CO Adsorbate Promotes Polaron Photoactivity on the Reduced Rutile TiO<sub>2</sub>(110) Surface
Cheng Cheng, Yonghao Zhu, Wei‐Hai Fang, Run Long, Oleg V. Prezhdo
Abstract
surface electron polaron sites. The reported results provide a fundamental understanding of the influence of electron polarons on the initial stage of reactant adsorption and the effect of the adsorbate-polaron interaction on the polaron dynamics and lifetime. The study demonstrates how charge and polaron properties can be controlled by adsorbed species, allowing one to design high-performance transition-metal oxide catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
PolaronChemical physicsAdsorptionDelocalized electronMaterials scienceOxideChemisorptionDensity functional theoryAb initioChemistryCondensed matter physicsElectronComputational chemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryMetallurgyCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics