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Titanium diboride (TiB2) surfaces exhibit significant atomic relaxations. B-terminated surfaces show larger relaxations and bond weakening, making Ti-terminated surfaces more stable.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Surface Science
Computational Materials Science

Background:

Titanium diboride (TiB2) is a crucial ceramic material.
Understanding surface properties is key for TiB2 applications.
Surface termination significantly influences material behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate atomic and electronic structure of TiB2(0001) surfaces.
Compare relaxations and bonding for Ti- and B-terminated surfaces.
Determine thermodynamic stability of different TiB2 surface terminations.

Main Methods:

First-principles calculations
Density functional theory (DFT)
Plane-wave pseudopotential method

Main Results:

Large relaxations observed in the top three layers of both Ti- and B-terminated surfaces.
B-terminated surfaces show greater outermost and second interlayer relaxations.
Charge accumulation strengthens Ti-B bonds in the first and second layers, reducing interlayer distance.
B-terminated surfaces experience more significant weakening of Ti-B bonds between the second and third layers.

Conclusions:

Ti-terminated TiB2(0001) surfaces are thermodynamically more favorable.
Surface termination critically impacts TiB2 surface stability and bonding.
Computational insights guide material design for TiB2-based applications.