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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films551
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection35
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Transformation of the InP(001) surface upon annealing in an arsenic flux28
Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy study on the buffer-layer formed in approximately atmospheric pressure argon on n-type and semi-insulating SiC(0001)27
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane26
LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulation of methane decomposition on nickel thin films at high temperatures25
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate22
Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis22
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals20
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface19
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Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study17
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation17
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps17
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DFT Study of adsorption and diffusion of H2O16
Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water15
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A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)15
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes15
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films15
Effects of co-adsorbed water on different bond cleavages involved in acetic acid decomposition on Pt (111)15
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Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption14
Atomic structure and peculiarities of the electronic properties of Br layers on Ag(111) at different coverages14
A simulated-TPD study of H2 desorption on metal surfaces14
Interaction of CO2 with well-ordered iron sulfide films on Au(111)14
Ordering of copper phthalocyanine films on functionalized Si(111)13
Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped and Mn-X (F, Cl, Br, I) co-doped modulated monolayer SnSe213
Study on the relationship between Fe3O4 fouling and NiFe2O4 oxide layer in the secondary circuit of nuclear steam generator13
Structural investigation of flat overlayer and surface alloy of Sn on Mo(110)13
A comparative analysis of different van der Waals treatments for molecular adsorption on the basal plane of 2H-MoS213
Bismuth as a buffer layer for metal contact with silicon carbide studied by In situ photoelectron spectroscopy12
Epitaxial fabrication of topological Bi-Sb alloy films by surface alloying of Sb nanofilms12
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Interfacial molecular structure and orientation evolution of the polystyrene under confinement during annealing revealed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy11
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of NiTe211
The adsorption and XPS of triphenylamine-based organic dye molecules on rutile TiO2(110) prepared by UHV-compatible electrospray deposition11
Theoretical study on surface stability, distortion and oxygen adsorption behavior of TiZrHfNb high entropy alloys11
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
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Investigation of (001), (010), and (100) surface termination and surface energies of the Zintl Ca5Ga2Sb610
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 study10
Adsorption and disproportionation of carbon monoxide on faceted-gold surfaces and edges10
Surface grain orientation mapping using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction10
Identification of Environment-Dependent Dominant and Metastable Doped NiO(110) Surfaces10
The CO oxidation on Mn atom embedded in N vacancy of C3N monolayer: A DFT-D study10
Theoretical study on the formation of diamond germanium vacancy color center10
The study of water wettability on solid surfaces by molecular dynamics simulation10
Desorption activation energy of hydrogen from the Si (111)1x1: H surface studied by optical sum frequency generation and second harmonic generation10
Rationalizing the “anomalous” electrochemical Stark shift of CO at Pt(111) through vibrational spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculations9
Adsorption behaviour of CF4 and COF2 gas on the GaN monolayer doped with Pt catalytic: A first-principles study9
Transforming the electronic properties of phosphorene through charge transfer superatomic doping9
An STM study on the diffusion of O atoms on a CO-covered Ru(0001) surface—The role of domain boundaries9
A density functional theory study of thiophene and pyridine adsorption on Pt/Rh-doped Cu (100) surface9
Modeling the phase boundaries in Cu(100)-(2√2 × √2)R45°-O missing row reconstruction (MRR) structure9
Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters9
Growth kinetics of a perfectly flat Bi(110) film during low-temperature deposition and subsequent annealing9
In-situ near-ambient-pressure photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of high-work-function MoO3 on 4H-SiC(0001)9
Adsorption of trimethylaluminum on period 4 and 5 transition metal surfaces8
Self-assembled and crystalline films of rubrene grown on Cd(0001) surface8
