Adsorption behavior of H2O on clean and oxygen precovered Ni(s)(111)

Photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), isotope exchange experiments, work function change (δφ) and LEED were used to study the adsorption and dissociation behavior of H₂O on a clean and oxygen precovered stepped Ni(s)[12(111) × (111)] surface. On the clean Ni(111) terraces fractional monolayers of H₂O are adsorbed weakly in a single adsorption state with a desorption peak temperature of 180 K, just above that of the ice multilayer desorption peak (T_m = 155 K). In the angular resolved UPS spectra three H₂O induced emission maxima at 6.2, 8.5 and 12.3 eV below E_F were found for θ ≈ 0.5. Angular and polarization dependent UPS measurements show that the C_2v symmetry of the H₂O gas-phase molecule is not conserved for H₂O(ad) on Ni(s)(111). Although the Δφ suggest a bonding of H₂O to Ni via the negative end of the H₂O dipole, the O atom, no hints for a preferred orientation of the H₂O molecular axes were found in the UPS, neither for the existence of water dimers nor for a long range ordered H₂O bilayer. These results give evidence that the molecular H₂O axis is more or less inclined with respect to the surface normal with an azimuthally random distribution. H₂O adsorption at step sites of the Ni(s)(111) surface leads in TDS to a desorption maximum at T_m = 225 K; the binding energy of H₂O to Ni is enhanced by about 30% compared to H₂O adsorbed on the terraces. Oxygen precoverage causes a significant increase of the H₂O desorption energy from the Ni(111) terraces by about 50%, suggesting a strong interaction between H₂O and O(ad). Work function measurements for H₂O+O demonstrate an increase of the effective H₂O dipole moment which suggests a reorientation of the H₂O dipole in the presence of O(ad), from inclined to a more perpendicular position. Although TDS and Δφ suggest a significant lateral interaction between H₂O+O(ad), no changes in the molecular binding energies in UPS and no “isotope exchange” between ¹⁸O(ad) and H₂¹⁶O(ad) could be observed. Also, dissociation of H₂O could neither be detected on the oxygen precovered Ni(s)(111) nor on the clean terraces.     

Adsorption of H2O, OH, and O on CuCl(111) Surface: A Density Functional Theory Study

运用广义梯度密度泛函理论(GGA)的PW91方法结合周期平板模型研究了H2O在CuCl (111)表面上的吸附及分解. 通过构型优化参数的计算和比较发现：对于O和OH,三重穴位吸附较为稳定,吸附能分别为309.5和416.5 kJ/mol;水分子与预吸附氧的表面作用时分解成为OH,并放热180.1 kJ/mol. 同时对于吸附前后的吸附O与表面Cu的伸缩振动频率、态密度以及吸附质与底物的电荷转移情况进行了计算和分析,并给出了可能的分解反应机理.     

"Hot-atom" O2 dissociation and oxide nucleation on Al(111)

We propose an atomistic model for the nucleation of aluminum oxide on the Al(111) surface derived from first principles molecular dynamics simulations. The process begins with the dissociative adsorption of O2 molecules on the metal surface, which occurs via a "hot-atom" mechanism driven by the partial filling of the sigma* antibonding molecular orbital of O2. During the subsequent hyperthermal motion, O atoms can be spontaneously incorporated underneath the topmost Al surface layer, initiating the nucleation of the oxide far below the saturation coverage of one (1 x 1) O adlayer.     

Reactive wetting: H2O/Rh(111)

First-principles calculations imply that neither H2O bilayers nor half-dissociated, H2O+OH+H monolayers are thermodynamically stable on clean Rh(111). Thus, the experimental observation that Rh(111) supports a periodic 2D water adlayer needs an explanation. Chemistry involving common surface impurities, notably C atoms, may be the answer. Calculations show they provide favorable binding sites for H atoms detached from H2O. The resulting OH fragments can anchor a 2D water layer to the surface.     

