Abstract
© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Using periodic DFT-D2 methods, atomistic simulations of interstellar H adsorption and H2 formation on a (010) Fe-containing olivine surface are presented. At variance with the (010) Mg2SiO4 surface and key to these processes are the large Fe/H interaction energies, suggesting that olivine surfaces are good reservoirs of H atoms for subsequent recombination to form H2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6873-6876 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 42 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |