-plane bonds are created. Charge donation from Li-substrate bonds is found to facilitate the formation of stable, bonded, and depolarized chains of Li adatoms that coexist with an interleaved phase of independent adatoms. The resultant overlayer has a commensurate charge distribution and lattice modulations but differs fundamentally from structurally similar charge-density wave systems
Huang, C., Fratesi, G., Maclaren, D., Luo, W., Brivio, G., Allison, W. (2010). Charge redistribution in the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on Cu(001). PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS, 82(8), 1-4 [10.1103/PhysRevB.82.081413].
Charge redistribution in the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on Cu(001)
BRIVIO, GIANPAOLO;
2010
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We describe the formation of one-dimensional lithium wires on a Cu(001) substrate, providing an atomic-scale description of the onset of metallization in this prototypical adsorption system. A combination of helium atom scattering and density-functional theory reveals pronounced changes in the electronic charge distribution on the formation of the c(5√2×√2)R45° Li/Cu(001) structure, as in-plane bonds are created. Charge donation from Li-substrate bonds is found to facilitate the formation of stable, bonded, and depolarized chains of Li adatoms that coexist with an interleaved phase of independent adatoms. The resultant overlayer has a commensurate charge distribution and lattice modulations but differs fundamentally from structurally similar charge-density wave systemsFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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