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AUTHOR
L. Nykänen
Computational study of linear carbon chains on gold and silver surfaces
Abstract Density-functional-theory calculations were carried out for hydrogen capped linear carbon chains, polyynes and cumulenes, adsorbed dissociatively on the (1 1 1) and (2 1 1) surfaces of gold and silver. In the studied adsorption reactions, carbon–hydrogen bonds are broken and covalent carbon–metal bonds are created. The adsorption of cumulenes is highly endothermic, whereas the adsorption of polyynes is near thermoneutral. Also, the hydrogenation of adsorbed polyynyl radicals (·C n H) into adsorbed cumulene carbenes (:C n H 2 ) was investigated, which was found to be exothermic on both metals. Vibrational calculations were conducted on the adsorption systems, and the results were co…
First-principles calculations of the initial incorporation of carbon into flat and stepped Pd surfaces
We employ density-functional-theory calculations to examine carbon adsorption and diffusion in Pd bulk, and on Pd(111) and Pd(211) surfaces. Different possible subsurface and on-surface structures are explored and the most stable structures are analyzed. We calculate various diffusion paths: lateral diffusion on a surface, migration to a subsurface region, and within the first interlayer. Our calculations show in accordance with the earlier theoretical results that on Pd(111) carbon prefers to adsorb on octahedral interstitial sites. On Pd(211) the fourfold hollow site under the step is energetically the most favorable one and the second best sites are the octahedral sites. The calculations…
Density Functional Theory Study on Propane and Propene Adsorption on Pt(111) and PtSn Alloy Surfaces
Density functional theory calculations were performed to investigate the adsorption of propane, propene, and C and H atoms on Pt and PtSn surfaces employing the revised Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (RPBE) and vdW-DF functionals. Propane adsorption was found to be mediated by van der Waals interactions without significant site preference on any of the studied surfaces. The adsorption characteristics of propene are different: On the Pt(111) and Pt3Sn(111) surfaces, propene adsorption is covalent, and the molecule prefers a di-σ site to a π site. Alloying Pt(111) with Sn leads to weaker adsorption owing to geometric and relaxation effects, whereas electronic effects are found to be small. On the PtS…