Abstract
Substrate core chemical shifts upon chemisorption of oxygen on aluminum are observed using variable-excitation-energy photoelectron spectroscopy. At low exposures a unique intermediate oxidation state evolves where the level is shifted by only 1.3 eV toward higher binding energy as compared to the 2.6-eV shift observed for heavily oxidized aluminum ( ). Simultaneous observation of the resonance shows evidence for a sharp phase change at exposures close to monolayer formation.
- Received 7 September 1976
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.37.1282
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