From the low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) analysis of the (110) surface of palladium we have determined an oscillatory relaxation with respect to the bulk interlayer spacing in the two topmost layers. We used R-factors for quantitative comparison of theoretical I-V curves with the experimental data. The oscillatory relaxation of the surface Pd(110) d12 = (1.33 ± 0.05) Å, d23 = (1.44 ± 0.0...

A theory of low-energy electron dif fraction (LEED) amplitudes is developed for a model in which the crystal surface is represented by a step-function termination of the bulk crystal potential ("bare-substrate" mode l ) . The crystal is considered to be centro-symmetric and it is assumed that either the crystal has a two-fold axis of rotation normal to the surface or the primay beam is normally...

The reconstruction and growth kinetics of gallium nitride (0001) and (000 ) surfaces are studied using scanning tunneling microscopy, reflection high-energy electron diffraction, and low-energy electron diffraction. Results for bare GaN surfaces are summarized, with particular attention paid to the “pseudo-1×1” reconstruction of the (0001) face. Changes in the surface structure and kinetic proc...

The wetting behaviour of methane on graphite has been studied by means of low energy electron diffraction and reflection high energy electron diffraction in the temperature range 14-40 K. Incomplete wetting, or crystallite formation, is detected over the entire temperature range for films with thicknesses of 15 or more layers. Isosteric heats of adsorption are reported for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ...