Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122776
A. Bocchini , S. Kollmann , U. Gerstmann , W.G. Schmidt , G. Grundmeier
{"title":"Phosphonic acid adsorption on α-Bi2O3 surfaces","authors":"A. Bocchini , S. Kollmann , U. Gerstmann , W.G. Schmidt , G. Grundmeier","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this joint experiment-theory work the adsorption of organophosphonic acids on <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-Bi<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>O<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> surfaces is studied by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), as well as density functional theory (DFT). The present results demonstrate the formation of a full bidentate-bonded monolayer structure with an all-trans configuration of the aliphatic chains, whereby the evolution of the monolayer can be monitored via the shape of XPS spectra. Our results for the model oxide are a basis for the surface modification of oxide covered Bi with functional organophosphonic acids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"760 ","pages":"Article 122776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122773
Miaomiao Lou , Guili Liu , Meng Xu , Yuan Liu , Guoying Zhang
{"title":"Effect of biaxial strain on monolayer and defective SnSe2 systems: A first-principles study","authors":"Miaomiao Lou , Guili Liu , Meng Xu , Yuan Liu , Guoying Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, the structural stability, electronic structure, and optical properties of monolayer 2D material SnSe<sub>2</sub> and Se vacancy defect systems under biaxial strain were investigated based on first-principle calculations. The findings showed that the structural stability of a single Se vacancy system is higher than that of a single Sn or two Se vacancy systems. In addition, phonon spectra and AIMD calculations verified the rationality and excellent dynamics stability of the SnSe<sub>2</sub> structure. Electronic structure analysis showed that pristine monolayer SnSe<sub>2</sub> is an indirect bandgap semiconductor with a bandgap of 0.851 eV. The vacancies of Se atoms make the SnSe<sub>2</sub> system close to semi-metallic properties, significantly improving its conductivity. Under the compressive strain of 3%, the band gap type of the defect system is transformed. The optical properties showed that the peak of <em>ε</em><sub>1</sub>(ω) and <em>ε</em><sub>2</sub>(ω) for the pristine monolayer SnSe<sub>2</sub> system produced a redshift under biaxial tensile strain. After the Se atom vacancy, the peak of <em>ε</em><sub>1</sub>(ω) and <em>ε</em><sub>2</sub>(ω) increased significantly. The absorption and reflection peaks of the pristine monolayer SnSe<sub>2</sub> and Se vacancy systems were redshifted under the biaxial compressive strain and blue-shifted under the biaxial tensile strain. The combined action of defects and biaxial strain enhances light absorption in the infrared region and provides a powerful theoretical basis for exploring optoelectronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"759 ","pages":"Article 122773"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143931321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122772
Jianjiao Jin , Liu Tang , Liangqin Wu , Chongyu Li , Lei Wang , Qiusheng Ru
{"title":"The effect of Al component on the adsorption structure of doped precursors on the NH2covered AlxGa1-xN(0001) surfaces","authors":"Jianjiao Jin , Liu Tang , Liangqin Wu , Chongyu Li , Lei Wang , Qiusheng Ru","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122772","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122772","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using the first-principles pseudopotential plane wave method based on density functional theory, a detailed computational analysis of the adsorption structure of dopant precursors (Mg and Si atoms) on the NH<sub>2</sub>-covered Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>N(0001) surface with different Al components was carried out. By analyzing the surface adsorption energy, partial wave density of states, and Mulliken population, the possible stable adsorption structures were determined. The research found that: for the NH<sub>2</sub>-covered Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>N(0001) adsorption surface, all adsorption precursors have only T4 and H3 adsorption sites and the adsorption mechanism is independent of the surface Al composition. With the increase of the Al component in the adsorption surface, the bond energy weakens. The Ga-rich (0001) surface and the H3 adsorption site are more conducive to the adsorption growth of the precursor, and the higher or lower surface Al component is not conducive to adsorption growth; the NH<sub>2</sub>-covered Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>N(0001) surface is conducive to n-type doping rather than p-type doping.