Vibrational recognition of hydrogen－bonded water networks on metal surfaces

The adsorption of water on a Pt(111) surface has been studied with ab initio molecular dynamics simulation. Both the energetics and vibrational dynamics indicate the existence of a well-ordered molecular bilayer on this surface. This conclusion is in contrast to the recent result of water on a Ru(0001) surface, but agrees with available experiments. In addition, our calculation identifies two different hydrogen bonds in the bilayer for the first time. Both can be directly recognized from the vibrational spectra of the OH stretch modes.