Published August 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

First principles study of NH3 molecular adsorption on LiH (100) surfaces

  • 1. School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology (China)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology (China)

Description

The adsorption of NH3 on LiH (100) crystal surfaces was studied by first principles method. The preferred adsorption sites, adsorption energy, dissociation energy and electronic structure of the LiH (100)/NH3 systems were calculated separately. It is found that chemical adsorption happened mainly when NH3 molecules are on the LiH (100) crystal surfaces. When NH3 is adsorbed on the Li top site, NH2 is formed on the LiH (100) crystal surfaces after loss of H atom, the calculated adsorption energy, 0.511 eV, belongs to strong chemical adsorption, then the interaction is strongest. The interaction between NH2 and the neighboring Li, H are ionic. The covalent bonds are formed between N and H atoms in NH2. One H2 molecule is formed by another H atom in NH3 and H atom from LiH (100) crystal sur- faces. The covalent bonds are formed between H and H atoms in H2. (authors)

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Journal Title
Journal of Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 689-693
ISSN
1000-0364

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Notes
5 figs., 1 tabs., 14 refs.