Efficient determiniation of multilayer relaxation in the Pt(210) stepped and densely kinked surface

Abstract

The multilayer relaxation of the Pt(210) stepped and kinked surface is analyzed by low-energy-electron diffraction. This is the first application of the new real-space multiple-scattering theory of LEED, designed specifically for such open surfaces where conventional theories fail. Combined with an automated tensor LEED method, it efficiently detects nonalternating atomic relaxations which are oriented primarily perpendicular to the surface. These relaxations are in qualitative agreement with new embedded-atom-method results.