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Benzene and carbon monoxide co-adsorption on Pt(1�1�1): a theoretical study

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Appl. Surf. Sci., 236 (1-4): 394 - 405 (2004)
DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.05.015

Abstract

The co-adsorption of carbon monoxide and benzene on Pt(1�1�1) has been studied by theoretical tight-binding calculations. We used the ordered rect-2C6H6+4CO superlattice. The computed energies for the adsorption sequences agrees with the experimental fact that CO displaces benzene. A comparison of the co-adsorption with CO and benzene 2D networks and both, CO and benzene 2D, adsorbed alone on Pt(1�1�1) is also given. An important H-H intermolecular interaction between benzenes is reinforced when CO is added to the surface. In addition, the Pt-C6H6 overlaps population decrease while a bonding interaction is developed between carbon from benzene and the C and O atoms from carbon monoxide. The density of states (DOS) and crystal orbital overlap population (COOP) curves clearly show this behavior.

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