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Rumptz JR, Mao Z, Campbell CT. Size-Dependent Adsorption and Adhesion Energetics of Ag Nanoparticles on Graphene Films on Ni(111) by Calorimetry. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nezval D, Bartošík M, Mach J, Piastek J, Švarc V, Konečný M, Šikola T. Density functional study of gallium clusters on graphene: electronic doping and diffusion. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:025002. [PMID: 32906101 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abb683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Motivated by experimental results on transport properties of graphene covered by gallium atoms, the density functional theory study of clustering of gallium atoms on graphene (up to a size of 8 atoms) is presented. The paper explains a rapid initial increase of graphene electron doping by individual Ga atoms with Ga coverage, which is continually reduced to zero, when bigger multiple-atom clusters have been formed. According to density functional theory calculations with and without the van der Waals correction, gallium atoms start to form a three-dimensional cluster from five and three atoms, respectively. The results also explain an easy diffusion of Ga atoms while forming clusters caused by a small diffusion barrier of 0.11 eV. Moreover, the calculations show this barrier can be additionally reduced by the application of an external electric field, which was simulated by the ionization of graphene. This effect offers a unique possibility to control the cluster size in experiments only by applying a gate-voltage to the graphene in a field-effect transistor geometry and thereby without growth temperature assistance.
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- D Nezval
- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Vavrečkova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Engel J, Francis S, Roldan A. The influence of support materials on the structural and electronic properties of gold nanoparticles – a DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:19011-19025. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03066b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This study investigates the effect of commonly used support materials (MgO, C, CeO2) on small gold particles using dispersion corrected density functional theory (DFT-D).
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Hensley AJ, Zhang J, Vinçon I, Pereira Hernandez X, Tranca D, Seifert G, McEwen JS, Wang Y. Mechanistic understanding of methanol carbonylation: Interfacing homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis via carbon supported Ir La. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Srivastava R. Theoretical studies of optoelectronic, magnetization and heat transport properties of conductive metal adatoms adsorbed on edge chlorinated nanographenes. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17723-17731. [PMID: 35542078 PMCID: PMC9080487 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02032a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The electronic structures, magnetization and quantum transport properties of edge chlorinated nanographenes (Cl NGRs) (C1–C3) functionalized with conductive metal adatoms (Al, Au and Cu) has been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) with periodic boundary conditions and plane wave basis functions. The adsorption energy results depict weak chemisorption and strong physisorption for Au adsorption for C1, while C2 and C3 show strong chemisorption towards the studied metals. The role of dispersion forces has also been studied with an empirical classical model. The results show that the metal clusters avoid hollow sites on the Cl NGRs surface and favor atop and bond sites. The net magnetic moment of 0.73 μB is observed for the (Cl NGRs–metals) system and is in reasonable agreement with the previous calculations carried out on graphene nanoribbons. The TDDFT calculations predict that the absorption spectra for metal dimer–Cl NGRs lie in the visible region. The predictive electrical conductivity of these systems suggests that the metal adatoms play an important role in the transport properties of devices and can be used for thermoelectric applications. The electronic structures, magnetization and quantum transport properties of edge chlorinated nanographenes functionalized with conductive metal adatoms have been investigated by means of density functional theory with plane wave basis functions.![]()
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- Ruby Srivastava
- Center for Molecular Modeling
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500607
- India
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Axet M, Dechy-Cabaret O, Durand J, Gouygou M, Serp P. Coordination chemistry on carbon surfaces. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Deng X, Chen M, Fu Q, Smeets NMB, Xu F, Zhang Z, Filipe CDM, Hoare T. A Highly Sensitive Immunosorbent Assay Based on Biotinylated Graphene Oxide and the Quartz Crystal Microbalance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1893-1902. [PMID: 26725646 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A high-sensitivity flow-based immunoassay is reported based on a gold-coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) chip functionalized directly in the QCM without requiring covalent conjugation steps. Specifically, the irreversible adsorption of a biotinylated graphene oxide-avidin complex followed by loading of a biotinylated capture antibody is applied to avoid more complex conventional surface modification chemistries and enable chip functionalization and sensing all within the QCM instrument. The resulting immunosensors exhibit significantly lower nonspecific protein adsorption and stronger signal for antigen sensing relative to simple avidin-coated sensors. Reproducible quantification of rabbit IgG concentrations ranging from 0.1 ng/mL to 10 μg/mL (6 orders of magnitude) can be achieved depending on the approach used to quantify the binding with simple mass changes used to detect higher concentrations and a horseradish peroxidase-linked detection antibody that converts its substrate to a measurable precipitate used to detect very low analyte concentrations. Sensor fabrication and assay performance take ∼5 h in total, which is on par with or faster than other techniques. Quantitative sensing is possible in the presence of complex protein mixtures, such as human plasma. Given the broad availability of biotinylated capture antibodies, this method offers both an easy and flexible platform for the quantitative sensing of a variety of biomolecule targets.
