A fragment method for systematic improvement of anharmonic adsorbate vibrational frequencies: Acetylene on Cu(001)
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Kingston upon Hull, HU6 7RX (United Kingdom)
We suggest a novel method for systematic improvement of anharmonic adsorbate frequencies based on a fragment approach. The calculations are carried out by considering the adsorbed molecule separately and computing an energy correction using high-level ab initio method in addition to a standard calculation of the whole adsorbed system using quantum mechanical techniques with periodic boundary conditions. We demonstrate its reliability for a C{sub 2}H{sub 2} molecule chemisorbed on a Cu(001) surface. We also show that the accuracy of the presented approach with a suitable description of the periodic surface depends mainly on the accuracy of the high-level ab initio method used to describe the adsorbate molecule. Moreover, our technique potentially allows to predict adsorbate vibrational spectra with spectroscopic accuracy.
- OSTI ID:
- 22251294
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 139, Issue 21; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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