The growth of epitaxial iron oxides on platinum (111) as studied by x-ray photoelectron diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction

or the first time, three complementary surface structure probes, x-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) have been combined in a single instrument. This experimental system has been utilized to study the structure and growth mechanisms of iron oxide films on Pt(111); these films were formed by first depositing a single overlayer of Fe with a certain coverage in monolayers (ML's), and then thermally oxidizing it in an oxygen atmosphere. For films up to...