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Hu JY, Zhuang YB, Cheng J. Band alignment of CoO(100)-water and CoO(111)-water interfaces accelerated by machine learning potentials. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:134110. [PMID: 39360682 DOI: 10.1063/5.0224137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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Cobalt monoxide (CoO) nanomaterials have drawn attention for their remarkable photocatalytic water splitting without an externally applied potential or co-catalyst. The success of overall water splitting is due to the appropriate band edge positions of the catalyst, which span the redox potentials of water splitting. Typically, CoO nanomaterials possess complex morphologies, which consist of multiple active surfaces. As a result, the precise roles of the surfaces in the overall water-splitting process remain to be elucidated. In this work, we have undertaken a thorough investigation into the band alignments at the CoO(100)-water and CoO(111)-water interfaces using ab initio molecular dynamics and machine learning accelerated molecular dynamics simulations. The results of band alignment reveal that CoO(100) supports both the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction, whereas CoO(111) only facilitates the HER. Moreover, the variance in band positions between CoO(100) and CoO(111) results in an intrinsic potential difference, facilitating the migration of electrons toward CoO(100), while holes accumulate on CoO(111). The separation of photoexcited carriers effectively promotes water splitting in CoO.
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- Jin-Yuan Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China
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Jia M, Wang J, Liu Q, Yang X, Zhang C. Molecular picture of electric double layers with weakly adsorbed water. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:104702. [PMID: 39248384 DOI: 10.1063/5.0226111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Water adsorption energy, Eads, is a key physical quantity in sustainable chemical technologies such as (photo)electrocatalytic water splitting, water desalination, and water harvesting. In many of these applications, the electrode surface is operated outside the point (potential) of zero charge, which attracts counter-ions to form the electric double layer and controls the surface properties. Here, by applying density functional theory-based finite-field molecular dynamics simulations, we have studied the effect of water adsorption energy Eads on surface acidity and the Helmholtz capacitance of BiVO4 as an example of metal oxide electrodes with weakly chemisorbed water. This allows us to establish the effect of Eads on the coordination number, the H-bond network, and the orientation of chemisorbed water by comparing an oxide series composed of BiVO4, TiO2, and SnO2. In particular, it is found that a positive correlation exists between the degree of asymmetry ΔCH in the Helmholtz capacitance and the strength of Eads. This correlation is verified and extended further to graphene-like systems with physisorbed water, where the electric double layers (EDLs) are controlled by electronic charge rather than proton charge as in the oxide series. Therefore, this work reveals a general relationship between water adsorption energy Eads and EDLs, which is relevant to both electrochemical reactivity and the electrowetting of aqueous interfaces.
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- Mei Jia
- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Early Diagnosis of Major Diseases, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Laboratory Construction and Management Center, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, P. O. Box 538, 75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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Jones TE, Teschner D, Piccinin S. Toward Realistic Models of the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Chem Rev 2024; 124:9136-9223. [PMID: 39038270 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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The electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) supplies the protons and electrons needed to transform renewable electricity into chemicals and fuels. However, the OER is kinetically sluggish; it operates at significant rates only when the applied potential far exceeds the reversible voltage. The origin of this overpotential is hidden in a complex mechanism involving multiple electron transfers and chemical bond making/breaking steps. Our desire to improve catalytic performance has then made mechanistic studies of the OER an area of major scientific inquiry, though the complexity of the reaction has made understanding difficult. While historically, mechanistic studies have relied solely on experiment and phenomenological models, over the past twenty years ab initio simulation has been playing an increasingly important role in developing our understanding of the electrocatalytic OER and its reaction mechanisms. In this Review we cover advances in our mechanistic understanding of the OER, organized by increasing complexity in the way through which the OER is modeled. We begin with phenomenological models built using experimental data before reviewing early efforts to incorporate ab initio methods into mechanistic studies. We go on to cover how the assumptions in these early ab initio simulations─no electric field, electrolyte, or explicit kinetics─have been relaxed. Through comparison with experimental literature, we explore the veracity of these different assumptions. We summarize by discussing the most critical open challenges in developing models to understand the mechanisms of the OER.
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- Travis E Jones
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin 14195, Germany
- Department of Heterogeneous Reactions, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Trieste 34136, Italy
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You P, Chen D, Liu X, Zhang C, Selloni A, Meng S. Correlated electron-nuclear dynamics of photoinduced water dissociation on rutile TiO 2. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:1100-1106. [PMID: 38777872 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01900-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Elucidating the mechanism of photoinduced water splitting on TiO2 is important for advancing the understanding of photocatalysis and the ability to control photocatalytic surface reactions. However, incomplete experimental information and complex coupled electron-nuclear motion make the microscopic understanding challenging. Here we analyse the atomic-scale pathways of photogenerated charge carrier transport and photoinduced water dissociation at the prototypical water-rutile TiO2(110) interface using first-principles dynamics simulations. Two distinct mechanisms are observed. Field-initiated electron migration leads to adsorbed water dissociation via proton transfer to a surface bridging oxygen. In the other pathway, adsorbed water dissociation occurs via proton donation to a second-layer water molecule coupled to photoexcited-hole transfer promoted by in-plane surface lattice distortions. Two stages of non-adiabatic in-plane lattice motion-expansion and recovery-are observed, which are closely associated with population changes in Ti3d orbitals. Controlling such highly correlated electron-nuclear dynamics may provide opportunities for boosting the performance of photocatalytic materials.
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- Peiwei You
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China.
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Wu X, Fan X, Xie S, Scodeller I, Wen X, Vangestel D, Cheng J, Sels B. Zinc-indium-sulfide favors efficient C - H bond activation by concerted proton-coupled electron transfer. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4967. [PMID: 38862582 PMCID: PMC11167015 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49265-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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C - H bond activation is a ubiquitous reaction that remains a major challenge in chemistry. Although semiconductor-based photocatalysis is promising, the C - H bond activation mechanism remains elusive. Herein, we report value-added coupling products from a wide variety of biomass and fossil-derived reagents, formed via C - H bond activation over zinc-indium-sulfides (Zn-In-S). Contrary to the commonly accepted stepwise electron-proton transfer pathway (PE-ET) for semiconductors, our experimental and theoretical studies evidence a concerted proton-coupled electron transfer (CPET) pathway. A pioneering microkinetic study, considering the relevant elementary steps of the surface chemistry, reveals a faster C - H activation with Zn-In-S because of circumventing formation of a charged radical, as it happens in PE-ET where it retards the catalysis due to strong site adsorption. For CPET over Zn-In-S, H abstraction, forming a neutral radical, is rate-limiting, but having lower energy barriers than that of PE-ET. The rate expressions derived from the microkinetics provide guidelines to rationally design semiconductor catalysis, e.g., for C - H activation, that is based on the CPET mechanism.
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- Xuejiao Wu
- Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, 3001, Belgium.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, 3001, Belgium
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, 3001, Belgium
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, 3001, Belgium.
