Surface Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Surface Science is 2. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane32
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Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy study on the buffer-layer formed in approximately atmospheric pressure argon on n-type and semi-insulating SiC(0001)24
Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films24
Methanol adsorption and dissociation on GaP(110) studied by ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy23
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface23
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate23
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps22
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation22
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection21
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals20
DFT study of transition metal-doped HfS2 monolayers for detection of thermal runaway gases in lithium-ion batteries19
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A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)19
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films19
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Temperature-dependent optical transmittance and gas sensing mechanism of MnSnO3 nanocrystalline thin-films through the nebulizer spray pyrolysis (NSP) technique18
Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study17
Effects of co-adsorbed water on different bond cleavages involved in acetic acid decomposition on Pt (111)17
Tunable optical and electronic properties of monolayer MoS16
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes16
Which crystal structure is present on the surface of Ti2<16
Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water15
A simulated-TPD study of H2 desorption on metal surfaces15
Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption15
Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped and Mn-X (F, Cl, Br, I) co-doped modulated monolayer SnSe214
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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
Selenium (VI) removal by volcanic ash material characterized by X-ray absorption spectroscopy13
A comparative analysis of different van der Waals treatments for molecular adsorption on the basal plane of 2H-MoS213
Ordering of copper phthalocyanine films on functionalized Si(111)13
ReaxFF MD simulation on the deterioration of Fe2O3 passivation film in the hydrochloric acid coupled with mechanical processing13
A first principles study on the adsorbate-adsorbate interactions on the CdTe(111) surface with Cd, Te, Zn, and Se adatoms12
Comparative theoretical study of Al- and Ga-doped T-graphene for enhanced NO sensing12
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Interfacial molecular structure and orientation evolution of the polystyrene under confinement during annealing revealed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy12
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
Iodine adsorption on the Ag(110) surface: Uniaxial compression and iodide growth12
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 study12
Identification of environment-dependent dominant and metastable doped NiO(110) surfaces11
Adsorption and disproportionation of carbon monoxide on faceted-gold surfaces and edges11
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
The adsorption and XPS of triphenylamine-based organic dye molecules on rutile TiO2(110) prepared by UHV-compatible electrospray deposition10
Revealing the H-bonding nature of water bilayers on Au(111)10
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
Theoretical study on surface stability, distortion and oxygen adsorption behavior of TiZrHfNb high entropy alloys10
Bismuth as a buffer layer for metal contact with silicon carbide studied by In situ photoelectron spectroscopy10
Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters10
An STM study on the diffusion of O atoms on a CO-covered Ru(0001) surface—The role of domain boundaries9
Modeling the phase boundaries in Cu(100)-(2√2 × √2)R45°-O missing row reconstruction (MRR) structure9
Transforming the electronic properties of phosphorene through charge transfer superatomic doping9
Surface grain orientation mapping using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction9
First-principles prediction of a novel 2D InAs/PtSe2 direct Z-scheme van der Waals heterojunction for overall water-splitting9
Theoretical evaluation of M/H-magadiite and Al modified M/H-[Al]-magadiites single-atom catalysts (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt)9
First principles modeling of CO2 adsorption on (100), (010), and (001) surfaces of wollastonite for applications in enhanced rock weathering9
Growth kinetics of a perfectly flat Bi(110) film during low-temperature deposition and subsequent annealing9
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Adsorption behaviour of CF4 and COF2 gas on the GaN monolayer doped with Pt catalytic: A first-principles study9
H2 dissociation barrier governed by antibonding-state center in defective graphene-supported Cu19 cluster9
