%0 Journal Article
%T First principles studies of a Xe atom adsorbed on Nb(110) surface
%A S. Dag
%A M. Shaughnessy
%A C. Y. Fong
%A X. D. Zhu
%A L. H. Yang
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1016/j.physb.2012.02.014
%X We study adsorption sites of a single Xe adatom on Nb(110) surface using a density functional theory approach: The on-top site is the most favorable position for the adsorption. We compare the binding features of the present study to earlier studies of a Xe adatom on close-packed (111) surface of face-centered cubic metals. The different features are attributed through a microscopic picture to the less than half filled d-states in Nb.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.4588v1