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Wei K, Wang X, Ge J. Towards bridging thermo/electrocatalytic CO oxidation: from nanoparticles to single atoms. Chem Soc Rev 2024. [PMID: 39129479 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00868a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), as a feasible alternative to replace the traditional fossil fuel-based energy converter, contribute significantly to the global sustainability agenda. At the PEMFC anode, given the high exchange current density, Pt/C is deemed the catalyst-of-choice to ensure that the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) occurs at a sufficiently fast pace. The high performance of Pt/C, however, can only be achieved under the premise that high purity hydrogen is used. For instance, in the presence of trace level carbon monoxide, a typical contaminant during H2 production, Pt is severely deactivated by CO surface blockage. Addressing the poisoning issue necessitates for either developing anti-poisoning electrocatalysts or using pre-purified H2 obtained via a thermo-catalysis route. In other words, the CO poisoning issue can be addressed by either thermal-catalysis from the H2 supply side or electrocatalysis at the user side, respectively. In spite of the distinction between thermo-catalysis and electro-catalysis, there are high similarities between the two routes. Essentially, a reduction in the kinetic barrier for the combination of CO to oxygen containing intermediates is required in both techniques. Therefore, bridging electrocatalysis and thermocatalysis might offer new insight into the development of cutting edge catalysts to solve the poisoning issue, which, however, stands as an underexplored frontier in catalysis science. This review provides a critical appraisal of the recent advancements in preferential CO oxidation (CO-PROX) thermocatalysts and anti-poisoning HOR electrocatalysts, aiming to bridge the gap in cognition between the two routes. First, we discuss the differences in thermal/electrocatalysis, CO oxidation mechanisms, and anti-CO poisoning strategies. Second, we comprehensively summarize the progress of supported and unsupported CO-tolerant catalysts based on the timeline of development (nanoparticles to clusters to single atoms), focusing on metal-support interactions and interface reactivity. Third, we elucidate the stability issue and theoretical understanding of CO-tolerant electrocatalysts, which are critical factors for the rational design of high-performance catalysts. Finally, we underscore the imminent challenges in bridging thermal/electrocatalytic CO oxidation, with theory, materials, and the mechanism as the three main weapons to gain a more in-depth understanding. We anticipate that this review will contribute to the cognition of both thermocatalysis and electrocatalysis.
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- Kai Wei
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Cao Z, Jing R, Ma S, Wang J, Hu G, Wei G, Luo Q. Theoretical study on the interaction between acetone and BN monolayer doped with Ni for the clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:445102. [PMID: 37489853 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acea29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Endogenous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in human exhaled gases can reflect human health status and be used for clinical diagnosis and health monitoring. Acetone is the sign VOC gases of diabetes mellitus. In order to find a potential material for the detection of acetone in the application of the clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The adsorption properties, including adsorption energy, adsorption distance, charge transfer, density of states, electron localization function and electrons density difference, of acetone on BN monolayer doped with Ni were comprehensively investigated based on density functional theory. The results show that there could be chemisorption between acetone and Ni-BN monolayer and Ni-BN monolayer is probably suitable gas sensitive material for the detection of acetone in the application of diabetes mellitus monitoring and clinical diagnosis.
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- Zhengqin Cao
- College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Water Resources and Electric Power, Qinghai University, Xining City, Qinghai Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Hu H, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Xi J, Xiao J, Cao S. Performance Regulation of Single-Atom Catalyst by Modulating the Microenvironment of Metal Sites. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:24. [PMID: 37480375 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Metal-based catalysts, encompassing both homogeneous and heterogeneous types, play a vital role in the modern chemical industry. Heterogeneous metal-based catalysts usually possess more varied catalytically active centers than homogeneous catalysts, making it challenging to regulate their catalytic performance. In contrast, homogeneous catalysts have defined active-site structures, and their performance can be easily adjusted by modifying the ligand. These characteristics lead to remarkable conceptual and technical differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. As a recently emerging class of catalytic material, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become one of the most active new frontiers in the catalysis field and show great potential to bridge homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes. This review documents a brief introduction to SACs and their role in a range of reactions involving single-atom catalysis. To fully understand process-structure-property relationships of single-atom catalysis in chemical reactions, active sites or coordination structure and performance regulation strategies (e.g., tuning chemical and physical environment of single atoms) of SACs are comprehensively summarized. Furthermore, we discuss the application limitations, development trends and future challenges of single-atom catalysis and present a perspective on further constructing a highly efficient (e.g., activity, selectivity and stability), single-atom catalytic system for a broader scope of reactions.
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- Hanyu Hu
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, People's Republic of China.
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- Aramco Boston Research Center, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Pogrebetsky J, Siklitskaya A, Kubas A. MP2-Based Correction Scheme to Approach the Limit of a Complete Pair Natural Orbitals Space in DLPNO-CCSD(T) Calculations. J Chem Theory Comput 2023. [PMID: 37338422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The domain-based local pair natural orbital (PNO) coupled-cluster DLPNO-CCSD(T) method has been proven to provide accurate single-point energies at a fraction of the cost of canonical CCSD(T) calculations. However, the desired "chemical accuracy" can only be obtained with a large PNO space and extended basis set. We present a simple yet accurate and efficient correction scheme based on a perturbative approach. Here, in addition to DLPNO-CCSD(T) energy, one calculates DLPNO-MP2 correlation energy with the same settings as in the preceding coupled-cluster calculation. In the next step, the canonical MP2 correlation energy is obtained in the same orbital basis. This can be efficiently performed for essentially all molecule sizes accessible with the DLPNO-CCSD(T) method. By taking the difference between the canonical MP2 and DLPNO-MP2 energies, we obtain a correction term that can be added to the DLPNO-CCSD(T) correlation energy. This way, one can obtain the total correlation energy close to the limit of the complete PNO space (cPNO). The presented approach allows us to significantly increase the accuracy of the DLPNO-CCSD(T) method for both closed- and open-shell systems. The latter are known to be especially challenging for locally correlated methods. Unlike the previously developed PNO extrapolation procedure by Altun, Neese, and Bistoni ( J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2020, 16, 6142-6149), this strategy allows us to get the DLPNO-CCSD(T) correlation energy at the cPNO limit in a cost-efficient way, resulting in a minimal overall increase in calculation time as compared to the uncorrected method.
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- James Pogrebetsky
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warszawa 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warszawa 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warszawa 01-224, Poland
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Qin C, Ruan S, Xu K, He C, Shi Y, Feng B, Zhang L. Theoretical study on the reaction kinetics of CO oxidation by nitrogen-doped graphene catalysts with different ligand structures. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Choi KI, Yadav D, Jung J, Park E, Lee KM, Kim T, Kim J. Noble Metal Nanoparticles Decorated Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Efficient and Selective Low-Temperature Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Carbon Monoxide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:10670-10678. [PMID: 36780665 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Parallel to CO2 emission, NOx emission has become one of the menacing problems that seek a simple, durable, and high-efficiency deNOx catalyst. Herein, we demonstrated simple syntheses of platinum group metal nanoparticle-decorated f-BNNT (PGM = Pd, Pt, and Rh, and f-BNNT stands for -OH-functionalized boron nitride nanotubes) as a catalyst for efficient and selective reduction of NO by CO at low-temperature conditions. PGM/f-BNNT with a low amount of noble metal nanoparticles (0.7-0.8 wt %) presents very efficient catalytic activity for NO reduction as well as CO oxidation during their removal process. The removal efficiencies of NO and CO with Pd/f-BNNT, Pt/f-BNNT, and Rh/f-BNNT catalysts were investigated under various temperatures, flow rates, and reaction times, respectively. For most cases, NO catalytic reduction with CO reaction was >99% at a temperature as low as ∼200 °C. The catalyst robustness and efficiency were also verified by presenting almost 100% conversion of NO using a Rh/f-BNNT catalyst, which was aged under humid air at 600 and 700 °C for 24 h, respectively. The synergic effect of the catalytic efficacy of the well-dispersed noble metal nanoparticles and the excellent surface properties of BNNT are reasons for the high selectivity and catalytic property at a low temperature. On the basis of this investigation, we demonstrated that the noble metal nanoparticle-decorated f-BNNT catalysts are possible to save expensive PGM catalysts, such as Pt, Pd, and Rd, as much as 100 times while presenting similar or better catalytic performance for simultaneous NO and CO removals.
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- Ki-In Choi
- R&D Center, NAiEEL Technology, 6-2 Yuseongdaero 1205, Daejeon 34104, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, NAiEEL Technology, 6-2 Yuseongdaero 1205, Daejeon 34104, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, NAiEEL Technology, 6-2 Yuseongdaero 1205, Daejeon 34104, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, NAiEEL Technology, 6-2 Yuseongdaero 1205, Daejeon 34104, Republic of Korea
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- Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- R&D Center, NAiEEL Technology, 6-2 Yuseongdaero 1205, Daejeon 34104, Republic of Korea
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Chen T, Ji Y, Ding YM, Li Y. Tuning low-temperature CO oxidation activities via N-doping on graphene-supported three-coordinated nickle single-atom catalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:29586-29593. [PMID: 36448576 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04975a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitrogen doping is identified as an intriguing way to regulate graphene-supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) for heterogeneous catalysis. However, little theoretical effort has been directed towards exploring the activity trend in terms of N-doping level. In this study, we systematically investigated the N-doping effect on CO oxidation activities for graphene-supported three-coordinated Ni SACs (Ni-NxC3-x) in virtue of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and microkinetic modeling. We found that N-doping will shift the d-band center of single-atom Ni upwards, enhance the adsorption of intermediates, and tune the activation barrier to the overall reaction activities. Ni-N1C2 exhibits excellent catalytic performance with the highest total reaction rate comparable to that of noble metal SACs. These findings are helpful for understanding the N-doping influence and rationalizing the art of designing novel SACs for CO oxidation at low temperatures.
