Adsorption of Cinnamaldehyde on Icosahedral Au13 and Pt13 Clusters

作者:Xiao Xue-Chun; Shi Wei; Ni Zhe-Ming*; Zhang Lian-Yang; Xu Jin-Fang
来源:Acta Physico - Chimica Sinica, 2015, 31(5): 885-892.
DOI:10.3866/PKU.WHXB201503181

摘要

The adsorption behavior of cinnamaldehyde on icosahedral Au-13 and Pt-13 clusters was investigated by density functional theory with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerh of generalized gradient approximation (GGA-PBE). When analyzing the adsorption energies and geometrical parameters of different adsorption models, the adsorption energy of cis-cinnamaldehyde was higher than that of trans-cinnamaldehyde for the same cluster. On the Au-13 cluster, the most stable adsorption was the C=O and C=C double bond coadsorption model. While on the Pt-13 cluster, the most stable adsorption was the C=O double bond adsorption model. Comparison between the Au-13 and Pt-13 clusters showed that the adsorption capacity of cinnamaldehyde on the Pt-13 cluster was higher than on the Au-13 cluster. Analyzing the electronic structures of the most stable adsorption configurations of cinnamaldehyde on the Au-13 and Pt-13 clusters showed that electrons transferred from 2s and 2p orbitals of cinnamaldehyde to the metal clusters. Electrons of metal clusters were also back-donated to the anti-bonding orbitals of the cinnamaldehyde molecule. This collaborative process eventually led to the stable adsorption of cinnamaldehyde on the Au-13 and Pt-13 clusters. In addition, adsorption of cinnamaldehyde on cluster models was more energetically favorable than on flat models.