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Strong relaxations at the Cr2O3(0001) surface as determined via low-energy electron diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations

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Rohr,  Friedemann
Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Bäumer,  Marcus
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Freund,  Hans-Joachim       
Chemical Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Rohr, F., Bäumer, M., Freund, H.-J., Mejias, J., Staemmler, V., Müller, S., et al. (1997). Strong relaxations at the Cr2O3(0001) surface as determined via low-energy electron diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations. Surface Science, 372(1-3), L291-L297. doi:10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01255-1.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-93CD-6
Abstract
The surface structure of Cr2O3(0001) was investigated by quantitative low-energy electron diffraction and molecular dynamic simulations. In qualitative agreement with each other, both methods indicate strong vertical relaxations at and near the surface. These relaxations are concomitant with a charge reduction and depolarization, which stabilize the surface, yielding energies close to those found for non-polar oxide surfaces with non-divergent surface potentials. The lateral arrangement of oxygen atoms is identical to that in the bulk, i.e. there are no lateral distortions to accomodate the strong interlayer relaxations. The latter extend extend deep into the surface, with the experimentally determined changes of the first four interlayer distances being -38%, -21%, -25% and +11% with respect to the unrelaxed bulk values.