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We use Monte Carlo simulations to examine the simplest model of an ionic liquid, called the restricted primitive model, at a metal surface. We find that at moderately low temperatures the capacitance of the metal/ionic liquid interface is…
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Surface reconstructions on the polar ZnO(0001) surface are investigated using empirical potential models. Several possible reconstructions based around triangular motifs are investigated. The quenching of the dipole moment in the material…
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