Surface Science

Papers
(The TQCC 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
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LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulation of methane decomposition on nickel thin films at high temperatures41
Pd, Ag and Rh doped (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): A DFT study on furan adsorption and detection32
Understanding the effects of manganese and zinc promoters on ferrite catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons through colloidal nanocrystals31
Methanol adsorption and dissociation on GaP(110) studied by ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy30
Adsorption of dihalogen molecules X2 (X = F, Cl, Br and I) on the Fe/W(110) substrate26
Interaction between electric dipoles on co-adsorption energy of CO molecules and O atoms on Rh surface23
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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)21
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane20
Theoretical insights into CO oxidation activities on CeO2(111) steps20
Study on the flotation mechanism of cobalt-bearing pyrite: A DFT calculation20
Adsorption, self-assembly and self-metalation of tetra-cyanophenyl porphyrins on semiconducting CoO(100) films19
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Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis19
A first-principles and mesoscopic model analysis for pair, trio, and quarto interactions of Au adatoms on Ag(100)19
Adsorption of benzene on defective Pt surfaces: A DFT study18
Which crystal structure is present on the surface of Ti2<18
Nonmetal (B, C, N, O, F) doping regulates the electron distribution of monolayer MoS2 for Hg0 adsorption16
DFT Study of adsorption and diffusion of H2O16
Surface Debye temperature determination from LEED: correlation to defects in epitaxial films16
Effects of co-adsorbed water on different bond cleavages involved in acetic acid decomposition on Pt (111)15
Surface science studies on electron-induced reactions of NH3 and their perspectives for enhancing nanofabrication processes15
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Reconstruction of calcite (10.4) manifests itself in the tip-assisted diffusion of water15
A simulated-TPD study of H2 desorption on metal surfaces15
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Electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped and Mn-X (F, Cl, Br, I) co-doped modulated monolayer SnSe214
ReaxFF MD simulation on the deterioration of Fe2O3 passivation film in the hydrochloric acid coupled with mechanical processing14
Structural investigation of flat overlayer and surface alloy of Sn on Mo(110)13
Ordering of copper phthalocyanine films on functionalized Si(111)13
Atomic structure and peculiarities of the electronic properties of Br layers on Ag(111) at different coverages13
Interfacial molecular structure and orientation evolution of the polystyrene under confinement during annealing revealed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy12
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Study on the relationship between Fe3O4 fouling and NiFe2O4 oxide layer in the secondary circuit of nuclear steam generator12
A comparative analysis of different van der Waals treatments for molecular adsorption on the basal plane of 2H-MoS212
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Desorption activation energy of hydrogen from the Si (111)1x1: H surface studied by optical sum frequency generation and second harmonic generation11
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
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The CO oxidation on Mn atom embedded in N vacancy of C3N monolayer: A DFT-D study11
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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 alloys10
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of NiTe210
Relativistic effects at surfaces and interfaces10
Revealing the H-bonding nature of water bilayers on Au(111)10
Adsorbate-induced effects on the H− ion collisions with Na/Ag(111) and K/Ag(111) surfaces10
Epitaxial fabrication of topological Bi-Sb alloy films by surface alloying of Sb nanofilms10
Bismuth as a buffer layer for metal contact with silicon carbide studied by In situ photoelectron spectroscopy9
Surface grain orientation mapping using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction9
Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters9
Identification of environment-dependent dominant and metastable doped NiO(110) surfaces9
Adsorption and disproportionation of carbon monoxide on faceted-gold surfaces and edges9
Modeling the phase boundaries in Cu(100)-(2√2 × √2)R45°-O missing row reconstruction (MRR) structure9
Iodine adsorption on the Ag(110) surface: Uniaxial compression and iodide growth9
The study of water wettability on solid surfaces by molecular dynamics simulation9
Rationalizing the “anomalous” electrochemical Stark shift of CO at Pt(111) through vibrational spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculations9
First principles modeling of CO2 adsorption on (100), (010), and (001) surfaces of wollastonite for applications in enhanced rock weathering8
