Kinetic energy of neon atoms adsorbed on activated carbon

Direct measurements of the kinetic energy of Ne atoms adsorbed on activated carbon (AC) at submonolayer coverage, is reported. The electronvolt spectrometer of the ISIS neutron source that utilizes the neutron Compton scattering technique, was employed. The specific adsorption area of the AC was ∼3000 m²/g. The momentum distribution of adsorbed Neon was measured at 12 K. The kinetic energy of Ne was found to be 66.3±6.2 K, and is much higher than that of solid neon, at the same temperature, being 45.8±4.8 K. This result is considered to be an evidence for the occurrence of a confinement effect of Ne atoms within the pores of the AC. The result was also used for deducing the average pore size of the AC adsorber assumed to have slit shaped pores.     

Interactions of rare gas cations with lighter rare gas atoms

High-level ab initio calculations are employed to generate potential energy curves for rare gas cations, RG⁺, interacting with neutral atoms of other rare gases, RG′, that are lighter (RG′ = Ne–Rn). The calculations employ the RCCSD(T) method, with doubly-augmented basis sets of quintuple-ζ quality. The interaction potential curves, with the full counterpoise correction applied, are calculated point-by-point. Spin-orbit coupling is applied analytically in an atom-based model. The potentials are used to calculate spectroscopic parameters, which are then compared to recent experimental work, and the very limited previous theoretical work. In addition, the potentials are used to calculate ion transport properties and the ion mobilities are compared to the few experimental data available.     

Rare gas coadsorption with Cs or K on Ag(111)

Rare gas (RG) coadsorption with submonolayer amounts of Cs or K on Ag(111) was studied using low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). A crossover in the alkali-RG interaction from repulsive to attractive was observed as a function of alkali species and of alkali coverage. The K---RG interaction was observed to be repulsive at all coverages, while the Cs---RG interaction was observed to be attractive at low Cs coverages and apparently repulsive at high Cs coverages. For the K + RG adsorption system, desorption data were analyzed to determine the spreading pressure in the alkali layer, thus showing that RG can be used as a 2D manometer in some coadsorption systems. From the spreading pressure it is possible to obtain some information about the properties of the adsorbed alkali such as the energy differences between commensurate and incommensurate phases. We also demonstrate that work function measurements from such coadsorption systems do not necessarily have a simple interpretation.     

气体分子在Co-BN表面吸附的第一性原理研究

采用包含色散力校正的密度泛函理论(DFT-D)方法系统地研究了气体分子(O2, H2, NO, CO, CO2, SO2, H2S, H2O)在Co掺杂单层BN(Co-BN)表面的吸附, 分析了吸附小分子的几何结构, 吸附能, 电荷转移等情况. 结果表明: 1) CO等气体分子主要吸附在Co及其近邻六元环的顶位, 吸附结构的电荷转移表明掺杂原子Co对BN衬底的气敏特性有较好的调制作用; 2) 在Co-BN表面吸附的O2和CO较易被活化, 表明Co-BN可能是一种对CO氧化有较好催化活性的新型催化材料.     

Desorption of metastable species induced by electronic excitation at the surface of solid krypton with physisorbed hydrogen

The effect of the physisorbed hydrogen molecules on the electron stimulated desorption of metastables from the surface of solid Kr was investigated. At the clean surface of solid Kr, the desorption of Kr metastables occurs only through an excimer dissociation mechanism. Physisorption of hydrogen molecules causes the following effects: (1) the total desorption yield of the metastable species increased by an order of magnitude or more; (2) metastable Kr, which is probably desorbed through the cavity ejection mechanism, emerges; (3) metastable Kr by excimer dissociation is also enhanced; and (4) a new metastable species, which seems to be composed of metastable hydrogen molecule, appears.     

Diffraction of He atoms from Xe monolayer adsorbed on the graphite (0 0 0 1) revisited: the importance of multiple scattering processes

We comment and discuss the findings and conclusions of a recent theoretical study of the diffraction of He atoms from a monolayer of Xe atoms adsorbed on the graphite (0 0 0 1) surface [Surf. Sci. 496 (2002) L13]. By revisiting the problem we demonstrate that all main conclusions from this reference that pertain to the studied system are at variance with the available experimental and theoretical evidence and the results of multiple scattering calculations presented in this comment.     