In-situ near-ambient-pressure photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of high-work-function MoO3 on 4H-SiC(0001)9
Boronic acid adsorption on TiO2 rutile (110): A DFT+U study9
Rationalizing the “anomalous” electrochemical Stark shift of CO at Pt(111) through vibrational spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculations9
A density functional theory study of thiophene and pyridine adsorption on Pt/Rh-doped Cu (100) surface9
Theoretical study on the formation of diamond germanium vacancy color center9
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The effect of biaxial strain on the optoelectronic properties of a single-layer 2H-GaS system with S vacancies8
Adsorption of trimethylaluminum on period 4 and 5 transition metal surfaces8
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
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Observing an ordered surface phase by B deposition on Cu(110)8
“Single-atom” catalysis: An opportunity for surface science8
First-principles study of NO adsorption on defective hexagonal boron nitride monolayer8
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Adsorption and gas-sensitive properties of TM (Rh, Pd, Pt) modified Ti3C2F2 for SO2, NO2 and NH3 gas molecules: A DFT study8
The rise of electrochemical surface science: From in situ interface structure to operando dynamics8
Theoretical study on the effects of alloying elements on oxygen-adsorption properties of the Ti2AlNb surface8
Adsorption behavior of Cl2 on TiC0.89O0.11(001) surface based on the first principle calculation8
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)7
Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)7
Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)7
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study7
Strain effects on the adsorption behavior of PtS2 monolayer as anchoring material for lithium-sulfur batteries: A DFT study7
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments7
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite7
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study7
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)7
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases7
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces7
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study7
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
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)7
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx7
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)7
Self-assembled and crystalline films of rubrene grown on Cd(0001) surface7
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface7
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
Formation of germanene with free-standing lattice constant7
Hydrogen complexes on single-atom alloys: A combined DFT – Kinetic Monte Carlo study7
First-principles study on the adsorption behavior of ZnO and Mn-doped ZnO with CO and NH3 gases7
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene7
Theoretical investigation of NH3 nitridation on Cl-terminated Si(100)-2 × 1 surfaces6
Sheet doping for improved sensitivity of HCl on MoTe26
The effects of chlorine-containing species on cinnabar: A density functional theory investigation into the surface adsorption reactivity of mercury sulfide6
Dual decomposition pathways for L-aspartic acid on Ni(100)6
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation6
Surface transformation thermodynamics of alkaline earth carbonates using first-principles calculations6
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Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations6
Dimer adsorption and identification for various spiropyran-based molecular switches using Molecular Mechanics calculations6
CO2 adsorption on a K-promoted MgO surface: A DFT theoretical study6
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)6
Adsorption of ethyl ether on graphene/silicon – Theory and experiment6
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy6
Oxygen induced faceting of Cu(911)6
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
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits6
Phosphonic acid adsorption on α 6
DFT study of electronic properties of N-doped ZnO and ZnO/Cu(111) bilayer films5
Adsorption of noble fission gas atoms Xe and Kr on Ti- and V-based bare MXenes: An ab-initio DFT investigation5
Straight sections of step edges on a NiAl(110) curved single crystal surface used to calculate an approximation of step formation energy5
Aldol Condensation of Acetaldehyde on Oxidized and Sputtered Mo(100) surfaces5
Theoretical study of gas-sensitive properties of O+Pd13 clusters5
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study5
Friction characteristics in graphene/MoS2 heterojunction5
First-principles calculation of the resistance to lead-bismuth eutectic corrosion on Fe (111) surface of austenitic stainless steel5
The effect of Al component on the adsorption structure of doped precursors on the NH2covered AlxGa1-xN(0001) surfaces5
