Surface Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Surface Science is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Tuning of the plasmon resonance location in Au nanostructures coated with a ultrathin film of Al2O3 – Optical measurements and FDTD simulations415
A DFT study on the size and defect induced properties of 2H-Au nano surface by small molecules adsorption36
Synchrotron X-ray standing wave Characterization of atomic arrangement at interface between transferred graphene and α-Al2O3(0001)25
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases25
Two-dimensional MoSeO/BP heterostructure for superior Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting23
Adsorption mechanism of formaldehyde, ammonia and sulfur dioxide gases on inexpensive metal-doped ZnO surface: A DFT study22
Density functional theory study of trends in water dissociation on oxygen-preadsorbed and pure transition metal surfaces21
General hydrogen gas sensing mechanism on SnO2 (110) surface based on DFT simulations19
Effect of mixed surface terminations on the work function and quantum capacitance of Sc2CT2 monolayer19
Electronic and optical properties of Sc2C(OH)2 with phenylsulfonic groups: A first-principles study18
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation18
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface18
Electronic and vibrational spectra of substitutional pair-defects of Boron and Nitrogen atoms in graphene and graphane16
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Surface band structure of the reconstructed Ir(001)-(514
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals14
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Atomic-level insights into single-layer Co-promoted MoS2 clusters supported on a rutile TiO2(110) model oxide support13
First-principles investigation of a symmetry incompatible adsorbate-substrate system: PF3 on Cu(001)13
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface13
Partition the total energy of Al3Ti to characterize the Al3Ti/Al interface properties: a first-principles study13
A comparative analysis of the vibrational and structural properties of nearly incommensurate overlayer systems12
Boron segregation and effect on hydrogen energetics near tungsten surfaces: A first-principles study12
Dopant-sheet interaction and its role in the enhanced chemical activity of doped MoTe212
The reaction of thiols on a model gold catalyst leads to the formation of thiolates capable of self-coupling and of displacing carboxylic acids12
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study12
Temperature-dependent XPS studies on Ga-In alloys through the melting-point12
Adsorption and self-assembly of a mono-cyano Zn-tetraphenylporphyrin derivative on KBr(001) and MgO(001)11
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)11
Anchoring of porphyrins on atomically defined cobalt oxide: In-situ infrared spectroscopy at the electrified solid/liquid interface10
Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films10
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study10
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces10
Copper-phthalocyanine (CuPc) and O, Li and Mn adatoms on graphene substrate: First-principles study of stability, magnetism and electronic properties10
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A magnetic map of O/Fe/Mn/Fe(001) multilayer with DFT+U scheme10
Distortion of SiC lattice induced by carbon-coating on (100) and (111) surfaces - ab-initio and molecular dynamics study10
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene10
Influence of morphology and chemical surface composition on electrical conductivity of SiC microspheres9
A mechanistic DFT study of selective ethylene oxidation to ethylene oxide catalyzed by Pd-doped C3N monolayer9
Dechlorination of CDCl3 on Fe(111): Implications for disinfection by-product degradation9
Computational molecular design to assist modification of single – walled carbon nanotubes with B, N, Al, Si, P, and S dopant atoms for Cl2 gas sensor application9
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)9
Theoretical study on adsorption and dissociation of Li3BO3 and LiBO2 molecules on Zr(0 0 0 1)9
Reflections on the effect of an external flux in surface physics9
Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)9
Fe equilibrium and kinetic segregations of surface/subsurface layers upon annealing Fe on Pt(111) in vacuum/oxygen/hydrogen environment9
Surface symmetry effect on the charge transfer at the black, blue, and green phosphorene/graphene interfaces9
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)8
External stress as a way to control Au(111) reconstruction8
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Adsorption of β-diketones on a surface of ZnO nanopowder: Dependence of the adsorbate on the diketone structure8
CO adsorption on MnO(100): Experimental benchmarks compared to DFT8
Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy study on the buffer-layer formed in approximately atmospheric pressure argon on n-type and semi-insulating SiC(0001)8
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane8
Tuning the Fermi surface of In/Si(111)-(7×8
Hydrogen ion scattering from alkali/graphene surface: Alkali core states effects8
Role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 methanation over zirconia: A mechanistic DFT and microkinetic study8
Surface oxidation mechanism of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy8
Complex nature of the interaction of AFM tip with the freshly splitted (010) surface of CdWO4 and ZnWO4 single crystals8
One-dimensional structures of three quinone molecules on Au(111)8
Comparison of adsorption and reactions of pyrrole on Cu(100) and O/Cu(100)8
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx8
Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)8
