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Title: Vibrational lifetimes of hydrogen on lead films: An ab initio molecular dynamics with electronic friction (AIMDEF) study

Abstract

Using density functional theory and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics with Electronic Friction (AIMDEF), we study the adsorption and dissipative vibrational dynamics of hydrogen atoms chemisorbed on free-standing lead films of increasing thickness. Lead films are known for their oscillatory behaviour of certain properties with increasing thickness, e.g., energy and electron spillout change in discontinuous manner, due to quantum size effects [G. Materzanini, P. Saalfrank, and P. J. D. Lindan, Phys. Rev. B 63, 235405 (2001)]. Here, we demonstrate that oscillatory features arise also for hydrogen when chemisorbed on lead films. Besides stationary properties of the adsorbate, we concentrate on finite vibrational lifetimes of H-surface vibrations. As shown by AIMDEF, the damping via vibration-electron hole pair coupling dominates clearly over the vibration-phonon channel, in particular for high-frequency modes. Vibrational relaxation times are a characteristic function of layer thickness due to the oscillating behaviour of the embedding surface electronic density. Implications derived from AIMDEF for frictional many-atom dynamics, and physisorbed species will also be given.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ;  [2];  [2]
  1. Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam (Germany)
  2. Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22413349
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 141; Journal Issue: 23; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ADSORPTION; CHEMISORPTION; COUPLING; DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD; ELECTRONS; FILMS; HYDROGEN; LEAD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD; SURFACES; THICKNESS

Citation Formats

Saalfrank, Peter, Donostia International Physics Center, Juaristi, J. I., Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Alducin, M., Muiño, R. Díez, Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Blanco-Rey, M., and Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián. Vibrational lifetimes of hydrogen on lead films: An ab initio molecular dynamics with electronic friction (AIMDEF) study. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4903309.
Saalfrank, Peter, Donostia International Physics Center, Juaristi, J. I., Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Alducin, M., Muiño, R. Díez, Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Blanco-Rey, M., & Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián. Vibrational lifetimes of hydrogen on lead films: An ab initio molecular dynamics with electronic friction (AIMDEF) study. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903309
Saalfrank, Peter, Donostia International Physics Center, Juaristi, J. I., Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Alducin, M., Muiño, R. Díez, Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC, Blanco-Rey, M., and Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián. 2014. "Vibrational lifetimes of hydrogen on lead films: An ab initio molecular dynamics with electronic friction (AIMDEF) study". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903309.
@article{osti_22413349,
title = {Vibrational lifetimes of hydrogen on lead films: An ab initio molecular dynamics with electronic friction (AIMDEF) study},
author = {Saalfrank, Peter and Donostia International Physics Center and Juaristi, J. I. and Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC and Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián and Alducin, M. and Muiño, R. Díez and Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC and Blanco-Rey, M. and Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Químicas UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián},
abstractNote = {Using density functional theory and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics with Electronic Friction (AIMDEF), we study the adsorption and dissipative vibrational dynamics of hydrogen atoms chemisorbed on free-standing lead films of increasing thickness. Lead films are known for their oscillatory behaviour of certain properties with increasing thickness, e.g., energy and electron spillout change in discontinuous manner, due to quantum size effects [G. Materzanini, P. Saalfrank, and P. J. D. Lindan, Phys. Rev. B 63, 235405 (2001)]. Here, we demonstrate that oscillatory features arise also for hydrogen when chemisorbed on lead films. Besides stationary properties of the adsorbate, we concentrate on finite vibrational lifetimes of H-surface vibrations. As shown by AIMDEF, the damping via vibration-electron hole pair coupling dominates clearly over the vibration-phonon channel, in particular for high-frequency modes. Vibrational relaxation times are a characteristic function of layer thickness due to the oscillating behaviour of the embedding surface electronic density. Implications derived from AIMDEF for frictional many-atom dynamics, and physisorbed species will also be given.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4903309},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22413349}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 23,
volume = 141,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}