Dissociations of O2 molecules on ultrathin Pb(111) films: first-principles plane wave calculations

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摘要 Usingfirst-principlescalculations,wesystematicallystudythedissociationsofO2moleculesondifferentultrathinPb(111)films.AccordingtoourpreviousworkrevealingthemolecularadsorptionprecursorstatesforO2,wefurtherexplorewhytherearetwonearlydegenerateadsorptionstatesonPb(111)ultrathinfilms,butnoprecursoradsorptionstatesexistingatallonMg(0001)andAl(111)surfaces.Thereasonisconcludedtobethedifferentsurfaceelectronicstructures.FortheO2dissociation,weconsiderboththereactionchannelsfromgas-likeandmolecularlyadsorbedO2molecules.WefindthattheenergybarrierforO2dissociationfromthemolecularadsorptionprecursorstatesisalwayssmallerthanthatfromO2gas.ThemostenergeticallyfavorabledissociationprocessisfoundtobethesameondifferentPb(111)films,andtheenergybarriersarefoundtobeinfluencedbythequantumsizeeffectsofPb(111)films.
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出处 《中国物理B:英文版》 2012年1期
出版日期 2012年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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