Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (12): 1226-1230.

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Density Functional Theory Study of Dimethyl Ether Adsorption on Pt(100) Surface

LIU Hui1, YIN Geping1*, LI Yanwei2, CHEN Gang1, LU Leilei1, WANG Zhenbo1   

  1. 1 Department of Applied Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, China; 2 Department of Material and Chemical Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
  • Received:2008-12-25 Online:2008-12-25 Published:2012-09-20

Abstract: The optimized structure of CH3OCH3 adsorbed on the clean Pt(100) surface was ach ieved by means of DFT and periodic modeling structure. The relationship between the initial adsorption site and the steady adsorbed structure was thus clarified . Moreover, the most favorable adsorption site was obtained and the C- H bond seems to be activated much easier especially at that site.

Key words: dimethyl ether, Pt(100) surface, adsorption, density functional theory