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Surface electronic structure of Pb/Cu(100): surface band filling and folding
V Joco1, J Martínez-Blanco, P Segovia
1Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
We report an investigation into the surface electronic structure of Pb/Cu(100) in the submonolayer coverage range. A prominent surface band is detected in the whole coverage range analysed. The band is gradually filled as Pb coverage increases. For a Pb coverage of 0.375 ML, corresponding to the c(4 × 4) phase, a strong c(4 × 4) folding of this state is observed in the valence band. The origin of these results and the nature of the surface electronic structure of Pb/Cu(100)- c(4 × 4) are discussed.
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