Surface termination of CePt5/Pt(111): the key to chemical inertness
2015
The surface termination of CePt5/Pt(111) is determined experimentally by LEED-IV. In accordance with
recent theoretical predictions, a dense Pt terminated surface is being found. Whereas the CePt5 volume lattice
comprises Pt kagome layers, additional Pt atoms occupy the associated hole positions at the surface. This
finding provides a natural explanation for the remarkable inertness of the CePt5 intermetallic. Implications of the
structural relaxations determined by LEED-IV analysis are discussed with regard to observations by scanning
tunneling microscopy and electron spectroscopies.
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