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20182026
most citedSubsurface Cation Vacancy Stabilization of the Magnetite (001) Surface

285 citations · 630 across the 37 of their papers we have counts for

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37 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

The absence of a central metal ion destabilizes phthalocyanine on InO(111)

Viktoria Waidbacher, Sarah Tobisch, Faith J. Lewis +5

Metal phthalocyanines (MPc) are a versatile molecular platform for applications ranging from organic optoelectronic devices to single-atom catalysis (SAC). Their adsorption and lay…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Water adsorption on a model silicate surface: wollastonite (100)

Luca Lezuo, Andrea Conti, Alexander Hoheneder +7

Water adsorption on silicate surfaces is a critical yet poorly understood process relevant to, e.g., mineral weathering and cement hydration. This study investigates the structure…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Photoexcited Hole States at the SrTiO3(001) Surface Imaged with Noncontact AFM

Igor Sokolovic, Florian Ellinger, Aji Alexander +8

The behaviour of excess charges in ionic lattices, such as the formation of polarons and charge trapping at defect sites, influences the physical and chemical properties of materia…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

The Unreconstructed α-AlO(0001) Surface is Inhomogeneous and Rough

Johanna I. Hütner-Reisch, Andrea Conti, David Kugler +4

Alumina (AlO) is a key material for thin-film growth and heterogeneous catalysis, where the atomic surface structure critically impacts performance. Using noncontact at…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

CO on a Rh/Fe3O4 single-atom catalyst: high-resolution infrared spectroscopy and near-ambient-pressure scanning tunnelling microscopy

Nail El Hocine Barama, Chunlei Wang, Panukorn Sombut +14

Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) offers a powerful route to bridging the materials and pressure gaps between surface science and powder catalysis. Using a newly d…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Hydrogen Activation via Dihydride Formation on a Rh1/Fe3O4(001) Single-Atom Catalyst

Chunlei Wang, Panukorn Sombut, Lena Puntscher +10

Hydrogen activation is a key elementary step in catalytic hydrogenation. In heterogeneous catalysis, it usually proceeds through dissociative adsorption on metal nanoparticles foll…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Structural Optimization in Tensor LEED Using a Parameter Tree and -Factor Gradients

Alexander M. Imre, Paul Haidegger, Florian Kraushofer +10

Quantitative low-energy electron diffraction [LEED ] is a powerful method for surface-structure determination, based on a direct comparison of experimentally observed …

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

An improved reliability factor for quantitative low-energy electron diffraction

Alexander M. Imre, Lutz Hammer, Ulrike Diebold +2

Quantitative low-energy electron diffraction [LEED or LEED , the evaluation of diffraction intensities as a function of the electron energy] is a versatile techniq…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

When Surface Dynamics Fakes Symmetry -- Oxygen on Rh(100) Revisited

Lutz Hammer, Tilman Kißlinger, Margareta Wagner +4

Heating a long-range ordered adsorbate phase beyond its stability temperature does not necessarily result in a disordered phase, it can also break up into heavily fluctuating order…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 2 cited

Molecular Arrangements in the First Monolayer of Cu-Phthalocyanine on InO(111)

Matthias Blatnik, Fabio Calcinelli, Andreas Jeindl +6

Well-ordered organic molecular layers on oxide surfaces are key for organic electronics. Using a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and non-contact atomic force mic…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Machine Learning Study of Surface Reconstructions of the CuO(111) Surface

Payal Wadhwa, Michael Schmid, Georg Kresse

The atomic structure of the most stable reconstructed surface of cuprous oxide (CuO)(111) surface has been a longstanding topic of debate. In this study, we develop on-the-fl…

physics.chem-ph2025

Multi-Technique Characterization of Rhodium Gem-Dicarbonyls on TiO(110)

Moritz Eder, Faith J. Lewis, Johanna I. Hütner +12

Gem-dicarbonyls of transition metals supported on metal (oxide) surfaces are common intermediates in heterogeneous catalysis. While infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a standard tool fo…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

How to cleave cubic perovskite oxides

Igor Sokolović, Michael Schmid, Ulrike Diebold +1

Surfaces of cubic perovskite oxides attract significant attention for their physical tunability and high potential for technical applications. Bulk-terminated surfaces are desirabl…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 8 cited

ViPErLEED package I: Calculation of curves and structural optimization

Florian Kraushofer, Alexander M. Imre, Giada Franceschi +6

Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) is a widely used technique in surface-science. Yet, it is rarely used to its full potential. The quantitative information about the surface s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 9 cited

Digging its own Site: Linear Coordination Stabilizes a Pt1/Fe2O3 Single-Atom Catalyst

Ali Rafsanjani-Abbasi, Florian Buchner, Faith J. Lewis +15

Determining the local coordination of the active site is a pre-requisite for the reliable modeling of single-atom catalysts (SACs). Obtaining such information is difficult on powde…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 9 cited

ViPErLEED package II: Spot tracking, extraction and processing of I(V) curves

Michael Schmid, Florian Kraushofer, Alexander M. Imre +4

As part of the ViPErLEED project (Vienna package for Erlangen LEED, low-energy electron diffraction), computer programs have been developed for facile and user-friendly data extrac…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 4 cited

A Multi-Technique Study of C2H4 Adsorption on a Model Single-Atom Rh1 Catalyst

Chunlei Wang, Panukorn Sombut, Lena Puntscher +9

Single-atom catalysts are potentially ideal model systems to investigate structure-function relationships in catalysis, if the active sites can be uniquely determined. In this work…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 4 cited

Duality and degeneracy lifting in two-dimensional electron liquids on SrTiO(001)

Igor Sokolović, Eduardo B. Guedes, Thomas P. van Waas +7

Two-dimensional electron liquids (2DELs) have increasing technological relevance for ultrafast electronics and spintronics, yet significant gaps in their fundamental understanding…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 68 cited

Stoichiometric reconstruction of the AlO(0001) surface

Johanna I. Hütner, Andrea Conti, David Kugler +5

Macroscopic properties of materials stem from fundamental atomic-scale details, yet for insulators, resolving surface structures remains a challenge. The basal (0001) plane of -…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 10 cited

NH adsorption and competition with HO on a hydroxylated aluminosilicate surface

Giada Franceschi, Andrea Conti, Luca Lezuo +4

The interaction between ammonia (NH) and (alumino)silicates is of fundamental and applied importance, yet the specifics of NH adsorption on silicate surfaces remain largely…

physics.optics2024★ 9 cited

Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy Setup with Incidence Angle Selection for Surfaces of Non-Metals

David Rath, Vojtěch Mikerásek, Chunlei Wang +5

Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (IRAS) on dielectric single crystals is challenging because the optimal incidence angles for light-adsorbate interaction coincide with r…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 1 cited

Evolution of the surface atomic structure of multielement oxide films: curse or blessing?

Giada Franceschi, Renè Heller, Michael Schmid +2

Atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) are used to gain atomic-scale insights into the heteroepitaxy of lanthanum-stront…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

How water binds to microcline feldspar (001)

Giada Franceschi, Andrea Conti, Luca Lezuo +4

Microcline feldspar (KAlSiO) is a common mineral with important roles for Earth's ecological balance. It participates in the carbon, potassium, and water cycles, contributi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 8 cited

Interaction of surface cations of cleaved mica with water in vapor and liquid forms

Giada Franceschi, Sebastian Brandstetter, Jan Balajka +5

Natural minerals contain ions that become hydrated when they come into contact with water in vapor and liquid forms. Muscovite mica -- a common phyllosilicate with perfect cleavage…