A theoretical study on the electronic structure of Au-XO(0,-1,+1) (X=C, N, and O) complexes: effect of an external electric field.

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A theoretical study on the nature of Au-XO(0,-1,+1) (X=C, N, O) interaction is carried out in order to provide a better understanding on the adsorption process of XO molecules on Au surfaces or Au-supported surfaces. The effect of the total charge as well as the presence of an external electric field on the formation processes of the Au-XO complex are analyzed and discussed using DFT (B3LYP) and high-level ab initio (CCSD(T)//MP2) methods employing a 6-311+G(3df) basis set for X and O atoms and Stuttgart pseudopotentials for Au atom. The presence of an electric field can increase the binding of O2 molecule to Au while weakening the formation of the Au-CO complex. These behaviors are discussed in the context of adsorption or deadsorption of these molecules on Au clusters. The formation of the Au-XO complex, the effect of addition/removal of one electron, and the role of the electric field are rationalized by studying the nature of the bonding interactions by means of the electron localization function (ELF) analysis. The net interaction between Au and XO fragments is governed by the interplay of three factors:
(i) the amount of charge transfer from Au to XO, (ii) the sharing of the lone pair from X atom by the Au core (V(X, Au) basin), and (iii) the role of the lone pair of Au (V(Au) basin) mainly formed by 6s electrons. The total charge of the system and the applied electric field determine the population and orientation of the V(Au) basin and, subsequently, the degree of repulsion with the V(X, Au) basin.

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Author/s: Tielens, Frederik (F); Gracia, Lourdes (L); Polo, Victor (V); Andrés, Juan (J);

Affiliation: Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Apartat 224, 12080, Castellón, Spain. tielens@ccr.jussieu.fr

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The journal of physical chemistry. A (J Phys Chem A), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Dec; vol 111 (issue 50) : pp 13255-63

Dates: Created 2007/12/13; Completed 2008/03/27;

PMID: 18020318, status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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