surfaceselective
Surfaceselective (also written as surface-selective) refers to processes, phenomena, or measurements that occur predominantly at an interface or on the surface of a material rather than in its bulk. The term is used across chemistry, physics, and materials science to describe adsorption, reactions, or properties that are driven by surface atoms, facets, and defects.
Surface selectivity arises from the unique environment at a surface: undercoordinated atoms, altered electronic structure, and
Techniques to study surface selectivity include surface-sensitive spectroscopies and microscopy, such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning
Applications encompass heterogeneous catalysis, where product selectivity and reaction rates are governed by surface sites; sensing