Abstract
Density-functional formalism and the self-consistent Green functions method have been applied to study the interaction of a proton with a jellium surface. Contrary to previous methods of a similar type, this approach allows one to treat accurately the extended screening charge distribution in the metal for larger distances of the proton from the surface. A detailed discussion is given of the density of screening charge, the energetic position of bound states, and the binding energy of a proton and their dependence on the distance from the surface. It is found that the proton penetrates the jellium of ${r}_{s}=3$ and is not adsorbed at the surface but absorbed. At small distances of the proton from the surface the screening charge density is relatively well localized.
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