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The rise of ab initio surface thermodynamics

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The ab initio atomistic thermodynamics approach, coined by Reuter and Scheffler formally in 2001, remains pivotal for understanding and predicting the stable surfaces of thermal catalysts under technical conditions.

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Fig. 1: Surface oxide and oxide surface structures and their surface phase diagrams.

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  1. Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea

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  2. Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Aloysius Soon

  3. School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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