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Selloni A. Aqueous Titania Interfaces. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2024; 75:47-65. [PMID: 38271659 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-090722-015957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Water-metal oxide interfaces are central to many phenomena and applications, ranging from material corrosion and dissolution to photoelectrochemistry and bioengineering. In particular, the discovery of photocatalytic water splitting on TiO2 has motivated intensive studies of water-TiO2 interfaces for decades. So far, a broad understanding of the interaction of water vapor with several TiO2 surfaces has been obtained. However, much less is known about liquid water-TiO2 interfaces, which are more relevant to many practical applications. Probing these complex systems at the molecular level is experimentally challenging and is sometimes possible only through computational studies. This review summarizes recent advances in the atomistic understanding, mostly through computational simulations, of the structure and dynamics of interfacial water on TiO2 surfaces. The main focus is on the nature, molecular or dissociated, of water in direct contact with low-index defect-free crystalline surfaces. The hydroxyls resulting from water dissociation are essential in the photooxidation of water and critically affect the surface chemistry of TiO2.
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- Annabella Selloni
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA;
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Cuk T. Phenomenology of Intermediate Molecular Dynamics at Metal-Oxide Interfaces. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2024; 75:457-481. [PMID: 38941530 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-062123-022921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Reaction intermediates buried within a solid-liquid interface are difficult targets for physiochemical measurements. They are inherently molecular and locally dynamic, while their surroundings are extended by a periodic lattice on one side and the solvent dielectric on the other. Challenges compound on a metal-oxide surface of varied sites and especially so at its aqueous interface of many prominent reactions. Recently, phenomenological theory coupled with optical spectroscopy has become a more prominent tool for isolating the intermediates and their molecular dynamics. The following article reviews three examples of the SrTiO3-aqueous interface subject to the oxygen evolution from water: reaction-dependent component analyses of time-resolved intermediates, a Fano resonance of a mode at the metal-oxide-water interface, and reaction isotherms of metastable intermediates. The phenomenology uses parameters to encase what is unknown at a microscopic level to then circumscribe the clear and macroscopically tuned trends seen in the spectroscopic data.
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- Tanja Cuk
- Department of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering Program, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA;
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Ribić V, Jordan V, Drev S, Kovač J, Dražić G, Rečnik A. Mnemonic Rutile-Rutile Interfaces Triggering Spontaneous Dissociation of Water. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2308027. [PMID: 37935053 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Water interaction with mineral surfaces is a complex living system decisive for any photocatalytic process. Resolving the atomistic structure of mineral-water interfaces is thus crucial for understanding these processes. Fibrous rutile TiO2 , grown hydrothermally on twinned rutile seeds under acidic conditions, is studied in terms of interface translation, atomic structure, and surface chemistry in the presence of water, by means of advanced microscopy and spectroscopy methods combined with structure modeling and density functional theory calculations. It is shown that fibers while staying in stable separation during their growth, adopt a special crystallographic registry that is controlled by repulsion forces between fully hydroxylated and protonated (110) surfaces. During relaxation, a turbulent proton transfer and cracking of O─H bonds is observed, generating a strong acidic character via proton jump from bridge ─OHb to terminal ─OHt groups, and spontaneous dissociation of interfacial water via a transient protonation of the ─OHt groups. It is shown, that this specific interface structure can be implemented to induce acidic response in an initially neutral medium when re-immersed. This is thought to be the first demonstration of quantum-confined mineral-water interface, capable of memorizing its past and conveying its structurally encoded properties into a new environment.
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- Vesna Ribić
- Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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Ajide MT, English NJ. Nonequilibrium Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Water Splitting at Fe 2O 3-Hematite/Water Interfaces in an External Electric Field. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:24088-24105. [PMID: 38148852 PMCID: PMC10749450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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In the exploration of the optimal material for achieving the photoelectrochemical dissociation of water into hydrogen, hematite (α-Fe2O3) emerges as a highly promising candidate for proof-of-concept demonstrations. Recent studies suggest that the concurrent application of external electric fields could enhance the photoelectrochemical (PEC) process. To delve into this, we conducted nonequilibrium ab initio molecular dynamics (NE-AIMD) simulations in this study, focusing on hematite-water interfaces at room temperature under progressively stronger electric fields. Our findings reveal intriguing evidence of water molecule adsorption and dissociation, as evidenced by an analysis of the structural properties of the hydrated layered surface of the hematite-water interface. Additionally, we scrutinized intermolecular structures using radial distribution functions (RDFs) to explore the interaction between the hematite slab and water. Notably, the presence of a Grotthuss hopping mechanism became apparent as the electric field strength increased. A comprehensive discussion based on intramolecular geometry highlighted aspects such as hydrogen-bond lengths, H-bond angles, average H-bond numbers, and the observed correlation existing among the hydrogen-bond strength, bond-dissociation energy, and H-bond lifetime. Furthermore, we assessed the impact of electric fields on the librational, bending, and stretching modes of hydrogen atoms in water by calculating the vibrational density of states (VDOS). This analysis revealed distinct field effects for the three characteristic band modes, both in the bulk region and at the hematite-water interface. We also evaluated the charge density of active elements at the aqueous hematite surface, delving into field-induced electronic charge-density variations through the Hirshfeld charge density analysis of atomic elements. Throughout this work, we drew clear distinctions between parallel and antiparallel field alignments at the hematite-water interface, aiming to elucidate crucial differences in local behavior for each surface direction of the hematite-water interface.
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- Mary T. Ajide
- School of Chemical &
Bioprocess Engineering, University College
Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Chemical &
Bioprocess Engineering, University College
Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Raman AS, Selloni A. Acid-Base Chemistry of a Model IrO 2 Catalytic Interface. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7787-7794. [PMID: 37616464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Iridium oxide (IrO2) is one of the most efficient catalytic materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), yet the atomic scale structure of its aqueous interface is largely unknown. Herein, the hydration structure, proton transfer mechanisms, and acid-base properties of the rutile IrO2(110)-water interface are investigated using ab initio based deep neural-network potentials and enhanced sampling simulations. The proton affinities of the different surface sites are characterized by calculating their acid dissociation constants, which yield a point of zero charge in agreement with experiments. A large fraction (≈80%) of adsorbed water dissociation is observed, together with a short lifetime (≈0.5 ns) of the resulting terminal hydroxy groups, due to rapid proton exchanges between adsorbed H2O and adjacent OH species. This rapid surface proton transfer supports the suggestion that the rate-determining step in the OER may not involve proton transfer across the double layer into solution, as indicated by recent experiments.