First-principles study of NO adsorption on defective hexagonal boron nitride monolayer8
The rise of electrochemical surface science: From in situ interface structure to operando dynamics8
The effect of biaxial strain on the optoelectronic properties of a single-layer 2H-GaS system with S vacancies8
First principles modeling of CO2 adsorption on (100), (010), and (001) surfaces of wollastonite for applications in enhanced rock weathering8
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“Single-atom” catalysis: An opportunity for surface science8
Adsorption and reaction of an alkyne molecule on diverse oxygen-reconstructed Cu(110) surfaces8
Conformational behavior of naphtho-merocyanine dimers on Au(111)8
Theoretical evaluation of M/H-magadiite and Al modified M/H-[Al]-magadiites single-atom catalysts (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt)8
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Formation of germanene with free-standing lattice constant8
Theoretical study on the effects of alloying elements on oxygen-adsorption properties of the Ti2AlNb surface8
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface7
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study7
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)7
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene7
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)7
Observing an ordered surface phase by B deposition on Cu(110)7
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases7
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)7
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx7
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite7
Strain effects on the adsorption behavior of PtS2 monolayer as anchoring material for lithium-sulfur batteries: A DFT study7
Hydrogen complexes on single-atom alloys: A combined DFT – Kinetic Monte Carlo study7
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces7
Role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 methanation over zirconia: A mechanistic DFT and microkinetic study7
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study7
Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)7
Adsorption behavior of Cl2 on TiC0.89O0.11(001) surface based on the first principle calculation7
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study7
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)7
Theoretical investigation of NH3 nitridation on Cl-terminated Si(100)-2 × 1 surfaces6
Adsorption and sensing performances of transition metal doped ZnO monolayer for CO and NO: A DFT study6
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy6
Oxygen induced faceting of Cu(911)6
Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)6
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments6
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes6
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation6
Ethylene oxidation on unpromoted silver catalysts: Reaction pathway and selectivity analysis using DFT calculations6
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CO2 adsorption on a K-promoted MgO surface: A DFT theoretical study6
Dual decomposition pathways for L-aspartic acid on Ni(100)6
Adsorption and self-assembly of hexa-tert-butyl-hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene on the si(111)-35
DFT study of electronic properties of N-doped ZnO and ZnO/Cu(111) bilayer films5
Bilayer-by-bilayer growth of vanadyl phthalocyanine molecules on Bi(111) surface5
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study5
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)5
Functionalized silica nanoparticles within a multicomponent oil emulsion by molecular dynamic study5
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
Enhanced OER activity of FePc molecule by substrate effects: A first principles study5
Surface functionalization of polypropylene nanoparticles in a pulsed low pressure air plasma discharge5
Growth and Ag-encapsulation of Pt islands on Ag(111) at room temperature5
Adsorption of noble fission gas atoms Xe and Kr on Ti- and V-based bare MXenes: An ab-initio DFT investigation5
H2O-based atomic layer deposition mechanism of aluminum oxide using trimethylaluminum5
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits5
Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects5
Surface transformation thermodynamics of alkaline earth carbonates using first-principles calculations5
Sheet doping for improved sensitivity of HCl on MoTe25
Growth of an Fe buckled honeycomb lattice on Be(0001)5
Tuning electronic and optical properties of bismuth monolayers by molecular adsorption5
The evolution of model Rh/Fe3O4(001) catalysts in hydrogen environments5
Adsorption of organic molecules on titania: The advantages of using bond orders to gauge interaction strength5
Friction characteristics in graphene/MoS2 heterojunction5
Theoretical study of gas-sensitive properties of O+Pd13 clusters5
Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations5
The effects of chlorine-containing species on cinnabar: A density functional theory investigation into the surface adsorption reactivity of mercury sulfide5
Electronic and transport properties of Pb-dense reconstructions on Si(100)5
Boron nanostructure formation on Mo(112) surface5
