COST Action D41 Inorganic oxides: surfaces and interfaces Publications 2009 Working group 1 – List of publications Joint Publications of with other COST partners 1) F. Napoli, M. Chiesa, S. Livraghi, E. Giamello, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “The Nitrogen Photoactive Center in N-doped TiO2 Formed via Interaction of N Atoms with the Solid “ Chem Phys. Lett. 477 (2009) 135–138 2) F. Allegretti, G. Parteder, L. Gragnaniello, S. Surnev, F.P. Netzer, A. Barolo, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, C. Franchini, R. Podloucky, “Strained c(4×2) CoO(100)-like monolayer on Pd(100): experiment and theory”, Surf. Sci. in press. 3) E. D. L. Rienks, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, J. Goniakowski, Zerobias conductance anomaly if the FeO-bound Au atom triggered by CO adsorption, Phys. Rev. B 79 (2009) 075427. 4) U. Martinez, J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, H.-J. Freund, “Modifying the adsorption properties of silica thin films via work function control” Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 056801 (2009) 5) J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Lithium incorporation into a silica-Mo(112) thin film”, Physical Review B, 2009 in press. 6) X. Lin, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, M. Walter, P. Frondelius, K. Honkala, H. Häkkinen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 206801 (2009) Quantum well states in two-dimensional gold clusters on MgO thin films 7) J. Goniakowki, C. Noguera, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Adsorption of metal atoms on FeO(111) and MgO(111) monolayers: effects of charge state of adsorbate on rumpling of supported oxide film”, Physical Review B, 80, 125403-1/7 (2009). 8) U. Martinez, G. Pacchioni, F. Illas “Enhanced magnetic moments of Fe clusters supported on MgO/Fe(001) ultrathin film”, J. Chem. Phys. 130 (2009) 184711 (1-5). COST Related Publications of WG1 Member without other COST partners 1) B.G. Daniels, O. Bikondoa, G. Thornton, A surface X-ray diffraction study of TiO2(110)(3 x 1)S, Surf. Sci., 603 2015-2020 (2009). 2) D.S. Humphrey, G. Cabailh, C.L. Pang, C.A. Muryn, S.A. Cavill, H. Marchetto, A. Potenza, S.S. Dhesi, G. Thornton, Self-Assembled Metallic Nanowires on a Dielectric Support: Pd on Rutile TiO2(110), Nano Lett., 9 155-159 (2009). 3) C.L. Pang, G. Thornton, Manipulation of oxide surfaces, Surf. Sci. 603 (2009) 3255. 4) N.J. Castellani, M.M. Branda, K.M. Neyman, F. Illas. “Density functional theory study of the adsorption of Au atom on cerium oxide: Effect of low-coordinated surface sites”, J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 4948-4954. 5) M.A. Zwijnenburg, A.A. Sokol, C. Sousa, S.T. Bromley, “The effect of local environment on photoluminescence: A time-dependent density functional theory study of silanone groups on the surface of silica nanostructures”, J. Chem. Phys. 131 (2009) 034705 (1-7). 6) E. Flikkema, S.T. Bromley, “Defective to fully coordinated crossover in complex directionally bonded nanoclusters”, Phys. Rev. B 80 (2009) 035402 (1-5) 7) A. Migani, K.M. Neyman, F. Illas, S.T. Bromley. Exploring Ce3+/Ce4+ cation ordering in reduced ceria nanoparticles using interionic-potential and density-functional calculations”, J. Chem. Phys. 131 (2009) 064701 (1-7). 1 8) S.T. Bromley, I. de P.R. Moreira, K.M. Neyman, F. Illas, “Approaching nanoscale oxides: Models and theoretical methods”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 38 (2009) 2657-2670. 9) F. Viñes, C. Loschen, F. Illas, K.M. Neyman, “Edge sites as a gate for subsurface carbon in palladium nanoparticles”, J. Catal. 266 (2009) 59-63. 