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- Abhinav S Raman
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Wang L, Sun Y, Zhang F, Hu J, Hu W, Xie S, Wang Y, Feng J, Li Y, Wang G, Zhang B, Wang H, Zhang Q, Wang Y. Precisely Constructed Metal Sulfides with Localized Single-Atom Rhodium for Photocatalytic C-H Activation and Direct Methanol Coupling to Ethylene Glycol. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2205782. [PMID: 36427207 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Although there are many studies on photocatalytic environmental remediation, hydrogen evolution, and chemical transformations, less success has been achieved for the synthesis of industrially important and largely demanded bulk chemicals using semiconductor photocatalysis, which holds great potential to drive unique chemical reactions that are difficult to implement by the conventional heterogeneous catalysis. The performance of semiconductors used for photochemical synthesis is, however, usually unsatisfactory due to limited efficiencies in light harvesting, charge-carrier separation, and surface reactions. The precise construction of heterogeneous photocatalysts to facilitate these processes is an attractive but challenging goal. Here, single-atom rhodium-doped metal sulfide nanorods composed of alternately stacked wurtzite/zinc-blende segments are successfully designed and fabricated, which demonstrate record-breaking efficiencies for visible light-driven preferential activation of C-H bond in methanol to form ethylene glycol (EG), a key bulk chemical used for the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer. The wurtzite/zinc-blende heterojunctions lined regularly in one dimension accelerate the charge-carrier separation and migration. Single-atom rhodium selectively deposited onto the wurtzite segment with photogenerated holes accumulated facilitates methanol adsorption and C-H activation. The present work paves the way to harnessing photocatalysis for bulk chemical synthesis with structure-defined semiconductors.
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- Limei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Cao W, Xia GJ, Yao Z, Zeng KH, Qiao Y, Wang YG. Aldehyde Hydrogenation by Pt/TiO 2 Catalyst in Aqueous Phase: Synergistic Effect of Oxygen Vacancy and Solvent Water. JACS AU 2023; 3:143-153. [PMID: 36711102 PMCID: PMC9875238 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aldehyde hydrogenation for stabilizing and upgrading biomass is typically performed in aqueous phase with supported metal catalysts. By combining density functional theory calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, the model reaction of formaldehyde hydrogenation with a Pt/TiO2 catalyst is investigated with explicit solvent water molecules. In aqueous phase, both the O vacancy (Ov) on support and solvent molecules could donate charges to a Pt cluster, where the Ov could dominantly reduce the Pt cluster from positive to negative. During the formaldehyde hydrogenation, the water molecules could spontaneously protonate the O in the aldehyde group by acid/base exchange, generating the OH* at the metal-support interface by long-range proton transfer. By comparing the stoichiometric and reduced TiO2 support, it is found that the further hydrogenation of OH* is hard on the positively charged Pt cluster over stoichiometric TiO2. However, with the presence of Ov on reduced support, the OH* hydrogenation could become not only exergonic but also kinetically more facile, which prohibits the catalyst from poisoning. This mechanism suggests that both the proton transfer from solvent water molecules and the easier OH* hydrogenation from Ov could synergistically promote aldehyde hydrogenation. That means, even for such simple hydrogenation in water, the catalytic mechanism could explicitly relate to all of the metal cluster, oxide support, and solvent waters. Considering the ubiquitous Ov defects in reducible oxide supports and the common aqueous environment, this synergistic effect may not be exclusive to Pt/TiO2, which can be crucial for supported metal catalysts in biomass conversion.
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Mulay MR, Martsinovich N. Interaction of organic pollutants with TiO 2: a density functional theory study of carboxylic acids on the anatase (101) surface. Mol Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2165981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Manasi R. Mulay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Gao P, Liu X, Guo Z, Tournassat C. Acid-Base Properties of Cis-Vacant Montmorillonite Edge Surfaces: A Combined First-Principles Molecular Dynamics and Surface Complexation Modeling Approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:1342-1352. [PMID: 36627109 PMCID: PMC9878716 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Montmorillonite layer edge surfaces have pH-dependent properties, which arises from the acid-base reactivity of their surface functional groups. Edge surface acidity (with intrinsic reaction equilibrium constant, pKa) is a chemical property that is affected by crystal structure. While a cis-vacant structure predominates in natural montmorillonites, prior molecular-level studies assume a centrosymmetric trans-vacant configuration, which potentially leads to an incorrect prediction of montmorillonite acid-base surface properties. We computed intrinsic acidity constants of the surface sites of a montmorillonite layer with a cis-vacant structure using the first-principles molecular dynamics-based vertical energy gap method. We evaluated pKa values for both non-substituted and Mg-substituted layers on common edge surfaces (i.e., surfaces perpendicular to [010], [01̅0], [110], and [1̅1̅0] crystallographic directions). The functional groups ≡Si(OH), ≡Al(OH2)2/≡Al(OH)(OH2), and ≡SiO(OH)Al sites on surfaces perpendicular to [010] and [01̅0] and ≡Si(OH)U, ≡Si(OH)L, ≡Al(OH2), and ≡Al(OH2)2 on surfaces perpendicular to [110] and [1̅1̅0] determine the proton reactivity of non-substituted cis-vacant edge surfaces. Moreover, the structural OH sites on edge surfaces had extremely high pKa values, which do not show reactivity at a common pH. Meanwhile, Mg2+ substitution results in an increase in pKa values at local or adjacent sites, in which the effect is limited by the distance between the sites. A surface complexation model was built with predicted pKa values, which enabled us to predict surface properties as a function of pH and ionic strength. Edge surface charge of both trans- and cis-vacant models has little dependence on Mg2+ substitutions, but the dependence on the crystal plane orientation is strong. In particular, at pH below 7, edge surfaces are positively or negatively charged depending on their orientation. Implications of these findings on contaminant adsorption by smectites are discussed.
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- Pengyuan Gao
- Radiochemistry
Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Institut
des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, Université
d’Orléans-CNRS-BRGM, Orléans 45071, France
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- State
Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences
and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Radiochemistry
Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut
des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, Université
d’Orléans-CNRS-BRGM, Orléans 45071, France
- Earth and
Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Bischoff M, Kim NY, Joo JB, Marchioro A. Water Orientation at the Anatase TiO 2 Nanoparticle Interface: A Probe of Surface p Ka Values. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:8677-8683. [PMID: 36094378 PMCID: PMC10226479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The acid-base properties of surfaces significantly influence catalytic and (photo)electrochemical processes. Estimation of acid dissociation constants (pKa values) for colloids is commonly performed through electroanalytical techniques or spectroscopic methods employing label molecules. Here, we show that polarimetric angle-resolved second harmonic scattering (AR-SHS) can be used as an all-optical, label-free probe of colloid surface pKa values. We apply AR-SHS to dispersions of 100 nm anatase TiO2 particles to extract surface potential and surface susceptibility, a measure of interfacial water orientation, as a function of pH. The surface potential follows changes in surface charge density, while the interfacial water orientation inverts at pH ∼4.8, ∼6, and ∼7.6. As the variation in bulk pH modifies the populations of Ti-OH2+, Ti-OH, and Ti-O- interfacial groups, a change in water orientation reports on the ratio of protonated/deprotonated species. Such observation allows for pKa evaluation from plots of surface susceptibility versus pH. A Nerstian trend in the surface potential is additionally demonstrated.
