A theoretical investigation of the binding of TiCl(n) to MgCl(2)

作者：Martinsky C; Minot C^*; Ricart JM

来源：Surface Science, 2001, 490(3): 237-250.

DOI：10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01373-5

• computer simulations
• molecular dynamics
• density functional calculations
• halides
• catalysis
• chemisorption

The structure of the (0 0 0 1) surface of the alpha -MgCl(2) crystal has been investigated using DFT-GGA periodic calculations. The calculated surface relaxation is in agreement with LEED measurements. Motivated for the use of MgCl(2) as support for the Ziegler-Natta reaction, we have studied the adsorption of the catalyst (titanium chlorides as monomers or dimers) on the (1 0 0) and (1 1 0) MgCl(2) surfaces. The structures of adsorbed species are close to those previously found on cluster models: bridging chlorine atoms connect the Ti to the Mg atoms and the systems remain in high spin states. The (0 0 0 1) surface is the most stable face of the alpha -MgCl(2) crystal; however it is Cl-terminated and henceforth poorly reactive; it had been suggested to deposit metallic Mg in order to improve its reactivity. Our modelling explains the failure of this tentative; the interaction between the deposited metal and the surface is repulsive and uncharged Mg atom does not bind.

• 出版日期2001-9-10