Three surface-shifted core levels on Be(0001)

Abstract

The results of a high resolution photoemission study of the Be(0001) surface carried out at temperatures between 100 and 450 K are reported. At 100 K, three distinctly shifted Be 1s levels, exhibiting shifts of -825, -570, and -265 meV, are revealed and interpreted to originate from the three outermost atomic layers. Identification of two subsurface core level shifts and a first layer surface shift of -825 meV is unique among close-packed metal surfaces. Temperature dependent broadening effects observed in the bulk and surface BE 1s peaks are also reported.