中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 17301-017301.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/1/017301

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Effects of O defects on adsorption of small Ag clusterson a MgO(001) surface

邓永和   

  1. College of Science, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
  • 收稿日期:2009-04-15 修回日期:2009-05-18 出版日期:2010-01-15 发布日期:2010-01-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China (Grant No.~09B021).

Effects of O defects on adsorption of small Ag clusters on a MgO(001) surface

Deng Yong-He(邓永和)   

  1. College of Science, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
  • Received:2009-04-15 Revised:2009-05-18 Online:2010-01-15 Published:2010-01-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China (Grant No.~09B021).

摘要: The interaction of Ag atoms with a defective MgO(001) surface is systematically studied based on density functional theory. The Ag clusters are deposited on neutral and charged oxygen vacancies of the MgO(001) surface. The structures of Ag clusters take the shape of simple models of two- or three-dimensional (2D and 3D) metal particles deposited on the MgO surface. When the nucleation of the metal clusters occurs in the Fs (missing neutral O) centre, the interaction with the substrate is considerably stronger than that in the Fs+ (missing O- ) centre. The results show that the adsorption of Ag atoms on the MgO surface with oxygen vacancy is stronger than on a clear MgO surface, thereby attracting more Ag atoms to cluster together, and forming atomic islands.

Abstract: The interaction of Ag atoms with a defective MgO(001) surface is systematically studied based on density functional theory. The Ag clusters are deposited on neutral and charged oxygen vacancies of the MgO(001) surface. The structures of Ag clusters take the shape of simple models of two- or three-dimensional (2D and 3D) metal particles deposited on the MgO surface. When the nucleation of the metal clusters occurs in the Fs (missing neutral O) centre, the interaction with the substrate is considerably stronger than that in the $F_{\rm s}^+$ (missing O- ) centre. The results show that the adsorption of Ag atoms on the MgO surface with oxygen vacancy is stronger than on a clear MgO surface, thereby attracting more Ag atoms to cluster together, and forming atomic islands.

Key words: MgO(001) surface, density functional theory calculations, O defects, Ag clusters

中图分类号:  (Adsorption kinetics ?)

  • 68.43.Mn
61.72.J- (Point defects and defect clusters) 68.47.Jn (Clusters on oxide surfaces) 71.15.Mb (Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections) 73.20.At (Surface states, band structure, electron density of states)