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\title{Molecular Dynamics simulations of the surface reconstructions |
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of Pt(557) and Au(557) under exposure to CO} |
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\author{Joseph R. Michalka} |
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\author{Patrick W. McIntyre} |
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\author{J. Daniel Gezelter} |
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\email{gezelter@nd.edu} |
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\affiliation[University of Notre Dame]{251 Nieuwland Science Hall\\ |
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\title{Molecular Dynamics simulations of the surface reconstructions |
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of Pt(557) and Au(557) under exposure to CO} |
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\author{Joseph R. Michalka, Patrick W. McIntyre and J. Daniel |
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Gezelter\footnote{Corresponding author. \ Electronic mail: gezelter@nd.edu} \\ |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\\ |
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\begin{abstract} |
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We examine potential surface reconstructions of Pt and Au(557) |
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under various CO coverages using molecular dynamics in order |
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to explore possible mechanisms for any observed reconstructions and their dynamics. |
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The metal-CO interactions were parameterized as part of this |
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work so that an efficient large-scale treatment of this system could be |
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undertaken. The large difference in binding strengths of the metal-CO |
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interactions was found to play a significant role with regards to |
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step-edge stability and adatom diffusion. A small correlation |
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between coverage and the magnitude of the diffusion constant was |
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also determined. An in-depth examination of the energetics of CO |
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adsorbed to the surface provides results that appear sufficient to explain the |
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reconstructions observed on the Pt systems and the corresponding lack |
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on the Au systems. |
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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. However, |
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more complicated reconstructions into triangular clusters that have |
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been seen in recent experiments were not observed in these |
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simulations. |
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reversible restructuring under exposure to moderate pressures of |
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carbon monoxide.\cite{Tao:2010} |
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This work is an attempt to understand the mechanism and timescale for |
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surface restructuring by using molecular simulations. Since the dynamics |
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of the process are of particular interest, we employ classical force |
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fields that represent a compromise between chemical accuracy and the |
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computational efficiency necessary to simulate the process of interest. |
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Since restructuring typically occurs as a result of specific interactions of the |
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catalyst with adsorbates, in this work, two metal systems exposed |
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to carbon monoxide were examined. The Pt(557) surface has already been shown |
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to reconstruct under certain conditions. The Au(557) surface, because |
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of a weaker interaction with CO, is less likely to undergo this kind |
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of reconstruction. |
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This work is an investigation into the mechanism and timescale for the |
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Pt(557) \& Au(557) surface restructuring using molecular simulation. |
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Since the dynamics of the process are of particular interest, we |
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employ classical force fields that represent a compromise between |
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chemical accuracy and the computational efficiency necessary to |
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simulate the process of interest. Since restructuring typically |
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occurs as a result of specific interactions of the catalyst with |
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adsorbates, in this work, two metal systems exposed to carbon monoxide |
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were examined. The Pt(557) surface has already been shown to undergo a |
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large scale reconstruction under certain conditions.\cite{Tao:2010} |
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The Au(557) surface, because of weaker interactions with CO, is less |
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likely to undergo this kind of reconstruction. However, Peters {\it et |
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al}.\cite{Peters:2000} and Piccolo {\it et al}.\cite{Piccolo:2004} |
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have both observed CO-induced modification of reconstructions to the |
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Au(111) surface. Peters {\it et al}. observed the Au(111)-($22 \times |
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\sqrt{3}$) ``herringbone'' reconstruction relaxing slightly under CO |
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adsorption. They argued that only a few Au atoms become adatoms, |
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limiting the stress of this reconstruction, while allowing the rest to |
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relax and approach the ideal (111) configuration. Piccolo {\it et |
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al}. on the other hand, saw a more significant disruption of the |
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Au(111)-($22 \times \sqrt{3}$) herringbone pattern as CO adsorbed on |
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the surface. Both groups suggested that the preference CO shows for |
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low-coordinated Au atoms was the primary driving force for the |
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relaxation. Although the Au(111) reconstruction was not the primary |
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goal of our work, the classical models we have fit may be of future |
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use in simulating this reconstruction. |
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\section{Simulation Methods} |
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The challenge in modeling any solid/gas interface problem is the |
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development of a sufficiently general yet computationally tractable |
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model of the chemical interactions between the surface atoms and |
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adsorbates. Since the interfaces involved are quite large (10$^3$ - |
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10$^6$ atoms) and respond slowly to perturbations, {\it ab initio} |
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The challenge in modeling any solid/gas interface is the development |
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of a sufficiently general yet computationally tractable model of the |
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chemical interactions between the surface atoms and adsorbates. Since |
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the interfaces involved are quite large (10$^3$ - 10$^4$ atoms), have |
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many electrons, and respond slowly to perturbations, {\it ab initio} |
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methods,\cite{CAR:1985bh,Izvekov:2000fv,Guidelli:2000fy} and quantum |
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Coulomb potential. For this work, we have used classical molecular |
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dynamics with potential energy surfaces that are specifically tuned |
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for transition metals. In particular, we used the EAM potential for |
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Au-Au and Pt-Pt interactions\cite{EAM}, while modeling the CO using a rigid |
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three-site model developed by Straub and Karplus for studying |
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Au-Au and Pt-Pt interactions.\cite{Foiles86} The CO was modeled using |
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a rigid three-site model developed by Straub and Karplus for studying |
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photodissociation of CO from myoglobin.\cite{Straub} The Au-CO and |
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methods,\cite{Daw84,Foiles86,Johnson89,Daw89,Plimpton93,Voter95a,Lu97,Alemany98} |
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but other models like the Finnis-Sinclair\cite{Finnis84,Chen90} and |
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the quantum-corrected Sutton-Chen method\cite{QSC,Qi99} have simpler |
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parameter sets. The glue model of Ercolessi et al. is among the |
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fastest of these density functional approaches.\cite{Ercolessi88} In |
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all of these models, atoms are conceptualized as a positively charged |
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core with a radially-decaying valence electron distribution. To |
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the electron density due to the valence electrons at all of the other |
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atomic sites is computed at atom $i$'s location, |
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parameter sets. The glue model of Ercolessi {\it et |
