Nanostructures’ study of chemisorptions of O2 molecule on Al (100) surface

In this study, oxygen molecule adsorption on the surface of aluminum at various positions (top, bridge, and central sites) was studied, and the binding energies of oxygen species adsorbed on aluminum were calculated using density functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The potential of the adsorption of oxygen on aluminum was examined as a function of both surface coverage and adsorption site. The relative stabilities of oxygen chemisorptions were independent of both the transition metal surface and surface coverage. That is, oxygen exhibited insignificant selectivity with respect to positions on the metal surface. Our data O₂/Al surface chemisorptions revealed that the stables model for oxygen adsorption was that on the top site. The top site approach is important for the chemisorption processes because the adsorption energy for this model was lower than for the other sites. The paper presents the results of quantum chemical calculations using density functional theory method for adsorption of O₂ molecules on Al (100) surface at cubic structure with LANL2DZ, SDD and 6-31G¹ basis sets. We can extract energetic information about the stability of adsorption O₂ on aluminum surface and calculation adsorption energy.     

Quantum mechanic study of hydrogen chemisorptions on nanocluster vanadium surface

In the present investigation, we have employed the adsorption of H-H at the bcc site of V (100) with use of an ab initio method. The most stable adsorption configuration has been found on transition metal surface with chemisorption energies. Although similar in type and energy, the adsorption on the V (100) surface shows a markedly different optimized geometry. The calculations have performed for small clusters representing three adjacent metal sites. Upon the adsorption, the molecule forms strong covalent bonds with the surface, whereupon the structure of nearby single H-H and H-V bonds change at various positions of top, bridge, and center sites in this model. We have predicted the existence of a new ordered structure comparable in stability to one proposed previously. We confirm the preference of the top approach of adsorption configuration suggested by experiment. Adsorption of H₂ from the top site goes through the same from the bridge and center sites, but the former has a higher energy.     

丙烯腈在Cu(100)表面化学吸附的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函方法, 模拟金属铜原子簇Cu₁₄(9,4,1)的(100)表面, 对丙烯腈(CH₂＝CHCN)在Cu(100)面上不同吸附位的吸附状况进行了理论研究. 结果表明: 丙烯腈分子通过端位N原子垂直吸附在金属表面上为弱化学吸附, 部分电荷从丙烯腈分子转移至铜金属簇; 由N原子的孤对电子与金属铜形成弱σ共价键; 顶位是最佳吸附位, 吸附能为40.7391 kJ•mol^－1, N原子与金属表面间的平衡距离为0.2279 nm; 其次为桥位和穴位, 吸附能分别为36.2513和30.2158 kJ•mol^－1, 平衡距离为0.2194和0.2886 nm; 吸附后C≡N键的强度降低, 活化了丙烯腈分子. 化学吸附使体系的熵减小, 是由于丙烯腈分子的平动和转动因吸附而被限制.     

氢原子在Pt及Pt系双金属催化表面吸附的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(dFT)考察了Pt(100)、(110)、(111)三种表面氢原子的吸附行为, 计算了覆盖度为0.25 ML时氢原子在Pt 三种表面和M-Pt(111)双金属(M=Al, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Pd)上的最稳定吸附位、表面能以及吸附前后金属表面原子层间弛豫情况. 分析了氢原子在不同双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化以及双金属表面d 带中心偏离费米能级的程度并与氢吸附能进行了关联. 计算结果表明, 在Pt(100), Pt(110)和Pt(111)表面, 氢原子的稳定吸附位分别为桥位、短桥位和fcc 穴位. 三种表面中以Pt(111)的表面能最低, 结构最稳定. 氢原子在不同M-Pt(111)双金属表面上的最稳定吸附位均为fcc 穴位, 其中在Ni-Pt 双金属表面的吸附能最低, Co-Pt 次之. 表明氢原子在Ni-Pt 和Co-Pt 双金属表面的吸附最稳定. 通过对氢原子在M-Pt(111)双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化的分析, 验证了氢原子吸附能计算结果的准确性. 掺杂金属Ni、Co、Fe 的3d-Pt(111)双金属表面在吸附氢原子后发生弛豫, 第一层和第二层金属原子均不同程度地向外膨胀. 此外, 3d金属的掺入使得其对应的M-Pt(111)双金属表面d带中心与Pt 相比更靠近费米能级, 吸附氢原子能力增强, 表明3d-Pt系双金属表面有可能比Pt具有更好的脱氢活性.     

