(a) STM image (30 × 30 nm2, Vsample = +2.0 V, Itunnel = 0.3
nA) of the SrTiO3(110)-(4 × 1) surface. Labeled are
Sr adatoms as well as a few stripes that form the (5 × 1) reconstruction.26 (b) Top view of the SrTiO3(110)-(4
× 1) surface. Ti and O atoms are shown in blue and red, respectively.
Positions (I–III) for Ni adatoms (gray), attached to surface
O atoms, have the most favorable adsorption energies according to
DFT calculations.