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al}.\cite{Ercolessi88} is among the fastest of these density |
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functional approaches. In all of these models, atoms are treated as a |
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positively charged core with a radially-decaying valence electron |
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distribution. To calculate the energy for embedding the core at a |
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particular location, the electron density due to the valence electrons |
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at all of the other atomic sites is computed at atom $i$'s location, |
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properties,\cite{Chui:2003fk,Wang:2005qy,Medasani:2007uq} |
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properties,\cite{Chui:2003fk,Wang:2005qy,Medasani:2007uq,mishin99:_inter} |
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melting,\cite{Belonoshko00,sankaranarayanan:155441,Sankaranarayanan:2005lr} |
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fracture,\cite{Shastry:1996qg,Shastry:1998dx} crack |
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propagation,\cite{BECQUART:1993rg} and alloying |
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dynamics.\cite{Shibata:2002hh} All of these potentials have their |
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strengths and weaknesses. One of the strengths common to all of the |
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methods is the relatively large library of metals for which these |
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parameterized.\cite{Foiles86,PhysRevB.37.3924,Rifkin1992,mishin99:_inter,mishin01:cu,mishin02:b2nial,zope03:tial_ap,mishin05:phase_fe_ni} |
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fracture,\cite{Shastry:1996qg,Shastry:1998dx,mishin01:cu} crack |
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propagation,\cite{BECQUART:1993rg,Rifkin1992} and alloying |
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dynamics.\cite{Shibata:2002hh,mishin02:b2nial,zope03:tial_ap,mishin05:phase_fe_ni} |
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One of EAM's strengths is its sensitivity to small changes in |
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structure. This is due to the inclusion of up to the third nearest |
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neighbor interactions during fitting of the parameters.\cite{Voter95a} |
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In comparison, the glue model of Ercolessi {\it et |
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nearest-neighbor interactions, EAM is a suitable choice for systems |
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where the bulk properties are of secondary importance to low-index |
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surface structures. Additionally, the similarity of EAM's functional |
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treatment of the embedding energy to standard density functional |
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theory (DFT) makes fitting DFT-derived cross potentials with |
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Previous explanations for the surface rearrangements center on |
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the large linear quadrupole moment of carbon monoxide. |
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We used a model first proposed by Karplus and Straub to study |
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the photodissociation of CO from myoglobin because it reproduces |
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the quadrupole moment well.\cite{Straub} The Straub and |
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Karplus model, treats CO as a rigid three site molecule which places a massless M |
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site at the center of mass position along the CO bond. The geometry used along |
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with the interaction parameters are reproduced in Table~\ref{tab:CO}. The effective |
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dipole moment, calculated from the assigned charges, is still |
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small (0.35 D) while the linear quadrupole (-2.40 D~\AA) is close |
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to the experimental (-2.63 D~\AA)\cite{QuadrupoleCO} and quantum |
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Previous explanations for the surface rearrangements center on the |
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large linear quadrupole moment of carbon monoxide.\cite{Tao:2010} We |
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used a model first proposed by Karplus and Straub to study the |
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photodissociation of CO from myoglobin because it reproduces the |
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quadrupole moment well.\cite{Straub} The Straub and Karplus model |
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charge-carrying ``M'' site at the center of mass. The geometry and |
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interaction parameters are reproduced in Table~\ref{tab:CO}. The |
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effective dipole moment, calculated from the assigned charges, is |
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still small (0.35 D) while the linear quadrupole (-2.40 D~\AA) is |
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close to the experimental (-2.63 D~\AA)\cite{QuadrupoleCO} and quantum |
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interactions borrowed from Ref.\bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} \protect\cite{Straub}. Distances are in \AA, energies are |
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in kcal/mol, and charges are in atomic units.} |
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$\epsilon$), and charges for CO-CO |
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in kcal/mol, and charges are in atomic units. The CO model |
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clean metal surfaces. Parameters reported by Korzeniewski {\it et |
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al.}\cite{Pons:1986} were a starting point for our fits, which were |
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clean metal surfaces. An earlier model by Korzeniewski {\it et |
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al.}\cite{Pons:1986} served as a starting point for our fits. The parameters were |
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position on Pt(111). These parameters are reproduced in Table~\ref{tab:co_parameters} |
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This resulted in binding energies that are slightly higher |
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position on Pt(111). These parameters are reproduced in Table~\ref{tab:co_parameters}. |
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The modified parameters yield binding energies that are slightly higher |
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than the experimentally-reported values as shown in Table~\ref{tab:co_energies}. Following Korzeniewski |
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et al.,\cite{Pons:1986} the Pt-C interaction was fit to a deep |
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Lennard-Jones interaction to mimic strong, but short-ranged partial |
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{\it et al}.,\cite{Pons:1986} the Pt-C interaction was fit to a deep |
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Lennard-Jones interaction to mimic strong, but short-ranged, partial |
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Pt-O interaction was parameterized to a Morse potential at a larger |
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minimum distance, ($r_o$). This was chosen so that the C would be preferred |
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over O as the binder to the surface. In most cases, this parameterization contributes a weak |
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Pt-O interaction was modeled with a Morse potential with a large |
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equilibrium distance, ($r_o$). These choices ensure that the C is preferred |
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over O as the surface-binding atom. In most geometries, the Pt-O parameterization contributes a weak |
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repulsion which favors the atop site. The resulting potential-energy |
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Morse potentials, respectively, to reproduce Au-CO binding energies. |
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The limited experimental data for CO adsorption on Au required refining the fits against plane-wave DFT calculations. |
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{\sc Quantum ESPRESSO} package.\cite{QE-2009} Electron cores are |
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Quantum ESPRESSO package.\cite{QE-2009} Electron cores were |
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described with the projector augmented-wave (PAW) |
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method,\cite{PhysRevB.50.17953,PhysRevB.59.1758} with plane waves |
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included to an energy cutoff of 20 Ry. Electronic energies are |
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performed until the energy difference between subsequent steps |
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was less than $10^{-8}$ Ry. Nonspin-polarized supercell calculations |
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were performed with a 4~x~4~x~4 Monkhorst-Pack {\bf k}-point sampling of the first Brillouin |
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zone.\cite{Monkhorst:1976,PhysRevB.13.5188} The relaxed gold slab was |
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zone.\cite{Monkhorst:1976} The relaxed gold slab was |
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then used in numerous single point calculations with CO at various |
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heights (and angles relative to the surface) to allow fitting of the |
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empirical force field. |
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The parameters employed for the metal-CO cross-interactions in this work |
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are shown in Table~\ref{co_parameters} and the binding energies on the |
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(111) surfaces are displayed in Table~\ref{co_energies}. Charge transfer |
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and polarization are neglected in this model, although these effects are likely to |
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affect binding energies and binding site preferences, and will be added in |
