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Tailoring and improving material properties by alloying is a long-known and used concept. Recent research has demonstrated the potential of ab initio calculations in understanding the material properties at the nanoscale. Here we present a…
The surface segregation of indium atoms in InGaAs is investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. Through the calculation of segregation energies for (100), (110), and (111) surfaces of GaAs we…
We discuss the possibility of a 2D ordered structure formed upon deposition of Si on metal surfaces. We investigate the atomic and electronic structure of the Si-$(\sqrt{19}\times\sqrt{19})R23.4^{\circ}$/Pt(111) surface reconstruction by…
A scattering method is used to calculate the surface band structure of Al(111) from 8.6 eV below the Fermi level to 9 eV above it. This method has rarely been implemented previously. The complete complex bulk and surface band structure is…
Bismuth oxide (Bi$_2$O$_3$) is a polymorphic material of considerable technological interest, with applications spanning from heterogeneous catalysis to next-generation nanoelectronics. Despite its relevance, systematic investigations of…
A new experimental equipment allowing to study the sputtering induced by ion beam irradiation is presented. The sputtered particles are collected on a catcher which is analyzed in situ by Auger electron spectroscopy without breaking the…
Density-functional calculations are used to verify the atomic structure of the hexagonal In/Si(111)-($\sqrt{7}\times\sqrt{3}$) surface, which has been considered to represent an ultimate two-dimensional (2D) limit of metallic In overlayers.…
The local ordering of atoms in alloys directly has a strong impact on their electronic and optical properties. This is particularly relevant in nonrandom alloys, especially if they are deposited using far from the equilibrium processes, as…
The alloying of the group-III transparent semiconducting sesquioxides In$_2$O$_3$ and Ga$_2$O$_3$ can lead to a modulation of the properties of the parent compounds, e.g., the shallow- and deep-donor character of the oxygen vacancy or the…
We consider the phase separation of binary fluids in contact with a surface which is preferentially wetted by one of the components of the mixture. We review the results available for this problem and present new numerical results obtained…
Variety of conducting heterointerfaces have been made between SrTiO3 substrates and thin capping layers of distinctly different oxide materials that can be classified into polar band insulators (e.g. LaAlO3), polar Mott insulators (e.g.…
In-plane ordering of Cs+ layers in Helmhotlz planes was studied on Pt(111) surface in 0.1 M CsF electrolyte solutions with synchtrotron surface x-ray scattering techniques. The ordering was measured in a new transmission cell, designed for…
Complex effect of different contributions (spontaneously formed In nanoparticles, near-interface, surface and bulk layers) on electrophysical properties of InN epitaxial films is studied. Transport parameters of the surface layer are…
When surface state electrons scatter at perturbations, such as magnetic or nonmagnetic adatoms or clusters on surfaces, an electronic resonance, localized at the adatom site, can develop below the bottom of the surface state band for both…
Layered black arsenic (b-As) has recently emerged as a new anisotropic two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting material with applications in electronic devices. Understanding factors affecting the ambient stability of this material remains…
The neutralization probability of low energy Na$^{+}$ ions scattered from In- and As-rich InAs(001) surfaces is measured by time-of-flight spectroscopy. It is found that the neutralization probability for projectiles scattered from As sites…
We present a quantitative microscopic theory of the disorder- and phonon-induced coupling between surface and bulk states in topological insulator (TI) films. We find a simple structure for the surface-to-bulk scattering matrix elements and…
We report measurements of the non-resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (NRIXS) from the O 1s orbitals in ice Ih, and also report calculations of the corresponding spectra for ice Ih and several other phases of water ice. We find that the…
Topological states of matter originate from distinct topological electronic structures of materials. As for strong topological insulators (STIs), the topological surface (interface) is a direct consequence of electronic structure transition…
We have developed an experimental system to simultaneously observe surface structure, morphology, composition, chemical state, and chemical activity for samples in gas phase environments. This is accomplished by simultaneously measuring…