Abstract
A molecular modelling study of the (0001) surface of benzil reveals evidence for surface reconstruction associated with a change in molecular conformation effected via a relaxation of p-p intermolecular interactions which are strong in the solid-state but absent on the exposed surface. This is confirmed by an examination of a single crystal sample using ultra-soft polarised X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the C K-edge.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2049-2050 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1996 |