Published April 30, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of dissociation barriers of H2 on Ni(111) and Ni3Fe(111)

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)

Description

The minimum energy paths (MEP) of H2 dissociation on Ni(111) and Ni3Fe(111) are calculated using density functional theory. The dissociation barrier on Ni3Fe(111) is lower by 0.09eV with respect to the barrier of 0.1eV on Ni(111). A formula to approximate MEP is proposed and fits well the calculated MEP of H2 dissociation on Ni(111). By this formula, the difference in the dissociation barriers can be semi-quantitatively related with the space-independent difference in atomic chemisorption energies, providing a new way to understand the Bronsted-Evans-Polanyi relationship

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DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2006.12.083;
PII
S0921-4526(07)00019-1;

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Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
393
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 223-227
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

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