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Water adsorption lifts the (2 × 1) reconstruction of calcite(104)†
a
Tobias
Dickbreder,
b
Yashasvi S.
Ranawat,
c
Adam S.
Foster
*cd
and
Philipp
Rahe
*a
Abstract
The adsorption of water on calcite(104) is investigated in ultra-high vacuum by density functional theory (DFT) and non-contact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM) in the coverage regime of up to one monolayer (ML). DFT calculations reveal a clear preference for water to adsorb on the bulk-like carbonate group rows of the (2 × 1) reconstructed surface. Additionally, an apparent water attraction due to carbonate group reorientation suggest island formation for water adsorbed on the reconstructed carbonate group rows. Experimentally, water is found to exclusively occupy specific positions within the (2 × 1) unit cell up to 0.5 ML, to form islands at coverage between 0.5 and 1 ML, and to express a (1 × 1) structure at coverage of a full monolayer.
- This article is part of the themed collection: 2023 PCCP HOT Articles
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