Abstract
Measured angular distributions for O- and Cu+ ejected by 1500-eV Ar+-ion bombardment of chemisorbed oxygen on Cu(001) exhibit anisotropies which vary by greater than a factor of 2. Molecular-dynamics calculations of the ion-impact event agree well with experiment if the oxygen atom is placed in a fourfold coordination site 1.2-1.5 a above the Cu(001) plane. Angle-resolved secondary-ion mass spectrometry is proposed as a powerful new method for the determination of adsorbate positions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 220-223 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1979 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy