--- trunk/COonPt/COonPtAu.tex 2013/03/21 15:28:49 3887 +++ trunk/COonPt/COonPtAu.tex 2013/06/05 21:22:46 3892 @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ \usepackage{natbib} \usepackage{multirow} \usepackage{wrapfig} +\usepackage{fixltx2e} %\mciteErrorOnUnknownfalse \usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} % this is a great package for formatting chemical reactions @@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ an effect on binding energies and binding site prefere \hline & Calculated & Experimental \\ \hline - \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Pt-CO}} & \multirow{2}{*}{-1.9} & -1.4 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} + \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Pt-CO}} & \multirow{2}{*}{-1.84} & -1.4 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{Kelemen:1979}) \\ & & -1.9 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{Yeo}) \\ \hline \textbf{Au-CO} & -0.39 & -0.40 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{TPDGold}) \\ @@ -331,7 +332,75 @@ an effect on binding energies and binding site prefere \end{tabular} \label{tab:co_energies} \end{table} + +\subsection{Forcefield validation} +The CO-metal cross interactions were compared directly to DFT results +found in the supporting information of Tao {\it et al.} +\cite{Tao:2010} These calculations are estimates of the stabilization +energy provided to double-layer reconstructions of the perfect 557 +surface by an overlayer of CO molecules in a $c (2 \times 4)$ pattern. +To make the comparison, metal slabs that were five atoms thick and +which displayed a 557 facet were constructed. Double-layer +(reconstructed) systems were created using six atomic layers where +enough of a layer was removed from both exposed 557 facets to create +the double step. In all cases, the metal slabs contained 480 atoms +and were minimized using steepest descent under the EAM force +field. Both the bare metal slabs and slabs with 50\% carbon monoxide +coverage (arranged in the $c (2 \times 4)$ pattern) were used. The +systems are periodic along and perpendicular to the step-edge axes +with a large vacuum above the displayed 557 facet. + +Energies using our force field for the various systems are displayed +in Table ~\ref{tab:steps}. The relative energies are calculated as +$E_{relative} = E_{system} - E_{M-557-S} - N_{CO} E_{CO-M}$, +where $E_{CO-M}$ is -1.84 eV for CO-Pt and -0.39 eV for CO-Au. For +platinum, the bare double layer is slightly less stable then the +original single (557) step. However, addition of carbon monoxide +stabilizes the reconstructed double layer relative to the perfect 557. +This result is in qualitative agreement with DFT calculations in Tao +{\it et al.}\cite{Tao:2010}, who also showed that the addition of CO +leads to a reversal in stability. + +The DFT calculations suggest an increased stability of 0.08 kcal/mol +(0.7128 eV) per Pt atom for going from the single to double step +structure in the presence of carbon monoxide. + +The gold systems show much smaller energy differences between the +single and double layers. The weaker binding of CO to Au is evidenced +by the much smaller change in relative energy between the structures +when carbon monoxide is present. Additionally, as CO-Au binding is +much weaker than CO-Pt, it would be unlikely that CO would approach +the 50\% coverage levels operating temperatures for the gold surfaces. + +%Table of single step double step calculations +\begin{table}[H] + \caption{Minimized single point energies of (S)ingle and (D)ouble + steps. The addition of CO in a 50\% $c(2 \times 4)$ coverage acts as a + stabilizing presence and suggests a driving force for the observed + reconstruction on the highest coverage Pt system. All energies are + in kcal/mol.} +\centering +\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c | c | c |} +\hline +\textbf{Step} & \textbf{N}\textsubscript{M} & \textbf{N\textsubscript{CO}} & \textbf{Relative Energy} & \textbf{$\Delta$E/M} & \textbf{$\Delta$E/CO} \\ +\hline +Pt(557)-S & 480 & 0 & 0 & 0 & - \\ +Pt(557)-D & 480 & 0 & 114.783 & 0.239 & -\\ +Pt(557)-S & 480 & 40 & -124.546 & -0.259 & -3.114\\ +Pt(557)-D & 480 & 44 & -34.953 & -0.073 & -0.794\\ +\hline +\hline +Au(557)-S & 480 & 0 & 0 & 0 & - \\ +Au(557)-D & 480 & 0 & 79.572 & 0.166 & - \\ +Au(557)-S & 480 & 40 & -157.199 & -0.327 & -3.930\\ +Au(557)-D & 480 & 44 & -123.297 & -0.257 & -2.802 \\ +\hline +\end{tabular} +\label{tab:steps} +\end{table} + + \subsection{Pt(557) and Au(557) metal interfaces} Our Pt system is an orthorhombic periodic box of dimensions 54.482~x~50.046~x~120.88~\AA~while our Au system has