Dissociative adsorption modes of TATB on the Al (111) surface: a DFT investigation
Guo-Zheng Zhao1, Hui-Li Li1, Jian-Feng Jia1
1Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules, Magnetic Information Materials Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 PR China zhaoguozheng99@126.com.
Abstract:
Herein, the adsorption modes and electronic structures of TATB/Al (111) systems were investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) approach. We found that chemical adsorption led to the decomposition of the TATB molecule on the Al surface by four adsorption modes. All the adsorption configurations were accompanied by fractures of the N-O bonds in the nitro groups. In addition, there was a hydrogen atom transfer for 5P. For parallel and vertical adsorptions, the TATB molecules favored planar or quasi-planar structures. The order of total energy with BSSE correction matches well with the order of adsorption energy. The absolute values of energy and adsorption energy of 6P and 6V are highest in the parallel and vertical adsorption systems, respectively. Electrons are transferred from the Al (111) surface to the TATB molecule; this results in the activation of TATB on the Al (111) surface and obvious augmentation of the PDOS (partial density of states) peaks of the N and O atoms. From the Al (111) surface to the TATB molecule, the transfer of the electrons of 4P (14.00e) and 6V (9.04e) is largest for the parallel and vertical adsorptions, respectively.
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