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  • Surface Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Ligand-decorated metal surfaces are vital for selective catalysis.
  • Standard simulations struggle with strong ligand-surface interactions like carboxylates on metals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new computational method for simulating strongly adsorbed ligands on metal surfaces.
  • To investigate the influence of ligand concentration and surface corrugation on organic film dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of the Gaussian Lennard-Jones (GLJ) potential for metal-carboxylate interactions.
  • Molecular dynamics simulations using the GLJ force field.
  • Validation against oxygen adsorption on cobalt surfaces.

Main Results:

  • The GLJ approach accurately models strong ligand-surface interactions with a root mean square deviation (RMSD) of ~3 kcal/mol (4% error).
  • Ligand concentration affects organic film order.
  • Surface corrugation on Co(112̄0) leads to anisotropic ligand mobility.

Conclusions:

  • The GLJ potential is a versatile tool for simulating diverse metal/ligand systems.
  • This method provides crucial insights into organic film dynamics relevant to catalytic processes.