Kinetic modelling shows that layer exchange between the 1st and 2nd adsorbate layer on a surface alters the appearance of desorption spectra considerably. Especially, a rapid layer exchange causes a broader desorption peak and a flatter leading edge.

Calcite is the most abundant carbonate mineral in Earth’s crust. Upon cleavage, the (10.4) plane with a rectangular unit cell is exposed. Interestingly, several experiments suggest a (2x1) surface reconstruction....

The adsorption of water on calcite(104) is investigated in ultra-high vacuum by density functional theory (DFT) and non-contact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM) in the coverage regime of up to one...