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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