10) M.M. Branda, N.J. Castellani, R. Grau-Crespo, N. de Leeuw, N. Cruz-Hernandez, J.F. Sanz, K.M. Neyman, F. Illas, “On the difficulties of present theoretical models to predict the oxidation state of atomic Au adsorbed on regular sites of CeO2(111)”, J. Chem. Phys. 131 (2009) 094702. 11) A. Riss, O. Diwald, “Particle-morphologies and features of solid substance” ChiuZ, 43 (2009) 84-92. 12) A. Riss, M.J. Elser, J. Bernardi, O. Diwald, Stability and Photoelectronic Properties of Layered Titanate Nanostructures, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131 (2009) 6198-6206. 13) N. Siedl, M.J. Elser, E. Halwax, J. Bernardi, O. Diwald, “When Fewer Photons Do More: A Comparative O2 Photoadsorption Study on Vapor-Deposited TiO2 and ZrO2 Nanocrystal Ensembles, J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 9175-9181. 14) N.Siedl, M.J. Elser, J. Bernardi, O. Diwald, “ Functional Interfaces in Pure and Blended Oxide Nanoparticle Networks: Recombination versus Separation of Photogenerated Charges” J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 15792-15795. 15) J. Goniakowski, C. Noguera, “Polarization and rumpling in oxide monolayers deposited on metallic substrate”, Phys. Rev. B 79 155433 (2009). 16) G. Barcaro, A. Fortunelli, G. Granozzi, F. Sedona, “Cooperative phase transformation in selfassembled metal-on-oxide arrays” J. Physical Chemistry C, (2009), 113, 1143. 17) G. A. Rizzi, F. Sedona, L. Artiglia, S. Agnoli, G. Barcaro, A. Fortunelli, E. Cavaliere, L. Gavioli, G. Granozzi, “ Au nanoparticles on a templating TiOx/Pt(111) ultrathin polar film: a photoemission and photoelectron diffraction study, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 2177– 2185. 18) G. Barcaro, S. Agnoli, F. Sedona, G. A. Rizzi, A. Fortunelli, G. Granozzi, Structure of Reduced Ultrathin TiOx Polar Films on Pt(111), J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 5721–5729. 19) A. Mattevi, G. Eda, S.Agnoli, S. Miller, K.A. Mkhoyan, O. Celik, D. Mastrogiovanni, G. Granozzi, E. Garfunkel, M. Chhowalla, “Evolution of electrical, chemical and structural properties of transparent and conductiong chemically derived grapheme thin films” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 1–7. 20) S. Agnoli, T. O. Menteş, M. A. Niño, A. Locatelli, G. Granozzi, “A LEEM/µ-LEED investigation of phase transformations in TiOx/Pt(111) ultrathin films” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 3727. 21) Q.-H. Wu, A. Fortunelli and G. Granozzi, “Preparation, characterization and structure of Ti and Al ultrathin oxide films on metals”, Int. Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 28 (2009) 517 – 576. 22) E. Della Gaspera, D. Buso, M. Guglielmi, A. Martucci, V. Bello, G. Mattei, M. L. Post, C. Cantalini, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, A. Z. Sadek, W. Wlodarski, “Porous sol-gel silica film doped with NiO and Au nanocrystals as platform for different kind of gas sensor transducers”, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.09.060 in press. 23) E. Cavaliere,I. Kholmanov, L. Gavioli, F. Sedona, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, G. Barcaro and A. Fortunelli, “Directed assembly of Au and Fe Nanoparticles on a TiOx/Pt(111) Ultrathin Template: the role of oxygen affinity” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 11305–11309. 24) P. Finetti,F. Sedona, G. A. Rizzi, U. Mick, K. Schierbaum and G. Granozzi, “Cation Site Environment in Ultrathin TiOx Films Grown on Pt(111) Probed by X-ray Absorption at Spectroscopy at the Ti 2p Edge” Surf. Sci. in press. 25) T. Lukasczyk, M. Schirmer, H.