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\begin{abstract} |
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We examine surface reconstructions of Pt and Au(557) under |
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various CO coverages using molecular dynamics in order to |
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explore possible mechanisms for any observed reconstructions |
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and their dynamics. The metal-CO interactions were parameterized |
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as part of this work so that an efficient large-scale treatment of |
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this system could be undertaken. The large difference in binding |
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strengths of the metal-CO interactions was found to play a significant |
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role with regards to step-edge stability and adatom diffusion. A |
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small correlation between coverage and the diffusion constant |
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was also determined. The energetics of CO adsorbed to the surface |
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is sufficient to explain the reconstructions observed on the Pt |
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systems and the lack of reconstruction of the Au systems. |
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The mechanism and dynamics of surface reconstructions of Pt(557) |
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and Au(557) exposed to various coverages of carbon monoxide (CO) |
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were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Metal-CO |
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interactions were parameterized from experimental data and plane-wave |
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Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The large difference in |
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binding strengths of the Pt-CO and Au-CO interactions was found to play |
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a significant role in step-edge stability and adatom diffusion constants. |
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The energetics of CO adsorbed to the surface is sufficient to explain the |
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step-doubling reconstruction observed on Pt(557) and the lack of such |
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a reconstruction on the Au(557) surface. |
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The mechanism and dynamics of surface reconstructions of Pt(557) and |
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Au(557) exposed to various coverages of carbon monoxide (CO) were |
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investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Metal-CO |
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interactions were parameterized from experimental data and |
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plane-wave Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The large |
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difference in binding strengths of the Pt-CO and Au-CO interactions |
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was found to play a significant role in step-edge stability and |
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adatom diffusion constants. Various mechanisms for CO-mediated step |
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wandering and step doubling were investigated on the Pt(557) |
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surface. We find that the energetics of CO adsorbed to the surface |
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can explain the step-doubling reconstruction observed on Pt(557) and |
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the lack of such a reconstruction on the Au(557) surface. |
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\end{abstract} |
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data collection. All of the systems examined had at least 40~ns in the |
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data collection stage, although simulation times for some Pt of the |
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systems exceeded 200~ns. Simulations were carried out using the open |
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source molecular dynamics package, OpenMD.\cite{Ewald,OOPSE} |
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source molecular dynamics package, OpenMD.\cite{Ewald,OOPSE,openmd} |
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%Evolution of surface |
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\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_ProgressionOfDoubleLayerFormation.pdf} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_ProgressionOfDoubleLayerFormation} |
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\caption{The Pt(557) / 50\% CO system at a sequence of times after |
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initial exposure to the CO: (a) 258~ps, (b) 19~ns, (c) 31.2~ns, and |
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(d) 86.1~ns. Disruption of the (557) step-edges occurs quickly. The |
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%Diffusion graph |
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\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_DiffusionComparison_1.pdf} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_DiffusionComparison_1} |
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\caption{Diffusion constants for mobile surface atoms along directions |
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parallel ($\mathbf{D}_{\parallel}$) and perpendicular |
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($\mathbf{D}_{\perp}$) to the (557) step-edges as a function of CO |
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%Discussion |
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\section{Discussion} |
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We have shown that a classical potential model is able to model the |
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initial reconstruction of the Pt(557) surface upon CO adsorption as |
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shown by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010}. More importantly, we were |
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able to observe features of the dynamic processes necessary for |
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this reconstruction. Here we discuss the features of the model that |
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give rise to the observed dynamical properties of the (557) reconstruction. |
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We have shown that a classical potential is able to model the initial |
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reconstruction of the Pt(557) surface upon CO adsorption, and have |
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reproduced the double layer structure observed by Tao {\it et |
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al}.\cite{Tao:2010}. Additionally, this reconstruction appears to be |
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rapid -- occurring within 100 ns of the initial exposure to CO. Here |
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we discuss the features of the classical potential that are |
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contributing to the stability and speed of the Pt(557) reconstruction. |
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\subsection{Diffusion} |
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The perpendicular diffusion constant |
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appears to be the most important indicator of double layer |
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formation. As highlighted in Figure \ref{fig:reconstruct}, the |
