External-charge-induced surface reconstruction on Ag(110)

Abstract

The effect of external fields on the structural and electronic properties of Ag(110) is investigated using local-density-functional theory. We find that Ag(110) undergoes a (1\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}2) missing row reconstruction as an excess charge of \ensuremath{\simeq}0.05 electron per surface atom is added onto the surface. Our result supports an electron-donation mechanism for the alkali-metals-induced reconstruction on the (110) surface of the 3d and 4d fcc metals. The surface interlayer spacings are found to be insensitive to the applied field in the absence of field-induced surface reconstruction.