Structure-Dependent Strain Effects.
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SUBMITTER: Dietze EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7702043 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
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Structure-Dependent Strain Effects.
Dietze Elisabeth M EM Grönbeck Henrik H
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry 20201007 21
Density functional theory calculations of atomic and molecular adsorption on (111) and (100) metal surfaces reveal marked surface and structure dependent effects of strain. Adsorption in three-fold hollow sites is found to be destabilized by compressive strain whereas the reversed trend is commonly valid for adsorption in four-fold sites. The effects, which are qualitatively explained using a simple two-orbital model, provide insights on how to modify chemical properties by strain design. ...[more]
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