Adsorption and dissociation of H2O on Cu2O(100):A computational study

The adsorption and dissociation of water on Cu2O(100) have been investigated by the density functional theory-generalized gradient approximation (DFT-GGA) method. The corresponding reaction energies, the structures of the transition states and the activation energies were determined. Calculations with and without dipole correction were both studied to get an understanding of the effect of the dipole moment on the adsorption and reaction of water on dipole surface Cu2O(100). When dipole correction was added,...