Atomic relaxation of the BeO (1010) surface

Surface Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Jaffe, John E ^a,c   Zapol, Peter ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MS K1 83 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio quantum chemical methods and calculations; Beryllium oxide; Surface relaxation and reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BERYLLIUM OXIDE; HARTREE FOCK METHOD;

BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031162837     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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