Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2003-09-30
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages including 13 figures, related publications can be found at http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/th/paper.html
Scientific paper
The structural, vibrational, energetic and electronic properties of hydrogen at the stoichiometric RuO2(110) termination are studied using density functional theory. The oxide surface is found to stabilize both molecular and dissociated H2. The most stable configuration in form of hydroxyl groups (monohydrides) at the undercoordinated O^br surface anions is at low temperatures accessed via a molecular state at the undercoordinated Ru^cus atoms (dihydrogen) and a second precursor in form of a water-like species (dihydride) at the O^br sites. This complex picture of the low-temperature dissociation kinetics of H2 at RuO2(110) is in agreement with existing data from high-resolution energy-loss spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption. Hydrogen adsorption at O^br sites increases the reactivity of the neighboring Ru^cus sites, which are believed to be the active sites in catalytic oxidation reactions.
Reuter Karsten
Scheffler Matthias
Sun Qiang
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