Results are presented on the atomic structure of gold (110) surfaces obtained by high-resolution electron microscopy. When covered by carbon, the 1×1 surface without surface relaxations is stable. Without carbon, a rough 2×1 reconstruction occurs with the missing-row structure, a 20%±5% outer-atom expansion and a 10% occupancy of atoms displaced outwards by 40%±20% down the channels. Local regions of 1×1 surface also exhibit a 10%±5% expansion of the outermost atoms.

• Received 16 May 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1000