TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of ab initio and empirical potentials for H-atom association with diamond surfaces
AU - De Sainte Claire, Pascal
AU - Song, Kihyung
AU - Hase, William L.
AU - Brenner, Donald W.
PY - 1996/2/1
Y1 - 1996/2/1
N2 - Canonical variational transition-state theory (CVTST) is used to compare H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} association rate constants calculated from the Brenner empirical potential function and molecular anharmonic potentials written with switching (MAPS) functions. Previous work [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 2916; J. Chem. Phys. 1994, 101, 2476] has shown that the MAPS functions, derived from ab initio calculations, give rate constants in agreement with experiment. For the 300-2000 K temperature range, the Brenner potential function gives CVTST H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} association rate constants which are 159-30 and 49-7 times smaller, respectively, than the values from the MAPS functions. An analysis of the Brenner potential function shows that it inaccurately represents the intermediate and long-range H - C association potential, which controls the structure of the variational transition state and the CVTST rate constant. The MAPS functions give H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} variational transition states with similar properties. Angular momentum and external rotation have no effect on the H + diamond {111} association rate constant, which makes it approximately an order-of-magnitude smaller than that for H + CH3 association.
AB - Canonical variational transition-state theory (CVTST) is used to compare H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} association rate constants calculated from the Brenner empirical potential function and molecular anharmonic potentials written with switching (MAPS) functions. Previous work [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 2916; J. Chem. Phys. 1994, 101, 2476] has shown that the MAPS functions, derived from ab initio calculations, give rate constants in agreement with experiment. For the 300-2000 K temperature range, the Brenner potential function gives CVTST H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} association rate constants which are 159-30 and 49-7 times smaller, respectively, than the values from the MAPS functions. An analysis of the Brenner potential function shows that it inaccurately represents the intermediate and long-range H - C association potential, which controls the structure of the variational transition state and the CVTST rate constant. The MAPS functions give H + CH3 and H + diamond {111} variational transition states with similar properties. Angular momentum and external rotation have no effect on the H + diamond {111} association rate constant, which makes it approximately an order-of-magnitude smaller than that for H + CH3 association.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp951693m
DO - 10.1021/jp951693m
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0343602102
SN - 0022-3654
VL - 100
SP - 1761
EP - 1766
JO - Journal of physical chemistry
JF - Journal of physical chemistry
IS - 5
ER -