-P. Steinrück, H. Marbach, „Generation of clean iron structures by electron-beam-induced deposition and selective catalytic decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl on Rh(110), Langmuir, 25 (2009) 11930-11939. Working group 2 – List of publications Joint Publications of with other COST partners 2 1) H. Petitjean, K. Tarasov, F. Delbecq, P. Sautet, J.M. Krafft, P. Bazin, M.C. Paganini, E. Giamello, M. Che, H. Lauron-Pernot, G. Costentin, "Quantitative investigation of MgO BrØnsted basicity: DFT, IR and calorimetric study of methanol adsorption." J. Phys. Chem C submitted 2) G. Preda, G. Pacchioni, M. Chiesa, E. Giamello, “The reactivity of CO2 with K atoms adsorbed on MgO powders”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11 8156 (2009). 3) F. Napoli, M. Chiesa, S. Livraghi, E. Giamello, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, G. Pacchioni, C. di Valentin “The nitrogen photoactive centre in N-doped titanium dioxide formed via interaction of N atoms with the solid. Nature and energy level of the species, Chemical Physics Letters 477 435 (2009). COST Related Publications of WG2 Member without other COST partners 1) N. Guijarro, T. Lana-Villarreal, I. Mora-Seró, J. Bisquert, R. Gómez, “CdSe Quantum DotSensitized TiO2 Electrodes: Effect of Quantum Dot Coverage and Mode of Attachment”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 4208, (2009). 2) S. Giménez, I. Mora-Seró, L. Macor, N. Guijarro, T. Lana-Villarreal, R. Gómez, L.J. Diguna, Q. Shen, T. Toyoda, J. Bisquert, “Improving the performance of colloidal quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells”, Nanotechnology 20, 295204, (2009). 3) E. Marchante, T. Lana-Villarreal, V. Sáez, J. González-García, R. Gómez, “Sonopotential: a new concept in electrochemistry”, Chem. Commun. 4127, (2009). 4) A. Mora-Seró, S. Giménez, F. Fabregat-Santiago, R. Gómez, Q. Shen, T. Toyoda, J. Bisquert, “Recombination in Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells”, Acc. Chem. Res. 42, 1848 (2009). 5) F. Zasada, P. Stelmachowski, G. Maniak, J.-F. Paul, A. Kotarba, Z. Sojka, “Potassium promotion of cobalt spinel catalyst for N2O decomposition – accounted by work function measurements and DFT modelling” Catal. Lett. 127 126 (2009). 6) P. Stelmachowski, G. Maniak, A. Kotarba, Z. Sojka, Strong electronic promotion of Co3O4 towards N2O decomposition by surface alkali dopants “, Catal. Commun. 10 1062 (2009). 7) A. Kotarba, L. Holmlid, Energy-pooling transitions to doubly excited K atoms at a promoted iron-oxide catalyst surface: more than 30 eV available for reaction, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 4351 (2009). 8) P. Stelmachowski, F. Zasada, G. Maniak, P. Granger, M. Inger, M. Wilk, A. Kotarba, Z. Sojka, Optimization of multicomponent cobalt spinel catalyst for N2O abatement from nitric acid plant tail gases - laboratory and pilot plant studies Catal. Lett. 130, 637 (2009). 9) A. Adamski, P. Zapała, P. Jakubus, Z. Sojka, “Structure and Surface Properties of ZirconiaSupported Molybdena Obtained by Slurry Deposition”, Top. Catal. 52, 993 (2009). 10) V. Gombac, L. Sordelli, T. Montini, J.J. Delgado, A. Adamski, G. Adami, M. Cargnello, S. Bernal, P. Fornasiero, “Nanocomposite Cu-TiO2 Photocatalysts for H2 Production from Renewable Biomass: a Spectroscopic Investigation” J. Phys. Chem. A., 2009 (in print, doi: 10.1021/jp907242q). 11) S. Livraghi, A. Czoska, M.C. Paganini E. Giamello, Preparation and characterisation of visibile light sensitized N doped TiO2 (rutile), Journal of Solid State Chemistry 182 160 (2009). 12) Mario Chiesa, Maria Cristina Paganini, Elio Giamello, “EPR of Charge Carriers Stabilized at the Surface of Metal Oxides”, Applied Magnetic Resonance 37 605 (2010). 13) S. Livraghi, K. Elghniji, A. Czoska, M.C. Paganini, E. Giamello M. Ksibi, “Nitrogen-doped and nitrogen-fluorine-codoped titanium dioxide. Nature and concentration of the photoactive species and their role in determining the photocatalytic activity under visible light” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 205 93 (2009). 