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a future work.\cite{Deshlahra:2012,StreitzMintmire:1994} |
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are shown in Table~\ref{tab:co_parameters} and the binding energies on the |
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(111) surfaces are displayed in Table~\ref{tab:co_energies}. Charge transfer |
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and polarization are neglected in this model, although these effects could have |
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an effect on binding energies and binding site preferences. |
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%Pt Parameter Set 9 |
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\begin{table}[H] |
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\caption{Best fit parameters for metal-CO cross-interactions. Metal-C |
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interactions are modeled with Lennard-Jones potential, while the |
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metal-O interactions were fit to Morse |
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\caption{Parameters for the metal-CO cross-interactions. Metal-C |
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interactions are modeled with Lennard-Jones potentials, while the |
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metal-O interactions were fit to broad Morse |
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potentials. Distances are given in \AA~and energies in kcal/mol. } |
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\centering |
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\begin{tabular}{| c | cc | c | ccc |} |
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%Table of energies |
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\begin{table}[H] |
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\caption{Adsorption energies for CO on M(111) at the atop site using the potentials |
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\caption{Adsorption energies for a single CO at the atop site on M(111) at the atop site using the potentials |
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described in this work. All values are in eV.} |
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\centering |
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\begin{tabular}{| c | cc |} |
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\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Pt-CO}} & \multirow{2}{*}{-1.9} & -1.4 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} |
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(Ref. \protect\cite{Kelemen:1979}) \\ |
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& & -1.9 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{Yeo}) \\ \hline |
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\textbf{Au-CO} & -0.39 & -0.40 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{TPD_Gold}) \\ |
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\textbf{Au-CO} & -0.39 & -0.40 \bibpunct{}{}{,}{n}{}{,} (Ref. \protect\cite{TPDGold}) \\ |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{tab:co_energies} |
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\end{table} |
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\subsection{Pt(557) and Au(557) metal interfaces} |
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Our model systems are composed of 3888 Pt atoms and 3384 Au atoms in a |
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FCC crystal that have been cut along the (557) plane so that they are |
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periodic in the {\it x} and {\it y} directions, and have been oriented |
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to expose two aligned (557) cuts along the extended {\it |
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z}-axis. Simulations of the bare metal interfaces at temperatures |
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ranging from 300~K to 1200~K were performed to observe the relative |
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stability of the surfaces without a CO overlayer. |
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\subsection{Validation of forcefield selections} |
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By calculating minimum energies for commensurate systems of |
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single and double layer Pt and Au systems with 0 and 50\% coverages |
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(arranged in a c(2x4) pattern), our forcefield selections were able to be |
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indirectly compared to results shown in the supporting information of Tao |
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{\it et al.} \cite{Tao:2010}. Five layer thick systems, displaying a 557 facet |
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were constructed, each composed of 480 metal atoms. Double layers systems |
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were constructed from six layer thick systems where an entire layer was |
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removed from both displayed facets to create a double step. By design, the |
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double step system also contains 480 atoms, five layers thick, so energy |
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comparisons between the arrangements can be made directly. The positions |
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of the atoms were allowed to relax, along with the box sizes, before a |
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minimum energy was calculated. Carbon monoxide, equivalent to 50\% |
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coverage on one side of the metal system was added in a c(2x4) arrangement |
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and again allowed to relax before a minimum energy was calculated. |
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The different bulk (and surface) melting temperatures (1337~K for Au |
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and 2045~K for Pt) suggest that any possible reconstruction may happen at |
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different temperatures for the two metals. The bare Au and Pt surfaces were |
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initially run in the canonical (NVT) ensemble at 800~K and 1000~K |
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respectively for 100 ps. These temperatures were chosen because the |
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surfaces were relatively stable at these temperatures when no CO was |
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present, but experienced additional instability upon addition of CO in the time |
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frames we were examining. Each surface was exposed to a range of CO |
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that was initially placed in the vacuum region. Upon full adsorption, |
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these amounts correspond to 0\%, 5\%, 25\%, 33\%, and 50\% surface |
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coverage. Higher coverages were tried, but the CO-CO repulsion was preventing |
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a higher amount of adsorption. Because of the difference in binding energies, the Pt |
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systems very rarely had CO that was not bound to the surface, while |
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the Au surfaces often had a significant CO population in the gas |
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phase. These systems were allowed to reach thermal equilibrium (over |
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5 ns) before being run in the microcanonical (NVE) ensemble for |
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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 of the |
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systems exceeded 200ns. All simulations were run using the open |
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source molecular dynamics package, OpenMD.\cite{Ewald,OOPSE} |
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Energies for the various systems are displayed in Table ~\ref{tab:steps}. Examining |
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the Pt systems first, it is apparent that the double layer system is slightly less stable |
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then the original single step. However, upon addition of carbon monoxide, the |
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stability is reversed and the double layer system becomes more stable. This result |
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is in agreement with DFT calculations in Tao {\it et al.}\cite{Tao:2010}, who also show |
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that the addition of CO leads to a reversal in the most stable system. While our |
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results agree qualitatively, quantitatively, they are approximately an order of magnitude |
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different. Looking at additional stability per atom in kcal/mol, the DFT calculations suggest |
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an increased stability of 0.1 kcal/mol per Pt atom, whereas we are seeing closer to a 0.4 kcal/mol |
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increase in stability per Pt atom. |
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% Just results, leave discussion for discussion section |
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% structure |
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% Pt: step wandering, double layers, no triangular motifs |
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% Au: step wandering, no double layers |
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% dynamics |
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% diffusion |
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% time scale, formation, breakage |
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\section{Results} |
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\subsection{Structural remodeling} |
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Tao et al. showed experimentally that the Pt(557) surface |
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undergoes two separate reconstructions upon CO |
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adsorption.\cite{Tao:2010} The first involves a doubling of |
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the step height and plateau length. Similar behavior has been |
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seen to occur on numerous surfaces at varying conditions (Ni 977, Si 111, etc). |
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\cite{Williams:1994,Williams:1991,Pearl} Of the two systems |
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we examined, the Pt system showed a larger amount of |
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reconstruction when compared to the Au system. The amount |