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formation of the double layer did not begin until a nucleation |
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site appeared. And as mentioned by Williams {\it et al}.\cite{Williams:1991, Williams:1994}, |
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the inability for edges to cross leads to an effective edge-edge repulsion that |
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must be overcome to allow step coalescence. |
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A greater $\textbf{D}_\perp$ implies more step-wandering |
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and a larger chance for the stochastic meeting of two edges |
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to create a nucleation point. Parallel diffusion along the step-edge can help ``zipper'' up a nascent double |
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layer. This helps explain why the time scale for formation after |
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the appearance of a nucleation site was rapid, while the initial |
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appearance of the nucleation site was unpredictable. |
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The perpendicular diffusion constant appears to be the most important |
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indicator of double layer formation. As highlighted in Figure |
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\ref{fig:reconstruct}, the formation of the double layer did not begin |
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until a nucleation site appeared. Williams {\it et |
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al}.\cite{Williams:1991,Williams:1994} cite an effective edge-edge |
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repulsion arising from the inability of edge crossing. This repulsion |
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must be overcome to allow step coalescence. A larger |
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$\textbf{D}_\perp$ value implies more step-wandering and a larger |
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chance for the stochastic meeting of two edges to create a nucleation |
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point. Diffusion parallel to the step-edge can help ``zipper'' up a |
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nascent double layer. This helps explain the rapid time scale for |
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double layer completion after the appearance of a nucleation site, while |
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the initial appearance of the nucleation site was unpredictable. |
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\subsection{Mechanism for restructuring} |
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Since the Au surface showed no large scale restructuring in any of |
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our simulations, our discussion will focus on the 50\% Pt-CO system |
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which did exhibit doubling. A |
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number of possible mechanisms exist to explain the role of adsorbed |
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CO in restructuring the Pt surface. Quadrupolar repulsion between |
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adjacent CO molecules adsorbed on the surface is one possibility. |
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However, the quadrupole-quadrupole interaction is short-ranged and |
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is attractive for some orientations. If the CO molecules are ``locked'' in |
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a specific orientation relative to each other, through atop adsorption for |
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example, this explanation would gain credence. The calculated energetic repulsion |
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between two CO molecules located a distance of 2.77~\AA~apart |
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(nearest-neighbor distance of Pt) and both in a vertical orientation, |
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is 8.62 kcal/mol. Moving the CO to the second nearest-neighbor distance |
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of 4.8~\AA~drops the repulsion to nearly 0. Allowing the CO to rotate away |
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from a purely vertical orientation also lowers the repulsion. When the |
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carbons are locked at a distance of 2.77~\AA, a minimum of 6.2 kcal/mol is |
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reached when the angle between the 2 CO is $\sim$24\textsuperscript{o}. |
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The calculated barrier for surface diffusion of a Pt adatom is only 4 kcal/mol, so |
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repulsion between adjacent CO molecules bound to Pt could increase the surface |
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diffusion. However, the residence time of CO on Pt suggests that these |
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molecules are extremely mobile, with diffusion constants 40 to 2500 times |
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larger than surface Pt atoms. This mobility suggests that the CO molecules jump |
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between different Pt atoms throughout the simulation, but will stay bound for |
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significant periods of time. |
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Since the Au surface showed no large scale restructuring in any of our |
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simulations, our discussion will focus on the 50\% Pt-CO system which |
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did exhibit doubling. A number of possible mechanisms exist to explain |
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the role of adsorbed CO in restructuring the Pt surface. Quadrupolar |
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repulsion between adjacent CO molecules adsorbed on the surface is one |
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possibility. However, the quadrupole-quadrupole interaction is |
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short-ranged and is attractive for some orientations. If the CO |
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molecules are ``locked'' in a vertical orientation, through atop |
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adsorption for example, this explanation would gain credence. The |
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calculated energetic repulsion between two CO molecules located a |
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distance of 2.77~\AA~apart (nearest-neighbor distance of Pt) and both |
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in a vertical orientation, is 8.62 kcal/mol. Moving the CO to the |
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second nearest-neighbor distance of 4.8~\AA~drops the repulsion to |
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nearly 0. Allowing the CO to rotate away from a purely vertical |
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orientation also lowers the repulsion. When the carbons are locked at |
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a distance of 2.77~\AA, a minimum of 6.2 kcal/mol is reached when the |
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angle between the 2 CO is $\sim$24\textsuperscript{o}. The calculated |
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barrier for surface diffusion of a Pt adatom is only 4 kcal/mol, so |
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repulsion between adjacent CO molecules bound to Pt could increase the |
