Control of Surface Chemical Reactions through Solid Stiffness

Xi, Jianqi; Szlufarska, Izabela

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.129.106101

Title: Control of Surface Chemical Reactions through Solid Stiffness

Journal Article · 01 September 2022 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.129.106101 · OSTI ID:1980316

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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); OSTI
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Control of surface reactions is commonly achieved by modification of surface electronic structures. Here, we discover an alternative pathway for controlling surface reactions by tuning the mechanical stiffness of the underlying material. We find that in addition to the typically assumed surface electronic contribution right at the reactive site, the contribution from the deformation of the bulk region plays a vital role in controlling surface reactions. The underlying mechanism is an elastic relaxation of the solid, which depends on the material’s stiffness and can be modified by tuning bulk stoichiometry. The effect of bulk stiffness on surface reactions has been demonstrated by considering hydrogen scission reaction and oxygen incorporation reaction during corrosion of amorphous SiC in water and air, respectively. Finally, our results imply that tuning of bulk stiffness by modifying stoichiometry can provide an effective method for controlling surface reactions.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-08ER46493

OSTI ID:: 1980316

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 129; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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