Shift and broadening of the vibrational mode for a diatomic molecule adsorbed on a metal surface

The shift and broadening of the vibrational frequency of a diatomic molecule adsorbed on a metal surface are calculated on the basis of electromagnetic interactions. Finite molecular size and nonlocal metal response are included in a calculation of the response function, whose pole is the complex normal mode frequency. Finite molecular size is described by a model of a point-like vibrational mode within a polarizable sphere. Nonlocal metal response is described by a semiclassical infinite barrier model with a Lindhard dielectric constant generalized to include core polarization and finite electron lifetime. When applied to the case of CO adsorbed on Cu and if the molecule is positioned so as to fit the observed width, it is found the predicted shift is a factor of three or more greater than that observed.     

气相钌原子与氮分子作用机理计算研究

运用B3LYP/6-311+G*(LANL2DZ)详细地研究了Ru原子与N_2分子相互作用的单端位直线型L-Ru N_2和单侧双配位S-Ru N_2及插入化合物NRu N弯曲型和直线型的不同自旋多重度下多个电子态的平衡几何结构、电子结构、轨道布居和振动光谱等性质,同时对构型转化和插入反应过渡态及反应的势能曲线进行了计算.结果表明两种构型的复合物中一般低能态Ru对N_2的活化都不大,直线型的3Δ和3∑-相对基态反应物是能稳定存在的,轨道作用机制是σ/π授予与反馈.化合物NRu N与实验对照,13B1和11A1态可能是实验所观察的,两种构型中众多电子态相对于Ru(a~5F)+2N(~4S)是稳定的.势能曲线体现插入反应能垒很高,生成NRu N化合物在热力学和动力学上都是不利的.     

气相钌原子与氮分子作用机理计算研究

运用B3LYP/6-311+G*(LANL2DZ)详细地研究了Ru原子与N2分子相互作用的单端位直线型L-RuN2和单侧双配位S-RuN2及插入化合物NRuN弯曲型和直线型的不同自旋多重度下多个电子态的平衡几何结构、电子结构、轨道布居和振动光谱等性质，同时对构型转化和插入反应过渡态及反应的势能曲线进行了计算. 结果表明两种构型的复合物中一般低能态Ru对N2的活化都不大，直线型的3和3-相对基态反应物是能稳定存在的，轨道作用机制是授予与反馈. 化合物NRuN与实验对照，13B1和11A1态可能是实验所观察的，两种构型中众多电子态相对于Ru(a5F)+2N(4S)是稳定的. 势能曲线体现插入反应能垒很高，生成NRuN化合物在热力学和动力学上都是不利的.     

Thermodynamic characterization of a dichloromethane-xenon film adsorbed on (0001) graphite

Xenon adsorption between 95 and 115 K on graphite pre-plated with a dichloromethane monolayer results in a partial displacement of the pre-adsorbed layer and in the formation of a two-dimensional (dichloromethane-xenon) solution. When the dichloromethane pre-plating is in the sub-monolayer range, a xenon monolayer is condensed on the bare part of the surface before the composite layer organization. For dichloromethane coverages greater than a monolayer, kinetic problems arise for the formation of xenon bilayer patches, which implies in this case its separation from the two-dimensional solution.     

Role of intermolecular interactions on the electronic and geometric structure of a large pi-conjugated molecule adsorbed on a metal surface

The organic semiconductor molecule 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) exhibits two adsorption states on the Ag(111) surface: one in a metastable disordered phase, prepared at low temperatures, the other in the long-range ordered monolayer phase obtained at room temperature. Notably, the two states differ substantial in their vertical bonding distances, intramolecular distortions, and electronic structures. The difference is explained by intermolecular interactions, which are particularly relevant for the long-range ordered phase, and which hence require attention.     

Structure of the neopentane monolayer adsorbed on MgO(0 0 1): experiments and calculations

The monolayer of C(CH₃)₄ molecules adsorbed upon a highly homogeneous MgO powder surface has been studied by means of neutron diffraction techniques at the temperature 210 K. The structure of the monolayer presents a strong commensurability c(2 × 4) with the MgO(0 0 1) surface. The results of potential calculations support the proposed structure.     

