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Rivera Rocabado DS, Aizawa M, Ishimoto T. Universal Predictive Power: Introducing the Electronic Structure Decomposition Approach for CO Adsorption and Activation on Al 2O 3-Supported Ru Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:44305-44318. [PMID: 39116270 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Accurate prediction of catalyst performance is crucial for designing materials with specific catalytic functions. While the density functional theory (DFT) method is widely used for its accuracy, modeling heterogeneous systems, especially supported transition metals, poses significant computational challenges. To address these challenges, we introduce the Electronic Structure Decomposition Approach (ESDA), a novel method that identifies specific density of states (DOS) areas responsible for adsorbate interaction and activation on the catalyst. As a case study, we investigate the influence of α-Al2O3(0001) as a support material on CO adsorption energy and the stretching frequency of the C-O bond on Ru nanoparticles (NPs). Using multiple linear regression analysis, ESDA models were trained with data from isolated Ru NPs and adjusted using supported NP sample data. The ESDA models accurately predict the CO adsorption energies and C-O vibrational frequencies, demonstrating strong linear correlations between predicted and DFT-calculated values with low errors across various adsorption sites for both isolated and supported Ru NPs. Beyond pinpointing the DOS areas responsible for CO adsorption and C-O bond activation, this study provides insights into manipulating these DOS areas to control CO activation, hence facilitating CO dissociation. Additionally, ESDA significantly accelerates the characterization and prediction of CO adsorption and activation on both isolated and supported Ru NPs compared to DFT calculations, expediting the design of new catalytic materials and advancing catalysis research. Furthermore, ESDA's reliance on the electronic structure as a descriptor suggests its potential for predicting various properties beyond catalysis, broadening its applicability across diverse scientific domains.
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- David S Rivera Rocabado
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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Baik Y, Kwen M, Lee K, Chi S, Lee S, Cho K, Kim H, Choi M. Splitting of Hydrogen Atoms into Proton-Electron Pairs at BaO-Ru Interfaces for Promoting Ammonia Synthesis under Mild Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11364-11374. [PMID: 37183414 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Ru catalysts promoted with alkali and alkaline earth have shown superior ammonia (NH3) synthesis activities under mild conditions. Although these promoters play a vital role in enhancing catalytic activity, their function has not been clearly understood. Here, we synthesize a series of Ba-Ru/MgO catalysts with an optimal Ru particle size (∼2.3 nm) and tailored BaO-Ru interfacial structures. We discover that the promoting effect is created through the separate storage of H+/e- pairs at the BaO-Ru interface. Chemisorbed H atoms on Ru dissociate into H+/e- pairs at the BaO-Ru interface, where strongly basic, nonreducible BaO selectively captures H+ while leaving e- on Ru. The resulting electron accumulation in Ru facilitates N2 activation via enhanced π-backdonation and inhibits hydrogen poisoning during NH3 synthesis. Consequently, the formation of intimate BaO-Ru interface without an excessive loss of accessible Ru sites enables the synthesis of highly active catalysts for NH3 synthesis.
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- Yaejun Baik
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Fuel Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 34127, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Kitano S, Noguchi TG, Nishihara M, Kamitani K, Sugiyama T, Yoshioka S, Miwa T, Yoshizawa K, Staykov A, Yamauchi M. Heterointerface Created on Au-Cluster-Loaded Unilamellar Hydroxide Electrocatalysts as a Highly Active Site for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110552. [PMID: 35212064 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical element for all sorts of reactions that use water as a hydrogen source, such as hydrogen evolution and electrochemical CO2 reduction, and novel design principles that provide highly active sites on OER electrocatalysts push the limits of their practical applications. Herein, Au-cluster loading on unilamellar exfoliated layered double hydroxide (ULDH) electrocatalysts for the OER is demonstrated to fabricate a heterointerface between Au clusters and ULDHs as an active site, which is accompanied by the oxidation state modulation of the active site and interfacial direct OO coupling ("interfacial DOOC"). The Au-cluster-loaded ULDHs exhibit excellent activities for the OER with an overpotential of 189 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . X-ray absorption fine structure measurements reveal that charge transfer from the Au clusters to ULDHs modifies the oxidation states of trivalent metal ions, which can be active sites on the ULDHs. The present study, supported by highly sensitive spectroscopy combining reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy and modulation-excitation spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, indicates that active sites at the interface between the Au clusters and ULDHs promote a novel OER mechanism through interfacial DOOC, thereby achieving outstanding catalytic performance.
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- Sho Kitano
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I 2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I 2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Research Center for Synchrotron Light Applications, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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- Research Center for Synchrotron Light Applications, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Science (IRCCS), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I 2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies (K-Nets), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I 2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies (K-Nets), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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Uncovering the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Poisoning on Ru Nanoparticles via Density Functional Theory Calculations. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12030331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Although hydrogen plays a crucial role in ammonia synthesis, very little is known about its poisoning of Ru catalysts. In this study, density functional theory calculations of H2 and N2 dissociations, and H atom binding on Ru153 were performed to provide a fundamental understanding of hydrogen poisoning. Because of the kinetic dominance of the H2 dissociation over N2 (vertically or horizontally adsorbed) splitting, the dissociated H atoms block the active sites required for horizontal (less energetically demanding dissociation) N2 adsorption to occur either from the gas phase or after its geometrical transformation from being adsorbed vertically. Additionally, the dissociated H atoms withdraw electrons from the surface, which reduces the ability of the neighboring Ru atoms to donate electrons for N2 activation, hindering its dissociation and suppressing ammonia synthesis.
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