Density functional theory study of the gamma-MnOOH (010) surface: Response to oxygen and water partial pressures

Published

November 15, 2011

Author(s)

Gloria A. Oxford, Anne M. Chaka

Abstract

Ab initio thermodynamics was combined with density functional theory calculations to identify stable gamma- MnOOH (010) surface terminations in response to varying oxygen and water partial pressures. Within the range of accessible oxygen chemical potentials, reduced manganese are not thermodynamically stable on the surface. Oxidation of the surface by addition of oxygen is favorable at oxygen chemical potentials typically found in experiments. Entropic effects lead to the removal of H2 from the clean surface above 603 K under ambient conditions, in close agreement with the experimental decomposition temperature of 573 K. Molecular adsorption of water at half monolayer and monolayer coverages is highly exothermic and significantly lowers the surface free energy of the clean surface. Dissociative adsorption is only possible at monolayer coverage, where it is stabilized by formation of a hydrogen bonding network on the surface. The most thermodynamically stable surfaces are oxidized surfaces, but the clean stoichiometric and fully hydrated surfaces may be accessible in experiments due to slow oxidation kinetics of the surface.

Citation

Physical Review B

Volume

84

Issue

20

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

ab initio thermodynamics, density functional theory, manganite, surfaces

Citation

Oxford, G. and Chaka, A. (2011), Density functional theory study of the gamma-MnOOH (010) surface: Response to oxygen and water partial pressures, Physical Review B, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908713 (Accessed October 22, 2025)