The adsorption of acrolein on a Pt (1 1 1): A study of chemical bonding and electronic structure

PIRILLO, S. , LÓPEZ-CORRAL, I., GERMÁN, E., JUAN, A.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2012 vol. 263 p. 79 - 85

0169-4332

The adsorption of acrolein on a Pt (1 1 1) surface was studied using ab-initio and semiempirical calculations. Geometry optimization and densities of states (DOS) curves were carried out using the Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP) code. We started our study with the preferential geometries corresponding to the different acrolein/Pt (1 1 1) adsorption modes previously reported. Then, we examined the evolution of the chemical bonding in these geometries, using the crystal orbital overlap population (COOP) and overlap population (OP) analysis of selected pairs of atoms. We analyzed the acrolein intramolecular bonds, Pt (1 1 1) superficial bonds and new moleculesurface formed bonds after adsorption. We found that PtPt bonds interacting with the molecule and acrolein CO and CC bonds are weakened after adsorption; this last bond is significantly linked to the surface. The obtained CPt and OPt OP values suggest that the most stable adsorption modes are η3-cis and η4-trans, while the η1-trans is the less favored configuration. We also found that C pz orbital and Pt pz and dz2 orbitals participate strongly in the adsorption process. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.