BSSE corrected density difference

This animation illustrates how an arriving methane molecule (adsorbate) and carbon surface model (adsorbent) mutually modify each other’s electron density. Here, the methane molecule "lander" touches down at the carbon "moon surface," "kicking up dust" (i.e., electron density, shown in pink and green) in the process. Credit: Robert K. Szilagyi, Montana State University
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