“…52 The structural differences between the lowest and highest energy configurations are tiny, which is consistent with the E ad values. Our results are in accordance with similar calculations for CH 4 adsorbed on the following metal oxides, e.g., La 2 O 3 , 53 WO 3 , 54 and PdO, 55 and solid surfaces, e.g., Ir(111) 56 and Ni(553). 57 Then, the weak interaction of methane with the nanocluster can be associated with the high inertness of CH 4 molecule, which is related to the T d symmetry (sp 3 hybridization), large HOMO−LUMO energy separation, and small dipole moment of the C−H bonds, which yields to net zero dipole moment due to the T d symmetry.…”