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of reconstruction appears to be correlated to the amount of CO |
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adsorbed upon the surface. We believe this is related to the |
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effect that adsorbate coverage has on edge breakup and surface |
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diffusion of adatoms. While both systems displayed step-edge |
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wandering, only the Pt surface underwent the doubling seen by |
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Tao et al., within the time scales we were modeling. Specifically, |
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only the 50~\% coverage Pt system was observed to have a |
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step-edge undergo a complete doubling in the time scales we |
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were able to monitor. This event encouraged us to allow that |
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specific system to run for much longer periods during which two |
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more double layers were created. The other systems, not displaying |
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any large scale changes of interest, were all stopped after running |
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for 40 ns in the microcanonical ensemble. Despite no observation |
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of double layer formation, the other Pt systems tended to show |
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more cumulative lateral movement of the step-edges when |
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compared to the Au systems. The 50\% Pt system is highlighted |
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in Figure \ref{fig:reconstruct} at various times along the simulation |
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showing the evolution of the system. |
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The gold systems show a much smaller energy difference between the single and double |
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systems, likely arising from their lower energy per atom values. Additionally, the weaker |
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binding of CO to Au is evidenced by the much smaller energy change between the two systems, |
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when compared to the Pt results. This limited change helps explain our lack of any reconstruction |
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on the Au systems. |
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The second reconstruction on the Pt(557) surface observed by |
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Tao involved the formation of triangular clusters that stretched |
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across the plateau between two step-edges. Neither system, within |
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our simulated time scales, experiences this reconstruction. A constructed |
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system in which the triangular motifs were constructed on the surface |
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will be explored in future work and is shown in the supporting information. |
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\subsection{Dynamics} |
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While atomistic-like simulations of stepped surfaces have been |
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performed before, they tend to be performed using Monte Carlo |
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techniques\cite{Williams:1991,Williams:1994}. This allows them |
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to efficiently sample the equilibrium thermodynamic landscape |
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but at the expense of ignoring the dynamics of the system. Previous |
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work by Pearl and Sibener\cite{Pearl}, using STM, has been able to |
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visualize the coalescing of steps of Ni(977). The time scale of the image |
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acquisition, $\sim$70 s/image provides an upper bounds for the time |
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required for the doubling to actually occur. Statistical treatments of step-edges |
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are adept at analyzing such systems. However, in a system where |
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the number of steps is limited, examining the individual atoms that make |
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up the steps can provide useful information as well. |
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%Table of single step double step calculations |
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\begin{table}[H] |
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\caption{Minimized single point energies of unit cell crystals displaying (S)ingle or (D)double steps. Systems are periodic along and perpendicular to the step-edge axes with a large vacuum above the displayed 557 facet. The addition of CO in a 50\% c(2x4) 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.} |
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\centering |
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\begin{tabular}{| c | c | c | c | c | c | c |} |
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\hline |
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\textbf{Step} & \textbf{N}\textsubscript{M} & \textbf{N\textsubscript{CO}} & \textbf{Unit-Cell Energy} & \textbf{Energy per M} & \textbf{Energy per CO} & \textbf{Difference per M} \\ |
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\hline |
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Pt(557)-S & 480 & 0 & -61142.624 & -127.381 & - & 0 \\ |
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Pt(557)-D & 480 & 0 & -61027.841 & -127.141 & - & 0.240 \\ |
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\hline |
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Pt(557)-S & 480 & 40 & -62960.289 & -131.167 & -45.442 & 0 \\ |
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Pt(557)-D & 480 & 44 & -63040.007 & -131.333 & -45.731 & -0.166\\ |
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\hline |
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\hline |
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Au(557)-S & 480 & 0 & -41879.286 & -87.249 & - &0 \\ |
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Au(557)-D & 480 & 0 & -41799.714 & -87.084 & - & 0.165 \\ |
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\hline |
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Au(557)-S & 480 & 40 & -42423.899 & -88.381 & -13.615 & 0 \\ |
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Au(557)-D & 480 & 44 & -42428.738 & -88.393 & -14.296 & -0.012 \\ |
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\hline |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{tab:steps} |
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\end{table} |
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\subsubsection{Transport of surface metal atoms} |
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%forcedSystems/stepSeparation |
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The movement or wandering of a step-edge is a cooperative effect |
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arising from the individual movements, primarily through surface |
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diffusion, of the atoms making up the step. An ideal metal surface |
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displaying a low index facet, (111) or (100) is unlikely to experience |
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much surface diffusion because of the large energetic barrier that must |
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be overcome to lift an atom out of the surface. The presence of step-edges |
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on higher-index surfaces provide a source for mobile metal atoms. |
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Breaking away from the step-edge on a clean surface still imposes an |
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energetic penalty around $\sim$~40 kcal/mole, but is much less than lifting |
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the same metal atom out from the surface, \textgreater~60 kcal/mole, and |
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the penalty lowers even further when CO is present in sufficient quantities |
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on the surface. For certain tested distributions of CO, the penalty was lowered |
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to $\sim$~20 kcal/mole. Once an adatom exists on the surface, its barrier for |
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diffusion is negligible ( \textless~4 kcal/mole) and is well able to explore the |
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terrace before potentially rejoining its original step-edge or becoming a part |
| 441 |
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of a different edge. Atoms traversing separate terraces is a more difficult |
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process, but can be overcome through a joining and lifting stage which is |
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examined in the discussion section. By tracking the mobility of individual |
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metal atoms on the Pt and Au surfaces we were able to determine the relative |
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diffusion rates and how varying coverages of CO affected the rates. Close |
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observation of the mobile metal atoms showed that they were typically in |
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equilibrium with the step-edges, constantly breaking apart and rejoining. |
| 448 |
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At times their motion was concerted and two or more adatoms would be |
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observed moving together across the surfaces. The primary challenge in |
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quantifying the overall surface mobility was in defining ``mobile" vs. ``static" atoms. |
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\subsection{Pt(557) and Au(557) metal interfaces} |
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Our Pt system is an orthorhombic periodic box of dimensions |
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54.482~x~50.046~x~120.88~\AA~while our Au system has |
| 400 |
> |
dimensions of 57.4~x~51.9285~x~100~\AA. The metal slabs |
| 401 |
> |
are 9 and 8 atoms deep respectively, corresponding to a slab |
| 402 |
> |
thickness of $\sim$21~\AA~ for Pt and $\sim$19~\AA~for Au. |
| 403 |
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The systems are arranged in a FCC crystal that have been cut |
