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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Box 5: Surface Crystallography Terminology

Harry J. WhitlowSachiko T. Nakagawa

subject

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceCrystallographySymmetry operationChemistryPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersSurface layerSurface reconstructionForce field (chemistry)

description

The crystalline nature of the surface differs from the bulk because atoms on the surface experience a different force field due to unterminated bonds, oxidation by adatoms etc. [1]. Free energy minimisation leads to reconstruction of the surface layer from the bulk by formation of dimers and displacement of atoms from their normal sites.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00623-4_12