Issue 43, 2013

Role of preferential weak hybridization between the surface-state of a metal and the oxygen atom in the chemical adsorption mechanism

Abstract

We report on the chemical adsorption mechanism of atomic oxygen on the Pt(111) surface using angle-resolved-photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and density functional calculations. The detailed band structure of Pt(111) from ARPES reveals that most of the bands near the Fermi level are surface-states. By comparing band maps of Pt and O/Pt, we identify that dxz (dyz) and dz2 orbitals are strongly correlated in the surface-states around the symmetry point M and K, respectively. Additionally, we demonstrate that the s- or p-orbital of oxygen atoms hybridizes preferentially with the dxz (dyz) orbital near the M symmetry point. This weak hybridization occurs with minimal charge transfer.

Graphical abstract: Role of preferential weak hybridization between the surface-state of a metal and the oxygen atom in the chemical adsorption mechanism

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Aug 2013
Accepted
20 Sep 2013
First published
23 Sep 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013,15, 19019-19023

Role of preferential weak hybridization between the surface-state of a metal and the oxygen atom in the chemical adsorption mechanism

Y. S. Kim, S. H. Jeon, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, P. N. Ross, A. L. Walter, Y. J. Chang, V. R. Stamenkovic, N. M. Markovic, T. W. Noh, S. Han and B. S. Mun, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 19019 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP53376J

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