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along the (557) plane so that they are periodic in the {\it x} and |
| 405 |
> |
{\it y} directions, and have been oriented to expose two aligned |
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> |
(557) cuts along the extended {\it z}-axis. Simulations of the |
| 407 |
> |
bare metal interfaces at temperatures ranging from 300~K to |
| 408 |
> |
1200~K were performed to confirm the relative |
| 409 |
> |
stability of the surfaces without a CO overlayer. |
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|
|
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A particle was considered mobile once it had traveled more than 2~\AA~ |
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between saved configurations of the system (10-100 ps). An atom that was |
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truly mobile would typically travel much greater than this, but the 2~\AA~ cutoff |
| 414 |
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was to prevent the in-place vibrational movement of non-surface atoms from |
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being included in the analysis. Diffusion on a surface is strongly affected by |
| 416 |
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local structures and in this work the presence of single and double layer |
| 417 |
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step-edges causes the diffusion parallel to the step-edges to be different |
| 418 |
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from the diffusion perpendicular to these edges. This led us to compute |
| 419 |
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those diffusions separately as seen in Figure \ref{fig:diff}. |
| 411 |
> |
The different bulk melting temperatures predicted by EAM |
| 412 |
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(1345~$\pm$~10~K for Au\cite{Au:melting} and $\sim$~2045~K for |
| 413 |
> |
Pt\cite{Pt:melting}) suggest that any reconstructions should happen at |
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> |
different temperatures for the two metals. The bare Au and Pt |
| 415 |
> |
surfaces were initially run in the canonical (NVT) ensemble at 800~K |
| 416 |
> |
and 1000~K respectively for 100 ps. The two surfaces were relatively |
| 417 |
> |
stable at these temperatures when no CO was present, but experienced |
| 418 |
> |
increased surface mobility on addition of CO. Each surface was then |
| 419 |
> |
dosed with different concentrations of CO that was initially placed in |
| 420 |
> |
the vacuum region. Upon full adsorption, these concentrations |
| 421 |
> |
correspond to 0\%, 5\%, 25\%, 33\%, and 50\% surface coverage. Higher |
| 422 |
> |
coverages resulted in the formation of a double layer of CO, which |
| 423 |
> |
introduces artifacts that are not relevant to (557) reconstruction. |
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> |
Because of the difference in binding energies, nearly all of the CO |
| 425 |
> |
was bound to the Pt surface, while the Au surfaces often had a |
| 426 |
> |
significant CO population in the gas phase. These systems were |
| 427 |
> |
allowed to reach thermal equilibrium (over 5~ns) before being run in |
| 428 |
> |
the microcanonical (NVE) ensemble for data collection. All of the |
| 429 |
> |
systems examined had at least 40~ns in the data collection stage, |
| 430 |
> |
although simulation times for some Pt of the systems exceeded 200~ns. |
| 431 |
> |
Simulations were carried out using the open source molecular dynamics |
| 432 |
> |
package, OpenMD.\cite{Ewald,OOPSE,openmd} |
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|
|
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\subsubsection{Double layer formation} |
| 435 |
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The increased amounts of diffusion on Pt at the higher CO coverages appears |
| 436 |
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to play a primary role in the formation of double layers, although this conclusion |
| 437 |
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does not explain the 33\% coverage Pt system. On the 50\% system, three |
| 438 |
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separate layers were formed over the extended run time of this system. As |
| 439 |
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mentioned earlier, previous experimental work has given some insight into the |
| 440 |
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upper bounds of the time required for enough atoms to move around to allow two |
| 441 |
< |
steps to coalesce\cite{Williams:1991,Pearl}. As seen in Figure \ref{fig:reconstruct}, |
| 442 |
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the first appearance of a double layer, a nodal site, appears at 19 ns into the |
| 443 |
< |
simulation. Within 12 ns, nearly half of the step has formed the double layer and |
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by 86 ns, a smooth complete layer has formed. The double layer is ``complete" by |
| 445 |
< |
37 ns but is a bit rough. From the appearance of the first node to the initial doubling |
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< |
of the layers ignoring their roughness took $\sim$~20 ns. Another ~40 ns was |
| 447 |
< |
necessary for the layer to completely straighten. The other two layers in this |
| 448 |
< |
simulation form over a period of 22 ns and 42 ns respectively. Comparing this to |
| 449 |
< |
the upper bounds of the image scan, it is likely that aspects of this reconstruction |
| 478 |
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occur very quickly. |
| 434 |
> |
|
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% RESULTS |
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% |
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\section{Results} |
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\subsection{Structural remodeling} |
| 439 |
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The bare metal surfaces experienced minor roughening of the step-edge |
| 440 |
> |
because of the elevated temperatures, but the (557) face was stable |
| 441 |
> |
throughout the simulations. The surfaces of both systems, upon dosage |
| 442 |
> |
of CO, began to undergo extensive remodeling that was not observed in |
| 443 |
> |
the bare systems. Reconstructions of the Au systems were limited to |
| 444 |
> |
breakup of the step-edges and some step wandering. The lower coverage |
| 445 |
> |
Pt systems experienced similar step edge wandering but to a greater |
| 446 |
> |
extent. The 50\% coverage Pt system was unique among our simulations |
| 447 |
> |
in that it formed well-defined and stable double layers through step |
| 448 |
> |
coalescence, similar to results reported by Tao {\it et |
| 449 |
> |
al}.\cite{Tao:2010} |
| 450 |
|
|
| 451 |
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\subsubsection{Step wandering} |
| 452 |
+ |
The bare surfaces for both metals showed minimal step-wandering at |
| 453 |
+ |
their respective temperatures. As the CO coverage increased however, |
| 454 |
+ |
the mobility of the surface atoms, described through adatom diffusion |
| 455 |
+ |
and step-edge wandering, also increased. Except for the 50\% Pt |
| 456 |
+ |
system where step coalescence occurred, the step-edges in the other |
| 457 |
+ |
simulations preferred to keep nearly the same distance between steps |
| 458 |
+ |
as in the original (557) lattice, $\sim$13\AA~for Pt and |
| 459 |
+ |
$\sim$14\AA~for Au. Previous work by Williams {\it et |
| 460 |
+ |
al}.\cite{Williams:1991, Williams:1994} highlights the repulsion |
| 461 |
+ |
that exists between step-edges even when no direct interactions are |
| 462 |
+ |
present in the system. This repulsion is caused by an entropic barrier |
| 463 |
+ |
that arises from the fact that steps cannot cross over one |
| 464 |
+ |
another. This entropic repulsion does not completely define the |
| 465 |
+ |
interactions between steps, however, so it is possible to observe step |
| 466 |
+ |
coalescence on some surfaces.\cite{Williams:1991} The presence and |
| 467 |
+ |
concentration of adsorbates, as shown in this work, can affect |
| 468 |
+ |
step-step interactions, potentially leading to a new surface structure |
| 469 |
+ |
as the thermodynamic equilibrium. |
| 470 |
+ |
|
| 471 |
+ |
\subsubsection{Double layers} |
| 472 |
+ |
Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} have shown experimentally that the |
| 473 |
+ |
Pt(557) surface undergoes two separate reconstructions upon CO |
| 474 |
+ |
adsorption. The first involves a doubling of the step height and |
| 475 |
+ |
plateau length. Similar behavior has been seen on a number of |
| 476 |
+ |
surfaces at varying conditions, including Ni(977) and |
| 477 |
+ |
Si(111).\cite{Williams:1994,Williams:1991,Pearl} Of the two systems we |
| 478 |
+ |
examined, the Pt system showed a greater propensity for reconstruction |
| 479 |
+ |
because of the larger surface mobility and the greater extent of step |
| 480 |
+ |
wandering. The amount of reconstruction was strongly correlated to |
| 481 |
+ |
the amount of CO adsorbed upon the surface. This appears to be |
| 482 |
+ |
related to the effect that adsorbate coverage has on edge breakup and |
| 483 |
+ |
on the surface diffusion of metal adatoms. Only the 50\% Pt surface |
| 484 |
+ |
underwent the doubling seen by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} within |
| 485 |
+ |
the time scales studied here. Over a longer time scale (150~ns) two |
| 486 |
+ |
more double layers formed on this surface. Although double layer |
| 487 |
+ |
formation did not occur in the other Pt systems, they exhibited more |
| 488 |
+ |
step-wandering and roughening compared to their Au counterparts. The |
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+ |
50\% Pt system is highlighted in Figure \ref{fig:reconstruct} at |
| 490 |
+ |
various times along the simulation showing the evolution of a double |
| 491 |
+ |
layer step-edge. |
| 492 |
+ |
|
| 493 |
+ |
The second reconstruction observed by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} |
| 494 |
+ |
involved the formation of triangular clusters that stretched across |
| 495 |
+ |
the plateau between two step-edges. Neither of the simulated metal |
| 496 |
+ |
interfaces, within the 40~ns time scale or the extended time of 150~ns |
| 497 |
+ |
for the 50\% Pt system, experienced this reconstruction. |
| 498 |
+ |
|
| 499 |
|
%Evolution of surface |
| 500 |
|
\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{ProgressionOfDoubleLayerFormation_yellowCircle.png} |
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< |
\caption{The Pt(557) / 50\% CO system at a sequence of times after |
| 503 |
< |
initial exposure to the CO: (a) 258 ps, (b) 19 ns, (c) 31.2 ns, and |
| 504 |
< |
(d) 86.1 ns. Disruption of the (557) step-edges occurs quickly. The |
| 501 |
> |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{EPS_ProgressionOfDoubleLayerFormation} |
| 502 |
> |
\caption{The Pt(557) / 50\% CO interface upon exposure to the CO: (a) |
| 503 |
> |
258~ps, (b) 19~ns, (c) 31.2~ns, and (d) 86.1~ns after |
| 504 |
> |
exposure. Disruption of the (557) step-edges occurs quickly. The |
| 505 |
|
doubling of the layers appears only after two adjacent step-edges |
| 506 |
|
touch. The circled spot in (b) nucleated the growth of the double |
| 507 |
|
step observed in the later configurations.} |
| 508 |
|
\label{fig:reconstruct} |
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|
\end{figure} |
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|
|
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+ |
\subsection{Dynamics} |
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+ |
Previous experimental work by Pearl and Sibener\cite{Pearl}, using |
| 513 |
+ |
STM, has been able to capture the coalescence of steps on Ni(977). The |
| 514 |
+ |
time scale of the image acquisition, $\sim$70~s/image, provides an |
| 515 |
+ |
upper bound for the time required for the doubling to occur. By |
| 516 |
+ |
utilizing Molecular Dynamics we are able to probe the dynamics of |
| 517 |
+ |
these reconstructions at elevated temperatures and in this section we |
| 518 |
+ |
provide data on the timescales for transport properties, |
| 519 |
+ |
e.g. diffusion and layer formation time. |
| 520 |
+ |
|
| 521 |
+ |
|
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+ |
\subsubsection{Transport of surface metal atoms} |
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+ |
%forcedSystems/stepSeparation |
| 524 |
+ |
|
| 525 |
+ |
The wandering of a step-edge is a cooperative effect arising from the |
| 526 |
+ |
individual movements of the atoms making up the steps. An ideal metal |
| 527 |
+ |
surface displaying a low index facet, (111) or (100), is unlikely to |
| 528 |
+ |
experience much surface diffusion because of the large energetic |
| 529 |
+ |
barrier that must be overcome to lift an atom out of the surface. The |
| 530 |
+ |
presence of step-edges and other surface features on higher-index |
| 531 |
+ |
facets provides a lower energy source for mobile metal atoms. Using |
| 532 |
+ |
our potential model, single-atom break-away from a step-edge on a |
| 533 |
+ |
clean surface still imposes an energetic penalty around |
| 534 |
+ |
$\sim$~45~kcal/mol, but this is certainly easier than lifting the same |
| 535 |
+ |
metal atom vertically out of the surface, \textgreater~60~kcal/mol. |
| 536 |
+ |
The penalty lowers significantly when CO is present in sufficient |
| 537 |
+ |
quantities on the surface. For certain distributions of CO, the |
| 538 |
+ |
energetic penalty can fall to as low as $\sim$~20~kcal/mol. The |
| 539 |
+ |
configurations that create these lower barriers are detailed in the |
| 540 |
+ |
discussion section below. |
| 541 |
+ |
|
| 542 |
+ |
Once an adatom exists on the surface, the barrier for diffusion is |
| 543 |
+ |
negligible (\textless~4~kcal/mol for a Pt adatom). These adatoms are |
| 544 |
+ |
then able to explore the terrace before rejoining either their |
| 545 |
+ |
original step-edge or becoming a part of a different edge. It is an |
| 546 |
+ |
energetically unfavorable process with a high barrier for an atom to |
| 547 |
+ |
traverse to a separate terrace although the presence of CO can lower |
| 548 |
+ |
the energy barrier required to lift or lower an adatom. By tracking |
| 549 |
+ |
the mobility of individual metal atoms on the Pt and Au surfaces we |
| 550 |
+ |
were able to determine the relative diffusion constants, as well as |
| 551 |
+ |
how varying coverages of CO affect the diffusion. Close observation of |
| 552 |
+ |
the mobile metal atoms showed that they were typically in equilibrium |
| 553 |
+ |
with the step-edges. At times, their motion was concerted, and two or |
| 554 |
+ |
more adatoms would be observed moving together across the surfaces. |
| 555 |
+ |
|
| 556 |
+ |
A particle was considered ``mobile'' once it had traveled more than |
| 557 |
+ |
2~\AA~ between saved configurations of the system (typically 10-100 |
| 558 |
+ |
ps). A mobile atom would typically travel much greater distances than |
| 559 |
+ |
this, but the 2~\AA~cutoff was used to prevent swamping the diffusion |
| 560 |
+ |
data with the in-place vibrational movement of buried atoms. Diffusion |
| 561 |
+ |
on a surface is strongly affected by local structures and the presence |
| 562 |
+ |
of single and double layer step-edges causes the diffusion parallel to |
| 563 |
+ |
the step-edges to be larger than the diffusion perpendicular to these |
| 564 |
+ |
edges. Parallel and perpendicular diffusion constants are shown in |
| 565 |
+ |
Figure \ref{fig:diff}. Diffusion parallel to the step-edge is higher |
| 566 |
+ |
than diffusion perpendicular to the edge because of the lower energy |
| 567 |
+ |
barrier associated with sliding along an edge compared to breaking |
| 568 |
+ |
away to form an isolated adatom. |
| 569 |
+ |
|
| 570 |
+ |
%Diffusion graph |
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|
\begin{figure}[H] |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{DiffusionComparison_errorXY_remade.pdf} |
| 572 |
> |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_DiffusionComparison_1} |
| 573 |
|
\caption{Diffusion constants for mobile surface atoms along directions |
| 574 |
|
parallel ($\mathbf{D}_{\parallel}$) and perpendicular |
| 575 |
|
($\mathbf{D}_{\perp}$) to the (557) step-edges as a function of CO |
| 576 |
< |
surface coverage. Diffusion parallel to the step-edge is higher |
| 577 |
< |
than that perpendicular to the edge because of the lower energy |
| 578 |
< |
barrier associated with traversing along the edge as compared to |
| 579 |
< |
completely breaking away. Additionally, the observed |
| 501 |
< |
maximum and subsequent decrease for the Pt system suggests that the |
| 502 |
< |
CO self-interactions are playing a significant role with regards to |
| 503 |
< |
movement of the Pt atoms around and across the surface. } |
| 576 |
> |
surface coverage. The two reported diffusion constants for the 50\% |
| 577 |
> |
Pt system correspond to a 20~ns period before the formation of the |
| 578 |
> |
double layer (upper points), and to the full 40~ns sampling period |
| 579 |
> |
(lower points).} |
| 580 |
|
\label{fig:diff} |
| 581 |
|
\end{figure} |
| 582 |
|
|
| 583 |
+ |
The weaker Au-CO interaction is evident in the weak CO-coverage |
| 584 |
+ |
dependance of Au diffusion. This weak interaction leads to lower |
| 585 |
+ |
observed coverages when compared to dosage amounts. This further |
| 586 |
+ |
limits the effect the CO can have on surface diffusion. The correlation |
| 587 |
+ |
between coverage and Pt diffusion rates shows a near linear relationship |
| 588 |
+ |
at the earliest times in the simulations. Following double layer formation, |
| 589 |
+ |
however, there is a precipitous drop in adatom diffusion. As the double |
| 590 |
+ |
layer forms, many atoms that had been tracked for mobility data have |
| 591 |
+ |
now been buried, resulting in a smaller reported diffusion constant. A |
| 592 |
+ |
secondary effect of higher coverages is CO-CO cross interactions that |
| 593 |
+ |
lower the effective mobility of the Pt adatoms that are bound to each CO. |
| 594 |
+ |
This effect would become evident only at higher coverages. A detailed |
| 595 |
+ |
account of Pt adatom energetics follows in the Discussion. |
| 596 |
+ |
|
| 597 |
+ |
\subsubsection{Dynamics of double layer formation} |
| 598 |
+ |
The increased diffusion on Pt at the higher CO coverages is the primary |
| 599 |
+ |
contributor to double layer formation. However, this is not a complete |
| 600 |
+ |
explanation -- the 33\%~Pt system has higher diffusion constants, but |
| 601 |
+ |
did not show any signs of edge doubling in 40~ns. On the 50\%~Pt |
| 602 |
+ |
system, one double layer formed within the first 40~ns of simulation time, |
| 603 |
+ |
while two more were formed as the system was allowed to run for an |
| 604 |
+ |
additional 110~ns (150~ns total). This suggests that this reconstruction |
| 605 |
+ |
is a rapid process and that the previously mentioned upper bound is a |
| 606 |
+ |
very large overestimate.\cite{Williams:1991,Pearl} In this system the first |
| 607 |
+ |
appearance of a double layer appears at 19~ns into the simulation. |
| 608 |
+ |
Within 12~ns of this nucleation event, nearly half of the step has formed |
| 609 |
+ |
the double layer and by 86~ns the complete layer has flattened out. |
| 610 |
+ |
From the appearance of the first nucleation event to the first observed |
| 611 |
+ |
double layer, the process took $\sim$20~ns. Another $\sim$40~ns was |
| 612 |
+ |
necessary for the layer to completely straighten. The other two layers in |
| 613 |
+ |
this simulation formed over periods of 22~ns and 42~ns respectively. |
| 614 |
+ |
A possible explanation for this rapid reconstruction is the elevated |
| 615 |
+ |
temperatures under which our systems were simulated. The process |
| 616 |
+ |
would almost certainly take longer at lower temperatures. Additionally, |
| 617 |
+ |
our measured times for completion of the doubling after the appearance |
| 618 |
+ |
of a nucleation site are likely affected by our periodic boxes. A longer |
| 619 |
+ |
step-edge will likely take longer to ``zipper''. |
| 620 |
|
|
| 621 |
|
|
| 509 |
– |
|
| 622 |
|
%Discussion |
| 623 |
|
\section{Discussion} |
| 624 |
< |
In this paper we have shown that we were able to accurately model the initial reconstruction of the |
| 625 |
< |
Pt(557) surface upon CO adsorption as shown by Tao et al. \cite{Tao:2010}. More importantly, we |
| 626 |
< |
were able to observe the dynamic processes necessary for this reconstruction. |
| 624 |
> |
We have shown that a classical potential is able to model the initial |
| 625 |
> |
reconstruction of the Pt(557) surface upon CO adsorption, and have |
| 626 |
> |
reproduced the double layer structure observed by Tao {\it et |
| 627 |
> |
al}.\cite{Tao:2010}. Additionally, this reconstruction appears to be |
| 628 |
> |
rapid -- occurring within 100 ns of the initial exposure to CO. Here |
| 629 |
> |
we discuss the features of the classical potential that are |
| 630 |
> |
contributing to the stability and speed of the Pt(557) reconstruction. |
| 631 |
|
|
| 632 |
< |
\subsection{Mechanism for restructuring} |
| 633 |
< |
Comparing the results from simulation to those reported previously by |
| 634 |
< |
Tao et al.\cite{Tao:2010} the similarities in the Pt-CO system are quite |
| 635 |
< |
strong. As shown in Figure \ref{fig:reconstruct}, the simulated Pt |
| 636 |
< |
system under a CO atmosphere will restructure by doubling the terrace |
| 637 |
< |
heights. The restructuring occurs slowly, one to two Pt atoms at a time. |
| 638 |
< |
Looking at individual configurations of the system, the adatoms either |
| 639 |
< |
break away from the step-edge and stay on the lower terrace or they lift |
| 640 |
< |
up onto the higher terrace. Once ``free'' they will diffuse on the terrace |
| 641 |
< |
until reaching another step-edge or coming back to their original edge. |
| 642 |
< |
This combination of growth and decay of the step-edges is in a state of |
| 643 |
< |
dynamic equilibrium. However, once two previously separated edges |
| 644 |
< |
meet as shown in Figure 1.B, this meeting point tends to act as a focus |
| 645 |
< |
or growth point for the rest of the edge to meet up, akin to that of a zipper. |
| 530 |
< |
From the handful of cases where a double layer was formed during the |
| 531 |
< |
simulation, measuring from the initial appearance of a growth point, the |
| 532 |
< |
double layer tends to be fully formed within $\sim$~35 ns. |
| 632 |
> |
\subsection{Diffusion} |
| 633 |
> |
The perpendicular diffusion constant appears to be the most important |
| 634 |
> |
indicator of double layer formation. As highlighted in Figure |
| 635 |
