Electronic structure and bond relaxation of 1-dimensional chain and 2-dimensional ring of Ta metal on Na(110) surface and Na/Ta(110) interface

Using a combination of Bond band barrier and Zone selective electron spectroscopy correlation, we investigated the mechanism of Na/Ta(110) and Ta/Na(110) interface. We found that 7ML and 8ML Ta metal on Na(110) surface are formation of 1-dimensional chain and 2-dimensional ring structure, respectively. Moreover, we show that, on Na (110), the Ta-induced Na(110) surface binding energy shifts (BE) are dominated by quantum entrapment. On the contrary, on Ta (110) surface, the Na-induced Ta(110) surface BE shifts are dominated by polarization. Thus, the Bond band barrier and Zone selective electron spectroscopy strategy could potentially be used for designing 1 and 2-dimensional metal with desired structures and properties.