Raytraced scene showing a ball-and-stick model of a manganese antimonide surface, resting upon a scientific journal article discussing its properties. This, in turn, sits on a wooden table-top, along with a pencil and a glass of water. The top layer of the model crystal is host to a pair of globular shapes in polished chrome, which represent quantum mechanical orbitals relating to surface-localised electronic states calculated by first-principles methods.
One from the archives: surface-localised electronic states of MnSb (manganese antimonide). Based on calculations reported by Mollet & Jenkins, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (2007) 19, 315214. #Orbitals #Surfaces #SurfaceScience #HalfMetals #Magnetism #ChemSky #CompChemSky #Povray