14) Mario Chiesa, Elio Giamello, Sabine Van Doorslaer, “Ammoniated electrons stabilized at the surface of MgO”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 12664 (2009). 15) B. Ohler and W. Langel, Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Interface between Titanium Dioxide and Water Droplets: A New Model for the Contact Angle, Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113 (23), pp 10189–10197. 16) A. Chizallet, M. Digne, C. Arrouvel,^ P. Raybaud, F. Delbecq, G. Costentin, M. Che, P. Sautet, H. Toulhoat, "Insights into the geometry, stability and vibrational properties of OH groups on γ-Al_2 O_3 ,TiO2 -anatase and MgO from DFT calculations" Topics in Catal. 52, 1005-1016 (2009). 3 17) C. Chizallet, H. Petitjean, G. Costentin, H. Lauron-Pernot, J. Maquet, C. Bonhomme, M. Che, "Identification by 1H MAS NMR of the OH groups responsible for kinetic basicity on MgO surfaces." J Catal. (2009) in press. 18) E; Arendt, K.M. McEvoy and E.M. Gaigneaux, Structural rearrangement and catalytic properties of the Wells-Dawson (NH4)6P2Mo18O62 heteropolycompound in the 2-butanol reaction, Applied Catalysis A, 357 115 (2009). 19) P. Ciambelli, D. Sannino, V. Palma, V. Vaiano, R. Saverio Mazzei, P. Eloy and Eric M. Gaigneaux, Photocatalytic cyclohexane oxidehydrogenation on suphated MoOx/gamma-alumina catalysts, Catalysis Today, 141 367 (2009). 20) R. Delaigle, D.P. Debecker, F. Bertinchamps and Eric M. Gaigneaux, Revisiting the behaviour of vanadia-based catalysts in the abatement of (chloro)-aromatic pollutants: towards an integrated understanding Topics in Catalysis, 52 501 (2009). 21) D.P. Debecker, E.M. Gaigneaux and G. Busca, Exploring, tuning, and exploiting the basicity of hydrotalcites for applications in heterogeneous catalysis, Chemistry : a European Journal, 15 3920 (2009). 22) A. Arendt, E. Charlier and E.M. Gaigneaux, Reorganization of Wells-Dawson heteropolycompounds during the oxygen assisted catalytic reaction of 2-butanol : effect of the oxido-reduction strength of the working conditions, Topics in Catalysis, 52 1232 (2009). 23) A. Debecker, K. Bouchmella, C. Poleunis, P. Eloy, P. Bertrand, E.M. Gaigneaux and H. Mutin, Design of SiO2-Al2O3-MoO3 metathesis catalysts by nonhydrolytic sol-gel, Chemistry of Materials, 21 2817 (2009). 24) V.G. Baldovino, P. Eloy, E.M. Gaigneaux, S.A. Giraldo and A. Centeno, Development of the HYD route to hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophenes over Pd-Pt/g-Al2O3 catalysts, Journal of Catalysis, 267 129 (2009). Working group 3 – List of publications Joint Publications of with other COST partners 1) X. Lin, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, M. Walter, P. Frondelius, K. Honkala, H. Häkkinen, "Quantum well states in two-dimensional gold clusters on MgO thin films", Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 206801, 2009. 2) S. Ulrich, N. Nilius, H. J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Modifying the adsorption characteristics of inert silica films by inserting anchoring sites”, Physical Review Letters, 102, 016102/1-4 (2009). 3) E. D. L. Rienks, N. Nilius, H. J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, J. Goniakowski, “Zerobias conductance anomaly of a FeO-bound Au atom triggered by CO adsorption”, Physical Review B, 79, 075427-1/6 (2009). 4) S. Ulrich, N. Nilius, H. J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Realization of an atomic sieve: Silica on Mo(112)”, Surface Science, 603, 1145-1149 (2009). 5) U. Martinez, G. Pacchioni, F. Illas, “Enhanced magnetic moments of Fe clusters supported on MgO/Fe(001) ultrathin films”, J. of Chemical Physics, 130, 184711/1-5 (2009). 6) F. Napoli, M. Chiesa, S. Livraghi, E. Giamello, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “The nitrogen photoactive center in N-doped titanium dioxide formed via interaction of N atoms with the solid. Nature and energy levels of the species”, Chemical Physics Letters, 477, 135-138 (2009). 