Publications of Wei Liu

Dostert, K.-H., C. O'Brien, W. Liu, W. Riedel, A.A. Savara, A. Tkatchenko, S. Schauermann and H.-J. Freund: Adsorption of isophorone and trimethyl-cyclohexanone on Pd(111): A combination of infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory studies. Surface Science 650, 149–160 (2016).

Liu, W., B. Schuler, Y. Xu, N. Moll, G. Meyer, L. Gross and A. Tkatchenko: Identical Binding Energies and Work Functions for Distinct Adsorption Structures: Olympicenes on the Cu(111) Surface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7 (6), 1022–1027 (2016).

Maurer, R.J., W. Liu, I. Poltavskyi, T. Stecher, H. Oberhofer, K. Reuter, K. Reuter and A. Tkatchenko: Thermal and electronic fluctuations of flexible adsorbed molecules: Azobenzene on Ag(111). Physical Review Letters 116 (14), 146101 (2016).

Ruiz Lopez, V.G., W. Liu and A. Tkatchenko: Density-functional theory with screened van der Waals interactions applied to atomic and molecular adsorbates on close-packed and non-close-packed surfaces. Physical Review B 93 (3), 035118 (2016).

Cisnéros, J.C., W. Liu and A. Tkatchenko: Steps or Terraces? Dynamics of Aromatic Hydrocarbons Adsorbed at Vicinal Metal Surfaces. Physical Review Letters 115 (8), 086101 (2015).

Liu, W., F. Maaß, M. Willenbockel, C. Bronner, M. Schulze, S. Soubatch, F.S. Tautz, P. Tegeder and A. Tkatchenko: Quantitative Prediction of Molecular Adsorption: Structure and Binding of Benzene on Coinage Metals. Physical Review Letters 115 (3), 036104 (2015).

Carrasco, J., W. Liu, A. Michaelides and A. Tkatchenko: Insight into the description of van der Waals forces for benzene adsorption on transition metal (111) surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics 140 (8), 084704 (2014).

Dostert, K.-H., C. O'Brien, W. Riedel , A.A. Savara, W. Liu, M. Oehzelt, A. Tkatchenko and S. Schauermann: Interaction of Isophorone with Pd(111): A Combination of Infrared Reflection–Absorption Spectroscopy, Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure, and Density Functional Theory Studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 (48), 27833–27842 (2014).

Liu, W., A. Tkatchenko and M. Scheffler: Modeling Adsorption and Reactions of Organic Molecules at Metal Surfaces. Accounts of Chemical Research 47 (11), 3369–3377 (2014).

Rodriguez-Reyes, J.C.F., C.G.F. Siler, W. Liu, A. Tkatchenko, C.M. Friend and R.J. Madix: van der Waals Interactions Determine Selectivity in Catalysis by Metallic Gold. Journal of the American Chemical Society 136 (38), 13333–13340 (2014).

Schuler, B., W. Liu, A. Tkatchenko, N. Moll, G. Meyer, A. Mistry, D. Fox and L. Gross: Publisher’s Note: Adsorption Geometry Determination of Single Molecules by Atomic Force Microscopy [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 106103 (2013)]. Physical Review Letters 112 (12), 129902 (2014).

Liu, W., S. Filimonov, J. Carrasco and A. Tkatchenko: Molecular switches from benzene derivatives adsorbed on metal surfaces. Nature Communications 4, 2569 (2013).

Liu, W., V.G. Ruiz, G.-X. Zhang, B. Santra, X. Ren, M. Scheffler and A. Tkatchenko: Structure and energetics of benzene adsorbed on transition-metal surfaces: density-functional theory with van der Waals interactions including collective substrate response. New Journal of Physics 15 (5), 053046 (2013).

Mercurio, G., R.J. Maurer, W. Liu, S. Hagen, F. Leyssner, P. Tegeder, J. Meyer, A. Tkatchenko, S. Soubatch, K. Reuter and F.S. Tautz: Quantification of finite-temperature effects on adsorption geometries of π-conjugated molecules: Azobenzene/Ag(111). Physical Review B 88 (3), 035421 (2013).

Schuler, B., W. Liu, A. Tkatchenko, N. Moll, G. Meyer, A. Mistry, D. Fox and L. Gross: Adsorption geometry determination of single molecules by atomic force microscopy. Physical Review Letters 111 (10), 106103 (2013).

Liu, W., J. Carrasco, B. Santra, A. Michaelides, M. Scheffler and A. Tkatchenko: Benzene adsorbed on metals: Concerted effect of covalency and van der Waals bonding. Physical Review B 86 (24), 245405 (2012).

Liu, W., A.A. Savara, X. Ren, W. Ludwig, K.-H. Dostert, S. Schauermann, A. Tkatchenko, H.-J. Freund and M. Scheffler: Toward Low-Temperature Dehydrogenation Catalysis: Isophorone Adsorbed on Pd(111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 3 (5), 582–586 (2012).

Ruiz, V.G., W. Liu, E. Zojer, M. Scheffler and A. Tkatchenko: Density-Functional Theory with Screened van der Waals Interactions for the Modeling of Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Systems. Physical Review Letters 108 (14), 146103 (2012).