Abstract
We resolve the structure of a c(2×2) reconstruction of the rutile TiO2 (100) surface using a combination of transmission electron diffraction, direct methods analysis, and density functional theory. The surface structure contains an ordered array of subsurface oxygen vacancies and is in local thermodynamic equilibrium with bulk TiO2, but not the with oxygen gas-phase environment. The transition into a bulklike (1×1) reconstruction offers insights into the time-dependent local thermodynamics of TiO2 surface reconstruction under global nonequilibrium conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 086102 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 28 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)