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Huang X, Yang G. Enhanced immobilization of Arsenic(III) and Auto-oxidation to Arsenic(V) by titanium oxide (TiO 2), due to Single-Atom vacancies and oxyanion formation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1327-1338. [PMID: 37478750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Pollution control of As(III), a naturally occurring carcinogen, has recently gained a global attention, while due to the dominance of neutral H3AsO3 over a wide pH range, As(III) immobilization by most minerals is not efficient as As(V) immobilization. TiO2 shows promise for controlling As(III) pollution, and herein, a comprehensive study about As(III) adsorption by TiO2 and oxyanion formation is conducted by means of DFT + D3 methods. Both anatase and rutile are effective for As(III) adsorption, while As(III) adsorption affinities differ significantly and are -1.48 and -3.79 eV for pristine surfaces, ascend to -3.85 and -5.08 eV for O vacancies, and further to -5.37 and -5.26 eV for Ti vacancies, respectively. The bidentate binuclear complexes dominate for pristine surfaces, and O vacancies prefer OAs insertion into TiO2 lattice, while for Ti vacancies, all As(III) centers are auto-oxidized to As(V). Ti-3d, O-2p or/and As-4p rather than other orbitals contribute significantly to As adsorption, and O and Ti vacancies promote adsorption through stronger orbital hybridization. The superior adsorption for Ti vacancies originates from As(V) formation instead of bonding interactions. The formation of As oxyanions, which may occur spontaneously at pristine surfaces and is greatly promoted by O and Ti vacancies, enhances As(III) adsorption pronouncedly and becomes a viable strategy for As(III) immobilization. H2AsO3- and HAsO32- dominate for pristine surfaces and O vacancies, and for Ti vacancies, H2AsO4- and HAsO42- dominate over anatase whereas AsO43- also makes an important contribution over rutile. Results rationalize experimental observations available, and provide significantly new insights about the migration, bioavailability and fate of As(III) over TiO2 surfaces that facilitate the exploration of scavengers for As and other pollutants.
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- Xiaoxiao Huang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Emre Genç A, Küçük H, Akça A. Activation of NO
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Graphene Layer. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Zheng C, Zhong W, Yan L, Jing C. Facet-Dependent Atomic Distances Shape Vanadate Adsorption Complexes on Hematite Nanocrystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:949-956. [PMID: 36607912 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The environmental fate of vanadate (V(V)) is significantly influenced by iron oxide nanocrystals through adsorption. Nevertheless, the underlying driving force controlling V(V) adsorption on hematite (Fe2O3) facets is poorly understood. Herein, V(V) adsorption on the {001}, {110}, and {214} Fe2O3 facets was explored using batch adsorption experiments, spectroscopic studies, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Adsorption experiments suggested that the order of V(V) adsorption capacity followed {001} > {110} > {214}. However, the affinity of V(V) to the {001} facet was the weakest, as evidenced by its least resistance to phosphate and sulfate competition. Our extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) study indicated the formation of the inner-sphere monodentate mononuclear (1V) complex on the {001} facet and bidentate corner-sharing (2C) complexes on the {110} and {214} facets. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed the 1V complex is preferable when the adjacent Fe-Fe atomic distance is significantly larger than the O-O atomic distance of V(V). Otherwise, the 2C complex is formed if the distance is comparable. This determining factor in surface complex formation can be safely extended to other oxyanions that the compatibility in the atomic distance of Fe-Fe on Fe2O3 facets and O-O in oxyanions shapes the surface complex. The molecular-level understanding of the facet-dependent adsorption mechanism provides the basis for the design and application of oxyanion adsorbents.
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- Chao Zheng
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Yan L, Chan T, Jing C. Mechanistic Study for Antimony Adsorption and Precipitation on Hematite Facets. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:3138-3146. [PMID: 35138089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Heterogeneous reactions at the mineral-water interface are of paramount importance in controlling the transport of contaminants. Herein, antimony (Sb) adsorption and subsequent precipitation on Fe2O3 facets were explored to understand its partitioning mechanisms by multiple complementary techniques. Our extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and density functional theory results provided a consensus on the local coordination environment of Sb(III) and Sb(V) on Fe2O3 facets. We observed that Sb adsorption and the following precipitation are associated with both Sb concentrations and Fe2O3 facets, and a change in the Sb surface-binding mode from edge-sharing to corner-sharing is preferred in precipitation. Fe2O3 facets determine Sb binding structures, resulting in a facet-dependent transformation of adsorption to precipitation. The preferred corner-sharing complexes on the {001} facet facilitated the formation of Sb2O3 and NaSb(OH)6 precipitates at a lower Sb concentration compared with other two {110} and {214} facets. In addition, the facet-specific binding configuration renders a heterogeneous epitaxial growth of Sb2O3. Our study provides a molecular understanding of facet effects on Sb adsorption and precipitation on minerals.