Adsorption of SH and OH and coadsorption of S, O and H on Ni(111)

The adsorption of SH and OH radicals on Ni(111) is treated using an ab initio embedding theory. The Ni(111) surface is modeled as a three-layer, 28-atom cluster with the Ni atoms fixed at bulk lattice sites. The Ni(111) energy surface is very flat for SH adsorption if the H tilt angle is allowed to vary. At both atop and bridge sites, the S---H axis is tilted away from the surface normal by 70°, resulting in the sulfur atom being sp³-hybridized and the adsorption energy being 59 kcal mol⁻¹. For SH at the three-fold site, the S---H axis is normal to the surface, the sulfur is sp-hybridized, and the adsorption energy is 58 kcal mol⁻¹. OH is preferentially adsorbed at the three-fold site. The calculated adsorption energy is 90 kcal mol⁻¹ and the O---H axis is perpendicular to the surface. OH adsorption at the atop and bridge sites is 16 and 5 kcal mol⁻¹ less stable than at the three-fold site, respectively. Atomic H, O and S are preferentially adsorbed at the three-fold site. The calculated adsorption energies are 62, 92 and 87 kcal mol⁻¹, for H, O and S, respectively. The calculated adsorbate---Ni bond distances of 1.86 Å for H, 1.86 Å for O and 2.29 Å for S are in good agreement with experimental data. SH and OH bonding to the surface involves a combination of ionic and covalent contributions and substantial mixing with the Ni 3d orbitals. Dipole-moment calculations indicate strong ionic bonding for the atomic O/Ni system and ionic plus covalent character for the atomic S/Ni interactions. Adsorption of S and O at the three-fold site blocks H adsorption at the nearby surface. Moving H away from the S or O adatom reduces the repulsion. The dissociation of SH_ad → S_ad + H_ad is calculated to be exothermic by 5 kcal mol⁻¹ and OH_ad → O_ad + H_ad to be endothermic by 30 kcal mol⁻¹ for infinite separation between S, O and H.     

Interaction of H2O,CO, and H2 with Pt(111) and Pt(111)+K surfaces

The potential energy and surface dipole were calculated as a function of the geometry of the coadsorbed systems using the cluster method and theoretical oscillation frequencies and work function changes were compared with experiment. It was found that the K fills unoccupied Pt 5d states and reduces the local polarizability of the metal. The H₂O molecule binds to the K atom, such that the H atoms point towards the surface inducing an increase in the work function. For the CO molecule a charge transfer (KCO) through the surface stabilizes the bond and induces a change of adsorption place (on-topbridge). The K increases the tendency to H₂ dissociation because of the local decrease of the work function. Zero-point energy effects add important dynamical features to the electronic H₂- surface interaction. Three examples for the Pt(111)-H₂ system are presented: (i) A virtual attractive potential well produced by the softening of the H-H bond near the surface, (ii) a virtual potential barrier for dissociation due to the hindering of molecular rotations at the surface, and (iii) a change in the apparent surface temperature in H₂ desorption processes.     

First-principles study of dissociation processes of O2 molecular on the Al (111) surface

The trajectories of adsorption and dissociation process of O₂ on the Al (111) surface were studied by the spin-polarized ab initio molecular dynamics method, and the adsorption activation energy was clarified by the NEB method with hybrid functionals. Three typical dissociation trajectories were found through simulation of O₂ molecule at different initial positions. When vertically approaches to the Al surface, the O₂ molecule tends to rotate, and the activation energy is 0.66eV. If O₂ molecule does not rotate, the activation energy will increase to 1.43 eV, and it makes the O atom enter the Al sublayer eventually. When the O₂ molecules parallel approach to the Al surface, there is no activation energy, due to the huge energy released during the adsorption process.     