Monte Carlo simulations of the self-assembly of hierarchically organized metal-organic networks on solid surfaces7
Ethylene oxidation on unpromoted silver catalysts: Reaction pathway and selectivity analysis using DFT calculations7
Inverse photoemission of the light actinide metals and dioxides7
LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulation of methane decomposition on nickel thin films at high temperatures7
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Methanol gas sensing properties of transition metals (V, Cr, and Mn)-doped BC3 flake7
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)7
DFT study on TiO2 facet-dependent As(III) oxidation process: Importance of As(IV) species7
Appearance of unidirectional superstructure in silver intercalated 2H-NbSe27
DFT+U calculations onU7
Asymmetric dual-metal-hybridization in dual-atom dimers trigger a spin transition for electrochemical degradation from nitrate to ammonia7
60 years of surface structure determination7
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate7
Mechanistic study of CO2 hydrogenation to C1 products on molybdenum step site7
Fe-Phthalocyanine on Cu(111) and Ag(111): A DFT+vdWs investigation7
Changes in electronic structure of graphene by adsorption of low melamine coverages6
Theoretical study of the oxygen adsorption energy for the supported Pt cluster, focused on the electronic metal-support interaction6
Evolution of the surface morphology of GaSb epitaxial layers deposited by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on GaAs (100) substrates6
Two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic frameworks grown on a MoS2 surface6
Transformation of the InP(001) surface upon annealing in an arsenic flux6
Adsorption behaviour of NO, NO2, CO and CS2 molecules on the surface of carbon-doped gallium nitride nanosheet: A DFT study6
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments6
Interaction of bimetallic Zn/Au(111) surfaces with O2 or NO2 and formation of ZnOx/Au(111)6
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite6
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps6
A study of step defects on NiAl(110) using a curved single crystal surface6
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection6
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First-principles investigation of aluminum intercalation in bilayer blue phosphorene for Al-ion battery6
Hydroxylation of an ultrathin Co3O4(111) film on Ir(100) studied by in situ ambient pressure XPS and DFT6
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study6
Adsorption and sensing potential of tungsten (W) doped beta tellurene (β-Te) monolayer towards nitrogen oxides: A first principle study6
Cu-phthalocyanine long-range ordered bulk growth due to the weak interaction with highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrate5
A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)5
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study5
Formation of SO4H5
Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations5
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Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis5
VS2/graphene heterostructures as cathode materials for sodium-sulfur batteries: A first-principles study5
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Surface facet dependence of Ru and Ru-based alloy oxidation resistance using ab initio thermodynamics calculation5
Formation of a double-layer Pb reconstruction on the B-segregated Si(111) surface5
Etching Behaviors of Sapphire's C- Plane Cavity5
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First principles investigation on adsorption mechanism of As(OH)3 on the kaolinite (001) surface5
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A study of Cl adsorption on Pt(111) and Pt(100) using Ab Initio Grand-canonical Monte Carlo5
Tuning the Product Selectivity of Single-Atom Alloys by Active Site Modification5
Radical-promoted room-temperature terminal alkyne activation on Au(111)5
Highly sensitive detection of H25
Electronic and transport properties of Pb-dense reconstructions on Si(100)5
Hydrodynamic fluctuations, diffusion and correlation functions in systems of particles adsorbed on solid surfaces5
Gap opening at the Dirac point of graphene on Cu(111): Hybridization versus sublattice symmetry breaking5
Adsorption and sensing performances of transition metal doped ZnO monolayer for CO and NO: A DFT study5
Finding RHEED conditions sensitive to hydrogen position on Pd(100)4
Which crystal structure is present on the surface of Ti2<4
Sn-mediated transformations on Si(111) surface: Reconstructions, Electromigration, Homoepitaxy4
Oxygen induced faceting of Cu(911)4
Steps and catalytic reactions: CO oxidation with preadsorbed O on Rh(553)4
Substitution induced and stress controlled magnetism in 2D pyrene-based carbon nanomaterial4
Manifestation of Onsager’s off-diagonal fluxes in diffusion of coadsorbed particles4
Encapsulated Pd crystals on anatase supports: High precision determination of the titanate overlayer moiré structure4
Retarded room temperature Hamaker coefficients between bulk elemental metals4
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)4
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Ge(001) surface reconstruction with Sn impurities4
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy4
Annealing-induced void formation in SiO2 layers on Si substrates: Influence of surface orientation and hydrocarbon exposure4
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Role of facet in the competitive pathway of ethylene epoxidation4
Mesoscopic self-ordering in oxygen doped Ce films adsorbed on Mo(112)4
Energy alignment manipulation at the C60/TiO2(110) interface using a blanket molecular dipole approach4
Reaction of nitrous oxide and ammonia molecules at 4H-SiC/SiO2 int4