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- Tao Chen
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China. .,Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China. .,Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, China
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Naimatullah, Li D, Gahungu G, Li W, Zhang J. A theoretical investigation of NO oxidation using single metal atom catalysts with boron nitride. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ma Z, Lv P, Wu D, Li X, Chu K, Ma D, Jia Y. V (Nb) Single Atoms Anchored by the Edge of a Graphene Armchair Nanoribbon for Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction: A Theoretical Study. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17864-17872. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ziyu Ma
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications, Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College, Zhengzhou450006, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou730070, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- Joint Center for Theoretical Physics, and Center for Topological Functional Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng475004, China
- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou450001, China
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Baskaran S, Jung J. Termolecular Eley–Rideal pathway for efficient
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oxidation on phosphorene‐supported single‐atom cobalt catalyst. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sambath Baskaran
- Department of Chemistry University of Ulsan Nam‐gu, Ulsan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry University of Ulsan Nam‐gu, Ulsan Republic of Korea
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Liu X, Zhang X, Meng C. Coadsorption Interfered CO Oxidation over Atomically Dispersed Au on h-BN. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113627. [PMID: 35684560 PMCID: PMC9182313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Similar to the metal centers in biocatalysis and homogeneous catalysis, the metal species in single atom catalysts (SACs) are charged, atomically dispersed and stabilized by support and substrate. The reaction condition dependent catalytic performance of SACs has long been realized, but seldom investigated before. We investigated CO oxidation pathways over SACs in reaction conditions using atomically dispersed Au on h-BN (AuBN) as a model with extensive first-principles-based calculations. We demonstrated that the adsorption of reactants, namely CO, O2 and CO2, and their coadsorption with reaction species on AuBN would be condition dependent, leading to various reaction species with different reactivity and impact the CO conversion. Specifically, the revised Langmuir–Hinshelwood pathway with the CO-mediated activation of O2 and dissociation of cyclic peroxide intermediate followed by the Eley–Rideal type reduction is dominant at high temperatures, while the coadsorbed CO-mediated dissociation of peroxide intermediate becomes plausible at low temperatures and high CO partial pressures. Carbonate species would also form in existence of CO2, react with coadsorbed CO and benefit the conversion. The findings highlight the origin of the condition-dependent CO oxidation performance of SACs in detailed conditions and may help to rationalize the current understanding of the superior catalytic performance of SACs.
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- Xin Liu
- Correspondence: (X.L.); (C.M.)
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The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Liu H, Li Y, Djitcheu X, Liu L. Recent advances in single-atom catalysts for thermally driven reactions. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CO oxidation on MXene (Mo2CS2) supported single-atom catalyst: a termolecular Eley-Rideal mechanism. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Xiong CY, Dai S, Wu Z, Jiang DE. Single Atoms Anchored in Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Propane Dehydrogenation from First Principles. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chuan-ye Xiong
- University of California Riverside aDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division UNITED STATES
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division UNITED STATES
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- University of California, Riverside Department of Chemistry 501 Big Springs Road 92521 Riverside UNITED STATES
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Bac S, Mallikarjun Sharada S. CO Oxidation with Atomically Dispersed Catalysts: Insights from the Energetic Span Model. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Selin Bac
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles California 90089, United States
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Huang B, Tang J, Zhao X, Ma Z, Pei Y. Theoretical Study of CO Oxidation over Au1/MgO(100) with Different Vacancies. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Al-C2N catalyst exhibits efficient catalytic performance for CO oxidation.
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- Xinmiao Liu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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Li M, Li T, Jing Y. Role of sulfur vacancies in MoS 2 monolayers in stabilizing Co atoms for efficient CO oxidation. RSC Adv 2022; 12:31525-31534. [PMID: 36380960 PMCID: PMC9635436 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06261e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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By performing first-principles calculations, a MoS2 monolayer with a Co atom doped at the sulfur defect (Co-SMoS2) was investigated as a single-atom catalyst (SAC) for CO oxidation. The Co atom is strongly constrained at the S-vacancy site of MoS2 without forming clusters by showing a high diffusion energy barrier, ensuring good stability to catalyze CO oxidation. The CO and O2 adsorption behavior on Co-SMoS2 surface and four reaction pathways, namely, the Eley–Rideal (ER), Langmuir–Hinshelwood (LH), trimolecular Eley–Rideal (TER) as well as the New Eley–Rideal (NER) mechanisms are studied to understand the catalytic activity of Co-SMoS2 for CO oxidation. The CO oxidation is more likely to proceed through the LH mechanism, and the energy barrier for the rate-limiting step is only 0.19 eV, smaller than that of noble metal-based SACs. Additionally, the NER mechanism is also favorable with a low energy barrier of 0.26 eV, indicating that the Co-SMoS2 catalyst can effectively promote CO oxidation at low temperatures. Our investigation demonstrates that the S-vacancy of MoS2 plays an important role in enhancing the stability and catalytic activity of Co atoms and Co-SMoS2 is predicted to be a promising catalyst for CO oxidation. Molybdenum disulfide monolayers with Co atoms embedded in the sulfur vacancies are promising two dimensional non-noble metal-based single-atom catalysts to promote carbon monoxide oxidation.![]()
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- Manman Li
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Zhang W, Fu Q, Luo Q, Sheng L, Yang J. Understanding Single-Atom Catalysis in View of Theory. JACS AU 2021; 1:2130-2145. [PMID: 34977885 PMCID: PMC8715482 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the past decade, isolated single atoms have been successfully dispersed on various substrates, with their potential applications being intensively investigated in different reactions. While the essential target of research in single-atom catalysis is the precise synthesis of stable single-atom catalysts (SACs) with clear configurations and impressive catalytic performance, theoretical investigations have also played important roles in identifying active sites, revealing catalytic mechanisms, and establishing structure-activity relationships. Nevertheless, special attention should still be paid in theoretical works to the particularity of SACs. In this Perspective, we will summarize the theoretical progress made on the understanding of the rich phenomena in single-atom catalysis. We focus on the determination of local structures of SACs via comparison between experiments and simulations, the discovery of distinctive catalytic mechanisms induced by multiadsorption, synergetic effects, and dynamic evolutions, to name a few, the proposal of criteria for theoretically designing SACs, and the extension of original concepts of single-atom catalysis. We hope that this Perspective will inspire more in-depth thinking on future theoretical studies of SACs.