7) U. Martinez, J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, H.-J. Freund, “Modifying the adsorption properties of silica thin films via work function control”, Physical Review Letters, 103, 056801/1-4 (2009). 8) G. Preda, G. Pacchioni, M. Chiesa, E. Giamello, “The reactivity of CO2 with K atoms adsorbed on MgO powders”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11, 8156-8164 (2009). 9) J. Goniakowki, C. Noguera, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Adsorption of metal atoms on FeO(111) and MgO(111) monolayers: effects of charge state of adsorbate on rumpling of supported oxide film”, Physical Review B, 80, 125403-1/7 (2009). 10) J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Lithium incorporation into a silica thin film”, Physical Review B, in press. 4 11) F. Gallino, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, M. Chiesa, E. Giamello, “Nitrogen doped polycrystalline ZnO. A combined Pulse EPR and DFT study”, J. of Material Chemistry, in press. 12) T. König, G. H. Simon, H. P. Rust, G. Pacchioni, M. Heyde, H. J. Freund, “Measuring the charge state of point defects on MgO/Ag(001”, J. of American Chemical Society, in press. 13) O. Lopez-Acevedo, J. Rintala, S. Virtanen, C. Fermoni, C. Tiozzo, H. Grönbeck, M. Pettersson, H. Häkkinen, “Characterization of iron-carbonyl-protected gold clusters“ J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Communication) 131, 12573 (2009). 14) O. Lopez-Acevedo, J. Akola, R.L. Whetten, H. Grönbeck and H. Häkkinen, “Structure and bonding in the ubiquitous icosahedral metallic gold cluster Au144(SR)60“, J. Phys. Chem. C (Letter) 113, 5035 (2009). 15) M. Happel, L. Kylhammar, P.-A. Carlsson, J. Libuda, H. Grönbeck and M. Skoglundh "SOx storage- and release kinetics for ceria supported platinum", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 91, 679 (2009). 16) Z. Sljivancanin and B. Hammer, "CO oxidation on fully oxygen covered Ru(0001): Role of step edges", submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. 17) B. Brandt, W. Ludwig, J.-H. Fischer, J. Libuda, F. Zaera, “Conversion of cis- and trans-2butene with Deuterium on a Pd/Fe3O4 model catalyst“, J. Catal. 265, 191 (2009). 18) A. Desikusumastuti, M. Happel, Z. Qin, T. Staudt, T., Y. Lykhach, M. Laurin, M., S. Shaikhutdinov, F. Rohr, J. Libuda, “Nitrite and nitrate formation on model NOx storage materials: on the influence of particle size and composition“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 2514 (2009). 19) A. Desikusumastuti, Z. Qin, M. Happel, T. Staudt, Y. Lykhach, F. Rohr, S. Shaikhutdinov, J. Libuda, “Particle-Size-Dependent Interaction of NO2 with Pd Nanoparticles Supported on Model NOx Storage Materials“, J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 9755 (2009). 20) A. Desikusumastuti, Z. Qin, M. Happel, T. Staudt, Y. Lykhach, M. Laurin, F. Rohr,S. Shaikhutdinov, J. Libuda, “Nitrite and nitrate formation on model NOx storage materials: on the influence of particle size and composition“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21) A. Desikusumastuti, Z. Qin, T. Staudt, M. Happel, Y. Lykhach, M. Laurin, S. Shaikhutdinov, J. Libuda, “Controlling metal/oxide interactions in bifunctional nanostructured model catalysts: Pd and BaO on Al2O3/NiAl(110)“, Surf. Sci. 603, L9 (2009). 