Self-assembly of acetate adsorbates drives atomic rearrangement on the Au(110) surface

Autor: Fanny Hiebel, Bonggeun Shong, Wei Chen, Robert J. Madix, Efthimios Kaxiras, Cynthia M. Friend
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13139
Popis: The efficiency of a catalyst relies on the stability of intermediates on its surface. Here, the authors find that van der Waals interactions between acetate adsorbates on Au(110) provide a small but necessary energy contribution to stabilize the acetate and drive restructuring of the Au surface.
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