A type-II two-dimensional Blue-P/Al2SO van der Waals heterostructure with the potential for photovoltaics and photocatalysis applications5
A first principles analysis of oxidation in titanium alloys with aluminum and vanadium5
Local effects during ion scattering on adsorbate-covered surfaces5
Erratum to “Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters”5
Boron nanostructure formation on Mo(112) surface5
Adsorption of organic molecules on titania: The advantages of using bond orders to gauge interaction strength5
Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects5
Growth and Ag-encapsulation of Pt islands on Ag(111) at room temperature5
Elemental Distribution and Melting Characteristics of FeNi nanoparticles on W(110) surfaces5
Adhesion properties of the B- and N-doped graphene/Fe(110) interface5
Imaging three phases of iodine on Ag (111) using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy5
Functionalized semiconducting carbon nanotube arrays for gas phase explosives detection5
Growth and atomic structure of twisted bilayer graphene formed on Ni(111) by segregation5
Bilayer-by-bilayer growth of vanadyl phthalocyanine molecules on Bi(111) surface5
Reproducibility of magnetron-sputter co-deposited ZrCu metallic glasses5
The evolution of model Rh/Fe3O4(001) catalysts in hydrogen environments5
Growth of an Fe buckled honeycomb lattice on Be(0001)5
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes5
H2O-based atomic layer deposition mechanism of aluminum oxide using trimethylaluminum5
Comparison of different approaches to texturing monocrystalline silicon wafers for solar cell applications5
Renewable adsorption/desorption of sarin on TM-doped CNTs: First principle calculations5
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
Adsorption and dissociation of Cl2 on CuO(111) surface with first-principles study4
The extended Ising model Hamiltonian for order-disorder phase transition on the clean Si (001) surface4
SIMS studies of hydrogen interaction with the TiFe alloy surface: hydrogen influence on secondary ion yields4
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Corrigendum to “Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis” [Surface Science 714 (2021) 121917]4
Exploring the atomic-scale dynamics of Fe3O4(001) at catalytically relevant temperatures using FastSTM4
Quantum engineering the adsorption behavior and sensitivity of GaNNs toward CO gas by hetero metal CrM-GaNNSs (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Cu and Zn) co-doping: a D-PBE/DNP approach4
Insight into the effect of alloying on the adsorption of benzene on Ag(100) surface: DFT calculations4
STM study of surface restructuring of oxidized Cu(100)4
Analyzing the capture of volatile polonium-210 in lead-bismuth eutectic coolant environments on metallic Pb, Pt, Au, and Cu (1 1 1) adsorption surfaces based on density functional theory4
Systematic computational study of oxide adsorption properties for applications in photocatalytic CO2 reduction4
CO–induced roughening of Cu(111): formation and detection of reactive nanoclusters on metal surfaces4
Water activation and reaction with ethane to form CO2(g) and H2(g) on a Mn/Au surface4
Bandgap reduction at wrinkles on the cleavage surfaces of GeSe single crystals4
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Atomic-level insights into single-layer Co-promoted MoS2 clusters supported on a rutile TiO2(110) model oxide support4
Growth, structure, and morphology of ultra-thin tin oxide phases forming on Pt 4
Epitaxial growth of highly-aligned MoS2 on c-plane sapphire4
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Possibility of chemisorption for benzene on stepped surface of coinage metals4
Theoretical investigation of transition metal-doped CrSe₂ monolayer as a high-performance gas sensor for CO, SO₂, NO, and NO₂ detection4
Kinetics and the crystallographic structure of bismuth during liquefaction and solidification on an insulating substrate4
Ligand-functionalized surfaces for chemoselective heterogeneous catalysis4
Structural, magneto-electronic, and electric transport properties of pentagonal PdSe4
Theoretical computation of the phononic vibrational dynamics of Au3Pd, AuPd, and AuPd3 nanostructures at the [AunPdm]/Au(110) bimetallic ordered surface alloy systems4
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Geometric effect of high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy on the identification of plasmons: An example of graphene4
The type-II PtSe2/WS2 van der Waals heterostructure: A high efficiency water-splitting photocatalyst4
Single atom alloys 2.0: Exploiting undercoordination for stronger dissociative CH4 chemisorption4
Electronic fingerprints for diverse interactions of methanol with various Zn-based systems4
The investigation of initial decomposition paths of methyltrichlorosilane on (0001) and (00014
DFT study of small Re-Pt clusters supported on γ-Al2O34
Synthesis of Van der Waals stretched antimonene via remote epitaxy4
Alteration of the inter-chain distance between Au atomic wires on Si(111) induced by Tl adsorption4
Steps and catalytic reactions: CO oxidation with preadsorbed O on Rh(553)3