Straight sections of step edges on a NiAl(110) curved single crystal surface used to calculate an approximation of step formation energy5
The investigation of initial decomposition paths of methyltrichlorosilane on (0001) and (00015
Geometric effect of high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy on the identification of plasmons: An example of graphene4
Possibility of chemisorption for benzene on stepped surface of coinage metals4
Adsorption and dissociation of Cl2 on CuO(111) surface with first-principles study4
Corrigendum to “Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis” [Surface Science 714 (2021) 121917]4
Alteration of the inter-chain distance between Au atomic wires on Si(111) induced by Tl adsorption4
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Epitaxial growth of highly-aligned MoS2 on c-plane sapphire4
Adhesion properties of the B- and N-doped graphene/Fe(110) interface4
A first principles analysis of oxidation in titanium alloys with aluminum and vanadium4
Simulation of metal-supported metal-Nanoislands: A comparison of DFT methods4
Elemental Distribution and Melting Characteristics of FeNi nanoparticles on W(110) surfaces4
CO–induced roughening of Cu(111): formation and detection of reactive nanoclusters on metal surfaces4
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Interaction of bimetallic Zn/Au(111) surfaces with O2 or NO2 and formation of ZnOx/Au(111)4
DFT study of small Re-Pt clusters supported on γ-Al2O34
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Structural, magneto-electronic, and electric transport properties of pentagonal PdSe4
Synthesis of Van der Waals stretched antimonene via remote epitaxy4
The extended Ising model Hamiltonian for order-disorder phase transition on the clean Si (001) surface4
Kinetics and the crystallographic structure of bismuth during liquefaction and solidification on an insulating substrate4
First-principles calculation of the resistance to lead-bismuth eutectic corrosion on Fe (111) surface of austenitic stainless steel4
Electronic fingerprints for diverse interactions of methanol with various Zn-based systems4
A type-II two-dimensional Blue-P/Al2SO van der Waals heterostructure with the potential for photovoltaics and photocatalysis applications4
STM study of surface restructuring of oxidized Cu(100)4
Functionalized semiconducting carbon nanotube arrays for gas phase explosives detection4
Bandgap reduction at wrinkles on the cleavage surfaces of GeSe single crystals4
Electronic and vibrational spectra of substitutional pair-defects of Boron and Nitrogen atoms in graphene and graphane4
A comparative analysis of the vibrational and structural properties of nearly incommensurate overlayer systems4
Mechanistic study of CO2 hydrogenation to C1 products on molybdenum step site4
Methanol gas sensing properties of transition metals (V, Cr, and Mn)-doped BC3 flake4
SIMS studies of hydrogen interaction with the TiFe alloy surface: hydrogen influence on secondary ion yields4
Water activation and reaction with ethane to form CO2(g) and H2(g) on a Mn/Au surface4
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Exploring the atomic-scale dynamics of Fe3O4(001) at catalytically relevant temperatures using FastSTM4
Local effects during ion scattering on adsorbate-covered surfaces4
Insight into the effect of alloying on the adsorption of benzene on Ag(100) surface: DFT calculations4
Imaging three phases of iodine on Ag (111) using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy4
Renewable adsorption/desorption of sarin on TM-doped CNTs: First principle calculations4
Theoretical computation of the phononic vibrational dynamics of Au3Pd, AuPd, and AuPd3 nanostructures at the [AunPdm]/Au(110) bimetallic ordered surface alloy systems4
Ligand-functionalized surfaces for chemoselective heterogeneous catalysis4
On the structure sensitivity of and CO coverage effects on formic acid decomposition on Pd surfaces4
External stress as a way to control Au(111) reconstruction4
The type-II PtSe2/WS2 van der Waals heterostructure: A high efficiency water-splitting photocatalyst4
Theoretical study on adsorption and dissociation of Li3BO3 and LiBO2 molecules on Zr(0 0 0 1)3
A novel MoS2/Pd5 nanocluster heterojunction system with improved surface reactivity for efficient gas sensing: A DFT study3
Theoretical study of the initial stages of Ba growth on Si(100) substrate3
The surface chemical bond of a nonbenzenoid aromatic hydrocarbon: Acepleiadylene versus pyrene3
Role of facet in the competitive pathway of ethylene epoxidation3
Hole-mediated ferromagnetic coupling in two-dimensional CrI3/VSe2 van der Waals heterostructures3
Retarded room temperature Hamaker coefficients between bulk elemental metals3
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Growth and electronic structure of the nodal line semimetal in monolayer Cu2Si on Cu(111)3
Analysis of the adsorption characteristics of gasification pollutants (HCl, COS, H2S, NH3 and HCN) on Ti-anchored graphene substrates3
Hydrodynamic fluctuations, diffusion and correlation functions in systems of particles adsorbed on solid surfaces3
Study of the displacement transition in SF6 + Kr binary films on graphite using infrared spectroscopy and ellipsometry3
Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS) applied to oxides: Ceria as a case study3
