LEED analysis of the Co{001}c(2 × 2)O structure

A LEED intensity analysis of the c(2 × 2) structure obtained upon adsorption of oxygen gas on Co {00l} is reported. Three structural models have been tested on the basis of a total of 13 LEED spectra for three angles of incidence and one azimuth. The correct model has oxygen atoms chemisorbed in the four-fold symmetrical hollows formed by four adjacent substrate atoms. Atomic arrangement and metal-oxygen distances are analogous to those found in Ni{001}c(2 × 2)O. © 1978.