Academic Journal
Q2Surface Science
About Surface Science
Surface Science is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier B.V.. SCImago 2025 places it in Q2 with an SJR of 0.428 and an H-index of 169.
Its listed coverage is 1964-2026 and its research categories include Condensed Matter Physics (Q2); Materials Chemistry (Q2); Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Q2); Surfaces and Interfaces (Q3). The 2025 dataset reports 150 documents and 824 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Surface and Thin Film Phenomena, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, Semiconductor materials and devices.
Recent Research Articles
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TPH-Cx: novel carbon monolayers with tunable negative Poisson’s ratio and band gaps
Junyan Li, Yutong Zou, Yuanye Tian, Chunlei Kou et al.
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123090Lithium-decorated Net-graphene, an innovative 2D carbon allotrope for ultrahigh capacity Hydrogen storage: DFT and AIMD investigations
Said Elmoussaoui, Mohamed Khuili, El Houssine Atmani, Nejma Fazouan et al.
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123087Directional strain-induced anisotropy in the electronic and thermoelectric properties of pentagonal PdS2 and PtS2 monolayers
Dinh The Hung, Nguyen Hoang Linh, To Toan Thang, Do Van Truong et al.
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123088Integrated experimental and DFT investigation of carboxymethylated gallic acid: Enhanced solubility, thermal resilience, and electronic structure modulation
V.A. Ionin, Rebaz Obaid Kareem, Terngu Timothy Uzah, V.S. Borovkova et al.
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123089Molecular dynamics study of methane adsorption in hydrated Na-montmorillonite
Moussa Camara, Kouassi Louis Kra, Franck-Hilaire Essiagne
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123091Surface-derived metal species from M(III) β-diketonato precursors on amine-capped 2-D silica wafers: XPS characterisation and apparent catalytic activity in urethane synthesis
Roxanne Freitag, Jeanet Conradie, Elizabeth Erasmus
2027-02 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123092Determination of the effective surface Debye temperature of Ni(110) using inverse photoemission spectroscopy
Lakshitha Lathpandura, Chris Carruba, David Heskett
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123067Tuning ZnO surface reactivity through vacancy defects for anticancer drug delivery: A DFT study of Tegafur and Thiotepa adsorption
Hawraa Kh. Jabr, Alaa M. Khudhair
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123079Site-resolved insights into energy-dependent sticking of H2 on Pd(111)
Rubi Agrawal, Nidhi Tiwari, Ashwani K. Tiwari
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123086First-principles investigation on structural evolution, electronic and optical behaviors of novel two-dimensional cubic-phase III-V X/Y (X = Si, C; Y = Al, N) heterostructures
Yuexin Xia, Yuzhu Hao, Xuhao He, Yibo Ma et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123069Insights from DFT calculations on Heteroatom-doped MXenes as anticorrosion coating materials
Xiang Xiao, Jiangtao Gong, Bo Zhang, Yanli Yin et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123080Selective gas sensing mechanism of Ni/Pd/Pt-doped Janus HfSSe monolayer towards H2, CO2, and CH4
Hao Chen, Maoqiang Bi, ShuangHao He, Yangxin You et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123081Molecular simulations reveal surface chemistry-dependent interactions of gold nanoparticles with membrane models
Ajit Kumar Singh, Anupam Nath Jha
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123084Adsorption of phenol from simulated coking wastewater onto KOH activated orange peel based activated carbon: Kinetics, thermodynamics, and DFT assisted mechanism study
Tongtong Zhang, Fei Wang, Bingjian Zhao, Yaming Zhu et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123066Ru- and Nb-doped Janus PtSSe monolayer for hazardous gas sensing of HCHO, C6H6 and Rn: a first-principles investigation
Fu Li, Lijun Fan, Hailong Wu, Hao Cui et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123085Ab initio study of an InAs monolayer: Promising adsorption and optical response for toxic gas sensing
Hamza Imtki, El Houssine Atmani, Nejma Fazouan, Mustapha Madi et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123068Mechanistic investigation on the VOC sensing properties of heterobimetallic TiCoPc and VCoPc monolayers: A first-principles study
Shulin Zhang, Caifang Cao, Huihui Xiong
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123083Comparative DFT study of C2 adsorption on C18 and B9N9 monocycles
Fajar Akhtar, Warda Mehak, Muhammad Sohaib, Hasnain Sajid et al.
2027-01 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123082Adsorption, charge transfer and a coverage-driven transition of alkali metals on rutile TiO2(110)
Elena R. Remesal, Jesús Graciani, José A. Rodríguez, Javier Fdez. Sanz et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123064The electronic structure and optical properties of the 2D GeSe/SnS vdW heterostructure based on first-principles calculations
Peipei Xu, Jing He, Jingxian Zhang, Yanping Dang et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2026.123062Reviews
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