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- Xudong Deng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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de Lara-Castells MP, Mitrushchenkov AO, Stoll H. Combining density functional and incremental post-Hartree-Fock approaches for van der Waals dominated adsorbate-surface interactions: Ag2/graphene. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:102804. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4919397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, MSME UMR 8208 CNRS, 5 bd Descartes, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Institut für Theoretische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Singh A, Majumder C, Sen P. Do Ag(n) (up to n = 8) clusters retain their identity on graphite? Insights from first-principles calculations including dispersion interactions. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:164705. [PMID: 24784297 DOI: 10.1063/1.4871411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Adsorption of pre-formed Agn clusters for n = 1 - 8 on a graphite substrate is studied within the density functional theory employing the vdW-DF2 functional to treat dispersion interactions. Top sites above surface layer carbon atoms turn out to be most favorable for a Ag adatom, in agreement with experimental observations. The same feature is observed for clusters of almost all sizes which have the lowest energies when the Ag atoms are positioned over top sites. Most gas phase isomers retain their structures over the substrate, though a couple of them undergo significant distortions. Energetics of the adsorption can be understood in terms of a competition between energy cost of disturbing Ag-Ag bonds in the cluster and energy gain from Ag-C interactions at the surface. Ag3 turns out to be an exceptional candidate in this regard that undergoes significant structural distortion and has only two of the Ag atoms close to surface C atoms in its lowest energy structure.
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- Akansha Singh
- Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Allahabad 211019, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Allahabad 211019, India
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Campbell CT, Sellers JRV. Anchored metal nanoparticles: Effects of support and size on their energy, sintering resistance and reactivity. Faraday Discuss 2013; 162:9-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c3fd00094j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hatz R, Korpinen M, Hänninen V, Halonen L. Characterization of the Dispersion Interactions and an ab Initio Study of van der Waals Potential Energy Parameters for Coinage Metal Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:11685-93. [DOI: 10.1021/jp307448n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Richard Hatz
- Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,
Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,
Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,
Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical
Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,
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Granatier J, Lazar P, Otyepka M, Hobza P. The Nature of the Binding of Au, Ag, and Pd to Benzene, Coronene, and Graphene: From Benchmark CCSD(T) Calculations to Plane-Wave DFT Calculations. J Chem Theory Comput 2011; 7:3743-3755. [PMID: 22076121 PMCID: PMC3210524 DOI: 10.1021/ct200625h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The adsorption of Ag, Au, and Pd atoms on benzene, coronene, and graphene has been studied using post Hartree-Fock wave function theory (CCSD(T), MP2) and density functional theory (M06-2X, DFT-D3, PBE, vdW-DF) methods. The CCSD(T) benchmark binding energies for benzene-M (M = Pd, Au, Ag) complexes are 19.7, 4.2, and 2.3 kcal/mol, respectively. We found that the nature of binding of the three metals is different: While silver binds predominantly through dispersion interactions, the binding of palladium has a covalent character, and the binding of gold involves a subtle combination of charge transfer and dispersion interactions as well as relativistic effects. We demonstrate that the CCSD(T) benchmark binding energies for benzene-M complexes can be reproduced in plane-wave density functional theory calculations by including a fraction of the exact exchange and a nonempirical van der Waals correction (EE+vdW). Applying the EE+vdW method, we obtained binding energies for the graphene-M (M = Pd, Au, Ag) complexes of 17.4, 5.6, and 4.3 kcal/mol, respectively. The trends in binding energies found for the benzene-M complexes correspond to those in coronene and graphene complexes. DFT methods that use empirical corrections to account for the effects of vdW interactions significantly overestimate binding energies in some of the studied systems.