Adsorption and desorption of CO and H2 on Rh(111): Laser-induced desorption

Isosteric heats of adsorption ΔH_ad of CO and sticking coefficients S for CO and H₂ on Rh(111) are determined by laser-induced thermal desorption (LITD) in which a pulsed laser beam is focused onto the surface, and rapid local heating yields a desorption signal that is proportional to the adsorbate coverage θ. ΔH_ad for CO falls from 32.0±2 kcal/mol at low coverage to 14 kcal/mol at saturation, and the desorption pre-exponential factor v_d decreases from 10^14±0.5 to 10¹⁰ s^-1. ΔH_ad, v_d, and S of CO all decline sharply above θ = 0.2, corresponding to the occupation of a second binding state. Sticking coefficients for CO and hydrogen indicate precursor intermediates in adsorption.     

Ultrathin Y2O3(111) films on Pt(111) substrates

The growth of ultrathin films of Y₂O₃(111) on Pt(111) has been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). The films were grown by physical vapor deposition of yttrium in a 10^? 6 Torr oxygen atmosphere. Continuous Y₂O₃(111) films were obtained by post-growth annealing at 700 °C. LEED and STM indicate an ordered film with a bulk-truncated Y₂O₃(111)–1 × 1 structure exposed. Furthermore, despite the lattices of the substrate and the oxide film being incommensurate, the two lattices exhibit a strict in-plane orientation relationship with the [11?0] directions of the two cubic lattices aligning parallel to each other. XPS measurements suggest hydroxyls to be easily formed at the Y₂O₃ surface at room temperature even under ultra high vacuum conditions. The hydrogen desorbs from the yttria surface above ~ 200 °C.     

Hydrogen bonding in mixed OH+H2O overlayers on Pt(111)

The stability of OH on Pt(111) has been investigated to determine the role of hydrogen bonding in stabilizing the overlayer. We find that the optimal structure is a mixed (OH+H2O) phase, confirming recent density-functional theory predictions. The reaction O+3H(2)O forms a hexagonal (sqrt[3]xsqrt[3])R30 degrees -(OH+H2O) lattice with a weak (3x3) superstructure, caused by ordering of the hydrogen bonds. The mixed overlayer can accommodate a range of H(2)O/OH compositions but becomes less stable as the H2O content is reduced, causing defects in the hydrogen-bonding network that lift the (3 x 3) superstructure and destabilize the overlayer.     

Si(001)-(2*2*1):H表面O2吸附的密度泛函理论研究

建立了一种计算Si(001)-(2×2×1):H表面O2吸附的理论模型．在周期性边界条件下,采用基于密度泛函理论广义梯度近似的超软赝势法对Si(001)-(2×2×1):H表面O2吸附进行了第一性研究．通过占位能的计算,得到了Si(001)-(2×2×1):H表面O2的最佳吸附位置．计算结果表明吸附后的反应产物应为Si=O和H2O,从理论上支持了D．Kovalev等人提出反应机制．     

Adsorption of oxygen on Pt(111)

Oxygen adsorbed on Pt(111) has been studied by means of temperature programmed thermal desorption spectroscopy (TPDS). high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and LEED. At about 100 K oxygen is found to be adsorbed in a molecular form with the axis of the molecule parallel to the surface as a peroxo-like species, that is, the OO bond order is about 1. At saturation coverage (θ_mol= 0.44) a $\text{(}\text{3}\text{2}\text{×}\text{3}\text{2}\text{)R15°}$ diffraction pattern is observed. The sticking probability S at 100 K as a function of coverage passes through a maximum at θ = 0.11 with S = 0.68. The shape of the coverage dependence is characteristic for adsorption in islands. Two coexisting types of adsorbed oxygen molecules with different OO stretching vibrations are distinguished. At higher coverages units with v-OO = 875 cm^?1 are dominant. With decreasing oxygen coverages the concentration of a type with v-OO = 700 cm^?1 is increased. The dissociation energy of the OO bond in the speices with v-OO = 875 cm^?1 is estimated from the frequency shift of the first overtone to be ~ 0.5 eV. When the sample is annealed oxygen partially desorbs at ~ 160K, partially dissociates and orders into a p(2×2) overlayer. Below saturation coverage of molecular oxygen, dissociation takes place already at92 K. Atomically adsorbed oxygen occupies threefold hollow sites, with a fundamental stretching frequency of 480 cm^?1. In the non-fundamental spectrum of atomic oxygen the overtone of the E-type vibration is observed, which is “dipole forbidden” as a fundamental in EELS.     

