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adatom

noun

Etymology

From ad- + atom, meaning "adsorbed atom".

  1. derived from ἄτομος
  2. derived from atomus
  3. derived from athome
  4. inherited from attome
  5. prefixed as adatom — “ad + atom”

Definitions

  1. An atom that lies on a crystal surface

    • We studied silicon adatoms on the Si(100) surface.
    • An approach to help correct this involves an adcluster, consisting of an adatom (molecule) and cluster, which is "dipped" into the electron "background" of the substrate [24,25].

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