We are using STM measurements in combination with surface spectroscopies and (in collaboration with theorists) DFT calculation to determine the surface geometric and defect structure of various metal oxides, including TiO2 anatase and rutile, Fe3O4 magnetite, In2O3, SrTiO3, and Sr3Ru2O7.  In the talk we will give an overview of recent results, including the interplay between bulk and surface O vacancies in anatase, and the effect of charge- and orbital ordering in strongly correlated electron systems.  Particular emphasis will be exemplifying how these phenomena influence adsorption processes of simple molecules.

Surface (defect) structure and chemistry of metal oxides

244th National Meeting (2012)

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