First-Principles Study of Nitrogen Adsorption and Dissociation on ZrMnFe(110) Surface

The adsorption, dissociation and penetration processes of N(2) on the surface of ZrMnFe(110) were investigated using the first-principles calculation method in this paper. The results indicate that the vacancy Hollow 1 composed of 4Zr1Fe on the surface of ZrMnFe(110) is the best adsorption site for the N(2) molecule and N atom, and the adsorption energies are 10.215 eV and 6.057 eV, respectively. Electron structure analysis indicates that the N(2) molecule and N atoms adsorbed mainly interact with Zr atoms on the surface. The transition state calculation shows that the maximum energy barriers to be overcome for the N(2) molecule and N atom on the ZrMnFe(110) surface were 1.129 eV and 0.766 eV, respectively. This study provides fundamental insight into the nitriding mechanism of nitrogen molecules in ZrMnFe.