Investigation of (001), (010), and (100) surface termination and surface energies of the Zintl Ca5Ga2Sb68
Theoretical evaluation of M/H-magadiite and Al modified M/H-[Al]-magadiites single-atom catalysts (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt)8
Growth kinetics of a perfectly flat Bi(110) film during low-temperature deposition and subsequent annealing8
Theoretical study on the formation of diamond germanium vacancy color center8
Transforming the electronic properties of phosphorene through charge transfer superatomic doping8
An STM study on the diffusion of O atoms on a CO-covered Ru(0001) surface—The role of domain boundaries7
Adsorption behaviour of CF4 and COF2 gas on the GaN monolayer doped with Pt catalytic: A first-principles study7
Boronic acid adsorption on TiO2 rutile (110): A DFT+U study7
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Theoretical study on the effects of alloying elements on oxygen-adsorption properties of the Ti2AlNb surface6
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The rise of electrochemical surface science: From in situ interface structure to operando dynamics6
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Adsorption and reaction of an alkyne molecule on diverse oxygen-reconstructed Cu(110) surfaces6
A density functional theory study of thiophene and pyridine adsorption on Pt/Rh-doped Cu (100) surface6
In-situ near-ambient-pressure photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of high-work-function MoO3 on 4H-SiC(0001)6
Strain effects on the adsorption behavior of PtS2 monolayer as anchoring material for lithium-sulfur batteries: A DFT study6
Self-assembled and crystalline films of rubrene grown on Cd(0001) surface6
First-principles study of NO adsorption on defective hexagonal boron nitride monolayer6
Formation of germanene with free-standing lattice constant6
Adsorption of trimethylaluminum on period 4 and 5 transition metal surfaces6
The effect of biaxial strain on the optoelectronic properties of a single-layer 2H-GaS system with S vacancies6
Adsorption behavior of Cl2 on TiC0.89O0.11(001) surface based on the first principle calculation6
Observing an ordered surface phase by B deposition on Cu(110)6
“Single-atom” catalysis: An opportunity for surface science5
Adsorption and sensing performances of transition metal doped ZnO monolayer for CO and NO: A DFT study5
Stability and dissolution of single-crystalline iron oxide thin films in electrochemical environments5
Corrigendum to Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles within a Multicomponent Oil Emulsion by molecular dynamic study5
Adsorption mechanisms over ZrO2-modified Cu(1 1 1) surface for X (CH3OH, H2O and CO): A DFT+U Study5
Au adsorption on stepped Si(hhk)-Au surfaces5
Hydrogen complexes on single-atom alloys: A combined DFT – Kinetic Monte Carlo study5
Modeling the self-assembly of L-cysteine molecules on the Au(111) surface: A lattice model approach5
Reactivity of a model SCILL: Influence of co-adsorbed [C2C1Im][OTf] on the dehydrogenation of dimethylamine on Pt(111)5
Heterogeneous catalytic reaction of NO2 to HONO on hematite5
The mechanism of catalytic degradation of secnidazole by semiconductor titanium dioxide: A density functional theory study5
Ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of molecular adsorption and reaction properties on PuO2(111) surface under exposure to environmental gases5
Charge transfer at interfaces of copper clusters on TiO2(110) and SiOx5
Anchoring of phthalic acid on MgO(100)5
Selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene: Performance of a Pt monolayer over an α-WC(0001) surface for binding and hydroconversion of acetylene5
Effect of surface on internal structure and apparent lattice parameter of nanocrystalline SiC grains modelled by molecular dynamics simulations4
Surface transformation thermodynamics of alkaline earth carbonates using first-principles calculations4
CO2 adsorption on a K-promoted MgO surface: A DFT theoretical study4
Role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 methanation over zirconia: A mechanistic DFT and microkinetic study4
Scanning tunneling microscopy of MnO ultrathin films on Au(111)4
Phosphonic acid adsorption on α-Bi4
Sheet doping for improved sensitivity of HCl on MoTe24
Understanding ZnO surface defects from first-principles simulation4
Properties and self-adsorptions for ZrC low-index surfaces: A first-principles study4
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Pb/NiSi2 atomic sandwich on Si(111)4
Investigation of coverage dependence of the stretching frequency of CO adsorbed on Pd surfaces at low coverage limits4
On-surface stepwise dehalogenative homocoupling of 2,7-dibromotriphenylene on Au(111) surface4
The effects of chlorine-containing species on cinnabar: A density functional theory investigation into the surface adsorption reactivity of mercury sulfide4
Significance of different dopamine species as reducing agents of graphene oxide: Fundamental aspects4
Functionalized silica nanoparticles within a multicomponent oil emulsion by molecular dynamic study4
Theoretical investigation of NH3 nitridation on Cl-terminated Si(100)-2 × 1 surfaces4
DFT-based mesoscopic interactions of N adatoms on Cu(100)4
