Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-03-15
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We investigate the effect of ferroelectric polarization direction on the geometric properties of Pd deposited on the positive and negative surfaces of LiNbO$_3$ (0001). We predict preferred geometries and diffusion properties of small Pd clusters using density functional theory, and use these calculations as the basis for kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of Pd deposition on a larger scale. Our results show that on the positive surface, Pd atoms favor a clustered configuration, while on the negative surface, Pd atoms are adsorbed in a more dispersed pattern due to suppression of diffusion and agglomeration. This suggests that the effect of LiNbO$_3$ polarization direction on the catalytic activity of Pd [J. Phys. Chem. \textbf{88}, 1148 (1984)] is due, at least in part, to differences in adsorption geometry. Further investigations using these methods can aid the search for catalysts whose activities switch reversibly with the polarization of their ferroelectric substrates.
Kim Seungchul
Rappe Andrew M.
Schoenberg Michael Rutenberg
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