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- Marie Bischoff
- Laboratory
for fundamental BioPhotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI),
and Institute of Materials Science (IMX), School of Engineering (STI), Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
(EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Laboratory
for fundamental BioPhotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI),
and Institute of Materials Science (IMX), School of Engineering (STI), Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
(EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Schienbein P, Blumberger J. Nanosecond solvation dynamics of the hematite/liquid water interface at hybrid DFT accuracy using committee neural network potentials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:15365-15375. [PMID: 35703465 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01708c] [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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Metal oxide/water interfaces play an important role in biology, catalysis, energy storage and photocatalytic water splitting. The atomistic structure at these interfaces is often difficult to characterize by experimental techniques, whilst results from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations tend to be uncertain due to the limited length and time scales accessible. In this work, we train a committee neural network potential to simulate the hematite/water interface at the hybrid DFT level of theory to reach the nanosecond timescale and systems containing more than 3000 atoms. The NNP enables us to converge dynamical properties, not possible with brute-force ab initio molecular dynamics. Our simulations uncover a rich solvation dynamics at the hematite/water interface spanning three different time scales: picosecond H-bond dynamics between surface hydroxyls and the first water layer, in-plane/out-of-plane tilt motion of surface hydroxyls on the 10 ps time scale, and diffusion of water molecules from the oxide surface characterized by a mean residence lifetime of about 60 ps. Calculation of vibrational spectra confirm that H-bonds between surface hydroxyls and first layer water molecules are stronger than H-bonds in bulk water. Our study showcases how state of the art machine learning approaches can routinely be utilized to explore the structural dynamics at transition metal oxide interfaces with complex electronic structure. It foreshadows that c-NNPs are a promising tool to tackle the sampling problem in ab initio electrochemistry with explicit solvent molecules.
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- Philipp Schienbein
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thomas Young Centre, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thomas Young Centre, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Vinogradov I, Singh S, Lyle H, Paolino M, Mandal A, Rossmeisl J, Cuk T. Free energy difference to create the M-OH * intermediate of the oxygen evolution reaction by time-resolved optical spectroscopy. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:88-94. [PMID: 34725518 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Theoretical descriptors differentiate the catalytic activity of materials for the oxygen evolution reaction by the strength of oxygen binding in the reactive intermediate created upon electron transfer. Recently, time-resolved spectroscopy of a photo-electrochemically driven oxygen evolution reaction followed the vibrational and optical spectra of this intermediate, denoted M-OH*. However, these inherently kinetic experiments have not been connected to the relevant thermodynamic quantities. Here we discover that picosecond optical spectra of the Ti-OH* population on lightly doped SrTiO3 are ordered by the surface hydroxylation. A Langmuir isotherm as a function of pH extracts an effective equilibrium constant relatable to the free energy difference of the first oxygen evolution reaction step. Thus, time-resolved spectroscopy of the catalytic surface reveals both kinetic and energetic information of elementary reaction steps, which provides a critical new connection between theory and experiment by which to tailor the pathway of water oxidation and other surface reactions.
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- Ilya Vinogradov
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
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Zhang Y, Liu X, Cheng J, Lu X. Surface Acidity and As(V) Complexation of Iron Oxyhydroxides: Insights from First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:15921-15928. [PMID: 34817156 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Iron hydroxides are ubiquitous in soils and aquifers and have been adopted as adsorbents for As(V) removal. However, the complexation mechanisms of As(V) have not been well understood due to the lack of information on the reactive sites and acidities of iron hydroxides. In this work, we first calculated the acidity constants (pKas) of surface groups on lepidocrocite (010), (001), and (100) surfaces by using the first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD)-based vertical energy gap method. Then, the desorption free energies of As(V) on goethite (110) and lepidocrocite (001) surfaces were calculated by using constrained FPMD simulations. The point of zero charges and reactive sites of individual surfaces were obtained based on the calculated pKas. The structures, thermodynamics, and pH dependence for As(V) complexation were derived by integrating the pKas and desorption free energies. The pKa data sets obtained are fundamental parameters that control the charging and adsorption behavior of iron oxyhydroxides and will be very useful in investigating the adsorption processes on these minerals. The pH-dependent complexation mechanisms of As(V) derived in this study would be helpful for the development of effective adsorbent materials and the prediction of the long-term behavior of As(V) in natural environments.
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- Yingchun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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Lyle H, Singh S, Paolino M, Vinogradov I, Cuk T. The electron-transfer intermediates of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as polarons by in situ spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:24984-25002. [PMID: 34514488 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01760h] [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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The conversion of diffusive forms of energy (electrical and light) into short, compact chemical bonds by catalytic reactions regularly involves moving a carrier from an environment that favors delocalization to one that favors localization. While delocalization lowers the energy of the carrier through its kinetic energy, localization creates a polarization around the carrier that traps it in a potential energy minimum. The trapped carrier and its local distortion-termed a polaron in solids-can play a role as a highly reactive intermediate within energy-storing catalytic reactions but is rarely discussed as such. Here, we present this perspective of the polaron as a catalytic intermediate through recent in situ and time-resolved spectroscopic investigations of photo-triggered electrochemical reactions at material surfaces. The focus is on hole-trapping at metal-oxygen bonds, denoted M-OH*, in the context of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) from water. The potential energy surface for the hole-polaron defines the structural distortions from the periodic lattice and the resulting "active" site of catalysis. This perspective will highlight how current and future time-resolved, multi-modal probes can use spectroscopic signatures of M-OH* polarons to obtain kinetic and structural information on the individual reaction steps of OER. A particular motivation is to provide the background needed for eventually relating this information to relevant catalytic descriptors by free energies. Finally, the formation of the O-O chemical bond from the consumption of M-OH*, required to release O2 and store energy in H2, will be discussed as the next target for experimental investigations.
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- Hanna Lyle
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA. .,Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA. .,Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA. .,Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA.
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80303, USA
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Corti HR, Appignanesi GA, Barbosa MC, Bordin JR, Calero C, Camisasca G, Elola MD, Franzese G, Gallo P, Hassanali A, Huang K, Laria D, Menéndez CA, de Oca JMM, Longinotti MP, Rodriguez J, Rovere M, Scherlis D, Szleifer I. Structure and dynamics of nanoconfined water and aqueous solutions. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2021; 44:136. [PMID: 34779954 DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-021-00136-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This review is devoted to discussing recent progress on the structure, thermodynamic, reactivity, and dynamics of water and aqueous systems confined within different types of nanopores, synthetic and biological. Currently, this is a branch of water science that has attracted enormous attention of researchers from different fields interested to extend the understanding of the anomalous properties of bulk water to the nanoscopic domain. From a fundamental perspective, the interactions of water and solutes with a confining surface dramatically modify the liquid's structure and, consequently, both its thermodynamical and dynamical behaviors, breaking the validity of the classical thermodynamic and phenomenological description of the transport properties of aqueous systems. Additionally, man-made nanopores and porous materials have emerged as promising solutions to challenging problems such as water purification, biosensing, nanofluidic logic and gating, and energy storage and conversion, while aquaporin, ion channels, and nuclear pore complex nanopores regulate many biological functions such as the conduction of water, the generation of action potentials, and the storage of genetic material. In this work, the more recent experimental and molecular simulations advances in this exciting and rapidly evolving field will be reported and critically discussed.