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surface diffusion. However, the residence time of CO on Pt suggests |
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that the CO molecules are extremely mobile, with diffusion constants 40 |
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to 2500 times larger than surface Pt atoms. This mobility suggests |
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that the CO molecules jump between different Pt atoms throughout the |
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simulation, but can stay bound for significant periods of time. |
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A different interpretation of the above mechanism, taking into account the large |
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mobility of the CO, looks at how instantaneous and short-lived configurations of |
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CO on the surface can destabilize Pt-Pt interactions leading to increased step-edge |
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breakup and diffusion. On the bare Pt(557) surface the barrier to completely detach |
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an edge atom is $\sim$43~kcal/mol, as is shown in configuration (a) in Figures |
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\ref{fig:SketchGraphic} \& \ref{fig:SketchEnergies}. For certain configurations, cases |
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(e), (g), and (h), the barrier can be lowered to $\sim$23~kcal/mole. In these instances, |
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it becomes quite energetically favorable to roughen the edge by introducing a small |
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separation of 0.5 to 1.0~\AA. This roughening becomes immediately obvious in |
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simulations with significant CO populations. The roughening is present to a lesser extent |
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on lower coverage surfaces and even on the bare surfaces, although in these cases it is likely |
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due to stochastic vibrational processes that squeeze out step-edge atoms. The mechanism |
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of step-edge breakup suggested by these energy curves is one of the most difficult |
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processes, a complete break-away from the step-edge in one unbroken movement. |
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Easier multistep mechanisms likely exist where an adatom moves laterally on the surface |
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after being ejected so it ends up alongside the ledge. This provides the atom with 5 nearest |
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neighbors, which while lower than the 7 if it had stayed a part of the step-edge, is higher |
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than the 3 it could maintain located on the terrace. In this proposed mechanism, the CO |
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quadrupolar repulsion is still playing a primary role, but for its importance in roughening |
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the step-edge, rather than maintaining long-term bonds with a single Pt atom which is not |
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born out by their mobility data. The requirement for a large density of CO on the surface |
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for some of the more favorable suggested configurations in Figure \ref{fig:SketchGraphic} |
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correspond well with the increased mobility seen on higher coverage surfaces. |
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A different interpretation of the above mechanism which takes the |
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large mobility of the CO into account, would be in the destabilization |
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of Pt-Pt interactions due to bound CO. Destabilizing Pt-Pt bonds at |
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the edges could lead to increased step-edge breakup and diffusion. On |
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the bare Pt(557) surface the barrier to completely detach an edge atom |
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is $\sim$43~kcal/mol, as is shown in configuration (a) in Figures |
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\ref{fig:SketchGraphic} \& \ref{fig:SketchEnergies}. For certain |
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configurations, cases (e), (g), and (h), the barrier can be lowered to |
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$\sim$23~kcal/mol by the presence of bound CO molecules. In these |
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instances, it becomes energetically favorable to roughen the edge by |
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introducing a small separation of 0.5 to 1.0~\AA. This roughening |
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becomes immediately obvious in simulations with significant CO |
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populations. The roughening is present to a lesser extent on surfaces |
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with lower CO coverage (and even on the bare surfaces), although in |
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these cases it is likely due to random fluctuations that squeeze out |
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step-edge atoms. Step-edge breakup by continuous single-atom |
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translations (as suggested by these energy curves) is probably a |
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worst-case scenario. Multistep mechanisms in which an adatom moves |
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laterally on the surface after being ejected would be more |
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energetically favorable. This would leave the adatom alongside the |
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ledge, providing it with 5 nearest neighbors. While fewer than the 7 |
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neighbors it had as part of the step-edge, it keeps more Pt neighbors |
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than the 3 an isolated adatom would have on the terrace. In this |
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proposed mechanism, the CO quadrupolar repulsion still plays a role in |
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the initial roughening of the step-edge, but not in any long-term |
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bonds with individual Pt atoms. Higher CO coverages create more |
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opportunities for the crowded CO configurations shown in Figure |
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\ref{fig:SketchGraphic}, and this is likely to cause an increased |
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propensity for step-edge breakup. |
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\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth, height=0.8\textheight]{COpathsSketch.pdf} |
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\caption{The dark grey atoms refer to the upper ledge, while the white atoms are |
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the lower terrace. The blue highlighted atoms had a CO in a vertical atop position |
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upon them. These are a sampling of the configurations examined to gain a more |
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complete understanding of the effects CO has on surface diffusion and edge breakup. |
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Energies associated with each configuration are displayed in Figure \ref{fig:SketchEnergies}.} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{COpaths} |
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\caption{Configurations used to investigate the mechanism of step-edge |
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breakup on Pt(557). In each case, the central (starred) atom is |
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pulled directly across the surface away from the step edge. The Pt |
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atoms on the upper terrace are colored dark grey, while those on the |
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lower terrace are in white. In each of these configurations, some |
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number of the atoms (highlighted in blue) had a CO molecule bound in |
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a vertical atop position. The energies of these configurations as a |
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function of central atom displacement are displayed in Figure |
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\ref{fig:SketchEnergies}.} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_SeparationComparison.pdf} |
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\caption{The energy curves directly correspond to the labeled model |
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surface in Figure \ref{fig:SketchGraphic}. All energy curves are relative |
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to their initial configuration so the energy of a and h do not have the |
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same zero value. As is seen, certain arrangements of CO can lower |
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the energetic barrier that must be overcome to create an adatom. |
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However, it is the highest coverages where these higher-energy |
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configurations of CO will be more likely. } |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_SeparationComparison} |
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\caption{Energies for displacing a single edge atom perpendicular to |
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the step edge as a function of atomic displacement. Each of the |
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energy curves corresponds to one of the labeled configurations in |
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Figure \ref{fig:SketchGraphic}, and are referenced to the |
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unperturbed step-edge. Certain arrangements of bound CO (notably |
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configurations g and h) can lower the energetic barrier for creating |
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an adatom relative to the bare surface (configuration a).} |
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While configurations of CO on the surface are able to increase diffusion, |
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this does not immediately provide an explanation for the formation of double |
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layers. If adatoms were constrained to their terrace then doubling would be |
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much less likely to occur. Nucleation sites could still potentially form, but there |
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would not be enough atoms to finish the doubling. For a non-simulated metal surface, where the |
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step lengths can be assumed to be infinite relative to atomic sizes, local doubling would be possible, but in |
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our simulations with our periodic treatment of the system, the system is not large enough to experience this effect. |
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Thus, there must be a mechanism that explains how adatoms are able to move |
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amongst terraces. Figure \ref{fig:lambda} shows points along a reaction coordinate |
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where an adatom along the step-edge with an adsorbed CO ``burrows'' into the |
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edge displacing an atom onto the higher terrace. This mechanism was chosen |
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because of similar events that were observed during the simulations. The barrier |
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heights we obtained are only approximations because we constrained the movement |
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of the highlighted atoms along a specific concerted path. The calculated $\Delta E$'s |
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are provide a strong energetic support for this modeled lifting mechanism. When CO is not present and |
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this reaction coordinate is followed, the $\Delta E > 3$~kcal/mol. The example shown |
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in the figure, where CO is present in the atop position, has a $\Delta E < -15$~kcal/mol. |
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While the barrier height is comparable for both cases, there is nearly a 20~kcal/mol |
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difference in energies and makes the process energetically favorable. |
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While configurations of CO on the surface are able to increase |
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diffusion and the likelihood of edge wandering, this does not provide |
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a complete explanation for the formation of double layers. If adatoms |
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were constrained to their original terraces then doubling could not |
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occur. A mechanism for vertical displacement of adatoms at the |
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step-edge is required to explain the doubling. |
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We have discovered one possible mechanism for a CO-mediated vertical |
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displacement of Pt atoms at the step edge. Figure \ref{fig:lambda} |
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shows four points along a reaction coordinate in which a CO-bound |
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adatom along the step-edge ``burrows'' into the edge and displaces the |
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original edge atom onto the higher terrace. A number of events similar |
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to this mechanism were observed during the simulations. We predict an |
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energetic barrier of 20~kcal/mol for this process (in which the |
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displaced edge atom follows a curvilinear path into an adjacent 3-fold |
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hollow site). The barrier heights we obtain for this reaction |
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coordinate are approximate because the exact path is unknown, but the |
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calculated energy barriers would be easily accessible at operating |
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conditions. Additionally, this mechanism is exothermic, with a final |
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energy 15~kcal/mol below the original $\lambda = 0$ configuration. |
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When CO is not present and this reaction coordinate is followed, the |
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process is endothermic by 3~kcal/mol. The difference in the relative |
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energies for the $\lambda=0$ and $\lambda=1$ case when CO is present |
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provides strong support for CO-mediated Pt-Pt interactions giving rise |
