Role of surface vacancies and water products in metal nucleation: Pt/MgO(100)

被引:91
作者
Bogicevic, A [1 ]
Jennison, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Surface & Interface Sci Dept, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
关键词
density-functional theory; first-principles; metal nucleation; oxides; surface vacancies; water;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(99)00746-3
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Density-functional calculations reveal that isolated F-s and V-s surface vacancies on MgO(100) ionize single Pt atoms, roughly tripling their adsorption energy. This trapping inhibits Pt atoms from binding to other Pt atoms, resulting in a negative addimer binding energy. Hence, isolated surface vacancies demote nucleation, contrary to popular belief. A defect that does promote nucleation is the FsVs divacancy, which increases the addimer binding energy by 20%. Amongst water and its dissociation products, only adsorbed hydroxyls are found to have a similar (but stronger) effect. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:L741 / L747
页数:7
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