Density functional theory (DFT) quantum chemical calculations are used to determine adsorption energies and geometries of NO, NO(2), CO(2), and H(2)O on a barium oxide (100) surface. The study includes two adsorption geometries for NO(2). All species form thermodynamically stable adsorbates, and adsorption strength increases in the order NO(2) < H(2)O < NO = CO(2). The influence of surface coverage on adsorption energy is investigated for all species, and a strong coverage dependence is observed. For CO(2), a chemisorbed, carbonate-type structure is identified; the adsorption from the gas phase is nonactivated. Numerical calculations of the competitive adsorption/desorption equilibria of the four species show that, under typical engine exhaust gas composition, the BaO surface is carbonated to a large extent. The results indicate that carbon dioxide plays an essential role in the surface processes during NO(x)() storage on BaO, where it can block a large part of available surface sites.
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