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Isolated and full monolayer adsorption of various carboranethiol (C$_2$B$_{10}$H$_{12}$S) isomers on gold (111) surface have been investigated using both the standard and van der Waals density functional theoretical calculations. The effect…
The energetics and structures of physisorbed and chemisorbed alkanethiols on Au(111) have been systematically investigated up to 10 carbon atoms using van der Waals (vdW) corrected density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The role of…
We investigate the impact of the substrate on the structural properties and the morphology of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold, using first principles calculations and atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. We…
Density functional theory within the generalized-gradient approximation is used to study the adsorption of the isocyanides CNH and CNCH3 on the gold (111) surface at several coverages. It is found that these molecules are highly selective…
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Alkali metal atoms (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs), dimers and (2$\times$2) monolayers on a graphite (0001) surface have been studied using density functional theory, pseudopotentials, and a periodic substrate. The adatoms bind at the hollow site…
We have performed a thorough computational study to assess the accuracy of density functional theory (DFT) methods in describing the interactions of CO2 with model alkali-earth-metal (AEM, Ca and Li) decorated carbon structures, namely…
The possibility of modifying the work function of electrodes is important for optimizing the energy barriers for charge-injection (extraction) at the interface to an organic material. In this study, we perform density-functional-theory…
Using density functional theory calculations, we investigated the properties of few-layer silicene nanosheets, namely bilayers and trilayers, functionalized with group-III or group-V atoms of the periodic table. We considered the…
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First-principles density functional theory (DFT) is employed to investigate the interactions of CO2 gas molecules with pristine and lithium-functionalized germanene. It is discovered that although a single CO2 molecule is weakly physisorbed…
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