Lateral Distribution of Optical Excitation at Boundaries around Rubrene Islands Visualized by Microspot Two-Photon Photoemission Spectroscopy3
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Atomic Structures of Single-Layer Nanoislands of Ni, Cu, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ir, Pt, Au Supported on Au(111) from Density Functional Theory Calculations3
Fe-Phthalocyanine on Cu(111) and Ag(111): A DFT+vdWs investigation3
Structural analysis and stable length of Au induced nanowires on Ge(001)3
The reaction of thiols on a model gold catalyst leads to the formation of thiolates capable of self-coupling and of displacing carboxylic acids3
First principles calculation on cohesion properties of PdCu-Mo2C interfaces3
Time-resolved ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Advancing the operando study of ALD chemistry3
A systematic investigation on the surface properties of Ti2AlC via first-principles calculations3
Feasibility of Mo atom anchoring in h-BP monolayer for electric reduction of NO molecule3
LEED-IV analyses of tellurium adsorbate structures on iridium and gold surfaces3
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Impact of Ni doping on the catalytic activity and stability of RuO2 electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media3
Substrate-modulation effect in on-surface synthesis3
Annealing-induced void formation in SiO2 layers on Si substrates: Influence of surface orientation and hydrocarbon exposure3
Abnormal adsorption of lithium on the graphene surface of graphene/dT(H)-MoS2 heterostructures3
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Effect of tensile strain on photoelectric properties of C-doped SnSe2 system3
Density functional theory study of trends in water dissociation on oxygen-preadsorbed and pure transition metal surfaces3
Nitrogen vacancies in monolayer WSi2N4 for hydrogen evolution reaction: A first-principles study3
Atomic-level insights into single-layer Co-promoted MoS2 clusters supported on a rutile TiO2(110) model oxide support3
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
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A DFT study on electrocatalytic performance of 12CaO·7Al2O3 (C12A7) with electrolytic LiI applied in DSSCs3
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
Steps and catalytic reactions: CO oxidation with preadsorbed O on Rh(553)3
On the adsorption of different tetranaphthylporphyrins on Cu(111) and Ag(111)3
Tailoring the redox capabilities of organic ligands for metal-ligand coordination with vanadium single-sites3
Adsorption and dissociation of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole on Cu (1 1 1): A DFT study3
Tuning the Product Selectivity of Single-Atom Alloys by Active Site Modification3
The role of oxygen vacancies on SnO2 surface in reducing cross-sensitivity between ambient humidity and CO: A first principles investigation3
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Adsorption and dissociation of NO23
Surface band structure of the reconstructed Ir(001)-(53
Asymmetric distortion of orbital hybridization at halogen-doped IrO2 monolayers for acidic water electrolysis3
Nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen bonding and thermal stability of ambient exposed nitrogen-terminated H-diamond (111) surfaces studied by XPS and HREELS3
Effect of embedded Cr on the structural phase transition of In/Si(111)4 × 13
DFT study on TiO2 facet-dependent As(III) oxidation process: Importance of As(IV) species3
Crystal facet-dependent product selectivity of CO2 reduction reaction on indium revealed by first-principles calculations3
Modeling experimental low energy ion scattering multi-angle maps with molecular dynamics FAN2
A combined experimental and theoretical study of 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)-2,5-bis(ethoxy)benzene adsorption on Au(111)2
Reaction-Driven Formation of Ag-Cu Alloy Nanostructures from Cu@Ag Core-Shell Nanoparticles Analyzed by Moirè Patterns Using Environmental TEM Images2
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Substrate-directed chiral selectivity of molecular self-assembled and covalent structures2
A DFT study on the role of oxygen vacancy on m-ZrO2 (1¯2
Theoretical study of hydrogen desorption on the Ni(100) surface through simulated temperature programmed desorption spectra2
Tuning the morphological and electrical properties of graphite surface by self-assembled viologen nanostructures2
Fabrication of B-C-N nanosheets on Rh(111) from benzene – borazine mixtures2
Corrigendum to “Theoretical investigation of NH3 nitridation on Cl-terminated Si(100)-2 × 1 surfaces” [Surface Science 753 (2025) 122655, p2.]2
Intercalation of Mn in a few layers of NbSe2 by molecular beam epitaxy2
Benzohydroxamic acid on rutile TiO2(110)-(1×1)– a comparison of ultrahigh-vacuum evaporation with deposition from solution2
Surface science study on catalytic surfaces under working conditions with soft-X-ray surface spectroscopy at the Photon Factory2
Dissociative adsorption of H2O and CO2 on the clean and O-pre-covered high index Ru surfaces: Corrugated Ru(11−21) and stepped Ru(20−21) surfaces2
Comparative density functional theory study for predicting oxygen reduction activity of single-atom catalyst2
Time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy at surfaces2
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