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Ru(0001)上超薄Pd(111)膜的表面化学反应性:轨道对称性在d带模型应用中的重要性

Surface Chemical Reactivity of Ultrathin Pd(111) Films on Ru(0001): Importance of Orbital Symmetry in the Application of the d-Band Model

Xiangshi Yin, Valentino R. Cooper, Hanno H. Weitering, Paul C. Snijders

摘要:

过渡金属表面上吸附物分子的化学键强烈地受到分子轨道和金属d-带之间的杂化的影响。这种相互作用的强度通常与金属d带中心相对于费米能级的位置相关。在这里,我们利用有限的尺寸效应在Ru(0001)上生长的Pd(111)薄膜的电子结构调整其反应性,通过改变膜厚度一个原子层的时间,同时保持所有其他变量不变。有趣的是,虽然本体Pd(111)对氧具有反应性,但低于5个单层的Pd(111)膜令人惊讶地是惰性的。当应用于参与成键的轨道时,这一观察结果完全符合d带模型的预测。d带中心随膜厚的变化主要归因于与4dxz和4dyz轨道相关的偏态密度的变化。这项研究深入研究了轨道特定的表面化学反应性的贡献,提供了新的见解,可能是有用的表面催化。

英文摘要:

The chemical bonding of adsorbate molecules on transition-metal surfaces is strongly influenced by the hybridization between the molecular orbitals and the metal d-band. The strength of this interaction is often correlated with the location of the metal d-band center relative to the Fermi level. Here, we exploit finite size effects in the electronic structure of ultrathin Pd(111) films grown on Ru(0001) to tune their reactivity by changing the film thickness one atom layer at a time, while keeping all other variables unchanged. Interestingly, while bulk Pd(111) is reactive towards oxygen, Pd(111) films below five monolayers are surprisingly inert. This observation is fully in line with the d-band model prediction when applied to the orbitals involved in the bonding. The shift of the d-band center with film thickness is primarily attributed to shifts in the partial density of states associated with the 4dxz and 4dyz orbitals. This study gives an in-depth look into the orbital specific contributions to the surface chemical reactivity, providing new insights that could be useful in surface catalysis.

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