Thesis defense of Marie Schmitz

R-factors below 0.1 for both, Si 2p and Pt 4f signals. The unit cell of the structural arrangement contains 4 platinum atoms with a periodicity of ([3, −6]; [4, 0]). The topmost silicon layer rearranged [...] overlapping domains described by the matrices ([10, −2]; [−1, 4]) and ([10, 2]; [1, 4]). High-resolution core-level XPS measurements of the Au 4f and Si 2p signals showed two distinct components that could [...] 2p and Pt 4f signals indicate a bond between the Si and the Pt atoms. There is no significant component that could show a Pt-Pt interaction. XPD measurements are taken of the Si 2p and Pt 4f signals and …