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- Wenhua Zhang
- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Synergetic
Innovation Centre of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department
of Material Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Synergetic
Innovation Centre of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institutes
of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department
of Chemical Physics, University of Science
and Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Synergetic
Innovation Centre of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department
of Chemical Physics, University of Science
and Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Adsorption of NO and NO
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Ali S, Xie Z, Xu H. Stability and Catalytic Performance of Single-Atom Supported on Ti 2 CO 2 for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation: A First-Principles Study. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2352-2361. [PMID: 34390308 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Based on first-principles calculations, the potential of Ti2 CO2 monolayer (MXene) as a single-atom catalyst (SAC) support for 3d transition metal (TM) atoms (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) is studied for CO oxidation. We first screen the support effect according to the stability of a single metal atom and find that Sc and Ti supported on Ti2 CO2 have stronger adsorption energy than the cohesive energy of their bulk counterparts and therefore, we selected Sc and Ti supported on Ti2 CO2 for further catalytic reactions. The stability and the potential catalytic reactivity are verified by electronic structure and charge transfer analysis. Both Eley-Rideal (ER) and Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) mechanisms are considered in this study, and lower energy barriers of 0.002 and 0.37 eV were found in the ER mechanism compared to the LH mechanism, which are 0.25 and 0.34 eV for Sc and Ti catalysts, respectively. Moreover, kinetic ER and LH mechanisms are favorable for both Sc- and Ti/Ti2 CO2 because of the comparable energy barrier to other metals and SAC supported on 2D materials. However, Ti/Ti2 CO2 catalyst is thermodynamically unfavorable. Based on these calculations, we propose that Sc supported on Ti2 CO2 is the best catalyst for CO-oxidation. The current study not only broadens the scope of the single-atom Sc catalyst but also extends the consideration of MXene support for catalyst optimization.
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- Sajjad Ali
- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Science and Material Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of for Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Salavati-Fard T, Wang B. Significant Role of Oxygen Dopants in Photocatalytic PFCA Degradation over h-BN. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:46727-46737. [PMID: 34570478 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The activation of the C(sp3)-F bond is extremely difficult due to its unreactive nature. The importance of this bond activation is recently highlighted because extensive distribution of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) (CnF2n+1COOH) has emerged as a challenging environmental issue. Photocatalytic degradation of PFCAs over a few semiconducting light absorbers is known to remove these water and soil resilient contaminants but with limited efficiency. This work reports density functional theory calculations, through which we present a detailed mechanistic study of photocatalytic degradation of CF3COOH (the shortest member of the PFCA family) over hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Our results clearly demonstrate that the existence of point defects is necessary to activate the h-BN plane for photocatalytic dissociation of the C-F bond. Specifically, we show that vacancies create strong Lewis acid or base sites (B or N vacancy, respectively) that facilitate the activation of the C(sp3)-F bond considerably. Furthermore, this study presents vivid theoretical evidence for the significant role of oxygen dopants, which mitigate the strength of the active sites and promote PFCA degradation over h-BN. Our calculations suggest that while the very stable intermediates generated during the reaction, in the case of h-BN with B or N vacancies, practically poison the catalyst, oxygen dopants make the degradation much more plausible and controllable. This work thus provides both an explanation for recently observed photocatalytic activity of h-BN to decompose PFCAs and valuable insights for exploring defected two-dimensional materials for activating and removing the fluorine-containing contaminants from water and soil.
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- Taha Salavati-Fard
- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73069, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73069, United States
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Esrafili MD, Mousavian P. Catalytic CO oxidation reaction over N-substituted graphene nanoribbon with edge defects. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 108:108006. [PMID: 34388401 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.108006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Density functional theory calculations, including dispersion effects, are used to demonstrate how substitutional nitrogen atoms can improve the catalytic reactivity of graphene nanoribbons (GNR) with edge defects in the CO oxidation process. It is demonstrated that the addition of nitrogen impurities significantly enhances O2 adsorption on GNR. Carbon atoms near the edges of defects are the most active sites for capturing O2 molecules. The lower adsorption energy of CO relative to O2 implies that the N-modified GNR is resistant to CO poisoning. The Eley-Rideal (E-R) mechanism has activation energies as low as 0.38 eV, making it the most energetically relevant pathway for the CO + O2 reaction. The findings of this study might help in the design of catalysts for metal-free catalysis of CO oxidation.
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- Mehdi D Esrafili
- Department of Chemistry, University of Maragheh, P.O. Box 55136-553, Maragheh, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Maragheh, P.O. Box 55136-553, Maragheh, Iran; Department of Chemistry, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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Esrafili MD, Mousavian P. Catalytic role of B atoms in CO oxidation on B-doped graphene. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sun C, Huang S, Huang M, Zhang X, Xu S, Wang H, Chen Y, Shi XR. Single-metal-atom catalysts supported on graphdiyne catalyze CO oxidation. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:10867-10879. [PMID: 34297016 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00934f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single-metal-atom catalysts supported on graphdiyne (GDY) exhibit great potential for catalyzing low temperature CO oxidation in solving the increasingly serious environmental problems caused by CO emissions due to the high catalytic activity, clear structure, uniform metal distribution and low cost. First principle calculations were employed to study CO oxidation activities of four M@GDY single-atom catalysts (M = Pt, Rh, Cu, and Ni). For each catalyst, five possible reaction mechanisms including bi-molecular and tri-molecular reactions were discussed. According to the calculated reaction barriers, the preferred reaction pathway is via the bi-molecular Langmuir-Hinshelwood (BLH) ((CO + O2)* → OCOO* → CO2 + O*) route to yield the first CO2 molecule with 0.55, 0.51, and 0.53 eV as the energy barriers of the rate-limiting steps of Pt@GDY, Rh@GDY, and Cu@GDY, respectively, whereas for Ni@GDY, it switches to the tri-molecular Eley-Rideal (TER1) ((2CO)* + O2→ OCOOCO* → 2CO2) mechanism with the reaction barrier of the rate-limiting step being 1.27 eV. Based on the energy difference in the initial states of the five reaction mechanisms, TER1 is generally viable. No matter it is based on the calculated reaction barrier or the energy of the initial state of each mechanism, the non-noble Cu@GDY is supposed to be an efficient catalyst as the noble ones. The electronic properties are calculated to explain the bonding strength and origin of the catalytic performance. The GDY support plays an important role in the electron transfer process.
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- Chunyan Sun
- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, P.R. China and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China and State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- School of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
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Luo M, Liu C, Peera SG, Liang T. Atomic level N-coordinated Fe dual-metal embedded in graphene: An efficient double atoms catalyst for CO oxidation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Single Au atom supported defect mediated boron nitride monolayer as an efficient catalyst for acetylene hydrochlorination: A first principles study. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Injongkol Y, Intayot R, Yodsin N, Montoya A, Jungsuttiwong S. Mechanistic insight into catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation to formic acid over Pt-doped boron nitride nanosheets. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cu-doped phosphorene as highly efficient single atom catalyst for CO oxidation: A DFT study. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Liu M, Liu C, Luo M, Peera SG, Liang T. Theoretical study on iron and nitrogen co-doped graphene catalyzes CO oxidation. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhu J, Feng X, Liu X, Zhang X, Wu Y, Zhu H, Yang Y, Duan T, Sui Y, Han Y, Meng C. The formation and evolution of carbonate species in CO oxidation over mono-dispersed Fe on graphene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:10509-10517. [PMID: 33899867 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00814e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Fe is not only the most abundant metal on the planet but is also the key component of many enzymes in organisms that are capable of catalyzing many chemical conversions. Mono-dispersed Fe atoms on carbonaceous materials are single atom catalysts (SACs) that function like enzymes. To take advantage of the outstanding catalytic performance of Fe-based SACs, we extended a CO oxidation reaction network over mono-dispersed Fe atoms on graphene (FeGR) by first-principles based calculations. FeGR-catalyzed CO oxidation is initiated with a revised Langmuir-Hinshelwood pathway through a CO-assisted scission of the O-O bond in peroxide species (OCOO). We showed that carbonate species (CO3), which were previously generally considered as a persistent species blocking reaction sites, may form from CO2 and negatively charged O species. This pathway competes with desorption of CO2 and reduction of the Fe center with gaseous CO, and it is exothermic and inevitable, especially at low temperatures and with high CO2 content. Although direct dissociation of CO3 is demanding on FeGR, further adsorption of CO on Fe in CO3 is plausible and takes place spontaneously. We then showed that adsorbed CO may react with CO3, forming a cyclic-carbonate-like species that dissociates easily to CO2. These findings highlight the reaction condition-dependent formation and evolution of CO3 as well as its contribution to CO conversion, and it may extend the understanding of the performance of SACs in low temperature CO oxidation.
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- Jiang Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.