22) P. Rahe, M. Nimmrich, A. Nefedov, M. Naboka, Ch. Wöll, A. Kühnle, “Transition of molecule orientation during adsorption of terephthalic acid on rutile TiO2(110)“, J. Phys. Chem. C, accepted for publication, 2009. COST Related Publications of WG3 Member without other COST partners 1) V. Stevanovic, Z. Sljivancanin, and A. Baldereschi, "Role of adsorbed H, C, O and CO on the atomic structure of free and MgO(100) supported Ir_4 clusters", submitted to J. Phys. Chem. C. 2) A. Gentleman, M. Addicoat, V. Dryza, J.R. Gascooke, M.A. Buntine and G.F. Metha Photo-Ionisation Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Investigations of RhHo2Oy (y = 0-2) Clusters Journal of Chemical Physics 130, 164311 (2009). 3) C. Harding, V. Habibpour, S. Kunz, A. Nam-Su Farnbacher, U. Heiz, B. Yoon,U. Landman, “Control and Manipulation of Gold Nanocatalysis: Effects of Metal Oxide Support Thickness and Composition“, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 538 (2009). 4) N. Barrabés, D. Cornado, K. Föttinger, A. Dafinov, J. Llorca, F. Medina, G. Rupprechter, “Hydrodechlorination of trichloroethylene on noble metal promoted Cu-hydrotalcitederived catalysts”, J. Catalysis 263, 239 (2009). 5) Y. Suchorski, W. Drachsel, G. Rupprechter, “High-field versus high-pressure: weakly adsorbed CO species on Pt(111)”, Ultramicroscopy,109, 430-435 (2009). 6) S. Loiha, K. Föttinger, K. Zorn, W. Klysubun, G. Rupprechter, J. Wittayakun, “Catalytic enhancement of platinum supported on zeolite beta for toluene hydrogenation by addition of Palladium”, Journal Ind. Eng. Chem., in press. 7) E. Finazzi, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “Boron-doped anatase TiO2: pure and hybrid DFT calculations”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 220-228 (2009). 8) C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, H. Onishi, A. Kudo, “Cr-Sb co-doped TiO2 from first principle calculations”, Chemical Physics Letters, 469, 166-171 (2009). 9) G. Pacchioni, “Nanocatalysis – Staying put”, Nature Materials, 8, 167-168 (2009). 5 10) E. Finazzi, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “Nature of Ti interstitials in reduced bulk anatase and rutile TiO2”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 3382-3385 (2009). 11) S. Sicolo, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “CO adsorption on one-, two-, and three-dimensional Au clusters supported on MgO/Ag(001) ultrathin films”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 1025610263 (2009). 12) S. Sicolo, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Adsorption of late transition metal atoms on MgO/Mo(100) and MgO/Ag(100) ultrathin films: a comparative DFT study”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 16694-16701 (2009). 13) U. Martinez, G. Pacchioni, “Interaction of CO, CO2, and CH4 with periodic mesoporous organosilica: DFT calculations with dispersion corrections”, Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, in press. 14) C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “g-tensor and hyperfine splitting of Cl2−, O2−, N2− defect centers in KCl from DFT calculations”, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, in press. 15) C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, A. Selloni, “Reduce and n-type doped TiO2: nature of Ti3+ species” (feature article), J. of Physical Chemistry C, in press. 16) P. Torelli, L. Giordano, S. Benedetti, P. Luches, E. Annese, S. Valeri, G. Pacchioni, “X-ray photoemission study of the charge state of Au nanoparticles on thin MgO/Fe(001) films”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, in press. 17) U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, “Mechanism of charging of Au atoms and nanoclusters on Li doped SiO2/Mo(112) films”, ChemPhysChem, in press. 18) M. Pesci, F. Gallino, C. Di Valentin, G. Pacchioni, “Nature of defect states in Nitrogendoped MgO”, J. of Physical Chemistry C, in press. 19) A. Hellman, H. Grönbeck, „First-principles studies of NOx chemistry on Agn/Al2O3“, J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 3674 (2009). 