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Title: Trends in the thermodynamic stability of ultrathin supported oxide films

Abstract

The formation of thin oxide films on metal supports is an important phenomenon, especially in the context of strong metal support interaction (SMSI). Computational predictions of the stability of these films are hampered by their structural complexity and a varying lattice mismatch with different supports. In this study, we report a large combination of supports and ultrathin oxide films studied with density functional theory (DFT). Trends in stability are investigated through a descriptor-based analysis. Since the studied films are bound to the support exclusively through metal–metal interaction, the adsorption energy of the oxide-constituting metal atom can be expected to be a reasonable descriptor for the stability of the overlayers. If the same supercell is used for all supports, the overlayers experience different amounts of stress. Using supercells with small lattice mismatch for each system leads to significantly improved scaling relations for the stability of the overlayers. Finally, this approach works well for the studied systems and therefore allows the descriptor-based exploration of the thermodynamic stability of supported thin oxide layers.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2]
  1. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  3. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1349407
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 120; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Plessow, Philipp N., Bajdich, Michal, Greene, Joshua, Vojvodic, Aleksandra, and Abild-Pedersen, Frank. Trends in the thermodynamic stability of ultrathin supported oxide films. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01404.
Plessow, Philipp N., Bajdich, Michal, Greene, Joshua, Vojvodic, Aleksandra, & Abild-Pedersen, Frank. Trends in the thermodynamic stability of ultrathin supported oxide films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01404
Plessow, Philipp N., Bajdich, Michal, Greene, Joshua, Vojvodic, Aleksandra, and Abild-Pedersen, Frank. Thu . "Trends in the thermodynamic stability of ultrathin supported oxide films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01404. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1349407.
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title = {Trends in the thermodynamic stability of ultrathin supported oxide films},
author = {Plessow, Philipp N. and Bajdich, Michal and Greene, Joshua and Vojvodic, Aleksandra and Abild-Pedersen, Frank},
abstractNote = {The formation of thin oxide films on metal supports is an important phenomenon, especially in the context of strong metal support interaction (SMSI). Computational predictions of the stability of these films are hampered by their structural complexity and a varying lattice mismatch with different supports. In this study, we report a large combination of supports and ultrathin oxide films studied with density functional theory (DFT). Trends in stability are investigated through a descriptor-based analysis. Since the studied films are bound to the support exclusively through metal–metal interaction, the adsorption energy of the oxide-constituting metal atom can be expected to be a reasonable descriptor for the stability of the overlayers. If the same supercell is used for all supports, the overlayers experience different amounts of stress. Using supercells with small lattice mismatch for each system leads to significantly improved scaling relations for the stability of the overlayers. Finally, this approach works well for the studied systems and therefore allows the descriptor-based exploration of the thermodynamic stability of supported thin oxide layers.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01404},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. C},
number = 19,
volume = 120,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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