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Single Cu atom supported on modified h-BN monolayer as n-p codoped catalyst for CO oxidation: A computational study. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jiang T, Le D, Rawal TB, Rahman TS. Syngas molecules as probes for defects in 2D hexagonal boron nitride: their adsorption and vibrations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7988-8001. [PMID: 33475121 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05943a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single-layer, defect-laden hexagonal boron nitride (dh-BN) is attracting a great deal of attention for its diverse applications: catalysis on the one hand, and single photon emission on the other. As possible probes for identifying some common defects in single-layer h-BN, we present results of ab initio calculations for the adsorption and vibrational characteristics of syngas molecules (H2, CO, CO2) on dh-BN containing one of four types of defects: nitrogen vacancy (VN), boron vacancy (VB), Stone-Wales defect (SW), and nitrogen substituted by boron (BN). Through a comparative examination of adsorption features, charge transfer, electronic structure, and vibrational spectrum, we obtain a deep understanding of the interaction of these molecules with dh-BN and the role of the defect states. We find that while CO, CO2 and atomic hydrogen chemisorb, molecular H2 physisorbs on dh-BN with the four considered defect types. VN and VB show strong affinity for CO and CO2 since the defect states induced by them lie close to the Fermi level. SW does not favor adsorption of these small molecules, as the process for each is endothermic. In the case of BN, CO adsorbs strongly but CO2 only weakly. Vibrational frequencies of notable modes localized at the adsorbed molecules are analyzed and suggested as measures for identification of the defect type. Through a simple comparison of adsorption characteristics of the molecules on these defects, we propose dh-BN with VN to be a good catalyst candidate for CO2 hydrogenation.
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- Tao Jiang
- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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Baskaran S, Xu CQ, Jiang YF, Wang YG, Li J. Phosphorene Supported Single-Atom Catalysts for CO Oxidation: A Computational Study. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:378-385. [PMID: 33289945 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted extensive attention owing to their high catalytic activity. The development of efficient SACs is crucial for applications in heterogeneous catalysis. In this article, the geometric configuration, electronic structure, stabilitiy and catalytic performance of phosphorene (Pn) supported single metal atoms (M=Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, and Au) have been systematically investigated using density functional theory calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The single atoms are found to occupy the hollow site of phosphorene. Among the catalysts studied, Ru-decorated phosphorene is determined to be a potential catalyst by evaluating adsorption energies of gaseous molecules. Various mechanisms including the Eley-Rideal (ER), Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) and trimolecular Eley-Rideal (TER) mechanisms are considered to validate the most favourable reaction pathway. Our results reveal that Ru-Pn exhibits outstanding catalytic activity toward CO oxidation reaction via TER mechanism with the corresponding rate-determining energy barrier of 0.44 eV, making it a very promising SAC for CO oxidation under mild conditions. Overall, this work may provide a new avenue for the design and fabrication of two-dimensional materials supported SACs for low-temperature CO oxidation.
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- Sambath Baskaran
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Balasubramaniam B, Prateek, Ranjan S, Saraf M, Kar P, Singh SP, Thakur VK, Singh A, Gupta RK. Antibacterial and Antiviral Functional Materials: Chemistry and Biological Activity toward Tackling COVID-19-like Pandemics. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2021; 4:8-54. [PMID: 33615160 PMCID: PMC7784665 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research on creating a surface which destroys or inhibits the adherence of microbial/viral entities has gained renewed interest. Although many research reports are available on the antibacterial materials or coatings, there is a relatively small amount of data available on the use of antiviral materials. However, with more research geared toward this area, new information is being added to the literature every day. The combination of antibacterial and antiviral chemical entities represents a potentially path-breaking intervention to mitigate the spread of disease-causing agents. In this review, we have surveyed antibacterial and antiviral materials of various classes such as small-molecule organics, synthetic and biodegradable polymers, silver, TiO2, and copper-derived chemicals. The surface protection mechanisms of the materials against the pathogen colonies are discussed in detail, which highlights the key differences that could determine the parameters that would govern the future development of advanced antibacterial and antiviral materials and surfaces.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Biorefining
and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute
of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
- Center
for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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Esrafili MD, Mousavian P. Catalytic role of graphitic nitrogen atoms in the CO oxidation reaction over N-containing graphene: a first-principles mechanistic evaluation. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01867a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The catalytic role of graphitic nitrogen atoms of a series of nitrogen-doped graphene surfaces is explored for low-temperature oxidation of CO using periodic DFT calculations.
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- Mehdi D. Esrafili
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Maragheh
- Maragheh
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Maragheh
- Maragheh
- Iran
- Department of Chemistry, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
- Tabriz
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Jian M, Zhao C, Li WX. Ligand Stabilized Ni 1 Catalyst for Efficient CO Oxidation. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2417-2425. [PMID: 33063907 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Supported single transition metal (TM1 ) catalysts have attracted broad attention in academia recently. Still, their corresponding reactivity and stability under reaction conditions are critical but have not well explored at the fundamental level. Herein, we use density functional theory calculation and ab initio molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the role of reactants and ligands on the reactivity and stability of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) supported Ni1 for CO oxidation. We find out that supported bare Ni1 atoms are only metastable on the surface and tend to diffuse into the interlayer of g-C3 N4 . Though Ni1 is catalytically active at moderate temperatures, CO adsorption induced dimerization deactivates the catalyst. Hydroxyl groups not only are able to stabilize the supported Ni1 atom, but also increase the reactivity by participating directly in the reaction. Our results provide valuable insights on improving the chemical stability of TM1 by ligands without sacrificing the reactivity, which are helpful for the rational design of highly loaded atomically dispersed supported metal catalysts.
