title: Density function theory study of the adsorption and dissociation of carbon monoxide on tungsten nanoparticles.
abstract: The adsorption and dissociation properties of carbon monoxide (CO) molecule on tungsten W(n) (n = 10-15) nanoparticles have been investigated by density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. The lowest-energy structures for W(n) (n = 10-15) nanoparticles are found by the basin-hopping method and big-bang method with the modified tight-binding many-body potential. We calculated the corresponding adsorption energies, C-O bond lengths and dissociation barriers for adsorption of CO on nanoparticles. The electronic properties of CO on nanoparticles are studied by the analysis of density of state and charge density. The characteristic of CO on W(n) nanoparticles are also compared with that of W bulk.
authors: Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, ROC.
authors: Meng-Hsiung
authors: MH
authors: Weng
authors: Shin-Pon
authors: SP
authors: Ju
authors: Hsin-Tsung
authors: HT
authors: Chen
authors: Hui-Lung
authors: HL
authors: Chen
authors: Jian-Ming
authors: JM
authors: Lu
authors: Ken-Huang
authors: KH
authors: Lin
authors: Jenn-Sen
authors: JS
authors: Lin
authors: Jin-Yuan
authors: JY
authors: Hsieh
authors: Hsi-Wen
authors: HW
authors: Yang