Surface Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Surface Science is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Tuning of the plasmon resonance location in Au nanostructures coated with a ultrathin film of Al2O3 – Optical measurements and FDTD simulations500
Intercalation of Mn in a few layers of NbSe2 by molecular beam epitaxy31
Hydrogen complexes on single-atom alloys: A combined DFT – Kinetic Monte Carlo study29
A DFT study on the structural properties and CO2 electrocatalytic reduction activity of monolayer graphitic carbon nitride supported Ag/Au single atom catalysts25
Methanol gas sensing properties of transition metals (V, Cr, and Mn)-doped BC3 flake25
Adsorption mechanism of formaldehyde, ammonia and sulfur dioxide gases on inexpensive metal-doped ZnO surface: A DFT study24
General hydrogen gas sensing mechanism on SnO2 (110) surface based on DFT simulations20
Effect of mixed surface terminations on the work function and quantum capacitance of Sc2CT2 monolayer20
Electronic and optical properties of Sc2C(OH)2 with phenylsulfonic groups: A first-principles study19
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface19
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation19
Electronic and vibrational spectra of substitutional pair-defects of Boron and Nitrogen atoms in graphene and graphane18
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Atomic-level insights into single-layer Co-promoted MoS2 clusters supported on a rutile TiO2(110) model oxide support16
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Copper-phthalocyanine (CuPc) and O, Li and Mn adatoms on graphene substrate: First-principles study of stability, magnetism and electronic properties15
First-principles investigation of a symmetry incompatible adsorbate-substrate system: PF3 on Cu(001)15
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Anchoring of porphyrins on atomically defined cobalt oxide: In-situ infrared spectroscopy at the electrified solid/liquid interface15
Distortion of SiC lattice induced by carbon-coating on (100) and (111) surfaces - ab-initio and molecular dynamics study15
The reaction of thiols on a model gold catalyst leads to the formation of thiolates capable of self-coupling and of displacing carboxylic acids15
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Theoretical study on adsorption and dissociation of Li3BO3 and LiBO2 molecules on Zr(0 0 0 1)13
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Reflections on the effect of an external flux in surface physics13
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)13
A mechanistic DFT study of selective ethylene oxidation to ethylene oxide catalyzed by Pd-doped C3N monolayer13
Adsorption of β-diketones on a surface of ZnO nanopowder: Dependence of the adsorbate on the diketone structure12
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DFT+U calculations onU12
DFT study on TiO2 facet-dependent As(III) oxidation process: Importance of As(IV) species12
Inverse photoemission of the light actinide metals and dioxides12
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite12
Changes in electronic structure of graphene by adsorption of low melamine coverages12
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Appearance of unidirectional superstructure in silver intercalated 2H-NbSe212
A comparative analysis of the vibrational and structural properties of nearly incommensurate overlayer systems11
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study11
Monte Carlo simulations of the self-assembly of hierarchically organized metal-organic networks on solid surfaces11
Adsorption and sensing potential of tungsten (W) doped beta tellurene (β-Te) monolayer towards nitrogen oxides: A first principle study11
Hydrogen ion scattering from alkali/graphene surface: Alkali core states effects10
Complex nature of the interaction of AFM tip with the freshly splitted (010) surface of CdWO4 and ZnWO4 single crystals10
First-principles investigation of aluminum intercalation in bilayer blue phosphorene for Al-ion battery10
Boron segregation and effect on hydrogen energetics near tungsten surfaces: A first-principles study10
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)10
CO adsorption on MnO(100): Experimental benchmarks compared to DFT10
Comparison of adsorption and reactions of pyrrole on Cu(100) and O/Cu(100)10
External stress as a way to control Au(111) reconstruction10
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)10
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene10
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)9
Adsorption and sensing performances of transition metal doped ZnO monolayer for CO and NO: A DFT study9
Transformation of the InP(001) surface upon annealing in an arsenic flux9
Hydroxylation of an ultrathin Co3O4(111) film on Ir(100) studied by in situ ambient pressure XPS and DFT9
Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis9
Two-dimensional MoSeO/BP heterostructure for superior Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting9
Interaction of bimetallic Zn/Au(111) surfaces with O2 or NO2 and formation of ZnOx/Au(111)9
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces8
Influence of morphology and chemical surface composition on electrical conductivity of SiC microspheres8
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study8
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane8
Surface band structure of the reconstructed Ir(001)-(58
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals8
One-dimensional structures of three quinone molecules on Au(111)8
Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)8
LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulation of methane decomposition on nickel thin films at high temperatures8
Two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic frameworks grown on a MoS2 surface8
Fe equilibrium and kinetic segregations of surface/subsurface layers upon annealing Fe on Pt(111) in vacuum/oxygen/hydrogen environment8
Mechanistic study of CO2 hydrogenation to C1 products on molybdenum step site8
Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films8
Dechlorination of CDCl3 on Fe(111): Implications for disinfection by-product degradation8
Adsorption and self-assembly of a mono-cyano Zn-tetraphenylporphyrin derivative on KBr(001) and MgO(001)8
A study of step defects on NiAl(110) using a curved single crystal surface8
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface8
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx7
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases7
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A study of Cl adsorption on Pt(111) and Pt(100) using Ab Initio Grand-canonical Monte Carlo7
VS2/graphene heterostructures as cathode materials for sodium-sulfur batteries: A first-principles study7
