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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 70, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.125402
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Starting from the theoretical prediction of the gamma-Al2O3 structure using density-functional theory in the generalized gradient approximation, we have studied the (1 1 1), (0 0 1), (1 1 0), and (1 5 0) surfaces. The surface energies and their corresponding structures are computed and compared with predictions for (0 0 0 1) alpha-Al2O3 and available experimental results for gamma-alumina surfaces. (1 1 1) and (0 0 1) surfaces are predicted to be equally stable, but to show quite different structure and reactivity. Whereas a low coverage of highly reactive trigonal Al occurs on (1 1 1), (0 0 1) exhibits a more dense plane of both five-coordinate and tetrahedral Al. Microfaceting of a (1 1 0) surface into (1 1 1)-like planes is also observed. The implications for the structure of ultrathin dielectric films and for the surfaces of disordered transition aluminas are discussed.
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