ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
potential dependence
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vibrational frequency
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coinage metal electrodes
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relativistic effects
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density functional calculation
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Chemistry
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Theoretical, Physical and Computational Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The adsorptive properties of cyanide (CN-) on coinage metal (M) electrodes (M=Cu, Ag, Au) have been investigated using a relativistic density functional method. The way to model the electrochemical potential applied to the electrodes is to consider the systems in the presence of a perturbative external field F. The field-perturbative approach is proven to be a suitable method in interpreting the observed spectral shifts with electrode potential. The calculated potential-dependent shifts of ωM(SINGLE BOND)CN and ωC(SINGLE BOND)M are similar for the three metals, in agreement with experiment observations. The relativistic effects are required to account for the similarity in the frequency shifts of ωM(SINGLE BOND)CN. The calculated vibrational tuning rates dωC(SINGLE BOND)N/dF are 6.61×10-7, 6.61×10-7, and 5.64×10-7 cm-1/(V/cm) for M=Cu, Ag, and Au, respectively. The coupling of the M(SINGLE BOND)CN and C(SINGLE BOND)N internal modes contributes significantly (about 25%) to the size of the frequency shifts ΔωC(SINGLE BOND)N of the ligand. The effect of electric fields on the metal(SINGLE BOND)CN- bonding is also investigated. It is shown that changes in the magnitude of CN- to the metal donation and M(SINGLE BOND)CN bond strength occur under the influence of the electric field. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 67: 175-185, 1998
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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