氢原子在Be(0001)表面吸附的密度泛函理论研究

采用第一性原理的密度泛函理论研究单个氢原子和多个氢原子在Be(0001)表面吸附性质.给出了氢吸附Be(0001)薄膜表面的原子结构、吸附能、饱和度、功函数、偶极修正等特性参数.同时也讨论了相关吸附性质与氢原子覆盖度(0.06-1.33ML)的关系.计算结果表明:氢原子的吸附位置与覆盖度之间有强烈的依赖关系,覆盖度低于0.67ML时,氢原子能量上易于占据fcc或hcp的中空位置;覆盖度为0.78ML时,中空位与桥位为氢原子的最佳吸附位;覆盖度在0.89到1.00ML时,桥位是氢原子吸附能量最有利的位置;以上覆盖度中Be(0001)表面最外层铍原子的结构均没有发生明显变化.当覆盖度为1.11-1.33ML,高覆盖度下Be(0001)表面的最外层铍原子部分发生膨胀,近邻氢原子渗入到铍表面次层,氢原子易于占据在hcp和桥位.吸附结构中的氢原子比氢分子中的原子稳定.当覆盖度大1.33ML时,计算结果没有发现相对于氢分子更稳定的吸氢结构.同时从分析偶极修正和氢原子吸附垂直高度随覆盖度的变化关系判断氢覆盖度为1.33ML时,在Be(0001)表面吸附达到饱和.     

CO在Pt低指数面上吸附行为的理论研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的广义梯度近似(GGA)方法对CO-Pt低指数面吸附体系进行了结构优化, 并对吸附体系的吸附热、C—O键和C—Pt键的键长、布居数分析、电子态密度进行了研究. 计算结果表明, 在0.25 ML(monolayer)的覆盖率下, CO最容易在Pt(100)晶面的桥位、Pt(110)晶面的短桥位、Pt(111)晶面的hcp三重位吸附, 吸附热分别达到了2.11、2.37、1.96 eV; CO在吸附成键过程中伴有电子在CO分子和Pt之间的转移. 吸附后, C—O键被削弱, 键长变长, 金属内部的作用亦被削弱, 其表层Pt 原子的布居数明显降低; 态密度分析表明, CO在吸附过程中, 其4σ、1π、5σ、2π轨道均参与成键.     

The chemisorption of hydrogen on Cu(111): A dynamical study

Ab initio band-structure calculations within a density functional formalism were performed to compute the binding energy curves of atomic hydrogen with the high-symmetry adsorption sites of the (111) surface of copper. For a two-layer slab of Cu atoms and H coverage equal to 0.25, the binding energies are 2.25, 3.12, and 3.24 eV, for on-top, bridge, and threefold sites, so that the chemisorption of H₂ on Cu(111) is exothermic for threefold and bridge sites, but endothermic for on-top sites. Starting from these results, an LEPS potential for the interaction of H₂ with the Cu(111) surface was built. In this model potential, the most favored approaches correspond to a H₂ molecule parallel to the Cu surface, and for them, the activation barrier is located at the corner between the entrance and the exit channels of the reaction, and its lowest value is 0.6 eV. The LEPS potential was used in quasi-classical trajectories calculations to simulate the adsorption of a beam of H₂ molecules on Cu(111). The results show that (a) when H₂ is in the ground vibrational state the dissociative adsorption probability P_a increases from 0 to .90 along a roughly sigmoidal curve by increasing the collision kinetic energy from 0.4 to 1.3 eV, and (b) the vibrational energy can be as effective as the translational one in promoting dissociative chemisorption, in agreement with the experimental results. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