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- Minzhen Jian
- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Fu Z, Yang B, Wu R. Understanding the Activity of Single-Atom Catalysis from Frontier Orbitals. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:156001. [PMID: 33095610 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.156001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The d-band center and charge states are often used to analyze the catalytic activity of noble or transition metal surfaces and clusters, but their applicability for single-atom catalysts (SACs) is unsure. This work suggests that the spatial structure and orientation of frontier orbitals which are closest to the Fermi level of SACs play a vital role. Taking adsorption of several molecules and CO oxidization on C_{3}N-supported single-atom Au as examples, we demonstrate that adsorption and catalytic activities are well correlated with the characteristics of frontier orbitals. This work provides an effective guidance for understanding the performance of single-atom catalysts.
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- Zhaoming Fu
- School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4575, USA
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Zhang H, Fang S, Hu YH. Recent advances in single-atom catalysts for CO oxidation. CATALYSIS REVIEWS-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2020.1821443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Haotian Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Esrafili MD, Heydari S. Si-doped C 3N monolayers as efficient single-atom catalysts for the reduction of N 2O: a computational study. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1759830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Mehdi D. Esrafili
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran
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Luo M, Liang Z, Liu C, Liu M, Qi X, Chen M, Yang H, Liang T. Theoretical Calculation of Different Reaction Mechanisms for CO Oxidation on MnN 3-Doped Graphene. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:21203-21210. [PMID: 32875256 PMCID: PMC7450635 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In recent decades, great expectation has always been placed on catalysts that can convert toxic CO into CO2 under mild conditions. The catalytic mechanism of CO oxidation by Mn-coordinated N-doped graphene with a single vacancy (MnN3-SV) and a double vacancy (MnN3-DV) was studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that CO2 on MnN3-SV could not be desorbed from the substrate and MnN3-SV was not suitable for use as a CO oxidation catalyst. MnN3-DV was more suitable for CO oxidation (COOR) and from the electronic structure it was found that the Mn atom was the main active site, which was the reaction site for CO oxidation. At temperatures of 0 and 298.15 K, CO oxidation on MnN3-DV via the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) mechanism was the best reaction pathway. The rate-determining step using MnN3-DV as the catalyst for CO oxidation through the LH mechanism was O2 + CO → OOCO, and the energy barrier was 0.861 eV at 298.15 K. MnN3-DV was suitable as a catalyst for CO oxidation in terms of both thermodynamics and kinetics. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the various reaction mechanisms of CO oxidation on MnN3-DV, which is conducive to guiding the development and design of efficient catalysts for CO oxidation.
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Talib SH, Hussain S, Baskaran S, Lu Z, Li J. Chromium Single-Atom Catalyst with Graphyne Support: A Theoretical Study of NO Oxidation and Reduction. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Shamraiz Hussain Talib
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 12080, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Luo M, Liang Z, Liu C, Qi X, Chen M, Yang H, Liang T. Density functional study on the CO oxidation reaction mechanism on MnN 2-doped graphene. RSC Adv 2020; 10:27856-27863. [PMID: 35516928 PMCID: PMC9055664 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05287f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The CO oxidation mechanisms over three different MnN2-doped graphene (MnN2C2: MnN2C2-hex, MnN2C2-opp, MnN2C2-pen) structures were investigated through first-principles calculations. The vacancy in graphene can strongly stabilize Mn atoms and make them positively charged, which promotes O2 activation and weakens CO adsorption. Hence, CO oxidation activity is enhanced and the catalyst is prevented from being poisoned. CO oxidation reaction (COOR) on MnN2C2 along the Eley–Rideal (ER) mechanism and the Langmuir–Hinshelwood (LH) mechanism will leave one O atom on the Mn atom, which is difficult to react with isolated CO. COOR on MnN2C2-opp along the ER mechanism and termolecular Eley–Rideal (TER) mechanism need overcome low energy barriers in the rate limiting step (RLS), which are 0.544 and 0.342 eV, respectively. The oxidation of CO along TER mechanism on MnN2C2-opp is the best reaction pathway with smallest energy barrier. Therefore, the MnN2C2-opp is an efficient catalysis and this study has a guiding role in designing effective catalyst for CO oxidation. The various COOR mechanisms on MnN2-doped graphene (MnN2C2: MnN2C2-hex, MnN2C2-opp, MnN2C2-pen) were investigated for the first time.![]()
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- Mingming Luo
- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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Wang Y, Han C, Fei Z, Dong C, Liu H. Probing the Hydrogen Bonding in Microsolvated Clusters of Au 1,2-(Solv) n (Solv = C 2H 5OH, n-C 3H 7OH; n = 1-3 for Au -; n =1 for Au 2-). J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:5590-5598. [PMID: 32551619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c03746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The microsolvation of gold anions in different alcohol solvents is demonstrated by the combination of anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations on the Au1,2-(Solv)n (Solv = C2H5OH, n-C3H7OH; n = 1-3 for Au-; n = 1 for Au2-). The microsolvation structures of these clusters and their corresponding neutrals are assigned by comparing calculations with experiments. In terms of overall regularity, the increasing solvation number (n) and carbon chain extension both can increase the stability of the anion. When n ≥ 2, these clusters have low-energy isomers, where conventional hydrogen bonds (HBs) compete with nonconventional HBs (NHBs). NHBs are dominant when n ≤ 2 and when n is increased, vice versa. Interestingly, a variety of theoretical calculations show that after the hydroxy H atom of the ethanol molecule forms a weak ionic HB with Au-, there are two lowest conformations of ethanol, trans and gauche, which could be coexisting in the molecular beams. Some theoretical methods also suggest that the gauche isomer is more stable than the trans one, which indicates that Au- may exist as a gold gauche effect similar to fluorine.
