An ONIOM study of H2O interacting with the C-terminated surface of silicon carbide

Yan Liu, Kehe Su, Xin Wang, Yanli Wang, Qingfeng Zeng, Laifei Cheng, Litong Zhang

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Abstract

A combined first principle and molecular mechanics research on the adsorption and surface reactions of H2O molecule with the C-terminated silicon carbide surface was carried out. The three-layered ONIOM(B3PW91/6-31g(d):AM1:UFF) approach on the (SiC)192·H 2O model was examined. Three distinct adsorption styles (molecular adsorption, molecular hydrogen dissociation adsorption and the H-OH bond dissociative adsorption) and eight possible reaction channels were found. The results show that there are three competitive reactions over the eight channels and the H2O molecule is in favor of dissociating the H-OH bond by the absorptions on the adjacent surface atoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-92
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume501
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Dec 2010

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