Effect of oxygen on the production of abnormally high heats of interaction with hydrogen chemisorbed on gold

Abnormally high heats, exceeding 1600 kJ/mol (16 eV) per molecular oxygen, are generated by interaction of the oxygen with the hydrogen adsorbed on gold surfaces at 125 °C. The highest heats were observed during the interactions of fine gold particles supported on titanium oxide, approaching 1700 kJ/mol for three consecutive 100 nmol pulses of O₂ interacting with the adsorbed hydrogen atoms. The heats rapidly decrease after the hydrogen is consumed. It was also observed that the interactions of the gold particles with pure oxygen in the presence of noble gases, such as argon and helium, produced the heats markedly higher than those observed in the absence of noble gases. The abnormally high heats revealed by this work reach values from 3.5 to 6.1 times higher than the heats of formation of gaseous water from molecular hydrogen and oxygen.     

Influence of a metal surface on the luminescence of adsorbed europium compounds

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 62, No. 6, pp. 130–134, November–December, 1995.     

Physisorption on a metal surface probed by surface state resonant second harmonic generation

Second harmonic generation from a Ag(1 1 0) surface, resonantly enhanced by the surface state transition at 1.74 eV, is found to be greatly affected by submonolayer adsorption. The physisorption of water or methanol causes a monotonic, exponential-like decay of the SH intensity that can be described by a model treating the adsorbate as a delocalized, weak perturbation in the resonantly enhanced SHG. On the other hand weak chemisorption of aniline generates a complex response in the SH intensity that eludes the predictability of the model. Analysis of the SH intensity has determined that water or methanol adsorption causes an upward shift in the minimum energies of the pair of surface states on Ag(1 1 0) and an increase in the transition linewidth. The sensitive response of the surface states to the presence of adsorbates provides a basis for SHG resonantly enhanced by surface state transition as a highly sensitive probe of submonolayer coverage.     

Visualization of localized electronic states of AgCl nanocrystals with a silver ion adsorbed on atomically rough surface

The wave functions of localized electronic states of nanocrystals with a silver ion adsorbed on atomically rough surface have been calculated. It is established that an increase in the coordination number of the adsorbed ion leads to a decrease in the localization of the unoccupied states formed as a result of the adsorption.     

金衬底调控单层二硫化钼电子性能的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函的第一性原理研究了金衬底对单层二硫化钼电子性能的调控作用. 从结合能、能带结构、电子态密度和差分电荷密度四个方面进行了深入研究. 结合能计算确定了硫原子层在界面的排布方式, 并指出这种吸附结构并不稳定. 能带结构分析证实了金衬底与单层二硫化钼形成肖特基接触, 并出现钉扎效应. 电子态密度分析表明金衬底并没有影响硫原子和钼原子之间的共价键, 而是通过调控单层二硫化钼的电子态密度增加其导电率. 差分电荷密度分析表明单层二硫化钼的导电通道可能在界面处产生. 研究结果可对单层二硫化钼晶体管的建模和实验制备提供指导.     

Investigation of the interaction of some astrobiological molecules with the surface of a graphite (0 0 0 1) substrate. Application to the CO, HCN, H2O and H2CO molecules

Detailed interaction potential energy calculations are performed to determine the potential energy surface experienced by the molecules CO, HCN, H₂O and H₂CO, when adsorbed on the basal plane (0 0 0 1) of graphite at low temperatures. The potential energy surface is used to find the equilibrium site and configuration of a molecule on the surface and its corresponding adsorption energy. The diffusion constant associated with molecular surface diffusion is calculated for each molecule.     

Theoretical study for magnetic effect in dissociative adsorption of oxygen to a platinum monolayer on Ni(110) surface

We investigate oxygen dissociative adsorption to a platinum monolayer on Ni(110) surface (Pt/Ni(110)) by density functional theory. We have shown that the activation barrier on Pt/Ni(110) is lower than that on a clean Pt(001) surface. This may be due to the effect of magnetization of Pt surface. The reason of decrease of activation barrier can be attributed to the flow of electrons from oxygen to platinum surface because the d orbitals have spin polarization at the Fermi level where the down spin d orbitals are unoccupied.