气相原子氢与Pt(111)表面的相互作用: 体相氢物种的直接证据

在超高真空条件下利用高温钨丝裂解氢分子制备气相氢原子, 并研究了气相氢原子与Pt(111)表面的相互作用. 热脱附谱(TDS)结果表明气相分子氢在Pt(111)表面吸附生成表面吸附氢物种; 而气相原子氢在Pt(111)表面吸附不仅生成表面吸附氢物种, 而且能够生成体相氢物种. Pt(111)表面体相氢物种的热稳定性低于表面氢物种, 表明体相氢物种具有更高的能量. 这种弱吸附体相氢物种有可能是Pt表面催化加氢反应的活性氢物种.     

Ni(115)台阶面对氢表面微观动力学行为的影响

用５参数Ｍｏｒｓｅ势模拟氢－镍表面体系相互作用势，考察了氢原子在Ｎｉ（１１５）台面上吸附扩散行为。同时构造了氢分子与Ｎｉ（１００）和Ｎｉ（１１５）台阶面 相互作用推广的ＬＥＰＳ势面面，考察了氢分子解离化学吸附的微观动力学性质。     

H在Mg(0001)表面吸附、解离和扩散的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函的第一性原理方法, 同时结合Nudged Elastic Band方法, 系统研究了H2分子和H原子在Mg(0001)表面的吸附过程. 给出了H2分子的解离路径和势垒, 结果表明H2分子的吸附过程中仅存在物理吸附; 在给出H原子在Mg(0001)表面的吸附势能面的基础上, 进一步研究了H原子在Mg(0001)表面及体内的扩散过程. 计算发现, Mg(0001) slab存在表面效应, 且对H原子的表面扩散影响较明显. 在此基础上, 通过比较解离、扩散和放氢环节的激活能数据, 为H2分子的解离和氢化物的放氢过程是速控步骤这一结论提供了理论支持.     

H2在WO3表面解离吸附反应的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理方法对H2在WO3表面的解离吸附反应进行了研究.首先通过清洁表面模型的计算,证明了c(2×2)重构表面是最稳定的WO3(001)表面构型;进而研究了4种可能的H2解离吸附模型,结果表明最可能的吸附反应为两个氢原子吸附在表面O1c原子上,氢原子被氧化在表面形成水,同时伴随着产生一个表面氧空位.态密度结果表明氢的吸附导致体系能带下移,导带部分填充电子,从而阐明了实验中WO3吸附H2后电导率上升的微观机理.     

氢原子在平坦金属锂(100)面上表面扩散行为的ab initio研究

本文用Li7(4,3)-H和Li9(5,4)-H小原子簇模拟氢原子在平坦金属锂(100)面吸附体系, 取小基组作了各吸附位吸附势能曲线及相应分子轨道能级图、吸附和表面扩散势能面的ab initio研究。结果表明, 氢原子优先吸附在配位数较高的吸附位上, 并倾向于由高配位数吸附位向低配位数吸附位迁移, 表面扩散各向异性, 扩散跳跃步长与锂单晶晶格原子间距数量级相同。从吸附和表面扩散势能确定了最低能量表面扩散途径, 分析了原子在平坦金属表面上迁移的微观过程。     

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.     

SIESTA程序在物理化学教学中的应用

根据物理化学学科的特点和学生的知识难点,探讨SIESTA程序在物理化学有关微观反应动力学方面的应用,将表面化学和分子反应动力学融入到O2在金属表面吸附解离课题,以加深学生在分子水平上对于化学反应的理解。     

锂(100)面上H_2H+H反应动力学的理论研究

本文在H-Li(100)面吸附扩散的ab initio SCF势能面基础上构造了(H_2H+H)/Li(100)面相互作用的推广LEPS势能面,并用QCT方法研究了该体系的反应动力学行为。分析势能面特征得到:H_2在Li(100)面上的吸附无需活化能,H_2在Li(100)面上的解离吸附与吸附位及吸附模式密切相关,H_2的卧式解离比立式解离要容易得多。分析各种碰撞轨迹得到:低覆盖度下双氢原子的表面复合几率很小,H_2的表面解离几率受到H_2振动量子数的控制。本文构造了一种适合于动力学研究的气体-金属表面相互作用势能面,并且,动力学QCT计算结果能够对H_2表面活化的分子束实验作出合理的解释。     

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.     