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate7
Core-level photoelectron spectroscopy study on the buffer-layer formed in approximately atmospheric pressure argon on n-type and semi-insulating SiC(0001)7
Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)7
Ethylene oxidation on unpromoted silver catalysts: Reaction pathway and selectivity analysis using DFT calculations7
Role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 methanation over zirconia: A mechanistic DFT and microkinetic study7
Density functional theory study on the electrocatalytic performance of defected monolayer vanadium diselenide for oxygen evolution and reduction reactions7
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments7
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 application7
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study7
Surface symmetry effect on the charge transfer at the black, blue, and green phosphorene/graphene interfaces7
Evolution of the surface morphology of GaSb epitaxial layers deposited by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on GaAs (100) substrates7
Asymmetric dual-metal-hybridization in dual-atom dimers trigger a spin transition for electrochemical degradation from nitrate to ammonia7
A magnetic map of O/Fe/Mn/Fe(001) multilayer with DFT+U scheme6
Temperature-dependent XPS studies on Ga-In alloys through the melting-point6
Fe-Phthalocyanine on Cu(111) and Ag(111): A DFT+vdWs investigation6
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection6
Density functional theory study of trends in water dissociation on oxygen-preadsorbed and pure transition metal surfaces6
A DFT study on the size and defect induced properties of 2H-Au nano surface by small molecules adsorption6
First-principles study: effect of biaxial strain on the optoelectronic properties of O-doped monolayer GaSe6
Dopant-sheet interaction and its role in the enhanced chemical activity of doped MoTe26
Surface oxidation mechanism of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy6
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps6
Adsorption behaviour of NO, NO2, CO and CS2 molecules on the surface of carbon-doped gallium nitride nanosheet: A DFT study6
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Gap opening at the Dirac point of graphene on Cu(111): Hybridization versus sublattice symmetry breaking5
Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption5
Hydrodynamic fluctuations, diffusion and correlation functions in systems of particles adsorbed on solid surfaces5
Partition the total energy of Al3Ti to characterize the Al3Ti/Al interface properties: a first-principles study5
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A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)5
Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations5
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)5
Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects5
Reaction mechanisms of the initial steps for the oxidation of (0001¯5
The sensing performance of bilayer β12- and χ3-borophenes for NO molecules: A DFT-NEGF study5
First principles investigation on adsorption mechanism of As(OH)3 on the kaolinite (001) surface5
Which crystal structure is present on the surface of Ti2<5
Formation of SO4H5
Feasibility of Mo atom anchoring in h-BP monolayer for electric reduction of NO molecule5
Retarded room temperature Hamaker coefficients between bulk elemental metals5
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
60 years of surface structure determination5
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits5
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Etching Behaviors of Sapphire's C- Plane Cavity5
Reaction of nitrous oxide and ammonia molecules at 4H-SiC/SiO2 int5
A novel MoS2/Pd5 nanocluster heterojunction system with improved surface reactivity for efficient gas sensing: A DFT study4
Nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen bonding and thermal stability of ambient exposed nitrogen-terminated H-diamond (111) surfaces studied by XPS and HREELS4
A DFT+U study on the adsorption of CO, H2S, PH4
Substitution induced and stress controlled magnetism in 2D pyrene-based carbon nanomaterial4
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation4
Designing and optimizing β1-borophene organic gas sensor: A theoretical study4
Reduction of a two-dimensional crystalline MoO3 monolayer4
Atomic structure and electron distribution of Co atoms adsorbed on Si(111) surface by NC-AFM/KPFM at 78 K4
Probing the electrode-liquid interface using operando total-reflection X-ray absorption spectroscopy4
Diamond surface nano-structures in an oxidizing atmosphere: A first principles study4
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A comparative DFT study on NO2 adsorption and sensing activities of pristine, reduced and Pr3+-doped CeO2 (110) surface4
In air STM observation of Au(111) surface disturbance including Au magic fingers as modified by solvent choice4
CO and H2 adsorption on Au-Ni bimetallic surfaces: a combined experimental and DFT theoretical study4
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes4
Energy alignment manipulation at the C60/TiO2(110) interface using a blanket molecular dipole approach4
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study4
First-principles investigation of defective graphene anchored with small silicon clusters as a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries4
Tailoring the redox capabilities of organic ligands for metal-ligand coordination with vanadium single-sites4
Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study4
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes4
Growth and electronic structure of the nodal line semimetal in monolayer Cu2Si on Cu(111)4
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films4
Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS) applied to oxides: Ceria as a case study4
Understanding the morphology and chemical activity of model ZrOx/Au (111) catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation4
Finding RHEED conditions sensitive to hydrogen position on Pd(100)4
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy4
Formation of ordered B structure on W(100)4
Oxidation and corrosion investigation on Ti2AlV (110) surface using first principle approach4
Nanographene growth from benzene on Pt(111)4
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Impact of Ni doping on the catalytic activity and stability of RuO2 electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media4
Synthesis and characterization of iron oxide/MIL-101 composite via microwave solvothermal treatment4
Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water4
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