Reversibly Switching the Charge State and Adsorption Location of A Single Potassium Atom on Ultrathin CuO Films.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 59(34): 14321-14325, 2020 Aug 17.
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ABSTRACT
Potassium (K) cations are spontaneously formed upon thermal deposition of low-coverage K onto an ultrathin CuO monolayer grown on Cu(110) and they were explored by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The formed K cations are highly immobile and thermally stable. The local work function around an individual K cation decreases by 1.5±0.3â
eV, and a charging zone underneath it is established within about 1.0â
nm. The cationic and neutral states of the K atom are switchable upon application of an STM bias voltage pulse, which is simultaneously accompanied by an adsorption site relocation.
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