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- Horacio R Corti
- Departmento de Física de la Materia Condensada & Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CNEA-CONICET), Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, B1650LWP, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Institute of Physics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Physics and Mathematics, 96050-500, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Secció de Física Estadística i Interdisciplinària - Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de Barcelona & Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, 00146, Roma, Italy
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- Departmento de Física de la Materia Condensada & Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CNEA-CONICET), Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, B1650LWP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Secció de Física Estadística i Interdisciplinària - Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de Barcelona & Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, 00146, Roma, Italy
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- Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Section (CMSP), The International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Departmento de Física de la Materia Condensada & Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CNEA-CONICET), Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, B1650LWP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departmento de Física de la Materia Condensada & Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CNEA-CONICET), Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, B1650LWP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, 00146, Roma, Italy
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- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
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Futera Z, English NJ. Water Breakup at Fe 2O 3-Hematite/Water Interfaces: Influence of External Electric Fields from Nonequilibrium Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:6818-6826. [PMID: 34270253 PMCID: PMC8397349 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The dynamical properties of physically and chemically adsorbed water molecules at pristine hematite-(001) surfaces have been studied by means of nonequilibrium ab initio molecular dynamics (NE-AIMD) in the NVT ensemble at room temperature, in the presence of externally applied, uniform static electric fields of increasing intensity. The dissociation of water molecules to form chemically adsorbed species was scrutinized, in addition to charge redistribution and Grotthus proton hopping between water molecules. Dynamical properties of the adsorbed water molecules and OH- and H3O+ ions were gauged, such as the hydrogen bonds between protons in water molecules and the bridging oxygen atoms at the hematite surface, as well as the interactions between oxygen atoms in adsorbed water molecules and iron atoms at the hematite surface. The development of Helmholtz charge layers via water breakup at Fe2O3-hematite/water interfaces is also an interesting feature, with the development of protonic conduction on the surface and more bulk-like water.
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- Zdenek Futera
- Faculty
of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- School
of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Qi M, Zhang H, Dong Q, Li J, Musgrave RA, Zhao Y, Dulock N, Wang D, Byers JA. Electrochemically switchable polymerization from surface-anchored molecular catalysts. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9042-9052. [PMID: 34276933 PMCID: PMC8261715 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02163j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Redox-switchable polymerizations of lactide and epoxides were extended to the solid state by anchoring an iron-based polymerization catalyst to TiO2 nanoparticles. The reactivity of the molecular complexes and their redox-switching characteristics were maintained in the solid-state. These properties resulted in surface-initiated polymerization reactions that produced polymer brushes whose chemical composition is dictated by the oxidation state of the iron-based complex. Depositing the catalyst-functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles on fluorine-doped tin oxide resulted in an electrically addressable surface that could be used to demonstrate spatial control in redox-switchable polymerization reactions. By using a substrate that contained two electrically isolated domains wherein one domain was exposed to an oxidizing potential, patterns of surface-bound polyesters and polyethers were accessible through sequential application of lactide and cyclohexene oxide. The differentially functionalized surfaces demonstrated distinct physical properties that illustrated the promise for using the method to pattern surfaces with multiple, chemically distinct polymer brushes.
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- Miao Qi
- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College 2609 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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The ubiquity of aqueous solutions in contact with charged surfaces and the realization that the molecular-level details of water-surface interactions often determine interfacial functions and properties relevant in many natural processes have led to intensive research. Even so, many open questions remain regarding the molecular picture of the interfacial organization and preferential alignment of water molecules, as well as the structure of water molecules and ion distributions at different charged interfaces. While water, solutes and charge are present in each of these systems, the substrate can range from living tissues to metals. This diversity in substrates has led to different communities considering each of these types of aqueous interface. In this Review, by considering water in contact with metals, oxides and biomembranes, we show the essential similarity of these disparate systems. While in each case the classical mean-field theories can explain many macroscopic and mesoscopic observations, it soon becomes apparent that such theories fail to explain phenomena for which molecular properties are relevant, such as interfacial chemical conversion. We highlight the current knowledge and limitations in our understanding and end with a view towards future opportunities in the field.
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Wagner M, Meyer B, Setvin M, Schmid M, Diebold U. Direct assessment of the acidity of individual surface hydroxyls. Nature 2021; 592:722-725. [PMID: 33911267 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03432-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The state of deprotonation/protonation of surfaces has far-ranging implications in chemistry, from acid-base catalysis1 and the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic splitting of water2, to the behaviour of minerals3 and biochemistry4. An entity's acidity is described by its proton affinity and its acid dissociation constant pKa (the negative logarithm of the equilibrium constant of the proton transfer reaction in solution). The acidity of individual sites is difficult to assess for solids, compared with molecules. For mineral surfaces, the acidity is estimated by semi-empirical concepts, such as bond-order valence sums5, and increasingly modelled with first-principles molecular dynamics simulations6,7. At present, such predictions cannot be tested-experimental measures, such as the point of zero charge8, integrate over the whole surface or, in some cases, individual crystal facets9. Here we assess the acidity of individual hydroxyl groups on In2O3(111)-a model oxide with four different types of surface oxygen atom. We probe the strength of their hydrogen bonds with the tip of a non-contact atomic force microscope and find quantitative agreement with density functional theory calculations. By relating the results to known proton affinities of gas-phase molecules, we determine the proton affinity of the different surface sites of In2O3 with atomic precision. Measurements on hydroxylated titanium dioxide and zirconium oxide extend our method to other oxides.
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- Margareta Wagner
- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.,Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Computer Chemistry Center, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Guo Z, Ambrosio F, Pasquarello A. Evaluation of Photocatalysts for Water Splitting through Combined Analysis of Surface Coverage and Energy-Level Alignment. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhendong Guo
- Chaire de Simulation à l’Echelle Atomique (CSEA), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l’Echelle Atomique (CSEA), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l’Echelle Atomique (CSEA), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Park J, Roling LT. Elucidating energy scaling between atomic and molecular adsorbates in the presence of solvent. AIChE J 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jaeryul Park
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA
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Jia M, Zhang C, Cox SJ, Sprik M, Cheng J. Computing Surface Acidity Constants of Proton Hopping Groups from Density Functional Theory-Based Molecular Dynamics: Application to the SnO 2(110)/H 2O Interface. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:6520-6527. [PMID: 32794753 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Proton transfer at metal oxide/water interfaces plays an important role in electrochemistry, geochemistry, and environmental science. The key thermodynamic quantity to characterize this process is the surface acidity constant. An ab initio method that combines density functional theory-based molecular dynamics (DFTMD) and free energy perturbation theory has been established for computing surface acidity constants. However, it involves a reversible proton insertion procedure in which frequent proton hopping, e.g., for strong bases and some oxide surfaces (e.g., SnO2), can cause instability issues in electronic structure calculation. In the original implementation, harmonic restraining potentials are imposed on all O-H bonds (denoted by the VrH scheme) to prevent proton hopping and thus may not be applicable for systems involving spontaneous proton hopping. In this work, we introduce an improved restraining scheme with a repulsive potential Vrep to compute the surface acidities of systems in which proton hopping is spontaneous and fast. In this Vrep scheme, a Buckingham-type repulsive potential Vrep is applied between the deprotonation site and all other protons in DFTMD simulations. We first verify the Vrep scheme by calculating the pKa values of H2O and aqueous HS- solution (i.e., strong conjugate bases) and then apply it to the SnO2(110)/H2O interface. It is found that the Vrep scheme leads to a prediction of the point of zero charge (PZC) of 4.6, which agrees well with experiment. The intrinsic individual pKa values of the terminal five-coordinated Sn site (Sn5cOH2) and bridge oxygen site (Sn2ObrH+) are 4.4 and 4.7, respectively, both being almost the same as the PZC. The similarity of the two pKa values indicates that dissociation of terminal water has almost zero free energy at this proton hopping interface (i.e., partial water dissociation), as expected from the acid-base equilibrium on SnO2.
