A Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Solver for First-Principles Microkinetic Trend Studies

Hoffmann, Max J.; Bligaard, Thomas

doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00683

A Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Solver for First-Principles Microkinetic Trend Studies

Journal Article · Sun Jan 21 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00683· OSTI ID:1457053

^[1]; Bligaard, Thomas ^[1]

Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Here, mean-field microkinetic models in combination with Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi like scaling relations have proven highly successful in identifying catalyst materials with good or promising reactivity and selectivity. Analysis of the microkinetic model by means of lattice kinetic Monte Carlo promises a faithful description of a range of atomistic features involving short-range ordering of species in the vicinity of an active site. In this paper, we use the “fruit fly” example reaction of CO oxidation on fcc(111) transition and coinage metals to motivate and develop a lattice kinetic Monte Carlo solver suitable for the numerically challenging case of vastly disparate rate constants. As a result, we show that for the case of infinitely fast diffusion and absence of adsorbate-adsorbate interaction it is, in fact, possible to match the prediction of the mean-field-theory method and the lattice kinetic Monte Carlo method. As a corollary, we conclude that lattice kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of surface chemical reactions are most likely to provide additional insight over mean-field simulations if diffusion limitations or adsorbate–adsorbate interactions have a significant influence on the mixing of the adsorbates.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1457053

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 14; ISSN 1549-9618

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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