The interaction between molecules and solid surfaces plays important roles in various applications, including catalysis, sensors, nanoelectronics, and solar cells. Surprisingly, a full understanding of molecule–surface interaction at the quantum mechanical level has not been achieved even for very simple molecules, such as water. In this mini-review, we report recent progresses and current status of studies on interaction between representative molecules and surfaces. Taking water/metal, DNA bases/carbon nanotube, and organic dye molecule/oxide as examples, we focus on the understanding on the microstructure, electronic property, and electron–ion dynamics involved in these systems obtained from first-principles quantum mechanical calculations. We find that a quantum mechanical description of molecule–surface interaction is essential for understanding interface phenomenon at the microscopic level, such as wetting. New theoretical developments, including van der Waals density functional and quantum nuclei treatment, improve further our understanding of surface interactions.
. Quantum simulation of molecular interaction and dynamics at surfaces[J]. Frontiers of Physics, 2011, 6(3): 294-308.
Zi-jing DING (丁子敬), Yang JIAO (焦扬), Sheng MENG (孟胜). Quantum simulation of molecular interaction and dynamics at surfaces. Front. Phys. , 2011, 6(3): 294-308.
S. H. Park, A. Roy, S. Beaupre, S. Cho, N. Coates, J. S. Moon, D. Moses, M. Leclerc, K. Lee, and A. J. Heeger, Nat. Photonics , 2009, 3: 297 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.69
3
For example, the very popular TIP3P model of water produces an OO distance of 2.75 ? and hydrogen bond angles of -4° and 158° in a water dimer, which are different from the corresponding values in first-principles calculations (2.95 ?, 5°, 125°) and experiment (2.98 ?, -1°, 123°). See S. Meng, Chapter 3, . dissertation, Graduatue School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing , 2004
4
S. Meng, L. F. Xu, E. G. Wang, and S. W. Gao, Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2002, 89: 176104 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.176104
J. Carrasco, A. Michaelides, M. Forster, S. Haq, R. Raval, and A. Hodgson, Nat. Mater. , 2009, 8: 427 doi: 10.1038/nmat2403
11
S. Meng, P. Maragakis, C. Papaloukas, and E. Kaxiras, Nano Lett. , 2007, 7, 45 doi: 10.1021/nl0619103
12
S. Meng, W. L. Wang, P. Maragakis, and E. Kaxiras, Nano Lett. , 2007, 7: 2312 doi: 10.1021/nl070953w
13
S. Meng, J. Ren, and E. Kaxiras, Nano Lett. , 2008, 8: 3266 doi: 10.1021/nl801644d
14
S. Meng and E. Kaxiras, Nano Lett. , 2010, 10: 1238 doi: 10.1021/nl100442e
15
J. M. Soler, E. Artacho, J. D. Gale, A. García, J. Junquera, P. Ordejón, and D. Sánchez-Portal, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter , 2002, 14: 2745 doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/14/11/302
D. N. Denzler, C. Hess, R. Dudek, S. Wagner, C. Frischkorn, M. Wolf, and G. Ertl, Chem. Phys. Lett. , 2003, 376: 618 doi: 10.1016/S0009-2614(03)01016-9
H. Ogasawara, B. Brena, D. Nordlund, M. Nyberg, A. Pelmenschikov, L. G. M. Pettersson, and A. Nilsson, Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2002, 89: 276102 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.276102
S. Nie, P. J. Feibelman, N. C. Bartelt, and K. Thürmer, Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2010, 105: 026102 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.026102
40
T. Schiros, S. Haq, H. Ogasawara, O. Takahashi, H. ?str?m, K. Andersson, L. G. M. Pettersson, A. Hodgson, and A. Nilsson, Chem. Phys. Lett. , 2006, 429: 415 doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2006.08.048
J. Lee, D. C. Sorescu, K. D. Jordan, and J. T. Yates, J. Phys. Chem. C , 2008, 112: 17672 doi: 10.1021/jp807467x
47