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- Mei Jia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, PO Box 538, Uppsala 75121, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, P. R. China
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Grosjean B, Robert A, Vuilleumier R, Bocquet ML. Spontaneous liquid water dissociation on hybridised boron nitride and graphene atomic layers from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10710-10716. [PMID: 32103219 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06765e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Two-dimensional materials such as graphene (G) and hexagonal boron nitride (BN) have demonstrated potential applications in membrane science and in particular for the harvesting of blue energy. Although pure G and BN atomic layers are known to remain inert towards neutral water, one may wonder about the aqueous reactivity of hybridized monolayers formed by joining BN and G sheets in a planar fashion. Here, we perform ab initio molecular dynamics calculations of liquid water in contact with all possible planar heterostructures. Remarkably, we could observe the spontaneous chemisorption and dissociation of the interfacial water molecule into its self-ions at one specific and non-standard one-dimensional border. Our simulations predict that this type of heterostructure is prone to ionize liquid water in the absence of any electrical gating.
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- Benoît Grosjean
- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France.
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Blumberger J, Gaigeot MP, Sulpizi M, Vuilleumier R. Frontiers in molecular simulation of solvated ions, molecules and interfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10393-10396. [PMID: 32352136 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp90091e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This themed collection is a collection of articles on frontiers in molecular simulation of solvated ions, molecules and interfaces.
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- J Blumberger
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thomas Young Centre, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Giret Y, Guo P, Wang LF, Cheng J. Theoretical study of kinetics of proton coupled electron transfer in photocatalysis. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:124705. [PMID: 32241134 DOI: 10.1063/5.0001825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Photocatalysis induced by sunlight is one of the most promising approaches to environmental protection, solar energy conversion, and sustainable production of fuels. The computational modeling of photocatalysis is a rapidly expanding field that requires to adapt and to further develop the available theoretical tools. The coupled transfer of protons and electrons is an important reaction during photocatalysis. In this work, we present the first step of our methodology development in which we apply the existing kinetic theory of such coupled transfer to a model system, namely, methanol photodissociation on the rutile TiO2(110) surface, with the help of high-level first-principles calculations. Moreover, we adapt the Stuchebrukhov-Hammes-Schiffer kinetic theory, where we use the Georgievskii-Stuchebrukhova vibronic coupling to calculate the rate constant of the proton coupled electron transfer reaction for a particular pathway. In particular, we propose a modified expression to calculate the rate constant, which enforces the near-resonance condition for the vibrational wave function during proton tunneling.
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- Yvelin Giret
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Lei L, Sang L, Zhang Y, Gao Y. Interfacial Analysis of Anatase TiO 2 in KOH Solution by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Photoelectrochemical Experiments. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:3522-3532. [PMID: 32118167 PMCID: PMC7045505 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hydrogen can be produced by photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting using a KOH solution as an electrolyte and TiO2 as a photoanode. In this work, we fabricated anatase TiO2 nanoring/nanotube arrays and TiO2 nanotube arrays using an anodic oxidation method, confirmed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and then conducted the photoelectrochemical experiments with 1 M KOH and Na2SO4 solutions. The bias voltage, small impedance, negative flat-band potential, large capacitance, and depletion layer width in the anatase TiO2-KOH system were observed, leading to the stable and large photocurrent density. To understand the effects of KOH on the interface properties of TiO2/H2O, the electric double layers of anatase TiO2(001), (100), (101)/KOH interfaces were further investigated by calculating the ion-surface interaction with molecular dynamics simulations. It is noted that the number density of potassium ions has the same trend as that of oxygen atoms due to the layering effect in liquids and the strongest ionic hydration of K+ on anatase (101) is observed by analyzing the radial distribution function and coordination number. In addition, the electrostatic characteristics along the TiO2/KOH interfaces were analyzed based on the Grahame double layer model. The potential drops in the outer Helmholtz layer of anatase (001), (100), and (101) surfaces are 1.08, 0.26, and 0.51 V, respectively. Compared with TiO2-H2O systems, the larger potential drops in the TiO2-KOH system explain the phenomenon that KOH solute contributes substantially to a chemical bias in PEC reactions. At the same time, we estimated the depletion layer widths of anatase TiO2(001), (100), and (101) surfaces as 37.48, 173.25, and 64.49 Å, respectively, which are of similar magnitude to the experimental results. Anatase TiO2(100) with the widest depletion layer is suggested in photocatalysis. These works provide a clear understanding of interfacial behavior of KOH on anatase TiO2 from a microscale, which can be used to explain the promotion effect of the KOH electrolyte and guide the design of TiO2 nanocrystals in the PEC system.
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Xue S, Sasahara A, Onishi H. Atomic-scale topography of rutile TiO 2(110) in aqueous solutions: A study involving frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:054703. [PMID: 32035471 DOI: 10.1063/1.5134997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The interfaces between metal oxides and liquids represent the next frontier in the study of oxide chemistry. In this work, (110)-oriented rutile TiO2 wafers were annealed in oxidative atmospheres and immersed in aqueous KCl solutions of pH 3, 6, and 11. Topographic imaging of the TiO2 wafers was carried out in solution via atomic force microscopy using the frequency-modulation force detection technique. Crystalline terraces of 100 nm in width were observed with no sign of solution-induced etching. In a pH-6 solution, ridges parallel to the [001] axis with trenches in between were observed and assigned to the rows of oxygen anions protruding from the surface plane to the solution. Individual anions were further resolved in the ridges, revealing atomic-size protrusions located on the (1 × 1) meshes of the (110) truncation. The topography in an acidic solution (pH 3) was similar to that observed in a neutral solution and could be interpreted as protruding oxygen anions covered partially by protons. In a basic solution with pH 11, qualitatively different features were observed; atomic-size swellings formed a p(2 × 1) superstructure covering the surface, which was hypothesized to be Ti-OH- on five-fold coordinated Ti cations in the surface plane. These results show the feasibility of advanced atomic force microscopy for probing metal-oxide surfaces submerged in liquids.