Coverage-dependent study of nickel tetraphenyl-porphyrin on Au(332) and Au(788)4
Dual decomposition pathways for L-aspartic acid on Ni(100)4
Growth of an Fe buckled honeycomb lattice on Be(0001)3
Oxygen induced faceting of Cu(911)3
Growth and Ag-encapsulation of Pt islands on Ag(111) at room temperature3
Boron nanostructure formation on Mo(112) surface3
The evolution of model Rh/Fe3O4(001) catalysts in hydrogen environments3
Bilayer-by-bilayer growth of vanadyl phthalocyanine molecules on Bi(111) surface3
Straight sections of step edges on a NiAl(110) curved single crystal surface used to calculate an approximation of step formation energy3
Effect of hydrogen concentration on the friction evolution mechanism of few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics study in nanoscratch processes3
First-principles calculations of Mn incorporation into GaAs(110)3
Adsorption of organic molecules on titania: The advantages of using bond orders to gauge interaction strength3
DFT study of electronic properties of N-doped ZnO and ZnO/Cu(111) bilayer films3
Friction characteristics in graphene/MoS2 heterojunction3
Theoretical study of gas-sensitive properties of O+Pd13 clusters3
Ag growth on the Ag2Bi Rashba alloy3
H2O-based atomic layer deposition mechanism of aluminum oxide using trimethylaluminum3
Erratum to “Reactivity of graphene-supported Co clusters”3
Growth and atomic structure of twisted bilayer graphene formed on Ni(111) by segregation3
Adsorption of noble fission gas atoms Xe and Kr on Ti- and V-based bare MXenes: An ab-initio DFT investigation3
Imaging three phases of iodine on Ag (111) using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy2
Elemental Distribution and Melting Characteristics of FeNi nanoparticles on W(110) surfaces2
Adsorption and self-assembly of hexa-tert-butyl-hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene on the si(111)-32
Comparison of different approaches to texturing monocrystalline silicon wafers for solar cell applications2
Synthesis of Van der Waals stretched antimonene via remote epitaxy2
Kinetics and the crystallographic structure of bismuth during liquefaction and solidification on an insulating substrate2
Water activation and reaction with ethane to form CO2(g) and H2(g) on a Mn/Au surface2
Electronic fingerprints for diverse interactions of methanol with various Zn-based systems2
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Adhesion properties of the B- and N-doped graphene/Fe(110) interface2
Corrigendum to “Electronic band structures of group-IV two-dimensional materials: Spin-orbit coupling and group theoretical analysis” [Surface Science 714 (2021) 121917]2
Enhanced OER activity of FePc molecule by substrate effects: A first principles study2
Geometric effect of high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy on the identification of plasmons: An example of graphene2
STM study of surface restructuring of oxidized Cu(100)2
Functionalized semiconducting carbon nanotube arrays for gas phase explosives detection2
A type-II two-dimensional Blue-P/Al2SO van der Waals heterostructure with the potential for photovoltaics and photocatalysis applications2
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Single atom alloys 2.0: Exploiting undercoordination for stronger dissociative CH4 chemisorption2
Alteration of the inter-chain distance between Au atomic wires on Si(111) induced by Tl adsorption2
Exploring the atomic-scale dynamics of Fe3O4(001) at catalytically relevant temperatures using FastSTM2
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Theoretical computation of the phononic vibrational dynamics of Au3Pd, AuPd, and AuPd3 nanostructures at the [AunPdm]/Au(110) bimetallic ordered surface alloy systems2
First-principles calculation of the resistance to lead-bismuth eutectic corrosion on Fe (111) surface of austenitic stainless steel2
The extended Ising model Hamiltonian for order-disorder phase transition on the clean Si (001) surface2
The investigation of initial decomposition paths of methyltrichlorosilane on (0001) and (00012
SIMS studies of hydrogen interaction with the TiFe alloy surface: hydrogen influence on secondary ion yields2
Renewable adsorption/desorption of sarin on TM-doped CNTs: First principle calculations2
Surface functionalization of polypropylene nanoparticles in a pulsed low pressure air plasma discharge2
The effect of Al component on the adsorption structure of doped precursors on the NH2covered AlxGa1-xN(0001) surfaces2
Local effects during ion scattering on adsorbate-covered surfaces2
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 approach2
Systematic computational study of oxide adsorption properties for applications in photocatalytic CO2 reduction2
CO–induced roughening of Cu(111): formation and detection of reactive nanoclusters on metal surfaces2
Ligand-functionalized surfaces for chemoselective heterogeneous catalysis2
A first principles analysis of oxidation in titanium alloys with aluminum and vanadium2
Adsorption and dissociation of Cl2 on CuO(111) surface with first-principles study2
Simulation of metal-supported metal-Nanoislands: A comparison of DFT methods2
Bandgap reduction at wrinkles on the cleavage surfaces of GeSe single crystals2
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