The quantum dynamics of H2on Cu(111) at a surface temperature of 925 K: Comparing state-of-the-art theory to state-of-the-art experiments 2

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Abstract

State-of-the-art 6D quantum dynamics simulations for the dissociative chemisorption of H2 on a thermally distorted Cu(111) surface, using the static corrugation model, were analyzed to produce several (experimentally available) observables. The expected error, especially important for lower reaction probabilities, was quantified using wavepackets on several different grids as well as two different analysis approaches to obtain more accurate results in the region where a slow reaction channel was experimentally shown to be dominant. The lowest reaction barrier sites for different thermally distorted surface slabs are shown to not just be energetically, but also geometrically, different between surface configurations, which can be used to explain several dynamical effects found when including surface temperature effects. Direct comparison of simulated time-of-flight spectra to those obtained from state-of-the-art desorption experiments showed much improved agreement compared to the perfect lattice BOSS approach. Agreement with experimental rotational and vibrational efficacies also somewhat improved when thermally excited surfaces were included in the theoretical model. Finally, we present clear quantum effects in the rotational quadrupole alignment parameters found for the lower rotationally excited states, which underlines the importance of careful quantum dynamical analyses of this system.

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Smits, B., & Somers, M. F. (2023). The quantum dynamics of H2on Cu(111) at a surface temperature of 925 K: Comparing state-of-the-art theory to state-of-the-art experiments 2. Journal of Chemical Physics, 158(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0134817

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