> |
\ref{fig:reconstruct}, the formation of the double layer did not begin |
| 636 |
> |
until a nucleation site appeared. Williams {\it et |
| 637 |
> |
al}.\cite{Williams:1991,Williams:1994} cite an effective edge-edge |
| 638 |
> |
repulsion arising from the inability of edge crossing. This repulsion |
| 639 |
> |
must be overcome to allow step coalescence. A larger |
| 640 |
> |
$\textbf{D}_\perp$ value implies more step-wandering and a larger |
| 641 |
> |
chance for the stochastic meeting of two edges to create a nucleation |
| 642 |
> |
point. Diffusion parallel to the step-edge can help ``zipper'' up a |
| 643 |
> |
nascent double layer. This helps explain the rapid time scale for |
| 644 |
> |
double layer completion after the appearance of a nucleation site, while |
| 645 |
> |
the initial appearance of the nucleation site was unpredictable. |
| 646 |
|
|
| 647 |
< |
A number of possible mechanisms exist to explain the role of adsorbed |
| 648 |
< |
CO in restructuring the Pt surface. Quadrupolar repulsion between adjacent |
| 649 |
< |
CO molecules adsorbed on the surface is one likely possibility. However, |
| 650 |
< |
the quadrupole-quadrupole interaction is short-ranged and is attractive for |
| 651 |
< |
some orientations. If the CO molecules are ``locked'' in a specific orientation |
| 652 |
< |
relative to each other, through atop adsorption perhaps, this explanation |
| 653 |
< |
gains some weight. The energetic repulsion between two CO located a |
| 654 |
< |
distance of 2.77~\AA~apart (nearest-neighbor distance of Pt) with both in |
| 655 |
< |
a vertical orientation is 8.62 kcal/mole. Moving the CO apart to the second |
| 656 |
< |
nearest-neighbor distance of 4.8~\AA~or 5.54~\AA~drops the repulsion to |
| 657 |
< |
nearly 0 kcal/mole. Allowing the CO's to leave a purely vertical orientation |
| 658 |
< |
also quickly drops the repulsion, a minimum is reached at $\sim$24 degrees |
| 659 |
< |
of 6.2 kcal/mole. As mentioned above, the energy barrier for surface diffusion |
| 660 |
< |
of a Pt adatom is only 4 kcal/mole. So this repulsion between CO can help |
| 661 |
< |
increase the surface diffusion. However, the residence time of CO was |
| 662 |
< |
examined and while the majority of the CO is on or near the surface throughout |
| 663 |
< |
the run, it is extremely mobile. This mobility suggests that the CO are more |
| 664 |
< |
likely to shift their positions without necessarily dragging the Pt along with them. |
| 647 |
> |
\subsection{Mechanism for restructuring} |
| 648 |
> |
Since the Au surface showed no large scale restructuring in any of our |
| 649 |
> |
simulations, our discussion will focus on the 50\% Pt-CO system which |
| 650 |
> |
did exhibit doubling. A number of possible mechanisms exist to explain |
| 651 |
> |
the role of adsorbed CO in restructuring the Pt surface. Quadrupolar |
| 652 |
> |
repulsion between adjacent CO molecules adsorbed on the surface is one |
| 653 |
> |
possibility. However, the quadrupole-quadrupole interaction is |
| 654 |
> |
short-ranged and is attractive for some orientations. If the CO |
| 655 |
> |
molecules are ``locked'' in a vertical orientation, through atop |
| 656 |
> |
adsorption for example, this explanation would gain credence. Within |
| 657 |
> |
the framework of our classical potential, the calculated energetic |
| 658 |
> |
repulsion between two CO molecules located a distance of |
| 659 |
> |
2.77~\AA~apart (nearest-neighbor distance of Pt) and both in a |
| 660 |
> |
vertical orientation, is 8.62 kcal/mol. Moving the CO to the second |
| 661 |
> |
nearest-neighbor distance of 4.8~\AA~drops the repulsion to nearly |
| 662 |
> |
0. Allowing the CO to rotate away from a purely vertical orientation |
| 663 |
> |
also lowers the repulsion. When the carbons are locked at a distance |
| 664 |
> |
of 2.77~\AA, a minimum of 6.2 kcal/mol is reached when the angle |
| 665 |
> |
between the 2 CO is $\sim$24\textsuperscript{o}. The calculated |
| 666 |
> |
barrier for surface diffusion of a Pt adatom is only 4 kcal/mol, so |
| 667 |
> |
repulsion between adjacent CO molecules bound to Pt could indeed |
| 668 |
> |
increase the surface diffusion. However, the residence time of CO on |
| 669 |
> |
Pt suggests that the CO molecules are extremely mobile, with diffusion |
| 670 |
> |
constants 40 to 2500 times larger than surface Pt atoms. This mobility |
| 671 |
> |
suggests that the CO molecules jump between different Pt atoms |
| 672 |
> |
throughout the simulation. However, they do stay bound to individual |
| 673 |
> |
Pt atoms for long enough to modify the local energy landscape for the |
| 674 |
> |
mobile adatoms. |
| 675 |
|
|
| 676 |
< |
Another possible and more likely mechanism for the restructuring is in the |
| 677 |
< |
destabilization of strong Pt-Pt interactions by CO adsorbed on surface |
| 678 |
< |
Pt atoms. This would then have the effect of increasing surface mobility |
| 679 |
< |
of these atoms. To test this hypothesis, numerous configurations of |
| 680 |
< |
CO in varying quantities were arranged on the higher and lower plateaus |
| 681 |
< |
around a step on a otherwise clean Pt(557) surface. One representative |
| 682 |
< |
configuration is displayed in Figure \ref{fig:lambda}. Single or concerted movement |
| 683 |
< |
of Pt atoms was then examined to determine possible barriers. Because |
| 684 |
< |
the movement was forced along a pre-defined reaction coordinate that may differ |
| 685 |
< |
from the true minimum of this path, only the beginning and ending energies |
| 686 |
< |
are displayed in Table \ref{tab:energies}. These values suggest that the presence of CO at suitable |
| 687 |
< |
locations can lead to lowered barriers for Pt breaking apart from the step-edge. |
| 688 |
< |
Additionally, as highlighted in Figure \ref{fig:lambda}, the presence of CO makes the |
| 689 |
< |
burrowing and lifting of adatoms favorable, whereas without CO, the process is neutral |
| 690 |
< |
in terms of energetics. |
| 676 |
> |
A different interpretation of the above mechanism which takes the |
| 677 |
> |
large mobility of the CO into account, would be in the destabilization |
| 678 |
> |
of Pt-Pt interactions due to bound CO. Destabilizing Pt-Pt bonds at |
| 679 |
> |
the edges could lead to increased step-edge breakup and diffusion. On |
| 680 |
> |
the bare Pt(557) surface the barrier to completely detach an edge atom |
| 681 |
> |
is $\sim$43~kcal/mol, as is shown in configuration (a) in Figures |
| 682 |
> |
\ref{fig:SketchGraphic} \& \ref{fig:SketchEnergies}. For certain |
| 683 |
> |
configurations, cases (e), (g), and (h), the barrier can be lowered to |
| 684 |
> |
$\sim$23~kcal/mol by the presence of bound CO molecules. In these |
| 685 |
> |
instances, it becomes energetically favorable to roughen the edge by |
| 686 |
> |
introducing a small separation of 0.5 to 1.0~\AA. This roughening |
| 687 |
> |
becomes immediately obvious in simulations with significant CO |
| 688 |
> |
populations. The roughening is present to a lesser extent on surfaces |
| 689 |
> |
with lower CO coverage (and even on the bare surfaces), although in |
| 690 |
> |
these cases it is likely due to random fluctuations that squeeze out |
| 691 |
> |
step-edge atoms. Step-edge breakup by direct single-atom translations |
| 692 |
> |
(as suggested by these energy curves) is probably a worst-case |
| 693 |
> |
scenario. Multistep mechanisms in which an adatom moves laterally on |
| 694 |
> |
the surface after being ejected would be more energetically favorable. |
| 695 |
> |
This would leave the adatom alongside the ledge, providing it with |
| 696 |
> |
five nearest neighbors. While fewer than the seven neighbors it had |
| 697 |
> |
as part of the step-edge, it keeps more Pt neighbors than the three |
| 698 |
> |
neighbors an isolated adatom has on the terrace. In this proposed |
| 699 |
> |
mechanism, the CO quadrupolar repulsion still plays a role in the |
| 700 |
> |
initial roughening of the step-edge, but not in any long-term bonds |
| 701 |
> |
with individual Pt atoms. Higher CO coverages create more |
| 702 |
> |
opportunities for the crowded CO configurations shown in Figure |
| 703 |
> |
\ref{fig:SketchGraphic}, and this is likely to cause an increased |
| 704 |
> |
propensity for step-edge breakup. |
| 705 |
|
|
| 706 |
+ |
%Sketch graphic of different configurations |
| 707 |
+ |
\begin{figure}[H] |
| 708 |
+ |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{COpaths} |
| 709 |
+ |
\caption{Configurations used to investigate the mechanism of step-edge |
| 710 |
+ |
breakup on Pt(557). In each case, the central (starred) atom was |
| 711 |
+ |
pulled directly across the surface away from the step edge. The Pt |
| 712 |
+ |
atoms on the upper terrace are colored dark grey, while those on the |
| 713 |
+ |
lower terrace are in white. In each of these configurations, some |
| 714 |
+ |
of the atoms (highlighted in blue) had CO molecules bound in the |
| 715 |
+ |
vertical atop position. The energies of these configurations as a |
| 716 |
+ |
function of central atom displacement are displayed in Figure |
| 717 |
+ |
\ref{fig:SketchEnergies}.} |
| 718 |
+ |
\label{fig:SketchGraphic} |
| 719 |
+ |
\end{figure} |
| 720 |
+ |
|
| 721 |
+ |
%energy graph corresponding to sketch graphic |
| 722 |
+ |
\begin{figure}[H] |
| 723 |
+ |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Portrait_SeparationComparison} |
| 724 |
+ |
\caption{Energies for displacing a single edge atom perpendicular to |
| 725 |
+ |
the step edge as a function of atomic displacement. Each of the |
| 726 |
+ |
energy curves corresponds to one of the labeled configurations in |
| 727 |
+ |
Figure \ref{fig:SketchGraphic}, and the energies are referenced to |
| 728 |
+ |
the unperturbed step-edge. Certain arrangements of bound CO |
| 729 |
+ |
(notably configurations g and h) can lower the energetic barrier for |
| 730 |
+ |
creating an adatom relative to the bare surface (configuration a).} |
| 731 |
+ |
\label{fig:SketchEnergies} |
| 732 |
+ |
\end{figure} |
| 733 |
+ |
|
| 734 |
+ |
While configurations of CO on the surface are able to increase |
| 735 |
+ |
diffusion and the likelihood of edge wandering, this does not provide |
| 736 |
+ |
a complete explanation for the formation of double layers. If adatoms |
| 737 |
+ |
were constrained to their original terraces then doubling could not |
| 738 |
+ |
occur. A mechanism for vertical displacement of adatoms at the |
| 739 |
+ |
step-edge is required to explain the doubling. |
| 740 |
+ |
|
| 741 |
+ |
We have discovered one possible mechanism for a CO-mediated vertical |
| 742 |
+ |
displacement of Pt atoms at the step edge. Figure \ref{fig:lambda} |
| 743 |
+ |
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 |
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similar to this mechanism were observed during the simulations. We |
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predict an energetic barrier of 20~kcal/mol for this process (in which |
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the displaced edge atom follows a curvilinear path into an adjacent |
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3-fold 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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|
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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]{lambdaProgression_atopCO.png} |