Mixed aromatic-alkyne system on a Pd surface: a first-principles study

The chemistry of mixed aromatic-alkyne systems on a metal surface is of general interest in many industrial processes. We use density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the chemistry of one such system (i.e., 1,4-diphenyl-butadiyne (DPB) in contact with Pd(110) and Pd(111) surfaces). Reaction pathways and the energetics of important processes are explored, including H2 adsorption, dissociation and migration on the metal surface, the DPB-metal interaction, the energetics of H uptake, and the effects of impurities such as CO and CO2 on H chemistry. We find that (i) strong aromatic-metal interaction leads to significant binding strength of the DPB molecule to both Pd surfaces, especially the (110); (ii) H2 molecules readily dissociate on the Pd surface into H-radicals, which get taken up by alkyne triple bonds; (iii) CO has strong binding to the metal surface, but interacts weakly with H radicals; and (iv) CO2 binds weakly to the metal surface, but could potentially lead to interesting chemical reactions with H.     

Some general aspects of hydrogen chemisorption on metal surfaces

Chemisorption of hydrogen on metal surfaces requires the dissociation of the H₂ molecule in the first place; this process has been experimentally investigated and theoretically described in terms of multi-dimensional potential energy diagrams. The adsorption of atomic hydrogen is frequently accompanied by displacements of the metal surface atoms leading to phenomena such as layer relaxation or surface reconstruction. Especially surface reconstruction may be regarded as a precursor stage for a progressive chemical attack of the hydrogen atoms also on the bulk metal, leading to the occupation of so-called “subsurface” sites, to bulk diffusion and, finally, to hydride compound formation. All these processes depend sensitively on the crystallographic structure of the surface, and some examples for H on Rh, Co and Pd surfaces will demonstrate the general correlation between the hydrogen surface concentration and the metal's cohesive energy, surface crystallography, and its tendency to reconstruct.     

Carbon incorporation in Pd(111) by adsorption and dehydrogenation of ethene

The decomposition of ethene on the Pd(111) surface was studied at effective pressures in the 10(-8) to 10(-7) mbar range and at sample temperatures between 300 and 700 K, using an effusive capillary array beam doser for directional adsorption, LEED, AES, temperature programmed reaction, and TDS. In the temperature range of 350-440 K increasingly stronger dehydrogenation of the ethene molecule is observed. Whereas at 350 K an ethylidyne adlayer is still present after adsorption, already at temperatures around 440 K complete coverage of the surface by carbon is attained, while the bulk still retains the properties of pure Pd. Beyond 440 K a steady-state surface C coverage is established, which decreases with temperature and is determined by detailed balancing between the ethene gas-phase adsorption rate and the migration rate of carbon into the Pd bulk. This process gives rise to the formation of a "partially carbon-covered Pd(x)C(y) surface". Above 540 K the surface-bulk diffusion of adsorbed carbon becomes fast, and in the UHV experiment the ethene adsorption rate becomes limited by the ethene gas-phase supply. The carbon bulk migration rate and the steady-state carbon surface coverage were determined as a function of the sample temperature and the ethene flux. An activation energy of 107 kJ mol(-1) for the process of C diffusion from surface adsorption sites into the subsurface region was derived in the temperature range of 400-650 K by modeling the C surface coverage as a function of temperature on the basis of steady-state reaction kinetics, assuming a first-order process for C surface-subsurface diffusion and a second-order process for C(ads) formation by dissociative C2H4 adsorption.     

Effect of surface orientation on the segregation kinetics of Sb from a Cu single crystal

In a previous theoretical study it has been suggested that the bulk vacancy formation energy near a surface depends on the orientation of the surface. It has been suggested also that this dependency of the vacancy formation energy would influence the bulk diffusion coefficient near the surface. The experimental results presented in this paper support this hypothesis. The experimental results were obtained by measuring the bulk‐to‐surface segregation of Sb for a Cu(111) single crystal with 0.088 at.% Sb and for a Cu(110) single crystal with 0.082 at.% Sb. The experimental results were fitted with the vacancy‐modified Darken model and it was clear that the bulk diffusion coefficient beneath the (110) surface is higher than the bulk diffusion coefficient beneath the (111) surface. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics and mechanisms for the adsorption, dissociation, and diffusion of hydrogen in Ni and Ni/YSZ slabs: a DFT study

