In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, vol. 121, no. 8, p. 4363–4367
Ultrathin MgO films grown on Ag(001) have been investigated using X-ray and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopies for oxide films successively exposed to Mg and O₂ flux. Studying work functions and layer-resolved Auger shifts allows us to keep track of band profiles from the oxide surface to the interface and reveal the charge- transfer mechanisms underlying the controlled creation of...
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In: Physical Review B, 2014, vol. 90, no. 12, p. 125433
The properties of MgO/Ag(001) ultrathin films with substitutional Mg atoms in the interface metal layer have been investigated by means of Auger electron diffraction experiments, ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Exploiting the layer-by-layer resolution of the MgKL23L23 Auger spectra and using multiple scattering calculations, we first...
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In: Physical Review Letters, 2013, vol. 111, no. 2, p. 027601
By combining x-ray excited Auger electron diffraction experiments and multiple scattering calculations we reveal a layer-resolved shift for the Mg KL₂₃L₂₃ Auger transition in MgO ultrathin films (4–6 Å) on Ag(001). This resolution is exploited to demonstrate the possibility of controlling Mg atom incorporation at the MgO/Ag(001) interface by exposing the MgO films to a Mg flux. A...
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