Abstract:A first-principles calculation was applied to study the adsorption behavior of CO2 on δ-Pu(100) surface using a slab model within the framework of density functional theory. Results demonstrate that CO2 molecules are adsorbed on δ-Pu(100) surface at C-terminated bent state by multi-bond binding of C-Pu and O-Pu. The adsorption type belongs to strong chemical adsorption and the most stable adsorption configuration is H1-C4O4 with the adsorption energy of -6.430 eV. The adsorption stability order is hollow site>bridge site>top site. CO2 molecule mainly interacts with Pu surface atoms, while the interaction with other three Pu atoms is weak. The transfer of more electrons to the CO2 2πu orbital is beneficial to the bending and activation of C-O bonds. Moreover, the chemical bonding between Pu atoms and CO2 molecule is mainly ionic state and the reaction mechanism is that the C 2s, C 2p, O 2s and O 2p orbitals of CO2 molecule hybrid with Pu 6p, Pu 6d and Pu 5f orbitals, resulting in a new bond structure. The work function of the H1-C4O4 site changes the least, indicating that other electrons readily escape from the metal surface and the required energy is the smallest.