The adsorption, dissociation, and diffusion of hydrogen in Ni(100) and Ni(100)/YSZ(100) slabs with two different interfaces (Ni/cation and Ni/O interface) have been studied by the density functional theory (DFT) with the Perdew-Wang functional. The H(2) molecule is found to preferentially absorb on a Top (T) site with side-on configuration on the Ni(100) surface, while the H-atom is strongly bound at a fcc Hollow (H) site. The barrier for the H(2) dissociation on both surfaces is calculated to be only ~0.1 eV. The potential energy pathways of H diffusion on pure Ni and Ni/YSZ with the two different interfaces are studied. Our calculated results show that the H-atom diffusion occurs via surface path rather than the bulk path. For the bulk path in Ni/YSZ, H-atom migration can occur more readily at the Ni/cation interface compared to the Ni/O interface. The existence of vacancy in the interface region is found to improve the mobility of H-atoms at the interface of Ni/YSZ slab. The rate constants for hydrogen dissociation and diffusion in pure Ni and Ni/YSZ are predicted.     

氢原子在钯低指数表面上的吸附和扩散

采用氢－钯相互作用的五参数Ｍｏｒｓｅ势，用对势方法研究了氢原子在Ｐｄ（１００）、Ｐｄ（１１１）和Ｐｄ（１１０）低指数平坦表面上的吸附和扩散，得到氢原子在三个表面上的吸附位、吸附几何、结合能和本征振动等数据，计算结果和实验结果符合得很好。在此基础上，系统地研究了三个系统的吸附扩散势能面结构。     

Adsorption Mechanism of Acetylene Hydrogenation

First‐principles calculations are carried out to examine the adsorption of acetylene over the Pd (111) surface. A hydrogen adsorption system is initially investigated to confirm the reliability of the selected calculation method. Adsorption energies, Mulliken‐populations, overlap populations, charge density, and projected density of states (PDOS) are then calculated in the optimised acetylene adsorption system. Results show that C₂H₂ molecule tends to adsorb through the threefold parallel‐bridge configuration that is computed to be the most stable. In this structure, the distance of the C? H bond is calculated to be 1.09 Å, and the C‐C‐H bond angle is 128°. The distance of the C? C bond in acetylene is 1.36 Å, increasing from 1.21 Å in the gas phase. Moreover, the C? C bond overlap population decreases from 1.98 to 1.38, revealing that the carbon configuration in C₂H₂ rehybridises from sp to sp² and beyond. The obtained results are compared with available experimental studies on acetylene hydrogenation on single‐metal surfaces. The PDOS study indicates that a carbonaceous layer may generate on the metal surface during acetylene adsorption. The carbonaceous layer can affect the adsorption and reaction of acetylene, thereby inactivating the metal surface. Our experiments also show that Pd exhibits high catalytic activity.     

Experimental evidence of dynamic trapping in the scattering of H2 from Pd(110)

We have performed H2(D2) diffraction experiments on a Pd(110) surface using two different high-sensitivity set-ups. We have found that, although the total reflectivity of Pd(110) is comparable to that observed in other reactive systems, the corresponding H2(D2) diffraction patterns are quite different: no diffraction peak, including the specular one, is observed on Pd(110). This unexpected result is the consequence of dynamic trapping. Such interpretation is supported by classical dynamics calculations based on accurate ab initio potential energy surfaces.     

Missing row reconstructed (110), (211) and (311) surfaces for FCC transition metals

Modified embedded atom method (MEAM) has been used to ascertain the change in the surface energy density of (1 × 2) missing row (MR) reconstruction from initial (1 × 1) ideal (110), (211) and (311) surfaces for seven FCC transition metals Au, Pt, Ag, Pd, Rh, Cu and Ni. The results show that the MR reconstruction can be formed naturally on the Au (110), Pt (110) and Pt (311) surfaces and are better than calculated results of the embedded atom method (EAM) while comparing with experimental results. In addition to the surface energy explanation, the results are also explained in terms of the valence electron structure and surface topography. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.