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to the doubling reconstruction. |
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%lambda progression of Pt -> shoving its way into the step |
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\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_rxnCoord.pdf} |
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\caption{ Various points along a reaction coordinate are displayed in the figure. |
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The mechanism of edge traversal is examined in the presence of CO. The approximate |
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barrier for the displayed process is 20~kcal/mol. However, the $\Delta E$ of this process |
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is -15~kcal/mol making it an energetically favorable process.} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_rxnCoord} |
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\caption{Points along a possible reaction coordinate for CO-mediated |
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edge doubling. Here, a CO-bound adatom burrows into an established |
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step edge and displaces an edge atom onto the upper terrace along a |
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curvilinear path. The approximate barrier for the process is |
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20~kcal/mol, and the complete process is exothermic by 15~kcal/mol |
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in the presence of CO, but is endothermic by 3~kcal/mol without.} |
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\label{fig:lambda} |
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\end{figure} |
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The mechanism for doubling on this surface appears to require the cooperation of at least |
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these two described processes. For complete doubling of a layer to occur there must |
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be the equivalent removal of a separate terrace. For those atoms to ``disappear'' from |
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that terrace they must either rise up on the ledge above them or drop to the ledge below |
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them. The presence of CO helps with the energetics of both of these situations. There must be sufficient |
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breakage of the step-edge to increase the concentration of adatoms on the surface and |
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these adatoms must then undergo the burrowing highlighted above or some comparable |
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mechanism to traverse the step-edge. Over time, these mechanisms working in concert |
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lead to the formation of a double layer. |
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The mechanism for doubling on the Pt(557) surface appears to require |
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the cooperation of at least two distinct processes. For complete |
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doubling of a layer to occur there must be a breakup of one |
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terrace. These atoms must then ``disappear'' from that terrace, either |
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by travelling to the terraces above of below their original levels. |
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The presence of CO helps explain mechanisms for both of these |
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situations. There must be sufficient breakage of the step-edge to |
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increase the concentration of adatoms on the surface and these adatoms |
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must then undergo the burrowing highlighted above (or a comparable |
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mechanism) to create the double layer. With sufficient time, these |
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mechanisms working in concert lead to the formation of a double layer. |
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\subsection{CO Removal and double layer stability} |
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Once a double layer had formed on the 50\%~Pt system it |
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remained for the rest of the simulation time with minimal |
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movement. There were configurations that showed small |
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wells or peaks forming, but typically within a few nanoseconds |
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the feature would smooth away. Within our simulation time, |
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the formation of the double layer was irreversible and a double |
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layer was never observed to split back into two single layer |
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step-edges while CO was present. To further gauge the effect |
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CO had on this system, additional simulations were run starting |
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from a late configuration of the 50\%~Pt system that had formed |
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double layers. These simulations then had their CO removed. |
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The double layer breaks rapidly in these simulations, already |
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showing a well-defined splitting after 100~ps. Configurations of |
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this system are shown in Figure \ref{fig:breaking}. The coloring |
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of the top and bottom layers helps to exhibit how much mixing |
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the edges experience as they split. These systems were only |
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examined briefly, 10~ns, and within that time despite the initial |
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rapid splitting, the edges only moved another few \AA~apart. |
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It is possible with longer simulation times that the |
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(557) lattice could be recovered as seen by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} |
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Once a double layer had formed on the 50\%~Pt system, it remained for |
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the rest of the simulation time with minimal movement. Random |
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> |
fluctuations that involved small clusters or divots were observed, but |
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these features typically healed within a few nanoseconds. Within our |
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> |
simulations, the formation of the double layer appeared to be |
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irreversible and a double layer was never observed to split back into |
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two single layer step-edges while CO was present. |
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|
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To further gauge the effect CO has on this surface, additional |
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simulations were run starting from a late configuration of the 50\%~Pt |
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system that had already formed double layers. These simulations then |
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had their CO forcibly removed. The double layer broke apart rapidly |
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in these simulations, showing a well-defined edge-splitting after |
