Imaging of the hydrogen subsurface site in rutile TiO2

From an interplay between simultaneously recorded noncontact atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy images and simulations based on density functional theory, we reveal the location of single hydrogen species in the surface and subsurface layers of rutile TiO2. Subsurface hydrogen...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2009-04, Vol.102 (13), p.136103-136103
Main Authors: Enevoldsen, Georg H, Pinto, Henry P, Foster, Adam S, Jensen, Mona C R, Hofer, Werner A, Hammer, Bjørk, Lauritsen, Jeppe V, Besenbacher, Flemming
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Language:English
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Summary:From an interplay between simultaneously recorded noncontact atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy images and simulations based on density functional theory, we reveal the location of single hydrogen species in the surface and subsurface layers of rutile TiO2. Subsurface hydrogen atoms (H(sub)) are found to reside in a stable interstitial site as subsurface OH groups detectable in scanning tunneling microscopy as a characteristic electronic state but imperceptible to atomic force microscopy. The combined atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and density functional theory study demonstrates a general scheme to reveal near surface defects and interstitials in poorly conducting materials.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.136103