Reversible oxidation-reduction of epitaxial iron oxide films on Pt(111): Magnetite-hematite interconversion.

Reversible oxidation-reduction of epitaxial iron oxide films on Pt(111): Magnetite-hematite interconversion.

Freindl, Kinga;Wojas, Joanna;Kwiatek, Natalia;Korecki, Józef;Spiridis, Nika;
The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020 Vol. 152 pp. 054701
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We studied magnetite-hematite-magnetite transformations in an ultrathin epitaxial film on Pt(111) using surface sensitive and bulk sensitive methods. At initial oxidation stages at elevated temperature (810 K), a 5-nm thick magnetite FeO(111) film became non-stoichiometric toward maghemite and then showed the first signs of hematite phase formation under an oxygen exposure of 3 × 10 L. Finally, under 2 × 10 L, the film fully transformed to hematite α-FeO(0001), maintaining a high single-crystal quality. A comparison of the conversion electron Mössbauer spectra and low energy electron diffraction pattern showed that at intermediate oxidation stages, hematite dominated at the surface, whereas a spinel phase was still observed in the deeper layers. The magnetite-hematite conversion was fully reversed by annealing under ultra-high vacuum at temperatures exceeding 600 K, and despite a change in morphology, the magnetite film preserved the original crystal structure and orientation.

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