T. Mitsui, M. K. Rose, E. Fomin, D. F. Ogletree, and M. Salmeron, Science , 2002, 297: 1850 doi: 10.1126/science.1075095
48
V. A. Ranea, A. Michaelides, R. Ramírez, P. L. de Andres, J. A. Vergés, and D. A. King, Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2004, 92: 136104 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.136104
49
S. Meng, E. G. Wang, and S. W. Gao, J. Chem. Phys. , 2003, 119: 7617 doi: 10.1063/1.1617974
M. Zheng, A. Jagota, E. D. Semke, B. A. Diner, R. S. Mclean, S. R. Lustig, R. E. Richardson, and N. G. Tassi, Nat. Mater. , 2003, 2: 338 doi: 10.1038/nmat877
63
M. Zheng, A. Jagota, M. S. Strano, A. P. Santos, P. Barone, S. G. Chou, B. A. Diner, M. S. Dresselhaus, R. S. Mclean, G. B. Onoa, G. G. Samsonidze, E. D. Semke, M. Usrey, and D. J. Walls, Science , 2003, 302: 1545 doi: 10.1126/science.1091911
64
B. Gigliotti, B. Sakizzie, D. S. Bethune, R. M. Shelby, and J. N. Cha, Nano Lett. , 2006, 6: 159 doi: 10.1021/nl0518775
65
D. A. Heller, E. S. Jeng, T. K. Yeung, B. M. Martinez, A. E. Moll, J. B. Gastala, and M. S. Strano, Science , 2006, 311: 508 doi: 10.1126/science.1120792
66
Y. Xu, P. E. Pehrsson, L. Chen, R. Zhang, and W. Zhao, J. Phys. Chem. C , 2007, 111: 8638 doi: 10.1021/jp0709611
67
G. O. Gladchenko, M. V. Karachevtsev, V. S. Leontiev, V. A. Valeev, A. Y. Glamazda, A. M. Plokhotnichenko, and S. G. Stepanian, Mole. Phys. , 2006, 104: 3193 doi: 10.1080/00268970601061220
68
H. J. Gao, Y. Kong, D. Cui, and C. S. Ozkan, Nano Lett. , 2003, 3: 471 doi: 10.1021/nl025967a
J. Li, H. T. Ng, A. Cassell, W. Fan, H. Chen, Q. Ye, J. Koehne, J. Han, and M. Meyyappan, Nano Lett. , 2003, 3: 597 doi: 10.1021/nl0340677
74
N. W. S. Kam, Z. A. Liu, and H. J. Dai, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2006, 45: 577 doi: 10.1002/anie.200503389
75
C. Staii, A. T. Johnson, M. Chen, and A. Gelperin, Nano Lett. , 2005, 5: 1774 doi: 10.1021/nl051261f
76
G. Lu, P. Maragakis, and E. Kaxiras, Nano Lett. , 2005, 5: 897 doi: 10.1021/nl050354u
77
A. Star, E. Tu, J. Niemann, J. P. Gabriel, C. S. Joiner, and C. Valcke, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA , 2006, 103: 921 doi: 10.1073/pnas.0504146103
78
E. S. Jeng, A. E. Moll, A. C. Roy, J. B. Gastala, and M. S. Strano, Nano Lett. , 2006, 6: 371 doi: 10.1021/nl051829k
79
B. R. Brooks, R. E. Bruccoleri, B. D. Olafson, D. J. States, S. Swaminathan, and M. Karplus, J. Comp. Chem. , 1983, 4: 187 doi: 10.1002/jcc.540040211
80
A. D. MacKerell, D. Bashford, M. Bellott, R. L. Dunbrack, J. D. Evanseck, M. J. Field, S. Fischer, J. Gao, H. Guo, S. Ha, D. Joseph-McCarthy, L. Kuchnir, K. Kuczera, F. T. K. Lau, C. Mattos, S. Michnick, T. Ngo, D. T. Nguyen, B. Prodhom, W. E. Reiher, B. Roux, M. Schlenkrich, J. C. Smith, R. Stote, J. Straub, M. Watanabe, J. Wiórkiewicz-Kuczera, D. Yin, and M. Karplus, J. Phys. Chem. B , 1998, 102: 3586
81
S. V. Krivov, S. F. Chekmarev, and M. Karplus, Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2002, 88: 038101 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.038101
J. Schnadt, P. A. Bruhwiler, L. Patthey, J. N. O’Shea, S. Sodergren, M. Odelius, R. Ahuja, O. Karis, M. Bassler, P. Persson, H. Siegbahn, S. Lunell, and N. Martensson, Nature , 2002, 418: 620 doi: 10.1038/nature00952
95
S. A. Haque, E. Palomares, B. M. Cho, A. N. M. Green, N. Hirata, D. R. Klug, and J. R. Durrant, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2005, 127: 3456 doi: 10.1021/ja0460357
96
J. B. Asbury, E. Hao, Y. Wang, and T. Lian, J. Phys. Chem. B , 2000, 104: 11957 doi: 10.1021/jp002541g
97
C. W. Chang, L. Luo, C. K. Chou, C. F. Lo, C. Y. Lin, C. S. Hung, Y. P. Lee, and E. W. Diau, J. Phys. Chem. C , 2009, 113: 11524 doi: 10.1021/jp810580u
98
L. Schimka, J. Harl, A. Stroppa, A. Grüneis, M. Marsman, F. Mittendorfer, and G. Kresse, Nat. Mater. , 2010, 9: 741 doi: 10.1038/nmat2806