Comparison of tunneling spectra for normal and charge density wave states in 1T-TiSe24
Feasibility of Mo atom anchoring in h-BP monolayer for electric reduction of NO molecule4
A DFT study of formic acid decomposition on the stoichiometric SnO2 surface as a function of iso-valent doping4
Tailoring the redox capabilities of organic ligands for metal-ligand coordination with vanadium single-sites4
Structure and reaction pathways of octanoic acid on copper4
Synthesis and characterization of iron oxide/MIL-101 composite via microwave solvothermal treatment4
The mechanism of ethanol steam reforming on Co10|α-Al2O3 (0001) surface: A DFT study4
Nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen bonding and thermal stability of ambient exposed nitrogen-terminated H-diamond (111) surfaces studied by XPS and HREELS3
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Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects3
Oxidation and corrosion investigation on Ti2AlV (110) surface using first principle approach3
Reaction mechanisms of the initial steps for the oxidation of (0001¯3
Surface structure characterization of a (√5  ×  √5)-R26.6° reconstruction of strontium titanate (001) by X-ray photoelectron diffraction3
Probing the electrode-liquid interface using operando total-reflection X-ray absorption spectroscopy3
Theoretical study of CO2 hydrogenation to methanol on modified Au/In2O3 catalysts: Effects of hydrogen spillover and activation energy prediction for hydrogen transfer3
Step by step rare-earth catalyzed SiOx annealing and simultaneous formation of Europium- silicide by low coverage of Eu doped Gd2O3 nanoparticles3
A novel MoS2/Pd5 nanocluster heterojunction system with improved surface reactivity for efficient gas sensing: A DFT study3
A DFT study on electrocatalytic performance of 12CaO·7Al2O3 (C12A7) with electrolytic LiI applied in DSSCs3
First-principles investigation of defective graphene anchored with small silicon clusters as a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries3
Atomic structure and electron distribution of Co atoms adsorbed on Si(111) surface by NC-AFM/KPFM at 78 K3
Surface transformation thermodynamics of alkaline earth carbonates using first-principles calculations3
In air STM observation of Au(111) surface disturbance including Au magic fingers as modified by solvent choice3
A comparative DFT study on NO2 adsorption and sensing activities of pristine, reduced and Pr3+-doped CeO2 (110) surface3
Designing and optimizing β1-borophene organic gas sensor: A theoretical study3
Growth of ultrathin cobalt oxide films on Pd(100): Refined structural model3
Self-organization of CoPc-F16CuPc mixture with non-equal composition on Ag(100): From sub-monolayer to monolayer coverage3
Formation of ordered B structure on W(100)3
DFT Study of adsorption and diffusion of H2O3
Electronic work function, surface energy and electronic properties of binary Mg-Y and Mg- Al alloys: A DFT study3
Abnormal adsorption of lithium on the graphene surface of graphene/dT(H)-MoS2 heterostructures3
Analysis of Al adatoms random hopping on Si(100)-c(4 × 2) surface observed by STM at low temperatu3
Understanding the influence of rare earth yttrium on surface characterizations of orthorhombic α-Mo2C(023) surface: A first-principle calculation approach3
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation3
Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS) applied to oxides: Ceria as a case study3
Functionalization strategies to facilitate multi-depth, multi-molecule modifications of nanostructured oxides for triggered release applications3
Growth and electronic structure of the nodal line semimetal in monolayer Cu2Si on Cu(111)3
Sheet doping for improved sensitivity of HCl on MoTe23
Functionalized silica nanoparticles within a multicomponent oil emulsion by molecular dynamic study3
Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption3
The effects of chlorine-containing species on cinnabar: A density functional theory investigation into the surface adsorption reactivity of mercury sulfide3
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes3
Imaging on surfaces with vibrational sum frequency generation microscopy3
Understanding the morphology and chemical activity of model ZrOx/Au (111) catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation3
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films3
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits3
A DFT study on the adsorption properties of Ti3C2O2 MXene towards SF6 decomposition gases3
CO and H2 adsorption on Au-Ni bimetallic surfaces: a combined experimental and DFT theoretical study3
Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study3
Core-level binding energy shifts between interior, terrace and edge atoms in MnO(001) thin films3
The role of oxygen vacancies on SnO2 surface in reducing cross-sensitivity between ambient humidity and CO: A first principles investigation3
Dual decomposition pathways for L-aspartic acid on Ni(100)3
Nitrogen vacancies in monolayer WSi2N4 for hydrogen evolution reaction: A first-principles study3
Spectroscopic analysis with tender X-rays: SpAnTeX, a new AP-HAXPES end-station at BESSY II3
Observation of band bending in WTe2 after surface oxidation3
A simulated-TPD study of H2 desorption on metal surfaces3
Layered Pt-Co alloys: Bulk, surface and nanoparticle analysis, based on DFT3
A DFT+U study on the adsorption of CO, H2S, PH3
Nanographene growth from benzene on Pt(111)3
CO2 adsorption on a K-promoted MgO surface: A DFT theoretical study3
Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water3
Reduction of a two-dimensional crystalline MoO3 monolayer3
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes3
Theoretical investigation of the surface orientation impact on the hydrogen vacancy formation of MgH23
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