High-throughput theoretical optimization of the selective reduction reaction of NO with NH3 on metal-organic frameworks3
Methanol gas sensing properties of transition metals (V, Cr, and Mn)-doped BC3 flake3
Asymmetric distortion of orbital hybridization at halogen-doped IrO2 monolayers for acidic water electrolysis3
First principles study on the early nucleation process of carbon nanotubes on Ni (1 1 1) surface3
Nitrogen vacancies in monolayer WSi2N4 for hydrogen evolution reaction: A first-principles study3
A comparative analysis of the vibrational and structural properties of nearly incommensurate overlayer systems3
Structural analysis and stable length of Au induced nanowires on Ge(001)3
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Time-resolved ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Advancing the operando study of ALD chemistry3
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A systematic investigation on the surface properties of Ti2AlC via first-principles calculations3
Adsorption of CO2 on N-doped carbon materials: the effect of the subsurface layer3
Feasibility of Mo atom anchoring in h-BP monolayer for electric reduction of NO molecule3
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Tuning the Product Selectivity of Single-Atom Alloys by Active Site Modification3
Computational insight into the selectivity of γ-valerolactone hydro3
Nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen bonding and thermal stability of ambient exposed nitrogen-terminated H-diamond (111) surfaces studied by XPS and HREELS3
LEED-IV analyses of tellurium adsorbate structures on iridium and gold surfaces3
Fe-Phthalocyanine on Cu(111) and Ag(111): A DFT+vdWs investigation3
Abnormal adsorption of lithium on the graphene surface of graphene/dT(H)-MoS2 heterostructures3
The reaction of thiols on a model gold catalyst leads to the formation of thiolates capable of self-coupling and of displacing carboxylic acids3
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Mechanistic study of CO2 hydrogenation to C1 products on molybdenum step site3
Atomic Structures of Single-Layer Nanoislands of Ni, Cu, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir, Pt, Au Supported on Au(111) from Density Functional Theory Calculations3
Electronic and vibrational spectra of substitutional pair-defects of Boron and Nitrogen atoms in graphene and graphane3
Crystal facet-dependent product selectivity of CO2 reduction reaction on indium revealed by first-principles calculations3
A novel MoS2/Pd5 nanocluster heterojunction system with improved surface reactivity for efficient gas sensing: A DFT study3
Analysis of the adsorption characteristics of gasification pollutants (HCl, COS, H2S, NH3 and HCN) on Ti-anchored graphene substrates3
Effect of embedded Cr on the structural phase transition of In/Si(111)4 × 13
Surface Gibbs free energy analyses of Sr segregation in lanthanum strontium iron oxide3
Analytical approach for the collective diffusion: Multicomponent mixture of particles coadsorbed on a multisite square lattice3
Impact of Ni doping on the catalytic activity and stability of RuO2 electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media3
First-principles study of different oxidation process on Al(111) and Cu(111): Metal pulled-off effect3
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Bi layers on the Mo(112) surface: A DFT study3
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DFT study on TiO2 facet-dependent As(III) oxidation process: Importance of As(IV) species3
Effect of tensile strain on photoelectric properties of C-doped SnSe2 system3
Surface band structure of the reconstructed Ir(001)-(53
Theoretical study of the initial stages of Ba growth on Si(100) substrate3
Flexible contact and friction of suspended h-BN dominated by adhesion3
Incorporation of Fe3+ ions into the W6+ and N3‒ doped TiO2: Exploration of crucial role of Fe3+ dopant ion and correlation of adsorption characteristics with reaction dynamics3
Theoretical study on adsorption and dissociation of Li3BO3 and LiBO2 molecules on Zr(0 0 0 1)3
First principles calculation on cohesion properties of PdCu-Mo2C interfaces3
Density functional theory study of trends in water dissociation on oxygen-preadsorbed and pure transition metal surfaces3
The adsorption of oxygen on bimetallic Pd3M2 clusters (M = Ag, Au, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pt, and Ru) with and without alumina support by density functional theory3
Adsorbate-induced adatom formation on Au-Cu bimetallic alloys and its possible consequences for CO2 electroreduction3
Influence of the surface reconstruction on self-assembly of diazaphenalene on Au(111)3
Graphene oxide as a potential carrier or remover for flotation collectors: A molecular dynamics study3
Role of facet in the competitive pathway of ethylene epoxidation3
Hole-mediated ferromagnetic coupling in two-dimensional CrI3/VSe2 van der Waals heterostructures3
Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS) applied to oxides: Ceria as a case study3
Insights into the interaction of nitrobenzene and the Ag(111) surface: A DFT study3
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