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- Jaroslav Granatier
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Center for Biomolecules and Complex Molecular Systems, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM), Palacky University Olomouc, tr. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM), Palacky University Olomouc, tr. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Center for Biomolecules and Complex Molecular Systems, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM), Palacky University Olomouc, tr. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), San 31, Hyojadong, Namgu, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Amft M, Lebègue S, Eriksson O, Skorodumova NV. Adsorption of Cu, Ag, and Au atoms on graphene including van der Waals interactions. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2011; 23:395001. [PMID: 21891833 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/39/395001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We performed a systematic density functional (DF) study of the adsorption of copper, silver, and gold adatoms on pristine graphene, especially accounting for van der Waals (vdW) interactions by the vdW-DF and PBE + D2 methods. In particular, we analyze the preferred adsorption site (among top, bridge, and hollow positions) together with the corresponding distortion of the graphene sheet and identify diffusion paths. Both vdW schemes show that the coinage metal atoms do bind to the graphene sheet and that in some cases the buckling of the graphene layer can be significant. Only the results for silver are qualitatively at variance with those obtained with the generalized gradient approximation, which gives no binding in this case. However in all three cases, we observe some quantitative differences between the vdW-DF and PBE + D2 methods. For instance the adsorption energies calculated with the PBE + D2 method are systematically higher than the ones obtained with vdW-DF. Moreover, the equilibrium distances computed with PBE + D2 are shorter than those calculated with the vdW-DF method.
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- Martin Amft
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Amft M, Sanyal B, Eriksson O, Skorodumova NV. Small gold clusters on graphene, their mobility and clustering: a DFT study. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2011; 23:205301. [PMID: 21540499 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/20/205301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Motivated by the experimentally observed high mobility of gold atoms on graphene and their tendency to form nanometer-sized clusters, we present a density functional theory study of the ground state structures of small gold clusters on graphene, their mobility and clustering. Our detailed analysis of the electronic structures identifies the opportunity to form strong gold-gold bonds and the graphene-mediated interaction of the pre-adsorbed fragments as the driving forces behind gold's tendency to aggregate on graphene. While clusters containing up to three gold atoms have one unambiguous ground state structure, both gas phase isomers of a cluster with four gold atoms can be found on graphene. In the gas phase the diamond-shaped Au(4)(D) cluster is the ground state structure, whereas the Y-shaped Au(4)(Y) becomes the actual ground state when adsorbed on graphene. As we show, both clusters can be produced on graphene by two distinct clustering processes. We also studied in detail the stepwise formation of a gold dimer out of two pre-adsorbed adatoms, as well as the formation of Au(3). All reactions are exothermic and no further activation barriers, apart from the diffusion barriers, were found. The diffusion barriers of all studied clusters range from 4 to 36 meV only, and are substantially exceeded by the adsorption energies of - 0.1 to - 0.59 eV. This explains the high mobility of Au(1-4) on graphene along the C-C bonds.
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- Martin Amft
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Hänninen V, Korpinen M, Ren Q, Hinde R, Halonen L. An ab Initio Study of van der Waals Potential Energy Parameters for Silver Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:2332-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp110234n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vesa Hänninen
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Pulido A, Boronat M, Corma A. Theoretical investigation of gold clusters supported on graphene sheets. NEW J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1nj20215d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vorob’ev-Desyatovskii NV, Ibragimova RI, Kubyshkin SA, Yakovleva OA. The thermal behavior of Na[Au(CN)2] and the gold(I) dicyanaurate complex adsorbed on the activated carbon surface. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363210110010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Matczak P. Computational study of the adsorption of molecular hydrogen on PdAg, PdAu, PtAg, and PtAu dimers. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-010-0261-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Song B, Li D, Qi W, Elstner M, Fan C, Fang H. Graphene on Au(111): a highly conductive material with excellent adsorption properties for high-resolution bio/nanodetection and identification. Chemphyschem 2010; 11:585-9. [PMID: 20058291 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Based on numerical simulations and experimental studies, we show that a composite material which consists of a sheet of graphene on a Au(111) surface exhibits both an excellent conductivity and the ability to stably adsorb biomolecules. If we use this material as a substrate, the signal-to-noise ratios can be greatly enhanced. The key to this unique property is that graphene can stably adsorb carbon-based rings, which are widely present in biomolecules, due to pi-stacking interactions while the substrate retains the excellent conductivity of gold. Remarkably, the signal-to-noise ratio is found to be so high that the signal is clearly distinguishable for different nucleobases when an ssDNA is placed on this graphene-on-Au(111) material. Our finding opens opportunities for a range of bio/nano-applications including single-DNA-molecule-based biodevices and biosensors, particularly, high-accuracy sequencing of DNA strands with repeating segments.
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- Bo Song
- Laboratory of Physical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 800-204, Shanghai 201800, China
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Long-range interactions between polar molecules and metallic surfaces: A comparison of classical and density functional theory based models. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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