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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Surface Science
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Methane dissociation on metal surfaces is crucial for catalysis and energy research.
  • Accurate theoretical models require precise potential energy surfaces from density functional theory (DFT).
  • The choice of exchange-correlation functional significantly impacts reactivity predictions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of exchange-correlation functionals on methane dissociation reactivity.
  • To develop an improved DFT functional for describing methane on metal surfaces.
  • To compare theoretical results with quantum state-resolved experimental data.

Main Methods:

  • Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations were performed.
  • Various density functionals, including those with van der Waals (vdW) corrections, were tested.
  • A semi-empirical specific reaction parameter (SRP) functional was developed using a weighted average of PBE and RPBE functionals.

Main Results:

  • A vdW-corrected SRP functional showed improved agreement with experimental sticking probability data for CHD3 + Pt(111).
  • This functional accurately reproduced the surface temperature dependence of methane dissociation.
  • The influence of rotational alignment on reactivity was also investigated and compared to experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The developed semi-empirical functional enhances the accuracy of theoretical descriptions for methane dissociation on metal surfaces.
  • This work provides a more reliable computational tool for studying gas-surface dynamics.
  • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of catalytic processes involving methane.