Adsorption of organic molecules on semiconductor surfaces has been attracting a growing attention for its importance in emerging technologies. Since the properties of the resulting materials are largely dependent on the organic/semiconductor interface, fundamental research on the covalent bonding of molecules with the surface can provide useful information. Problems that have been addressed include the structure of the resulting systems and spectroscopic measurements often in concert with theoretical calculations can assess the orientation and geometry of the molecular adsorbate. NEXAFS spectroscopy is widely used to characterize adsorbate structures on surfaces since it allows to investigate the adsorption mode as well as the extent of the adsorbate-substrate interaction, through the comparison between the spectra of the free and adsorbed molecule. Here we present a DFT simulation of the NEXAFS spectra of ethylene adsorbed on a regular Si (100) surface, considering several adsorption models. Cluster models have been employed to mimic the molecule-surface system for the spectra simulation. Surface models with and without the adsorbed molecule have been optimized by means of periodic slab DFT calculations. Both total and angle dependent spectra have been calculated and compared with the available polarization dependent NEXAFS experiments; the good agreement between theoretical and experimental results proves the reliability of the present computational strategy.

DFT simulation of NEXAFS spectra of molecules adsorbed on surfaces: C2H4 on Si(100) case study

FRONZONI, GIOVANNA;BALDUCCI, GABRIELE;STENER, MAURO;DE FRANCESCO, RENATO;ROMEO, MICHELE
2012-01-01

Abstract

Adsorption of organic molecules on semiconductor surfaces has been attracting a growing attention for its importance in emerging technologies. Since the properties of the resulting materials are largely dependent on the organic/semiconductor interface, fundamental research on the covalent bonding of molecules with the surface can provide useful information. Problems that have been addressed include the structure of the resulting systems and spectroscopic measurements often in concert with theoretical calculations can assess the orientation and geometry of the molecular adsorbate. NEXAFS spectroscopy is widely used to characterize adsorbate structures on surfaces since it allows to investigate the adsorption mode as well as the extent of the adsorbate-substrate interaction, through the comparison between the spectra of the free and adsorbed molecule. Here we present a DFT simulation of the NEXAFS spectra of ethylene adsorbed on a regular Si (100) surface, considering several adsorption models. Cluster models have been employed to mimic the molecule-surface system for the spectra simulation. Surface models with and without the adsorbed molecule have been optimized by means of periodic slab DFT calculations. Both total and angle dependent spectra have been calculated and compared with the available polarization dependent NEXAFS experiments; the good agreement between theoretical and experimental results proves the reliability of the present computational strategy.
2012
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