Surface Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Surface Science is 5. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board35
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane32
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation32
Editorial Board26
Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy study on the buffer-layer formed in approximately atmospheric pressure argon on n-type and semi-insulating SiC(0001)24
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface23
Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films23
Methanol adsorption and dissociation on GaP(110) studied by ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy22
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection22
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate22
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals21
Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis20
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps20
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Optimizing the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathodes: A First-Principles Study on MnP Co-doped MoS₂19
Editorial Board19
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films19
Which crystal structure is present on the surface of Ti2<18
Temperature-dependent optical transmittance and gas sensing mechanism of MnSnO3 nanocrystalline thin-films through the nebulizer spray pyrolysis (NSP) technique18
A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)18
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes16
Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study16
DFT Study of adsorption and diffusion of H2O16
Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water16
Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption16
Effects of co-adsorbed water on different bond cleavages involved in acetic acid decomposition on Pt (111)15
A simulated-TPD study of H2 desorption on metal surfaces15
Tunable optical and electronic properties of monolayer MoS15
Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped and Mn-X (F, Cl, Br, I) co-doped modulated monolayer SnSe214
Editorial Board14
Comparative theoretical study of Al- and Ga-doped T-graphene for enhanced NO sensing14
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Atomic structure and peculiarities of the electronic properties of Br layers on Ag(111) at different coverages14
Structural investigation of flat overlayer and surface alloy of Sn on Mo(110)14
Ordering of copper phthalocyanine films on functionalized Si(111)13
A comparative analysis of different van der Waals treatments for molecular adsorption on the basal plane of 2H-MoS213
ReaxFF MD simulation on the deterioration of Fe2O3 passivation film in the hydrochloric acid coupled with mechanical processing13
Epitaxial fabrication of topological Bi-Sb alloy films by surface alloying of Sb nanofilms12
Bismuth as a buffer layer for metal contact with silicon carbide studied by In situ photoelectron spectroscopy12
Editorial Board12
Interfacial molecular structure and orientation evolution of the polystyrene under confinement during annealing revealed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy12
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Relativistic effects at surfaces and interfaces12
Study on the relationship between Fe3O4 fouling and NiFe2O4 oxide layer in the secondary circuit of nuclear steam generator12
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Iodine adsorption on the Ag(110) surface: Uniaxial compression and iodide growth12
Identification of environment-dependent dominant and metastable doped NiO(110) surfaces11
Effect of single atom Platinum (Pt) doping and facet dependent on the electronic structure and light absorption of Lanthanum Titanium Oxide (La2Ti2O7): A Density Functional Theory study11
Adsorption and disproportionation of carbon monoxide on faceted-gold surfaces and edges11
The study of water wettability on solid surfaces by molecular dynamics simulation11
The CO oxidation on Mn atom embedded in N vacancy of C3N monolayer: A DFT-D study11
Adsorbate-induced effects on the H− ion collisions with Na/Ag(111) and K/Ag(111) surfaces11
Revealing the H-bonding nature of water bilayers on Au(111)11
Theoretical study on surface stability, distortion and oxygen adsorption behavior of TiZrHfNb high entropy alloys10
In-situ near-ambient-pressure photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of high-work-function MoO3 on 4H-SiC(0001)10
The adsorption and XPS of triphenylamine-based organic dye molecules on rutile TiO2(110) prepared by UHV-compatible electrospray deposition10
Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters10
Desorption activation energy of hydrogen from the Si (111)1x1: H surface studied by optical sum frequency generation and second harmonic generation10
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of NiTe210
Growth kinetics of a perfectly flat Bi(110) film during low-temperature deposition and subsequent annealing9
An STM study on the diffusion of O atoms on a CO-covered Ru(0001) surface—The role of domain boundaries9
Surface grain orientation mapping using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction9
First principles modeling of CO2 adsorption on (100), (010), and (001) surfaces of wollastonite for applications in enhanced rock weathering9
Rationalizing the “anomalous” electrochemical Stark shift of CO at Pt(111) through vibrational spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculations9
H2 dissociation barrier governed by antibonding-state center in defective graphene-supported Cu19 cluster9
Theoretical evaluation of M/H-magadiite and Al modified M/H-[Al]-magadiites single-atom catalysts (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt)9
Theoretical study on the formation of diamond germanium vacancy color center9
Investigation of (001), (010), and (100) surface termination and surface energies of the Zintl Ca5Ga2Sb69
Transforming the electronic properties of phosphorene through charge transfer superatomic doping9
Boronic acid adsorption on TiO2 rutile (110): A DFT+U study9
Modeling the phase boundaries in Cu(100)-(2√2 × √2)R45°-O missing row reconstruction (MRR) structure9
Editorial Board8
A density functional theory study of thiophene and pyridine adsorption on Pt/Rh-doped Cu (100) surface8
The effect of biaxial strain on the optoelectronic properties of a single-layer 2H-GaS system with S vacancies8
Adsorption behavior of Cl2 on TiC0.89O0.11(001) surface based on the first principle calculation8
Formation of germanene with free-standing lattice constant8
First-principles study of NO adsorption on defective hexagonal boron nitride monolayer8
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Preface - Young Investigator 20238
First-principles prediction of a novel 2D InAs/PtSe2 direct Z-scheme van der Waals heterojunction for overall water-splitting8
Adsorption behaviour of CF4 and COF2 gas on the GaN monolayer doped with Pt catalytic: A first-principles study8
Observing an ordered surface phase by B deposition on Cu(110)8
The rise of electrochemical surface science: From in situ interface structure to operando dynamics8
Adsorption and gas-sensitive properties of TM (Rh, Pd, Pt) modified Ti3C2F2 for SO2, NO2 and NH3 gas molecules: A DFT study8
“Single-atom” catalysis: An opportunity for surface science8
Adsorption of trimethylaluminum on period 4 and 5 transition metal surfaces8
Preface - Young Investigator Special issue 20228
Adsorption and sensing SF6 decomposed gases; SO2, SO2F2, SOF2, H2S, and HF on Fe and Co decorated monolayer BC6N. First-principles study8
Adsorption and reaction of an alkyne molecule on diverse oxygen-reconstructed Cu(110) surfaces8
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)7
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces7
Hydrogen complexes on single-atom alloys: A combined DFT – Kinetic Monte Carlo study7
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments7
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite7
Adsorption and sensing properties of Pdn (n=1- 4) doped Janus WSSe for characteristic gases (CO, CO2, CH4, C2H4) in power transformer: A DFT study7
Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)7
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study7
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx7
Self-assembled and crystalline films of rubrene grown on Cd(0001) surface7
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)7
Modeling the self-assembly of L-cysteine molecules on the Au(111) surface: A lattice model approach7
Role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 methanation over zirconia: A mechanistic DFT and microkinetic study7
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases7
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface7
Strain effects on the adsorption behavior of PtS2 monolayer as anchoring material for lithium-sulfur batteries: A DFT study7
Theoretical study on the effects of alloying elements on oxygen-adsorption properties of the Ti2AlNb surface7
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene7
First-principles study on the adsorption behavior of ZnO and Mn-doped ZnO with CO and NH3 gases7
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)7
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)7
Adsorption of ethyl ether on graphene/silicon – Theory and experiment6
Sheet doping for improved sensitivity of HCl on MoTe26
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study6
Functionalized silica nanoparticles within a multicomponent oil emulsion by molecular dynamic study6
Adsorption and sensing performances of transition metal doped ZnO monolayer for CO and NO: A DFT study6
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)6
Surface transformation thermodynamics of alkaline earth carbonates using first-principles calculations6
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes6
Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations6
Oxygen induced faceting of Cu(911)6
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study6
Theoretical investigation of NH3 nitridation on Cl-terminated Si(100)-2 × 1 surfaces6
Dimer adsorption and identification for various spiropyran-based molecular switches using Molecular Mechanics calculations6
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation6
Phosphonic acid adsorption on α 6
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy6
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study6
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Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)6
The effects of chlorine-containing species on cinnabar: A density functional theory investigation into the surface adsorption reactivity of mercury sulfide6
Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects6
Dual decomposition pathways for L-aspartic acid on Ni(100)6
Adhesion properties of the B- and N-doped graphene/Fe(110) interface5
Renewable adsorption/desorption of sarin on TM-doped CNTs: First principle calculations5
A type-II two-dimensional Blue-P/Al2SO van der Waals heterostructure with the potential for photovoltaics and photocatalysis applications5
Functionalized semiconducting carbon nanotube arrays for gas phase explosives detection5
Imaging three phases of iodine on Ag (111) using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy5
Growth and Ag-encapsulation of Pt islands on Ag(111) at room temperature5
Straight sections of step edges on a NiAl(110) curved single crystal surface used to calculate an approximation of step formation energy5
CO2 adsorption on a K-promoted MgO surface: A DFT theoretical study5
Growth of an Fe buckled honeycomb lattice on Be(0001)5
The evolution of model Rh/Fe3O4(001) catalysts in hydrogen environments5
Elemental Distribution and Melting Characteristics of FeNi nanoparticles on W(110) surfaces5
STM study of surface restructuring of oxidized Cu(100)5
The effect of Al component on the adsorption structure of doped precursors on the NH2covered AlxGa1-xN(0001) surfaces5
Surface functionalization of polypropylene nanoparticles in a pulsed low pressure air plasma discharge5
Enhanced OER activity of FePc molecule by substrate effects: A first principles study5
Erratum to “Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters”5
Friction characteristics in graphene/MoS2 heterojunction5
H2O-based atomic layer deposition mechanism of aluminum oxide using trimethylaluminum5
Theoretical study of gas-sensitive properties of O+Pd13 clusters5
Growth and atomic structure of twisted bilayer graphene formed on Ni(111) by segregation5
Comparison of different approaches to texturing monocrystalline silicon wafers for solar cell applications5
First-principles calculation of the resistance to lead-bismuth eutectic corrosion on Fe (111) surface of austenitic stainless steel5
The investigation of initial decomposition paths of methyltrichlorosilane on (0001) and (00015
Local effects during ion scattering on adsorbate-covered surfaces5
A first principles analysis of oxidation in titanium alloys with aluminum and vanadium5
Boron nanostructure formation on Mo(112) surface5
Adsorption of noble fission gas atoms Xe and Kr on Ti- and V-based bare MXenes: An ab-initio DFT investigation5
Bilayer-by-bilayer growth of vanadyl phthalocyanine molecules on Bi(111) surface5
Adsorption of organic molecules on titania: The advantages of using bond orders to gauge interaction strength5
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits5
DFT study of electronic properties of N-doped ZnO and ZnO/Cu(111) bilayer films5
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