Hydrogen-Induced Clustering of Metal Atoms in Oxygenated Metal Surfaces
Abstract
Nearly, all metals form spontaneously an oxygenated surface upon exposure to air. We demonstrate that the reaction of such an oxygenated surface with hydrogen results in the clustering of metal atoms. Using scanning electron microcopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ low-energy electron microscopy, we show that Cu atoms in the oxygenated Cu(110) surface self-assemble into Cu clusters upon the hydrogen-induced loss of the chemisorbed oxygen. It is shown that the clustering of Cu atoms occurs preferentially along the upper side of step edges formed by neighboring terraces of the substrate and boundaries of heterophase domains on the same terrace, followed by the spreading across the entire surface as the reaction progresses toward completion. Using density functional theory calculations, we show that the heterogeneous clustering of Cu atoms is induced by step-crossing barriers that hinder Cu atoms crossing descendent steps, thereby resulting in three-dimensional aggregation of Cu atoms on the upper side of step edges. These results may find broader applicability to tailor the formation of metal clusters for elucidating the intrinsic properties and functionalities of nanoclusters.
- Authors:
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- State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN); State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials; Binghamton Univ., NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1514384
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1594001; OSTI ID: 1864745
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-211643-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; SC0001135; AC02-06CH11357; OCI-1053575
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. C
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: 18; 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; Cu(110); oxidation; STM; LEEM; O2; H2
Citation Formats
Zhu, Yaguang, Wu, Dongxiang, Liu, Qianqian, Sadowski, Jerzy T., and Zhou, Guangwen. Hydrogen-Induced Clustering of Metal Atoms in Oxygenated Metal Surfaces. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00750.
Zhu, Yaguang, Wu, Dongxiang, Liu, Qianqian, Sadowski, Jerzy T., & Zhou, Guangwen. Hydrogen-Induced Clustering of Metal Atoms in Oxygenated Metal Surfaces. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00750
Zhu, Yaguang, Wu, Dongxiang, Liu, Qianqian, Sadowski, Jerzy T., and Zhou, Guangwen. Thu .
"Hydrogen-Induced Clustering of Metal Atoms in Oxygenated Metal Surfaces". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00750. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1514384.
@article{osti_1514384,
title = {Hydrogen-Induced Clustering of Metal Atoms in Oxygenated Metal Surfaces},
author = {Zhu, Yaguang and Wu, Dongxiang and Liu, Qianqian and Sadowski, Jerzy T. and Zhou, Guangwen},
abstractNote = {Nearly, all metals form spontaneously an oxygenated surface upon exposure to air. We demonstrate that the reaction of such an oxygenated surface with hydrogen results in the clustering of metal atoms. Using scanning electron microcopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ low-energy electron microscopy, we show that Cu atoms in the oxygenated Cu(110) surface self-assemble into Cu clusters upon the hydrogen-induced loss of the chemisorbed oxygen. It is shown that the clustering of Cu atoms occurs preferentially along the upper side of step edges formed by neighboring terraces of the substrate and boundaries of heterophase domains on the same terrace, followed by the spreading across the entire surface as the reaction progresses toward completion. Using density functional theory calculations, we show that the heterogeneous clustering of Cu atoms is induced by step-crossing barriers that hinder Cu atoms crossing descendent steps, thereby resulting in three-dimensional aggregation of Cu atoms on the upper side of step edges. These results may find broader applicability to tailor the formation of metal clusters for elucidating the intrinsic properties and functionalities of nanoclusters.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00750},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. C},
number = 18,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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