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  • Materials science
  • Physical chemistry

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  • Controlling surface chemistry and film growth with electric fields is a key goal.
  • Experimental evidence for electric field effects on surface processes is limited.
  • Previous predictions suggested significant electric field impacts on various systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate experimental evidence of electric field-induced dynamic processes at surfaces.
  • To investigate the reduction of ultrathin nickel oxide films under high DC electric fields.
  • To elucidate the mechanism behind field-induced interfacial redox reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a custom-designed ultra-high vacuum (UHV) apparatus.
  • Applying spatially extended, homogeneous, high DC electric fields (>1 V nm⁻¹).
  • Characterizing ultrathin NiO films on Ag(100) surfaces and employing an effective model for analysis.

Main Results:

  • High DC electric fields (>0.9 V nm⁻¹) trigger dynamic processes, preceding static energetic changes.
  • Ultrathin NiO films on Ag(100) are reduced to supported Ni clusters under applied fields.
  • The interfacial redox process is attributed to a dissociative electron attachment resonant mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • Demonstrated a novel method for manipulating surface chemistry using strong external electric fields.
  • The findings show that dynamic processes are crucial in field-driven surface reactions.
  • The approach is broadly applicable to various interfacial systems for controlled film growth and reactions.