O2, CO2, and H2O Chemisorption on UN(001) Surface: Density Functional Theory Study

We performed density functional theory calculations of O₂, CO₂, and H₂O chemisorption on the UN(001) surface using the generalized gradient approximation and PW91 exchange-correlation functional at non-spin polarized level with the periodic slab model. Chemisorp-tion energies vs. molecular distance from UN(001) surface were optimized for four sym-metrical chemisorption sites. The results showed that the bridge parallel, hollow parallel and bridge hydrogen-up adsorption sites were the most stable site for O₂, CO₂, and H₂O molecular with chemisorption energies of 14.48, 4.492, and 5.85 kJ/mol, respectively. From the point of adsorbent (the UN(001) surface), interaction of O₂ with the UN(001) surface was of the maximum magnitude, then CO₂ and H₂O, indicating that these interactions were associated with structures of the adsorbate. O2 chemisorption caused N atoms on the surface to migrate into the bulk, however CO₂ and H₂O had a moderate and negligible effect on the surface, respectively. Calculated electronic density of states demonstrated the electronic charge transfer between s, p orbital in chemisorption molecular and U6d, U5f orbital.     

周期性密度泛函理论研究氯气在CuCl(111)表面上的吸附与解离

运用广义梯度密度泛函理论(Generalized Gradient Approximation，GGA)的PBE(Perdew-Burke-Ernzerh)方法结合周期性平板模型，研究了氯气分子和氯原子在CuCl(111)表面上的吸附。通过对不同吸附位和不同单层覆盖度下的吸附能和几何构型参数的计算和比较发现：氯气分子在CuCl(111)表面的吸附为解离吸附；单层覆盖度为0.50时的吸附构型为稳定的吸附构型；氯气分子平行吸附在CuCl(111)表面时最稳定，吸附能最大，达364.5 kJ·mol^-1；伸缩振动频率的计算结果表明，吸附后的氯气分子的伸缩振动频率与自由氯气分子的伸缩振动频率相比，都发生了红移；布居分析结果表明整个吸附体系发生了由Cu原子向氯气分子的电荷转移。氯原子吸附的计算结果显示氯原子以穴位稳定的吸附在CuCl(111)表面。     

丙烯腈在Cu(111)面上化学吸附的密度泛函研究及NBO分析

利用密度泛函方法对丙烯腈在Cu(111)面上不同吸附位的吸附状态进行了理论研究. 计算结果表明, 丙烯腈分子通过端位N原子立式吸附在金属铜表面为弱化学吸附, 其中桥位为较佳吸附位, 结合能为-40.16 kJ/mol; 丙烯腈分子和金属铜之间发生了电荷转移, N原子的孤对电子与金属形成σ共价键; 对丙烯腈分子结构变化进行了NBO分析, 解释了丙烯腈分子吸附后被活化的原因.     

Adsorption, vibration, and diffusion of O atoms on Rh low-index and (711) stepped defective surfaces

The adsorption, vibration, and diffusion of O atoms on Rh(100), Rh(111), Rh(110), and Rh(711) surfaces were studied using the 5-parameter Morse potential (5-MP) of interaction between an adatom and a metal surface cluster. Our theoretical calculations provide information about adsorption sites, adsorption geometry, binding energy, and eigenvibration. Our results agreed very well with experimental results. Four major results follow. First, the theoretical calculation showed that on the Rh(100) surface the 4-fold hollow site is the only adsorption site. Second, on the O-Rh(111) system, the 3-fold hollow site is the stable adsorption site. Third, on the Rh(110) surface at low coverage, the O atom is adsorbed preferably on the pseudo-3-fold site, while with increasing coverage, the O atom is adsorbed not only on the pseudo-3-fold site but also on the long bridge site. Last, as for the Rh(711) stepped surface, the 3-fold site on the (111) step is metastable, whereas the 4-fold sites on the (100) terrace are stable, which enables the O atoms to diffuse easily from the 3-fold to the 4-fold site at low coverage. Therefore, the O atoms are adsorbed preferrably on the stable 4-fold sites of the (100) terrace and then later as coverage increases on the metastable 3-fold site of the (110) step.     