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- Shengkai Xue
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kobe University, Rokko-dai, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kobe University, Rokko-dai, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kobe University, Rokko-dai, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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Dreßler C, Sebastiani D. Effect of anion reorientation on proton mobility in the solid acids family CsHyXO4(X = S, P, Se,y= 1, 2) fromab initiomolecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10738-10752. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06473g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The high temperature phases of the solid acids CsHSeO4, CsHSO4and CsH2PO4show extraordinary high proton conductivities, which are enabled by the interplay of high proton transfer rates and frequent anion reorientation.
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- Christian Dreßler
- Institute of Chemistry
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 06120 Halle (Saale)
- Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 06120 Halle (Saale)
- Germany
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Zhang C, Liu X, Lu X, Meijer EJ, Wang R. Understanding the Heterogeneous Nucleation of Heavy Metal Phyllosilicates on Clay Edges with First-Principles Molecular Dynamics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:13704-13712. [PMID: 31697489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The nucleation and precipitation of heavy metal phyllosilicates can occur in the course of sorption onto clay edges, which will provide a long-term stabilization of heavy metal pollutants. However, a quantitative understanding of their reaction mechanisms is still lacking. Taking Ni2+ as the model cation, we characterized the atomic scale structures and thermodynamics of the early stage of nucleation by carrying out systematic first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) simulations, and the microscopic nucleation mechanisms were revealed. Two possible nucleation pathways were examined: a stepwise pathway (denoted as Path1) and a synchronous pathway (denoted as Path2). In Path1, Ni(OH)2 forms first and then transforms to Ni phyllosilicate via silicification; in Path2, Ni phyllosilicate forms on clay edges directly. The computed free energies of complexation and condensation reactions indicate that Path2 is much more thermodynamically favorable than Path1, meaning that, given that the solution contains dissolved Si initially, heavy metal phyllosilicates will nucleate on clay edges through Path2. By comparing these free energies with their counterpart values of the reaction in bulk solution, the effect of the surface has been uncovered. These findings provide valuable insights for an improved understanding of the stabilization and transformation of heavy metal elements in nature. The derived results form a quantitative basis for future studies on the heterogenous nucleation and precipitation of heavy metal cations.
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- Chi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , PR China
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and The Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture , Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , PR China
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling , University of Amsterdam , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , PR China
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Zhang C, Hutter J, Sprik M. Coupling of Surface Chemistry and Electric Double Layer at TiO 2 Electrochemical Interfaces. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:3871-3876. [PMID: 31241948 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Surfaces of metal oxides at working conditions are usually electrified because of the acid-base chemistry. The charged interface compensated with counterions forms the so-called electric double layer. The coupling of surface chemistry and the electric double layer is considered to be crucial but is poorly understood because of the lack of information at the atomistic scale. Here, we used the latest development in density functional theory-based finite-field molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the pH dependence of the Helmholtz capacitance at electrified rutile TiO2(110)-NaCl electrolyte interfaces. It is found that, because of competing forces from surface adsorption and from the electric double layer, water molecules have a stronger structural fluctuation at high pH, and this leads to a much larger capacitance. It is also seen that interfacial proton transfers at low pH increase significantly the capacitance value. These findings elucidate the microscopic origin of the same trend observed in titration experiments.
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- Chao Zhang
- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Lägerhyddsvägen 1 , BOX 538, 75121 Uppsala , Sweden
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- Institut für Chemie , Universität Zürich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB2 1EW , United Kingdom
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Optimal methodology for explicit solvation prediction of band edges of transition metal oxide photocatalysts. Commun Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0179-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Correlation between molecular acidity (pKa) and vibrational spectroscopy. J Mol Model 2019; 25:48. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-3928-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Schlegel SJ, Hosseinpour S, Gebhard M, Devi A, Bonn M, Backus EHG. How water flips at charged titanium dioxide: an SFG-study on the water–TiO2 interface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:8956-8964. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01131e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen by utilizing sunlight and a photocatalyst is a promising way of generating clean energy.
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- Inorganic Materials Chemistry
- Ruhr-University Bochum
- 44801 Bochum
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- University of Vienna
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Ohto T, Dodia M, Imoto S, Nagata Y. Structure and Dynamics of Water at the Water–Air Interface Using First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations within Generalized Gradient Approximation. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 15:595-602. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tatsuhiko Ohto
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Gittus OR, von Rudorff GF, Rosso KM, Blumberger J. Acidity Constants of the Hematite-Liquid Water Interface from Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:5574-5582. [PMID: 30180586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The interface between transition metal oxides (TMO) and liquid water plays a crucial role in environmental chemistry, catalysis, and energy science. Yet, the mechanism and energetics of chemical transformations at solvated TMO surfaces is often unclear, largely because of the difficulty to characterize the active surface species experimentally. The hematite (α-Fe2O3)-liquid water interface is a case in point. Here we demonstrate that ab initio molecular dynamics is a viable tool for determining the protonation states of complex interfaces. The p Ka values of the oxygen-terminated (001) surface group of hematite, ≡OH, and half-layer terminated (012) surface groups, ≡2OH and ≡1OH2, are predicted to be (18.5 ± 0.3), (18.9 ± 0.6), and (10.3 ± 0.5) p Ka units, respectively. These are in good agreement with recent bond-valence theory based estimates, and suggest that the deprotonation of these surfaces require significantly more free energy input than previously thought.
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- Oliver R Gittus
- Department of Chemistry , University College London , London WC1E 6BT , U.K
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thomas Young Centre , University College London , London WC1E 6BT , U.K
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- Physical Sciences Division , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thomas Young Centre , University College London , London WC1E 6BT , U.K
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Zhang C, Liu X, Tinnacher RM, Tournassat C. Mechanistic Understanding of Uranyl Ion Complexation on Montmorillonite Edges: A Combined First-Principles Molecular Dynamics-Surface Complexation Modeling Approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:8501-8509. [PMID: 29949352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Systematic first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) simulations were carried out to study the structures, free energies, and acidity constants of UO22+ surface complexes on montmorillonite in order to elucidate the surface complexation mechanisms of the uranyl ion (UO22+) on clay mineral edges at the atomic scale. Four representative complexing sites were investigated, that is, ≡Al(OH)2 and ≡AlOHSiO on the (010) surface and ≡AlOHOa and ≡SiOOa on the (110) surface. The results show that uranyl ions form bidentate complexes on these sites. All calculated binding free energies for these complexes are very similar. These bidentate complexes can be hydrolyzed, and their corresponding derived p Ka values (around 5.0 and 9.0 for p Ka1 and p Ka2, respectively) indicate that UO2(OH)+ and UO2(OH)2 surface groups are the dominant surface species in the environmental pH range. The OH groups of UO2(OH)2 surface complexes can act as complexing sites for subsequent metals. Additional simulations showed that such multinuclear adsorption is feasible and can be important at high pH. Furthermore, FPMD simulation results served as input parameters for an electrostatic thermodynamic surface complexation model (SCM) that adequately reproduced adsorption data from the literature. Overall, this study provides an improved understanding of UO22+ complexation on clay mineral edge surfaces.
