Interactions between metals and oxides are key factors to determine the performance of
metal/oxide heterojunctions, particularly in nanotechnology, where the miniaturization of …

Ultrathin oxide films on metals offer new opportunities for the design of supported
nanoclusters with potential use in catalysis. This requires a characterization at the atomistic …

Silicon dioxide or silica, normally existing in various bulk crystalline and amorphous forms,
was recently found to possess a two-dimensional structure. In this work, we use ab initio …

The preparation of thin oxide films on metal supports is a versatile approach to explore the
properties of oxide materials that are otherwise inaccessible to most surface science …

Historically, people have prized gold for its beauty and the durability that resulted from its
chemical inertness. However, even the ancient Romans had noted that finely dispersed gold …

The atomic structure of thin silica films grown over a Ru (0001) substrate was studied by X-
ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, low energy …

Two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin silica films have the potential to reach technological
importance in electronics and catalysis. Several well-defined 2D-silica structures have been …

A combination of density functional theory calculations and photoelectron spectroscopy
provides new insights into the atomistic picture of ultrathin silica films grown on Ru (0001) …

Silica or SiO 2, the main constituent of Earth's rocks has several 3D complex crystalline and
amorphous phases, but it does not have a graphitelike layered structure in 3D. Our …

In this paper, I review recent progress in joint theoretical and experimental studies aiming at
atomic structure determination of low-dimensional metal oxides. Low-dimensional systems …