Characterization of Adsorbate-Induced Restructuring of Metal Surfaces: Missing Row Reconstructions on M(110) Surfaces

Assefa, Solomon

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

William F. Schneider¹, Solomon Assefa¹, Luan Nguyen¹, Christopher M. Wolverton² and Franklin Tao³, (1)University of Notre Dame, USA, (2)Northwestern University, USA, (3)University of Kansas, USA.

In this work, we use density functional theory (DFT) to compute M(110) surface energies as a function of coverage for a variety of mono- and diatomic adsorbates to characterize conditions that promote or inhibit the MR reconstruction.

Extended Abstracts:

141103_Assefa_NAM_Abstract.pdf (297.0KB) - Extended Abstract

P-Tu-B-160 Characterization of Adsorbate-Induced Restructuring of Metal Surfaces: Missing Row Reconstructions on M(110) Surfaces