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# Line 33 | Line 33 | In a recent series of experiments, Li, Lieberman, and
33   \section{Introduction}
34  
35   In a recent series of experiments, Li, Lieberman, and Hill found some
36 < remarkable differences in the coverage of Gold (111) surfaces by a
36 > remarkable differences in the coverage of Au (111) surfaces by a
37   related set of silicon phthalocyanines.\cite{Li2001} The molecules
38   come in two basic varieties, the ``octopus,'' which has eight thiol
39   groups distributed around the edge of the molecule, and the
# Line 169 | Line 169 | underlying gold hexagonal closed packed (hcp), lattice
169   the thiol groups.  In the continuum case, the landers could attach
170   anywhere on the surface.  For the lattice-based RSA simulations, an
171   underlying gold hexagonal closed packed (hcp), lattice was employed.
172 < The thiols attach at the interstitial locations between three gold
172 > The thiols attach at the three-fold hollow locations between three gold
173   atoms on the Au (111) surface,\cite{Li2001} giving a trigonal (i.e.
174   graphitic) underlying lattice for the RSA simulations that is
175   illustrated in Fig. \ref{rsaFig:hcp_lattice}.  The hcp nearest neighbor
# Line 181 | Line 181 | $\hat{x}$ and $\hat{y}$ directions for the simulation.
181   \begin{figure}
182   \centering
183   \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{hcp_lattice.eps}
184 < \caption[Depiction of the hcp interstitial sites]{The model thiol groups attach at the interstitial sites in
184 > \caption[Depiction of the hcp three-fold hollow sites]{The model thiol groups attach at the three-fold hollow sites in
185   the Au (111) surface.  These sites are arranged in a graphitic
186   trigonal lattice.}
187   \label{rsaFig:hcp_lattice}
# Line 250 | Line 250 | multiplying the number of succesfully landed particles
250   umbrella molecule simulation, and the octopus model simulation.  In
251   the case of the umbrella molecule, the surface coverage was tracked by
252   multiplying the number of succesfully landed particles by the area of
253 < its circular top.  This number was then divided by the total surfacew
253 > its circular top.  This number was then divided by the total surface
254   area of the plane, to obtain the fractional coverage.  In the case of
255   the umbrella molecule, a scanning probe algorithm was used.  Here, a
256   $1\mbox{\AA} \times 1\mbox{\AA}$ probe was scanned along the surface,
# Line 379 | Line 379 | Table \ref{rsaTab:coverage}.
379   Table \ref{rsaTab:coverage}.
380  
381   \begin{table}
382 < \caption[RSA experimental comparison]{Ratio of Monolayer Sulfur atoms to Gold surface atoms}
382 > \caption[RSA experimental comparison]{RATIO OF MONOLAYER SULFUR ATOMS TO GOLD SURFACE ATOMS}
383   \label{rsaTab:coverage}
384   \begin{center}
385   \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}

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