Metal film growth on regular and defective MgO(0 0 1) surface: A comparative ab initio simulation and thermodynamic study

Surface Science

Volumn 600, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Fuks, David ^a   Zhukovskii, Yuri F ^b,c   Kotomin, Eugene A ^b,d   Ellis, Donald E ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Ag and Cu adsorbates; Defective MgO substrate; Metal film growth; Statistical thermodynamics approach

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COPPER; MONOLAYERS; OXIDES; SILVER; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AG AND CU ADSORBATES; DEFECTIVE MGO SUBSTRATE; STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS APPROACH;

MAGNESIA;

EID: 33646153284     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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