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100~ps. Configurations of this system are shown in Figure |
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\ref{fig:breaking}. The coloring of the top and bottom layers helps to |
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exhibit how much mixing the edges experience as they split. These |
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systems were only examined for 10~ns, and within that time despite the |
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initial rapid splitting, the edges only moved another few |
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\AA~apart. It is possible that with longer simulation times, the (557) |
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surface recovery observed by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} could |
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also be recovered. |
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%breaking of the double layer upon removal of CO |
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\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_doubleLayerBreaking.pdf} |
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\caption{(A) 0~ps, (B) 100~ps, (C) 1~ns, after the removal of CO. The presence of the CO |
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helped maintain the stability of the double layer and its microfaceting of the double layer |
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into a (111) configuration. This microfacet immediately reverts to the original (100) step |
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edge which is a hallmark of the (557) surface. The separation is not a simple sliding apart, rather |
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there is a mixing of the lower and upper atoms at the edge.} |
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> |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_doubleLayerBreaking} |
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\caption{Dynamics of an established (111) double step after removal of |
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> |
the adsorbed CO: (A) 0~ps, (B) 100~ps, and (C) 1~ns after the removal |
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> |
of CO. The presence of the CO helped maintain the stability of the |
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> |
double step. Nearly immediately after the CO is removed, the step |
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> |
edge reforms in a (100) configuration, which is also the step type |
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> |
seen on clean (557) surfaces. The step separation involves |
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significant mixing of the lower and upper atoms at the edge.} |
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\label{fig:breaking} |
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\end{figure} |
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%Peaks! |
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%\begin{figure}[H] |
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%\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{doublePeaks_noCO.png} |
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%Don't think I need this |
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%clean surface... |
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%\begin{figure}[H] |
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%\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{557_300K_cleanPDF.pdf} |
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%\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{557_300K_cleanPDF} |
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%\caption{} |
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%\end{figure} |
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\section{Conclusion} |
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The strength of the Pt-CO binding interaction as well as the large |
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quadrupolar repulsion between CO molecules are sufficient to |
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explain the observed increase in surface mobility and the resultant |
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reconstructions at the highest simulated coverage. The weaker |
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Au-CO interaction results in lower diffusion constants, less step-wandering, |
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and a lack of the double layer reconstruction. An in-depth examination |
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of the energetics shows the important role CO plays in increasing |
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step-breakup and in facilitating edge traversal which are both |
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necessary for double layer formation. |
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> |
The strength and directionality of the Pt-CO binding interaction, as |
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> |
well as the large quadrupolar repulsion between atop-bound CO |
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> |
molecules, help to explain the observed increase in surface mobility |
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> |
of Pt(557) and the resultant reconstruction into a double-layer |
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> |
configuration at the highest simulated CO-coverages. The weaker Au-CO |
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> |
interaction results in significantly lower adataom diffusion |
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> |
constants, less step-wandering, and a lack of the double layer |
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> |
reconstruction on the Au(557) surface. |
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|
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An in-depth examination of the energetics shows the important role CO |
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plays in increasing step-breakup and in facilitating edge traversal |
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which are both necessary for double layer formation. |
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%Table of Diffusion Constants |
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% \end{table} |
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\begin{acknowledgement} |
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Support for this project was provided by the National Science |
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Foundation under grant CHE-0848243 and by the Center for Sustainable |
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Energy at Notre Dame (cSEND). Computational time was provided by the |
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Center for Research Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre Dame. |
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We gratefully acknowledge conversations with Dr. William |
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> |
F. Schneider and Dr. Feng Tao. Support for this project was |
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provided by the National Science Foundation under grant CHE-0848243 |
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> |
and by the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame |
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(cSEND). Computational time was provided by the Center for Research |
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Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre Dame. |
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\end{acknowledgement} |
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\newpage |
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\includegraphics[height=3.5cm]{TOC_doubleLayer.pdf} |
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\end{tocentry} |
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