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"760 ","pages":"Article 122772"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144071909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iodine adsorption on the Ag(110) surface: Uniaxial compression and iodide growth","authors":"B.V. Andryushechkin , V.S. Denisenkov , N.S. Komarov , T.V. Pavlova","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122769","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adsorption of iodine on Ag(110) has been studied in ultra high vacuum with room temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED) in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It was found that at low coverages iodine forms <span><math><mrow><mi>c</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> structure. Further adsorption of iodine leads to compression of atoms in the troughs along <span><math><mrow><mo><</mo><mn>110</mn><mo>></mo></mrow></math></span> direction and formation of domain walls separating <span><math><mrow><mi>c</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> domains. As the coverage increases compression in the troughs causes domain walls to disappear and iodine atoms to form a distorted hexagonal structure. This structure is compressed with more iodine on the surface. With further exposure to iodine AgI islands are formed on the monolayer of iodine. The formation of islands begins at the edges of atomic steps and it was found that the top layers of islands also have distorted hexagonal structure. In this structure one of the directions of atomic rows coincide with the <span><math><mrow><mo><</mo><mn>110</mn><mo>></mo></mrow></math></span> direction of the substrate. The other two directions of atomic rows are turned relatively to substrate causing a moire pattern on the surface of islands. The AgI growth occurs in the form of double layer honeycomb (DLHC) sandwich-like structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"760 ","pages":"Article 122769"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143942052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122774
Zhenbang Chu, Kai Ying, Jie Liang
{"title":"First principles study on the early nucleation process of carbon nanotubes on Ni (1 1 1) surface","authors":"Zhenbang Chu, Kai Ying, Jie Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As process technology continues to evolve, the dimensions of integrated circuits are progressively diminishing, and consequently, the space designated for interconnects is likewise shrinking. Consequently, traditional copper interconnects are struggling to fulfill the growing demands, necessitating the search for alternative interconnect materials to supersede copper. Among the various prospective materials, carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have garnered considerable research focus. Nevertheless, the challenge of forming interconnects via the growth of CNTs within through-silicon vias(TSVs) through chemical vapor deposition(CVD) currently encounters hurdles pertaining to the control of CNT chirality and growth temperature. In this investigation, density functional theory(DFT) was utilized to delve into the energetics of the nascent nucleation phase of CNTs growing on Ni(1 1 1) surfaces. We examined the energetics associated with the formation of C<sub>2</sub> to C<sub>4</sub> clusters and computed the diffusion barriers for these clusters, revealing that C<sub>3</sub> exhibits the lowest diffusion barrier. Additionally, in our energetics calculations for the formation of C<sub>5</sub> and C<sub>6</sub> clusters, we took into account nearly all conceivable scenarios. This research holds paramount significance for elucidating the growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes on Ni(1 1 1) surfaces during the CVD process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"759 ","pages":"Article 122774"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of the surface reconstruction on self-assembly of diazaphenalene on Au(111)","authors":"Takashi Yokoyama , Naoka Kondo , Hiroaki Suzuki , Masa-aki Haga , Masaki Kawano","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The coverage dependence of self-assembled structures for 1,3-diazaphenalene (DAP) has been investigated using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and molecular orbitals calculations. We find that one dimensional zigzag chains of DAP are formed through sequential NH<span><math><mrow><mo>⋯</mo><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span>N hydrogen bonding between molecules with a head-to-head configuration. These chains tend to align perpendicular to the bright lines of the reconstruction patterns on the Au(111) surface. Repulsive interactions between the chains are attributed to the formation of dipoles at the molecule-surface interface, which arise from electron transfer from DAP to the Au surface.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"759 ","pages":"Article 122747"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122761
Jarek Dąbrowski
