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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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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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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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\subsection{Forcefield validation} |
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The CO-metal cross interactions were compared directly to DFT results |
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found in the supporting information of Tao {\it et al.} |
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\cite{Tao:2010} These calculations are estimates of the stabilization |
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energy provided to double-layer reconstructions of the perfect 557 |
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surface by an overlayer of CO molecules in a $c (2 \times 4)$ pattern. |
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To make the comparison, metal slabs that were five atoms thick and |
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which displayed a 557 facet were constructed. Double-layer |
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(reconstructed) systems were created using six atomic layers where |
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enough of a layer was removed from both exposed 557 facets to create |
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the double step. In all cases, the metal slabs contained 480 atoms |
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and were minimized using steepest descent under the EAM force |
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field. Both the bare metal slabs and slabs with 50\% carbon monoxide |
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coverage (arranged in the $c (2 \times 4)$ pattern) were used. The |
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systems are periodic along and perpendicular to the step-edge axes |
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with a large vacuum above the displayed 557 facet. |
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Energies using our force field for the various systems are displayed |
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in Table ~\ref{tab:steps}. The relative energies are calculated as |
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$E_{relative} = E_{system} - E_{M-557-S} - N_{CO} E_{CO-M}$, |
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where $E_{CO-M}$ is -1.84 eV for CO-Pt and -0.39 eV for CO-Au. For |
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platinum, the bare double layer is slightly less stable then the |
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original single (557) step. However, addition of carbon monoxide |
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stabilizes the reconstructed double layer relative to the perfect 557. |
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This result is in qualitative agreement with DFT calculations in Tao |
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{\it et al.}\cite{Tao:2010}, who also showed that the addition of CO |
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leads to a reversal in stability. |
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The DFT calculations suggest an increased stability of 0.1 kcal/mol |
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per Pt atom, while our force field gives an approximately 0.4 kcal/mol |
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increase in stability per Pt atom. |
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The gold systems show much smaller energy differences between the |
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single and double layers. The weaker binding of CO to Au is evidenced |
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by the much smaller change in relative energy between the structures |
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when carbon monoxide is present. Additionally, as CO-Au binding is |
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much weaker, it would be unlikely that CO would approach the 50\% |
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coverage levels operating temperatures. |
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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 relative energies are calculated as $E_{relative} = E_{system} - E_{M-557-S} - N_{CO}\Delta E_{CO-M}$ , where $E_{CO-M}$ is -1.84 eV for Pt-CO and -0.39 eV for Pt-CO. 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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\caption{Minimized single point energies of (S)ingle and (D)ouble |
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steps. The addition of CO in a 50\% $c(2 \times 4)$ coverage acts as a |
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stabilizing presence and suggests a driving force for the observed |
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reconstruction on the highest coverage Pt system. All energies are |
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in kcal/mol.} |
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