title: Germanium terminated (1 0 0) diamond.
abstract: An ordered germanium terminated (1 0 0) diamond surface has been formed and characterised using a combination of low energy electron diffraction and synchrotron-based core level photoemission spectroscopy. A number of preparation methods are explored, in each case inducing a two domain [Formula: see text] surface reconstruction. The surface becomes saturated with bonded germanium such that each [Formula: see text] unit cell hosts 1.26 Ge atoms on average, and possesses a negative electron affinity of  -0.71 eV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sear
authors.forename: Alex K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tadich
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stacey
authors.forename: Chris I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Pakes