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

  • Yong Su Kim
  • , Sang Ho Jeon
  • , Aaron Bostwick
  • , Eli Rotenberg
  • , Philip N. Ross
  • , Andrew L. Walter
  • , Young Jun Chang
  • , Vojislav R. Stamenkovic
  • , Nenad M. Markovic
  • , Tae Won Noh
  • , Seungwu Han
  • , Bongjin Simon Mun

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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 (d yz) 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19019-19023
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume15
Issue number43
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Nov 2013

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