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Showing papers in "Surface Science Reports in 2005"


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TL;DR: The atomic force microscope (AFM) is not only used to image the topography of solid surfaces at high resolution but also to measure force-versus-distance curves as discussed by the authors, which provide valuable information on local material properties such as elasticity, hardness, Hamaker constant, adhesion and surface charge densities.

3,281 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of surface waves on the thermally excited electromagnetic field is discussed. And the authors introduce the fluctuation-dissipation theorem that allows to model the fluctuating electromagnetic fields.

805 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental electronic and magnetic properties of metal clusters deposited on surfaces and in matrices are discussed. And the influence of capping layers and deposition into matrices is discussed.

341 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize recent attempts to overcome these difficulties, based on the application of molecular beam methods to well-defined model catalysts, and present a detailed review of the results.

323 citations


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TL;DR: Rusanov et al. as mentioned in this paper provided a fresh insight into the modern higher-level state of surface thermodynamics, including dividing surface, excess surface stress (surface tension), transversal surface tension, line tension and mechanical equilibrium for curved interfaces.

232 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the dependence of chemical reactivity on the physical and electronic structure of the carbon nanotubes is discussed and experimentally observed changes of the electronic and photonic structure are compared to theoretical predictions for various non-covalent and covalent functionalization schemes.

216 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the fabrication technology of SiGe hetero-structures aiming at growth of high quality materials and discuss the relaxation of strain of siGe buffer layers grown on Si substrates.

87 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the past 40 years of research covering the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of the arsenic-rich GaAs(0,0,1) surface, which is the starting surface for producing the majority of optoelectronic devices worldwide.

79 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of experimental and theoretical studies of the vibrational dynamics and thermodynamics of a set of nanostructured surfaces, nanoparticles, and other surface-nanostructures.

47 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the role of elastic and plastic deformations of electrode surfaces in anion adsorption processes, the polarity of surface bonds during anion adaption, and others is discussed.

46 citations


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TL;DR: Experimental and theoretical studies on the quantum delocalization of hydrogen atoms, in particular in vibrationally excited states, on transition-metal surfaces are reviewed in this paper, where the present status and remaining problems are discussed.

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TL;DR: In this article, a review of optical properties of semiconductors capable of supporting excitons, that is, electron-hole pairs that form states bound by their mutual screened Coulomb attraction, is presented.