文摘
CO activation on Fe(100) at different coverage was systematically computed on the basis of spin-polarized density functional theory. At the saturated coverage (11CO) on a p(3 脳 4) surface size (24 exposed Fe atoms), top (1CO), bridge (3CO) and 4-fold hollow (7CO) adsorption configurations coexist. The stepwise adsorption energies and dissociation barriers at different coverage reveal equilibriums between desorption and dissociation of adsorbed CO molecules. It is found that only molecular adsorption is likely for nCO = 8鈥?1, and mixed molecular and dissociative adsorption becomes possible for nCO = 5鈥?, while only dissociative adsorption is favorable for nCO = 1鈥?. The computed CO adsorption configurations and stretching frequencies as well as desorption temperatures from ab initio thermodynamic analysis agree well with the available experimental data.