Self-assembly of acetate adsorbates drives atomic rearrangement on the Au(110) surface

Fanny Hiebel; Bonggeun Shong; Wei Chen; Robert J. Madix; Efthimios Kaxiras; Cynthia M. Friend

doi:10.1038/ncomms13139

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Self-assembly of acetate adsorbates drives atomic rearrangement on the Au(110) surface

Fanny Hiebel,
Bonggeun Shong,
Wei Chen,
Robert J. Madix,
Efthimios Kaxiras,
Cynthia M. Friend

Affiliations

Fanny Hiebel: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Bonggeun Shong: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Wei Chen: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
Robert J. Madix: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
Efthimios Kaxiras: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
Cynthia M. Friend: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13139
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The efficiency of a catalyst relies on the stability of intermediates on its surface. Here, the authors find that van der Waals interactions between acetate adsorbates on Au(110) provide a small but necessary energy contribution to stabilize the acetate and drive restructuring of the Au surface.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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