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- Chi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , California State University East Bay , Hayward , California 94542 , United States
- Energy Geosciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , California State University East Bay , Hayward , California 94542 , United States
- BRGM , Orléans 45060 , France
- Univ. Orléans, CNRS, BRGM, ISTO, UMR 7327 , F-45071 , Orléans , France
- Energy Geosciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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Onizhuk MO, Panteleimonov AV, Kholin YV, Ivanov VV. Dissociation Constants of Silanol Groups of Silic Acids: Quantum Chemical Estimations. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476618020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Roosterman D, Meyerhof W, Cottrell GS. Proton Transport Chains in Glucose Metabolism: Mind the Proton. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:404. [PMID: 29962930 PMCID: PMC6014028 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathway comprises eleven cytosolic enzymes interacting to metabolize glucose to lactic acid [CH3CH(OH)COOH]. Glycolysis is largely considered as the conversion of glucose to pyruvate (CH3COCOO-). We consider glycolysis to be a cellular process and as such, transporters mediating glucose uptake and lactic acid release and enable the flow of metabolites through the cell, must be considered as part of the EMP pathway. In this review, we consider the flow of metabolites to be coupled to a flow of energy that is irreversible and sufficient to form ordered structures. This latter principle is highlighted by discussing that lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) complexes irreversibly reduce pyruvate/H+ to lactate [CH3CH(OH)COO-], or irreversibly catalyze the opposite reaction, oxidation of lactate to pyruvate/H+. However, both LDH complexes are considered to be driven by postulated proton transport chains. Metabolism of glucose to two lactic acids is introduced as a unidirectional, continuously flowing pathway. In an organism, cell membrane-located proton-linked monocarboxylate transporters catalyze the final step of glycolysis, the release of lactic acid. Consequently, both pyruvate and lactate are discussed as intermediate products of glycolysis and substrates of regulated crosscuts of the glycolytic flow.
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- Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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Agosta L, Brandt EG, Lyubartsev AP. Diffusion and reaction pathways of water near fully hydrated TiO 2 surfaces from ab initio molecular dynamics. J Chem Phys 2018; 147:024704. [PMID: 28711052 DOI: 10.1063/1.4991381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are reported for water-embedded TiO2 surfaces to determine the diffusive and reactive behavior at full hydration. A three-domain model is developed for six surfaces [rutile (110), (100), and (001), and anatase (101), (100), and (001)] which describes waters as "hard" (irreversibly bound to the surface), "soft" (with reduced mobility but orientation freedom near the surface), or "bulk." The model explains previous experimental data and provides a detailed picture of water diffusion near TiO2 surfaces. Water reactivity is analyzed with a graph-theoretic approach that reveals a number of reaction pathways on TiO2 which occur at full hydration, in addition to direct water splitting. Hydronium (H3O+) is identified to be a key intermediate state, which facilitates water dissociation by proton hopping between intact and dissociated waters near the surfaces. These discoveries significantly improve the understanding of nanoscale water dynamics and reactivity at TiO2 interfaces under ambient conditions.
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- Lorenzo Agosta
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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The structure of metal-water interface at the potential of zero charge from density functional theory-based molecular dynamics. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lian P, Johnston RC, Parks JM, Smith JC. Quantum Chemical Calculation of pKas of Environmentally Relevant Functional Groups: Carboxylic Acids, Amines, and Thiols in Aqueous Solution. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:4366-4374. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b01751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Peng Lian
- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6309, United States
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- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6309, United States
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- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6309, United States
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- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6309, United States
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Ambrosio F, Wiktor J, Pasquarello A. pH-Dependent Surface Chemistry from First Principles: Application to the BiVO 4(010)-Water Interface. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:10011-10021. [PMID: 29498266 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b16545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present a theoretical formulation for studying the pH-dependent interfacial coverage of semiconductor-water interfaces through ab initio electronic structure calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and the thermodynamic integration method. This general methodology allows one to calculate the acidity of the individual adsorption sites on the surface and consequently the pH at the point of zero charge, pHPZC, and the preferential adsorption mode of water molecules, either molecular or dissociative, at the semiconductor-water interface. The proposed method is applied to study the BiVO4(010)-water interface, yields a pHPZC in excellent agreement with the experimental characterization. Furthermore, from the calculated p Ka values of the individual adsorption sites, we construct an ab initio concentration diagram of all adsorbed species at the interface as a function of the pH of the aqueous solution. The diagram clearly illustrates the pH-dependent coverage of the surface and indicates that protons are found to be significantly adsorbed (∼1% of available sites) only in highly acidic conditions. The surface is found to be mostly covered by molecularly adsorbed water molecules in a wide interval of pH values ranging from 2 to 8. Hydroxyl ions are identified as the dominant adsorbed species at pH larger than 8.2.
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- Francesco Ambrosio
- Chaire de Simulation à l'Echelle Atomique (CSEA) , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l'Echelle Atomique (CSEA) , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l'Echelle Atomique (CSEA) , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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Xie S, Shen Z, Deng J, Guo P, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Ma C, Jiang Z, Cheng J, Deng D, Wang Y. Visible light-driven C-H activation and C-C coupling of methanol into ethylene glycol. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1181. [PMID: 29563511 PMCID: PMC5862904 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03543-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The development of new methods for the direct transformation of methanol into two or multi-carbon compounds via controlled carbon–carbon coupling is a highly attractive but challenging goal. Here, we report the first visible-light-driven dehydrogenative coupling of methanol into ethylene glycol, an important chemical currently produced from petroleum. Ethylene glycol is formed with 90% selectivity and high efficiency, together with hydrogen over a molybdenum disulfide nanofoam-modified cadmium sulfide nanorod catalyst. Mechanistic studies reveal a preferential activation of C−H bond instead of O−H bond in methanol by photoexcited holes on CdS via a concerted proton–electron transfer mechanism, forming a hydroxymethyl radical (⋅CH2OH) that can readily desorb from catalyst surfaces for subsequent coupling. This work not only offers an alternative nonpetroleum route for the synthesis of EG but also presents a unique visible-light-driven catalytic C−H activation with the hydroxyl group in the same molecule keeping intact. Direct transformation of methanol into two- or multi-carbon compounds is extremely attractive but remains a challenge. Here, the authors report an efficient photocatalytic route to the transformation of methanol into ethylene glycol and hydrogen over a molybdenum disulfide nanofoam-modified cadmium sulfide nanorod catalyst.
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- Shunji Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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De Nardo L, Raffaini G, Ebramzadeh E, Ganazzoli F. Titanium Oxide Modeling and Design for Innovative Biomedical Surfaces: A Concise Review. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139881203500902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Luigi De Nardo
- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Milan - Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Milan - Italy
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- UCLA / Orthopaedic, Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, JVL Orthopaedic Research Center, Los Angeles, CA - USA
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- Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Milan - Italy
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Foroutan M, Darvishi M, Mahmood Fatemi S, Hamideh Babazadeh K. Water chain formation on rutile TiO2 (110) nanocrystal: A molecular dynamics simulation approach. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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