Charge control of semiconductor surfaces as elucidated by ab initio calculations a review

TL;DR

This review discusses recent advances in understanding how charge influences semiconductor surfaces, emphasizing insights gained from ab initio calculations to clarify surface phenomena.

Contribution

It synthesizes recent research findings on charge control in semiconductor surfaces using ab initio computational methods, highlighting new understanding.

Findings

Ab initio calculations reveal detailed charge distributions on surfaces

Charge control impacts surface reactivity and electronic properties

Recent studies improve understanding of surface phenomena

Abstract

Recent progress in the investigations of the charge role in semiconductor surfaces is reviewed.