CO Adsorption on a LaNi5 Hydrogen Storage Alloy Surface: A Theoretical Investigation

Density functional theory calculations are carried out to study CO adsorption on the (001) surface of a LaNi₅ hydrogen storage alloy. At low coverages, CO favors adsorption on Ni? Ni bridge sites. With an increase in CO coverage, the decrease in the adsorption energy is much larger for Ni? Ni? CO bridge adsorption than that for Ni? CO on‐top adsorption. Thus, the latter sites in the relatively stable adsorption structure are preferentially utilized at high CO coverages. The nature of the bonding between CO and the LaNi₅ (001) surface is analyzed in detail.     

原子H在Cu(100)(111)(110)上的吸附扩散研究

采用5-MP势方法,对原子氢在金属Cu的3个低指数面上的吸附特性,如吸附几何、吸附能、振动频率等以及吸附扩散势能面结构进行了比较系统的研究,计算结果显示低温低覆盖条件下,氢原子在Cu(110)表面上只存在赝式三重位和长桥位吸附态,没有短桥位吸附态,并且获得了实验和理论的支持.     

H原子在W低指数面上的吸附位和吸附态

应用原子和表面簇合物相互作用的5参数Morse 势及由5参数Morse势组装推广的LEPS方法对H-W低指数表面吸附体系进行了研究, 并获得了全部临界点特性. 计算结果表明, 低覆盖度下, H原子优先吸附在W(100)面的内层吸附位二层桥位B', 获得156 meV的垂直振动频率, 随着覆盖度的增加, H原子稳定吸附在表层的五重洞位(二层顶位)、桥位及顶位. 内层吸附位的优先吸附, 对与其邻近的表面吸附位的临界点性质有一定影响. 在W(110)面上只存在三重洞位的稳定吸附态, 垂直振动频率为151 meV. 在W(111)面上存在三种稳定吸附态, 子表面吸附位H₁, 桥位B'和顶位T, 分别获得104, 200, 259 meV的垂直振动频率. 在低覆盖度下, H原子优先吸附在子表面吸附位H₁.     

A theoretical study of the effects of transition metal dopants on the adsorption and dissociation of hydrogen on nickel clusters

The structure, stability, adsorption, and dissociation of H₂ on nickel clusters doped with late transition metals were investigated using density functional theory with the BP86 functional. Molecular hydrogen physisorption occurred at a vertex atom with a low coordination number. Charge transfer between clusters and the H₂ molecule stabilized the physisorption. The chemisorption of H₂ occurred at the bridge sites, without any structural or spin change of the clusters. Among the pentamer clusters, Cd, Zn, and Au had the lowest chemisorption energies, while Ir and Pt had higher chemisorption energies for hydrogen. The computed reaction energies and activation barriers for the dissociation mechanism showed that dopants such as Rh, Pd, Pt, and Au have endothermic reaction energies and low activation barriers. This facilitates the reversible adsorption/dissociation of the H₂ molecule on these metal‐doped clusters. The dopant atoms play a major role in modulating the physisorption, chemisorption, and dissociation mechanism of H₂ on nickel clusters. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Adsorption of atoms on cu surfaces: a density functional theory study

