Effect of Particle Size on the Adsorption of O and S Atoms on Pt:  A Density-Functional Theory Study

In order to evaluate the effect of size on the adsorption energies on small Pt particles, we have performed a series of DFT-GGA calculations on Pt clusters of varying sizes, between 3 and 25 atoms, and a Pt(111) slab, with and without O and S adsorbates. We have found a significant variation in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of physical chemistry. B 2001-08, Vol.105 (32), p.7739-7747
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Xi, Ramer, Nicholas J, Rappe, Andrew M, Hass, Kenneth C, Schneider, William F, Trout, Bernhardt L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In order to evaluate the effect of size on the adsorption energies on small Pt particles, we have performed a series of DFT-GGA calculations on Pt clusters of varying sizes, between 3 and 25 atoms, and a Pt(111) slab, with and without O and S adsorbates. We have found a significant variation in the energy of adsorption as a function of cluster size. In particular, energies of adsorption on the Pt10 cluster showed the largest deviation from those on the slab surface. Structural and energetic properties compare excellently to published experimental data. The Pt4 clusters with and without adsorbates were found to have reduced symmetry due to the Jahn−Teller effect. A simple rule between the cohesive energy and the size of small close-packed platinum particles is derived and confirmed by our first-principle calculations, the extrapolation of which excellently matches both experimental and computational bulk cohesive energies.
ISSN:1520-6106
1520-5207
DOI:10.1021/jp011133p