:Adparticle

{{Short description|Portmanteau word for a particle (atom, molecule) adsorbed onto the surface of a solid material}}An adparticle is an atom, molecule, or cluster of atoms or molecules that lies on a crystal surface. The term is used in surface chemistry. The word is a contraction of "adsorbed particle". An adparticle that is a single atom may be referred to as an "adatom".{{Cite journal |date=1988 |editor-last=Grunze |editor-first=Michael |editor2-last=Weimer |editor2-first=Jeffrey J. |editor3-last=Kreuzer |editor3-first=Hans Jürgen |title=Diffusion at Interfaces: Microscopic Concepts |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-73632-2 |journal=Springer Series in Surface Sciences |series=Springer Series in Surface Sciences |language=en |edition=1 |publisher=Springer Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-73632-2 |issn=0931-5195}}