Halogen adsorption on metal surfaces

This project is devoted to the study of the interaction of halogens with metal surfaces. The main research methods are scanning tunneling microscopy and calculations based on the density functional theory. Fundamental knowledge of the processes occurring at the gas-solid interface is of great practical importance in catalysis. Knowledge of the composition and surface structure of the catalysts, active centers, and binding energies allows to calculate the catalytic activity and characterize the stages of the heterogeneous reaction. In the TMAS group, reactions of halogenation of copper, silver, gold, and nickel were chosen as the object of study. In heterogeneous catalysis, halogen is often a reaction promoter, and Cu, Ag, Au, and Ni are catalysts.  

Recent publications: 

Nikita Komarov, Tatiana V. Pavlova, Boris V. Andryushechkin, Iodine Adsorption on Ni(110): 2D Phase Transitions And NiI₂ Growth, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123 (2019) 27659-27665. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b08687

B.V. Andryushechkin, T.V. Pavlova, K.N. Eltsov, Adsorption of halogens on metal surfaces, Surface Science Reports 73 (2018) 83-115.

B.V. Andryushechkin, (2016) Halogen Adsorption on Metals, in Surface and Interface Science, Volume 5: Solid-Gas Interfaces I (ed K. Wandelt), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany (2016) doi: 10.1002/9783527680573.ch35

N.S. Komarov, T.V.Pavlova, B.V. Andryushechkin, Iodine adsorption on Ni(111): STM and DFT study, Surface Science 651 (2016) 112-119.

V.V. Cherkez, V.V. Zheltov, C. Didiot, B. Kierren, Y. Fagot-Revurat, D. Malterre, B.V. Andryushechkin, G.M. Zhidomirov, K.N. Eltsov, Self-ordered nanoporous lattice formed by chlorine atoms on Au(111), Physical Review B 93 (2016) 045432

T. V. Pavlova, B.V. Andryushechkin, G.M. Zhidomirov, First-Principle Study of Adsorption and Desorption of Chlorine on Cu(111) Surface: Does Chlorine or Copper Chloride Desorb? Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2016) 2829-2836.