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- Yongtian Wang
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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Huang HC, Wang J, Li J, Zhao Y, Dong XX, Chen J, Lu G, Bu YX, Cheng SB. Surface Modification Strategy for Promoting the Performance of Non-noble Metal Single-Atom Catalysts in Low-Temperature CO Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:19457-19466. [PMID: 32243134 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As a bridge between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyses, single-atom catalysts (SACs), especially the noble metal atoms, have received extensive attention from both the fundamental and applied perspectives recently. High cost and difficulty in synthesis are considerable factors, however, limiting the development and practical applications of SACs. Thus, seeking for non-noble SACs for substituting the noble ones is not only of vital importance but also a long-standing challenge. Herein, a surface modification strategy by introducing an oppositely charged dopant and inducing the charge transfer between the SAC and the substrate was proposed to improve the stability and catalytic performance of the non-noble Cu SAC. Using first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations, it was demonstrated that the introduction of C in the MoS2 monolayer (C:MoS2, experimentally available) can assist in stabilizing Cu and make it more positively charged, which will facilitate the adsorption of the reactants and further enhance the activity for CO oxidation. Strikingly, our results show that CO oxidation over Cu-C:MoS2 is more favorable than over the Pt atom deposited on the pristine MoS2 (Pt-MoS2), exhibiting its potential in noble metal substitution and low-temperature CO oxidation. Additionally, Cu-C:MoS2 was observed to have a response to visible light, which manifests that it may be a promising photocatalyst. The strategy proposed here provides an efficient route to regulate the electronic structures of SACs through charge transfer, which further promotes the reactivity of the non-noble metal SACs. We hope that this strategy can contribute to design more SACs with low cost and high efficiency, which will be beneficial for their practical applications.
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- Hai-Cai Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
- Suzhou Institute of Shandong University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Xu C, Zhang X, Yang Z. Efficient metal overlayer catalysts on the Nb 2C monolayer for CO oxidation from first-principles screening. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:175201. [PMID: 31918420 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab69a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Based on the first-principles calculation, the configurations of different metal overlayers on the monolayer Nb2C (MXene) (MML/Nb2C) (M = Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Ag, Au) were studied aiming to find a kind of complex system with high CO-tolerance and high CO conversion efficiency. Combined with the stability of the composite systems and their adsorption properties on small gas molecules, AgML/Nb2C was screened out and further tested for CO oxidation reaction. By comparing the energy barriers of different reaction pathways, we concluded that CO oxidation reaction could be carried out on AgML/Nb2C var the LH mechanism with a small energy barrier of 0.35 eV. The rate-determining step was the oxidation of CO by the adsorbed oxygen atom. The AgML/Nb2C showed good activity for CO oxidation, which would provide a theoretical basis for designing the electrode material for the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).
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- Chang Xu
- School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People's Republic of China
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Lu C, Fang R, Chen X. Single-Atom Catalytic Materials for Advanced Battery Systems. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1906548. [PMID: 32162742 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Advanced battery systems with high energy density have attracted enormous research enthusiasm with potential for portable electronics, electrical vehicles, and grid-scale systems. To enhance the performance of conversion-type batteries, various catalytic materials are developed, including metals and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Metals are highly conductive with catalytic effects, but bulk structures with low surface area result in low atom utilization, and high chemical reactivity induces unfavorable dendrite effects. TMDs present chemical adsorption with active species and catalytic activity promotes conversion processes, suppressing shuttle effect and improving energy density. But they suffer from inferior conductivity compared with metal, and limited sites mainly concentrate on edges and defects. Single-atom materials with atomic sizes, good conductivity, and individual sites are promising candidates for advanced batteries because of a large atom utilization, unsaturated coordination, and unique electronic structure. Single-atom sites with high activity chemically trap intermediates to suppress shuttle effects and facilitate electron transfer and redox reactions for achieving high capacity, rate capability, and conversion efficiency. Herein, single-atom catalytic electrodes design for advanced battery systems is addressed. Major challenges and promising strategies concerning electrochemical reactions, theoretical model, and in situ characterization are discussed to shed light on future research of single-atom material-based energy systems.
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- Chao Lu
- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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Liu X, Xu M, Wan L, Zhu H, Yao K, Linguerri R, Chambaud G, Han Y, Meng C. Superior Catalytic Performance of Atomically Dispersed Palladium on Graphene in CO Oxidation. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Xin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Multi-Scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Université Gustave Eiffel, COSYS/LISIS Laboratory, 5 bd Descartes, Marne-la-Vallée F-77454, France
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- Université Gustave Eiffel, COSYS/LISIS Laboratory, 5 bd Descartes, Marne-la-Vallée F-77454, France
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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