{"title":"Ge(110) c(8×10) reconstructions stabilized by vibrations","authors":"Jarek Dąbrowski","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Determining the atomic structure of a surface is essential for reliable simulations and in-depth exploration of chemical and atomic-scale physical processes. Using Ge(110) c(8 × 10) as a case study, this work employs Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to examine the role of vibrational entropy in surface reconstruction stability. The Ge(110) c(8 × 10) unit cell consists of interstitial-based pentamers (Universal Building Block model, UBB) interspersed with regions appearing in STM images as unreconstructed. DFT calculations predict that adding more pentamers <em>lowers</em> the surface energy, contradicting experimental findings. This discrepancy is resolved when vibrational entropy is accounted for and <em>surface divacancies</em> are introduced in addition to the UBB pentamers. These divacancies are similar to those proposed earlier in the Tetramer-Heptagonal and Tetragonal Ring (THTR) reconstruction model. The nearest neighbors of the vacancy sites are rebonded as on monatomic step edges. The differences in the vibrational entropy contributed by pentamers, divacancies, and unreconstructed surface stabilize Ge(110) c(8 × 10) reconstructions with the pentamer density observed experimentally. The presence of divacancies is conceptually consistent with the presence of monatomic steps in Ge(110) “16×2″, the most stable reconstruction of this surface.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"759 ","pages":"Article 122761"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122760
Munusamy Rajendran Ashwin Kishore , Karin Larsson
{"title":"The use of an Rh-intercalated SiC/graphene interface for CO2 electrochemical reduction: A theoretical investigation","authors":"Munusamy Rajendran Ashwin Kishore , Karin Larsson","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122760","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122760","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to valuable fuels and chemicals is a promising way to reuse CO<sub>2</sub>. The mechanism of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction on the Rh-intercalated SiC/graphene surface has here been investigated using spin-polarized DFT calculations. The energetically preferred pathways for the electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to products like CO, HCOOH, CH<sub>3</sub>OH, and CH<sub>4</sub> were then explored. The results showed that the production of CH<sub>4</sub> was more preferred compared to the other products for this specific catalyst material. The reaction pathway via an intermediate HCOOH adsorbate was found to be more favored, as compared with an intermediate CO adsorbate. Also, the formation of an intermediate COOH adsorbate was identified as the free energy rate-limiting step in the complete reduction reaction. The calculated limiting potential for the SiC/Rh/graphene catalyst was 0.36 V, and this catalyst was also found to exhibit a competitive selectivity with respect to the hydrogen evolution reaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"759 ","pages":"Article 122760"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surface SciencePub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122759
Huaidong Liu, Lu Yang, Xingbin Wei, Shihang Sun, Yanshen Zhao
{"title":"Tuning the electronic and optical properties in MoSeS and WSeS monolayers by mechanical strains","authors":"Huaidong Liu, Lu Yang, Xingbin Wei, Shihang Sun, Yanshen Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122759","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.susc.2025.122759","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study systematically explored the effects of tensile, compressive, and shear strains on the structural parameters, stability, and optoelectronic characteristics of MoSeS and WSeS monolayers, utilising first principles. Phonon spectral analysis confirms the dynamic stability of the MSeS (<em>M</em>=Mo, W) pristine and its biaxial tensile strain systems, and electronic structure calculations show that both MoSeS and WSeS are a type of direct bandgap semiconductor. Further analysis shows that different types of strains significantly affect the band edge, band gap width, band gap type, density of states, and charge density distribution. Uniaxial compressive strain has a greater effect on the electronic structure than uniaxial tensile strain, while the effect of shear strain is intermediate between uniaxial tensile and compressive, and biaxial strain has the greatest effect. The optical properties also get better when the material is strained. For example, under 16 % biaxial compressive strain, the static dielectric constants of MoSeS and WSeS increase by a factor of 6 and 9.6, respectively, which improves the dielectric properties and charge retention. Additionally, strain shifts the absorption band edges to longer wavelengths, expanding the material's response in the infrared and visible ranges. Compressive and shear strains also increase reflectivity, with MoSeS and WSeS reflectivity rising approximately 2.9 and 3.5 times, respectively, under 16 % biaxial compressive strain. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the application of Janus monolayers in novel optoelectronic devices and reveal a new strategy to precisely modulate optoelectronic properties through strain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22100,"journal":{"name":"Surface Science","volume":"758 ","pages":"Article 122759"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143855071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}