The chemisorption of atoms (H, N, S, O, and C) on Cu surfaces has been systematically studied by the density functional theory generalized gradient approximation method with the slab model. Our calculated results indicate that the orders of the adsorption energy are H < N < S < O < C on Cu(111) and H < N < O < S < C on Cu(110) and Cu(100). Furthermore, the adsorption energies of the given atoms on Cu(100) are larger than those on Cu(111) and Cu(110). The preferred adsorption sites are a 3-fold hollow site on Cu(111) and a 4-fold hollow site on Cu(100), but the preferred adsorption sites on Cu(110) are different for different adatoms. The energy, as well as the geometry, is in good agreement with the experimental and other theoretical data. In addition, this study focuses on the electronic and geometric properties of the metal-atom (M-A) bond to explain the difference in adsorption energies among adatoms. A detailed investigation of the density of states curves explains the nature of the most stable site. Finally, we test the effect of the coverage and find that the surface coverage has no influence on the preferred adsorption sites of the given adatoms on Cu(110) with the exception of hydrogen and oxygen, but has much influence on the value of the adsorption energy.     

Determination of Metal Dispersion and Surface Acidity of a Pd/Al2O3 Catalyst by Gas Chromatography

The present work is focused on the application of gas chromatography to the characterization of the catalyst activity of Pd/Al₂O₃ by chemisorption of probe molecules, considering both the metal phase and the acid sites on the catalyst surface. Gas chromatography has been used for this purpose, using pulses of hydrogen and oxygen to quantify active metal surface area, and pyridine and quinoline to determine the percentage of overall Lewis acid sites. Chromatographic results have been compared with those obtained by a dynamic pulse adsorption technique in a commercial apparatus.Revised: 11 November and 12 December 2004     

Atomic carbon adsorption on Ni nanoclusters: a DFT study

Atomic carbon is a key intermediate interacting with transition metal clusters during the growth of carbon nanotube (CNT). Present density functional calculations studied the initial carbon adsorption on four Ni nanoclusters (N₁₃, N₁₅, N₃₈, and N₅₅). Our results show that carbon atoms preferentially adsorb on high-coordination sites, and carbon adsorption energies are larger on smaller Ni clusters. Ni cluster reconstruction plays an important role in creating more stable subsurface adsorption sites. The migration of adsorbed carbon atom on the surface threefold hollow site into the underlying interstitial subsurface positions is thermodynamically and kinetically feasible. The results indicate that the investigation of CNT growth mechanism should include both surface and subsurface carbon atoms, coupled with surface reconstruction of Ni nanoclusters.     

周期性密度泛函理论研究NO在CuCl(111)表面上的吸附

运用广义梯度密度泛函理论(GGA)的RPBE方法结合周期平板模型,在DNP基组下,研究了NO以N端和O端两种吸附取向在CuCl(111)表面上的吸附.通过对不同吸附位和不同覆盖度下的吸附能和几何构型参数的计算和比较发现:NO吸附在CuCl(111)表面Cu原子上的top位时为稳定的吸附;覆盖度为0.25 mL时吸附比较稳定;NO的N端吸附比O端吸附更有利,N端吸附时为化学吸附,O端吸附时为物理吸附.布居分析结果表明整个吸附体系发生了从Cu原子向NO分子的电荷转移,且O端吸附时电荷转移更多.N端吸附和O端吸附时,N-O键的伸缩振动频率均红移,同时O端吸附时红移更多.     

Decomposition of methylamine on Mo(100) surface: A DFT study

The initial decomposition of methylamine on Mo(100) surface has been investigated by self-consistent (GGA-PW91) density functional theory combined with periodic slab model. The adsorption energies of possible species and the activation energies for possible elementary reactions involved are obtained in the present work. Our results indicate that the barriers decreased with the order of C-N>N-H>C-H. In addition, metastable adsorption of the abstracted hydrogen atom on the hollow site in the final state is also considered for the N-H and C-H bond breaking. For the C-H bond cleavage, the reaction barrier that the abstracted hydrogen located on the hollow site in the final state is lower than that on the bridge site. However, for the N H bond breaking, the barriers are alike for the abstracted hydrogen on both hollow and bridge sites in the final state.