Collective vibrational modes of the high-density (1 × 1)-O phase on Ru(001)

T. Moritz, D. Menzel, W. Widdra

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Abstract

High-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (HREELS) has been used to investigate the vibrational properties of the newly discovered, well-ordered oxygen (1 × 1) overlayer on Ru(001). The totally symmetric Ru-O stretch has been mapped out along the Γ̄-K̄-M̄-K̄direction of the surface Brillouin zone (SBZ). The stretching mode exhibits a strong downward dispersion of about 100 cm-1 along Γ̄-K̄ starting at 660 cm-1, with a subsequent upward dispersion along K̄-M̄. The dispersion observed for small k is explained by dominating long-range dynamical dipole-dipole coupling. From comparisons of experimental data in the vicinity of the Γ̄ point with calculations for dipole-dipole coupling, the frequency of the isolated oscillator (singleton frequency), as well as the vibrational and electronic polarizabilities, can be estimated to be 598 cm-1, 0.8 angstrom3 and 1.7 angstrom3, respectively. However, the short-range interactions deviate significantly from dynamical dipole-dipole interactions as is documented by the discrepancy between the calculated and the observed dispersion between K̄ and M̄.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-68
Number of pages5
JournalSurface Science
Volume427-428
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 1999
EventProceedings of the 1998 9th International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces (VAS9) - Kanagawa-ken, Jpn
Duration: 12 Oct 199816 Oct 1998

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