This review discusses the state of the art in two related research areas: the surfaces of niobium and of its related group IV — VI transition metals, and surface (primarily oxide) nanostructures that form on niobium (and group IV — VI d-metals) due to gas adsorption or impurity diffusion from the bulk. Experimental (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoelectron diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy) and theoretical (ab initio simulation) results on d-metal surfaces are summarized and reviewed.

PACS: 68.03.Hj, 68.35.B−, 68.35.Fx, 68.37.−d, 73.20.−r, 79.60.−i (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0180.201010b.1035 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2010/10/b/ 000287282600002 2-s2.0-78651493203 Citation: Kuznetsov M V, Razinkin A S, Ivanovskii A L "Oxide nanostructures on a Nb surface and related systems: experiments and ab initio calculations" Phys. Usp. 53 995–1014 (2010) BibTexBibNote ® (generic) BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks TY JOUR TI Oxide nanostructures on a Nb surface and related systems: experiments and ab initio calculations AU Kuznetsov, M. V. AU Razinkin, A. S. AU Ivanovskii, A. L. PB Physics-Uspekhi PY 2010 JO Physics-Uspekhi JF Physics-Uspekhi JA Phys. Usp. VL 53 IS 10 SP 995-1014 UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2010/10/b/ ER https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNe.0180.201010b.1035 Оригинал: Кузнецов М В, Разинкин А С, Ивановский А Л «Оксидные наноструктуры на поверхности ниобия и родственные системы: эксперименты и ab initio расчёты» УФН 180 1035–1054 (2010); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0180.201010b.1035