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\caption{A model system of the Pt(557) surface was used as the framework |
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for exploring energy barriers along a reaction coordinate. Various numbers, |
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placements, and rotations of CO were examined as they affect Pt movement. |
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The coordinate displayed in this Figure was a representative run. As shown |
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in Table \ref{tab:rxcoord}, relative to the energy of the system at 0\%, there |
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is a slight decrease upon insertion of the Pt atom into the step-edge along |
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with the resultant lifting of the other Pt atom when CO is present at certain positions.} |
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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 CO.} |
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\label{fig:lambda} |
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\end{figure} |
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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 or 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 the double layers had formed on the 50\%~Pt system, they remained |
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stable for the rest of the simulation time with minimal movement. |
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Random fluctuations that involved small clusters or divots were |
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observed, but these features typically healed within a few |
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nanoseconds. Within our simulations, the formation of the double |
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layer appeared to be irreversible and a double layer was never |
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observed to split back into two single layer step-edges while CO was |
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present. |
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|
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\subsection{Diffusion} |
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As shown in the results section, the diffusion parallel to the step-edge tends to be |
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much larger than that perpendicular to the step-edge, likely because of the dynamic |
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equilibrium that is established between the step-edge and adatom interface. The coverage |
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of CO also appears to play a slight role in relative rates of diffusion, as shown in Figure \ref{fig:diff}. |
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The |
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Thus, the bottleneck of the double layer formation appears to be the initial formation |
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of this growth point, which seems to be somewhat of a stochastic event. Once it |
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appears, parallel diffusion, along the now slightly angled step-edge, will allow for |
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a faster formation of the double layer than if the entire process were dependent on |
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only perpendicular diffusion across the plateaus. Thus, the larger $D_{\perp}$, the |
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more likely a growth point is to be formed. |
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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 molecules suddenly removed. The double layer broke apart |
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rapidly in these simulations, showing a well-defined edge-splitting |
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after 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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> |
show how much mixing the edges experience as they split. These systems |
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> |
were only examined for 10~ns, and within that time despite the initial |
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> |
rapid splitting, the edges only moved another few \AA~apart. It is |
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> |
possible that with longer simulation times, the (557) surface recovery |
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observed by Tao {\it et al}.\cite{Tao:2010} could also be recovered. |
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|
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|
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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]{doubleLayerBreaking_greenBlue_whiteLetters.png} |
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%: |
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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 upon removal the two layers break |
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and begin separating. The separation is not a simple pulling apart however, 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{Behavior 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 |
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> |
removal of CO. Nearly immediately after the CO is removed, the |
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> |
step edge reforms in a (100) configuration, which is also the step |
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> |
type 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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|
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|
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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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\caption{At the initial formation of this double layer ( $\sim$ 37 ns) there is a degree |
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of roughness inherent to the edge. The next $\sim$ 40 ns show the edge with |
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aspects of waviness and by 80 ns the double layer is completely formed and smooth. } |
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\label{fig:peaks} |
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\end{figure} |
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%\begin{figure}[H] |
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%\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{doublePeaks_noCO.png} |
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%\caption{At the initial formation of this double layer ( $\sim$ 37 ns) there is a degree |
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> |
%of roughness inherent to the edge. The next $\sim$ 40 ns show the edge with |
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> |
%aspects of waviness and by 80 ns the double layer is completely formed and smooth. } |
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%\label{fig:peaks} |
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%\end{figure} |
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|
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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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|
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%\end{figure} |
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|
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|
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\section{Conclusion} |
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In this work we have shown the reconstruction of the Pt(557) crystalline surface upon adsorption of CO in < $\mu s$. Only the highest coverage Pt system showed this initial reconstruction similar to that seen previously. The strong interaction between Pt and CO and the limited interaction between Au and CO helps explain the differences between the two systems. |
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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 |
| 843 |
> |
molecules, help to explain the observed increase in surface mobility |
| 844 |
> |
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 |
| 846 |
> |
interaction results in significantly lower adataom diffusion |
| 847 |
> |
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 |
| 851 |
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plays in increasing step-breakup and in facilitating edge traversal |
| 852 |
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which are both necessary for double layer formation. |
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|
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%Things I am not ready to remove yet |
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|
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%Table of Diffusion Constants |
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% \end{tabular} |
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% \end{table} |
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|
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\section{Acknowledgments} |
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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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|
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> |
\begin{acknowledgement} |
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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 |
| 882 |
> |
Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre Dame. |
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> |
\end{acknowledgement} |
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\newpage |
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\bibliography{firstTryBibliography} |
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\end{doublespace} |
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\bibstyle{achemso} |
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\bibliography{COonPtAu} |
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%\end{doublespace} |
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|
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> |
\begin{tocentry} |
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> |
\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{0.5\textwidth} |
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> |
\begin{center} |
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> |
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{TOC_doubleLayer} |
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> |
\end{center} |
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> |
\end{wrapfigure} |
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> |
A reconstructed Pt(557) surface after 86~ns exposure to a half a |
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> |
monolayer of CO. The double layer that forms is a result of |
| 897 |
> |
CO-mediated step-edge wandering as well as a burrowing mechanism that |
| 898 |
> |
helps lift edge atoms onto an upper terrace. |
| 899 |
> |
\end{tocentry} |
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\end{document} |
