{100} surface alloy and polycrystalline Cu (Ag) alloy. The experiments were conducted in
pure oxygen atmosphere (∼ 2mbar) as a function of surface temperature (320–473K). The
concentration of metallic Cu, Cu2O and CuO in the surface region was quantified by X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Oxygen induced segregation of the alloy constituents in
the near-surface region, as well as the diffusion of oxygen towards the bulk, were …