Electronic structure and possible mechanism of potassium induced promotion of oxidation of Si(001)2 × 1

L. Ye, Arthur J Freeman, B. Delley

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Abstract

Local density total energy structural and electronic property studies using molecular cluster models with up to 98 atoms reveal that on coadsorption with O2: (i) K relaxes away from the Si surface with the KSi bond length increasing by ∼ 5% (and hence is more easily desorbed after catalytic oxidation); (ii) the O2 position and bond length are unchanged with the O2 more tightly bound to the Si surface (which explains the increased sticking coefficient); and (iii) additional charge transfer from K to the O2 antibonding orbitals and reduced O2 vibrational frequency (which help promote dissociation).

Original languageEnglish
JournalSurface Science
Volume239
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 1990

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Charge transfer
Structural properties
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orbitals
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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces

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Electronic structure and possible mechanism of potassium induced promotion of oxidation of Si(001)2 × 1. / Ye, L.; Freeman, Arthur J; Delley, B.

In: Surface Science, Vol. 239, No. 1-2, 01.12.1990.

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Ye, L, Freeman, AJ & Delley, B 1990, 'Electronic structure and possible mechanism of potassium induced promotion of oxidation of Si(001)2 × 1', Surface Science, vol. 239, no. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(90)90610-K
Ye L, Freeman AJ, Delley B. Electronic structure and possible mechanism of potassium induced promotion of oxidation of Si(001)2 × 1. Surface Science. 1990 Dec 1;239(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(90)90610-K
Ye, L. ; Freeman, Arthur J ; Delley, B. / Electronic structure and possible mechanism of potassium induced promotion of oxidation of Si(001)2 × 1. In: Surface Science. 1990 ; Vol. 239, No. 1-2.
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