20) H. H. Ingelsten, A. Hellman, H. Kannisto, H. Grönbeck, „Experimental and theoretical characterization of NOx species on Ag/a-Al2O3“, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 314, 102 (2009). 21) A. Hellman, S. Klacar and H. Grönbeck, “Low temperature CO oxidation over supported ultrathin MgO films“, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Communication) 131, 16636 (2009). 22) H. Qiu, H. Idriss, Y. Wang, Ch. Wöll, “Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation on Model Titanium Oxide Surfaces: Identification of Surface Reaction Intermediates by HREELS“, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 26 9828-9834 (2008). 23) Y. Wang, Ch. Wöll, “Chemical Reactions on Metal Oxide Surfaces Investigated by Vibrational Spectroscopy“, Surf. Sci., 603, 1589-1599, (2009). 24) M. Kunat, F. Traeger, D. Silber, H. Qiu, Y. Wang, A.C. van Veen, Ch. Wöll, P.M. Kowalski, B. Meyer, C. Hättig, and D. Marx, „Formation of weakly bound, ordered adlayers of CO on rutile TiO2(110): A combined experimental and theoretical study“, J. Chem. Phys., 130, 144703 (2009). 25) P. Rahe, M. Nimmrich, A. Nefedov, M. Naboka, Ch. Wöll, A. Kühnle, „Transition of molecule orientation during adsorption of terephthalic acid on rutile TiO2(110)“, J. Phys. Chem. C, accepted for publication, (2009). Working group 4 – List of publications Joint Publications of with other COST partners 1) F. Allegretti, G. Parteder, L. Gragnaniello, S. Surnev, F.P. Netzer, A. Barolo, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, C. Franchini, and R. Podloucky, Strained substoichiometric CoO(100) monolayer on Pd(100): experiment and theory, - Surf. Sci., submitted Sept. 2009 2) F. Li, G. Parteder, F. Allegretti, C. Franchini, R. Podloucky, S. Surnev, and F. P. Netzer, Two-dimensional manganese oxide nanolayers on Pd(100): the surface phase diagram, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 21, 134008 (2009) 3) C. Franchini, R. Podloucky, F. Allegretti, F. Li, G. Parteder, S. Surnev, and F.P. Netzer, Structural and vibrational properties of two-dimensional MnxOx layers on Pd(100): Experiments and density functional theory calculations, Phys. Rev. B 79, 035420 (2009) 6 4) C. Franchini, J. Zabloudil, R. Podloucky, F. Allegretti, F. Li, S. Surnev, and F.P. Netzer, Interplay between magnetic, electronic and vibrational effects in monolayer Mn3O4 grown on Pd(100), J. Chem. Phys.130, 127407 (2009) 5) A. S. Foster, C. Barth, and C. R. Henry, Chemical identification of ions in doped NaCl by scanning force microscopy, - Virt. J. Nano. Sci. Tech. 20 2 (2009) 6) A. S. Foster, C. Barth, and C. R. Henry Chemical identification of ions in doped NaCl by scanning force microscopy, - Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 256103 (2009) 7) G. H. Enevoldsen, H. P. Pinto, A. S. Foster, M. C. R. Jensen, W. A. Hofer, B. Hammer, J. V. Lauritsen, and F. Besenbacher, Imaging of the hydrogen subsurface site in rutile TiO2, - Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 136103 (2009) 8) H. P. Pinto, G. H. Enevoldsen, F. Besenbacher, J. V. Lauritsen and A. S. Foster, Role of the tip size and orientation, tip-surface relaxations and surface impurities in simultaneous AFM and STM studies on the TiO2 (110) surface - Nanotechnology 20, 264020 (2009) 9) A. S. Foster, T. Trevethan and A. L. Shluger, Structure and diffusion of intrinsic defects, adsorbed hydrogen, and water molecules at the surface of alkali-earth fluorides calculated using density functional theory, - Phys. Rev. B 80, 115421 (2009) COST Related Publications of WG4 Member without other COST partners 1) F. Allegretti, M. Leitner, G. Parteder, B. Xu, A. Fleming, M.G. Ramsey, S. Surnev, and F.P. Netzer, The (100) - (111) Transition in Epitaxial Manganese Oxide Nanolayers, Physics and Engineering of New Materials; D.T. Cat, A. Pucci, K. Wandelt (Editors); Springer-Verlag, p. 163170 (2009) 2) A. Stroppa, F. Mittendorfer, J.N. Andersen, G. Parteder, F. Allegretti, S. Surnev, and F.P. Netzer, Adsorption and dissociation of CO on bare and Ni-decorated stepped Rh(553) surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 942 (2009) 3) F. P. Netzer, F. Allegretti, and S. Surnev, Low-dimensional oxide nanostructures on metals: hybrid systems with novel properties, - J. Vacuum Science and Technology B: Critical Review (2009) in print 4) F. P. Netzer and S. Surnev, STM imaging of oxide nanolayer model systems, in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in Surface Science, Eds. M. Bowker, Davies, (Wiley-VCH) (2009) in print 5) J. Gustafson, R. Westerström, A. Resta, A. Mikkelsen, J. N. Andersen, O. Balmes, X. Torrelles, M. Schmid, P. Varga, B. Hammer, G. Kresse, C. Baddeley, E. Lundgren, Structure and catalytic reactivity of Rh oxides, - Catalysis Today 145, 227-235 (2009) 6) R. Hoffmann, D. Weiner, A. Schirmeisen and A. S. Foster, Sublattice identification in noncontact atomic force microscopy of the NaCl(001) surface, - Phys. Rev. B 80, 115426 (2009) 7) L. Nony, A. S. Foster, F. Bocquet and C. Loppacher Understanding the atomic-scale contrast in Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, - Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 036802 (2009) 8) F. Chiaravalloti, D. Riedel, G. Dujardin, H. Pinto and A. S. Foster, STM topography and manipulation of single Au atoms on Si(100), - Phys. Rev. B 79, 245431 (2009) 9) The role of van der Waals forces in the adsorption and diffusion of organic molecules on an insulating surface - O. H. Pakarinen, J. M. Mativetsky, A. Gulans, M. J. Puska, A. S. Foster and P. Grutter, Phys. Rev. B 80, 085401 (2009) 10) S. Riikonen, A. S. Foster, A. V. Krasheninnikov and R. M. Nieminen, Computational study of boron nitride nanotube synthesis: how catalyst morphology stabilizes the boron-nitride bond, Phys. Rev. B 80, 155429 (2009) 11) J. V. Lauritsen, M.C.R. Jensen, K. Venkataramani, B. Hinnemann, S. Helveg, B.S. Clausen, and F. Besenbacher, Atomic-Scale Structure and Stability of the √31×√31R9 degrees surface of Al2O3(0001), - Physical Review Letters,103(7) (2009) 12) J. Matthiesen, J. O. Hansen, S. Wendt, E. Lira, R. Schaub, E. Laegsgaard, F. Besenbacher, and B. Hammer, Formation and Diffusion of Water Dimers on Rutile TiO2(110), - Physical Review Letters, 102(22) (2009) 13) J. Matthiesen, S. Wendt, J.O. Hansen, G.K.H. Madsen, E. Lira, P. Galliker, E.K. Vestergaard, R. Schaub, E. Lægsgaard, B. Hammer, and F. Besenbacher, Observation of All the Intermediate Steps of a Chemical Reaction on an Oxide Surface by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, - ACS Nano, 3(3), 517-526 (2009) 14) F. Silly and M. R. Castell, Temperature-dependent stability of supported five-fold twinned copper nanocrystals, - ACS Nano, 3, 901 - 906 (2009). 7 15) M. S. J. Marshall and M. R. Castell, Shape transitions of epitaxial islands during strained layer growth: anatase TiO2 (001) on SrTiO3 (001), Physical Review Letters, 102, 146102 (2009). 16) S. Torbrügge, F. Ostendorf, M. Reichling, Stabilization of Zinc-Terminated ZnO(0001) by a Modified Surface Stoichiometry, - Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113, 4909 (2009) 17) F. Ostendorf, C. Schmitz, S. Hirth, A. Kühnle, J. J. Kolodziej, M. Reichling, Evidence for Potassium Carbonate Crystallites on Air-Cleaved Mica Surfaces, - Langmuir 25, 10764 (2009) 18) F. Loske, R. Bechstein, J. Schütte, F. Ostendorf, M. Reichling, A. Kühnle, Growth of ordered C60 islands on TiO2(110), - Nanotechnology 20, 065606 (2009) 19) T. Trevethan and A. L. Shluger, Controlling electron transfer processes on insulating surfaces with the non-contact atomic force microscope, - Nanotechnology, 20, 264019 (2009) 8