H2O分子在锐钛矿型TiO2(101)表面的吸附特性与微观机理

近年来,随着着光纤技术和光集成技术的发展,光学气敏湿度传感器被广泛应用,在气敏传感材料领域中,由于TiO2具有灵敏度高、响应时间快等优点而受到广泛关注。本文采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的平面波超软赝势方法,模拟计算H2O分子在锐钛矿型TiO2(101)无氧空位和有氧空位表面的吸附行为,对吸附能、吸附距离、吸附前后表面电子态密度以及光学性质分别进行分析,结果表明：H2O分子在无氧空位锐钛矿型TiO2(101)表面不容易被吸附,在含有氧空位缺陷的表面容易被吸附;稳定吸附后,H2O分子平面垂直于TiO2表面;负电中心（O端）距空位越近,吸附越稳定,且氧空位浓度越高,吸附效果越明显;通过电子态密度分析发现,H2O分子吸附于含氧空位的表面后,由于H2O分子中O原子的2p孤对电子掺入,在费米能级附近出现新峰值,提高了材料在可见光低能区域的跃迁几率,明显改善了对可见光的吸收系数和反射率,光学气敏传感特性显著。     

H_2O分子在锐钛矿型TiO_2(101)表面的吸附特性与微观机理

本文采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的平面波超软赝势方法,模拟计算H2O分子在锐钛矿型TiO2(101)无氧空位和有氧空位表面的吸附行为,对吸附能、吸附距离、吸附前后表面电子态密度以及光学性质分别进行分析,结果表明:H2O分子在无氧空位锐钛矿型TiO2(101)表面不容易被吸附,在含有氧空位缺陷的表面容易被吸附;稳定吸附后,H2O分子平面垂直于TiO2表面;负电中心(O端)距空位越近,吸附越稳定,且氧空位浓度越高,吸附效果越明显;通过电子态密度分析发现,H2O分子吸附于含氧空位的表面后,由于H2O分子中O原子的2p孤对电子掺入,新峰值在费米能级附近出现,提高了材料在可见光低能区域的跃迁几率,明显改善了对可见光的吸收系数和反射率,光学气敏传感特性显著.     

Fingerprints for spin-selection rules in the interaction dynamics of O2 at Al(111)

We perform mixed quantum-classical molecular dynamics simulations based on first-principles potential-energy surfaces to demonstrate that the scattering of a beam of singlet O2 molecules at Al(111) will enable an unambiguous assessment of the role of spin-selection rules for the adsorption dynamics. At thermal energies we predict a sticking probability that is substantially less than unity, with the repelled molecules exhibiting characteristic kinetic, vibrational and rotational signatures arising from the nonadiabatic spin transition.     

H2O on Pt(111): structure and stability of the first wetting layer

We study the structure and stability of the first water layer on Pt(111) by variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. We find that a high Pt step edge density considerably increases the long-range order of the equilibrium √37 × √37R25.3°- and √39 × √39R16.1°-superstructures, presumably due to the capability of step edges to trap residual adsorbates from the surface. Passivating the step edges with CO or preparing a flat metal surface leads to the formation of disordered structures, which still show the same structural elements as the ordered ones. Coadsorption of Xe and CO proves that the water layer covers the metal surface completely. Moreover, we determine the two-dimensional crystal structure of Xe on top of the chemisorbed water layer which exhibits an Xe-Xe distance close to the one in bulk Xe and a rotation angle of 90° between the close-packed directions of Xe and the close-packed directions of the underlying water layer. CO is shown to replace H(2)O on the Pt(111) surface as has been deduced previously. In addition, we demonstrate that tunneling of electrons into the antibonding state or from the bonding state of H(2)O leads to dissociation of the molecules and a corresponding reordering of the adlayer into a √3 × √3R30°-structure. Finally, a so far not understood restructuring of the adlayer by an increased tunneling current has been observed.