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- Li Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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Ram S, Lee SC, Bhattacharjee S. Identifying the Critical Surface Descriptors for the Negative Slopes in the Adsorption Energy Scaling Relationships via Density Functional Theory and Compressed Sensing. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9791-9799. [PMID: 34596416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Adsorption energy scaling relationships have progressed beyond their original form, which was primarily focused on optimizing catalytic sites and lowering computational costs in simulations. The recent rise in interest in adsorption energy scaling relations is to investigate surfaces other than transition metals (TMs) as well as interactions involving complex compounds. In this work, we report our extensive study on the scaling relation (SR) between oxygen (O), with elements of neighboring groups such as boron (B), aluminum (Al), carbon (C), silicon (Si), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and fluorine (F) on magnetic bimetallic surfaces. We observed that only O versus N and F seems to have a positive slope; the other slopes are negative. We present new theoretical model in terms of multiple surface descriptors using density functional theory and compressed sensing, whereas the original scaling theory was based on a single adsorbate descriptor: adsorbate valency.
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- Swetarekha Ram
- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST), Bangalore-560064, India
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- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST), Bangalore-560064, India
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Li H, Fu L, He C, Huo J, Yang H, Xie T, Zhao G, Dong G. Formaldehyde Molecules Adsorption on Zn Doped Monolayer MoS 2: A First-Principles Calculation. Front Chem 2021; 8:605311. [PMID: 33937181 PMCID: PMC8085485 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.605311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Based on the first principles of density functional theory, the adsorption behavior of H2CO on original monolayer MoS2 and Zn doped monolayer MoS2 was studied. The results show that the adsorption of H2CO on the original monolayer MoS2 is very weak, and the electronic structure of the substrate changes little after adsorption. A new kind of surface single cluster catalyst was formed after Zn doped monolayer MoS2, where the ZnMo3 small clusters made the surface have high selectivity. The adsorption behavior of H2CO on Zn doped monolayer MoS2 can be divided into two situations. When the H-end of H2CO molecule in the adsorption structure is downward, the adsorption energy is only 0.11 and 0.15 eV and the electronic structure of adsorbed substrate changes smaller. When the O-end of H2CO molecule is downward, the interaction between H2CO and the doped MoS2 is strong leading to the chemical adsorption with the adsorption energy of 0.80 and 0.98 eV. For the O-end-down structure, the adsorption obviously introduces new impurity states into the band gap or results in the redistribution of the original impurity states. All of these may lead to the change of the chemical properties of the doped MoS2 monolayer, which can be used to detect the adsorbed H2CO molecules. The results show that the introduction of appropriate dopant may be a feasible method to improve the performance of MoS2 gas sensor.
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- Huili Li
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules, Magnetic Information Materials Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, China
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- College of Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, China
- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Energy Catalysis, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Energy Catalysis, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Environmental and Energy Catalysis, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, Shanxi Datong University, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules, Magnetic Information Materials Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, China
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Moltved KA, Kepp KP. Dioxygen Binding to all 3d, 4d, and 5d Transition Metals from Coupled-Cluster Theory. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2173-2186. [PMID: 32757346 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Understanding how transition metals bind and activate dioxygen (O2 ) is limited by experimental and theoretical uncertainties, making accurate quantum mechanical descriptors of interest. Here we report coupled-cluster CCSD(T) energies with large basis sets and vibrational and relativistic corrections for 160 3d, 4d, and 5d metal-O2 systems. We define four reaction energies (120 in total for the 30 metals) that quantify O-O activation and reveal linear relationships between metal-oxygen and O-O binding energies. The CCSD(T) data can be combined with thermochemical cycles to estimate chemisorption and physisorption energies for each metal from metal oxide embedding energies, in good correlation with atomization enthalpies (R2 =0.75). Spin-geometry variations can break the linearities, of interest to circumventing the Sabatier principle. Pt, Pd, Co, and Fe form a distinct group with the weakest O2 binding. R2 up to 0.84 between surface adsorption energies and our energies for MO2 systems indicate relevance also to real catalytic systems.
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- Klaus A Moltved
- Technical University of Denmark DTU Chemistry, Building 206, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark DTU Chemistry, Building 206, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Kinetically Limited Phase Formation of Pt-Ir Based Compositionally Complex Thin Films. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13102298. [PMID: 32429393 PMCID: PMC7288289 DOI: 10.3390/ma13102298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The phase formation of PtIrCuAuX (X = Ag, Pd) compositionally complex thin films is investigated to critically appraise the criteria employed to predict the formation of high entropy alloys. The formation of a single-phase high entropy alloy is predicted if the following requirements are fulfilled: 12 J∙K−1 mol−1 ≤ configurational entropy ≤ 17.5 J∙K−1 mol−1, −10 kJ∙mol−1 ≤ enthalpy of mixing ≤ 5 kJ∙mol−1 and atomic size difference ≤ 5%. Equiatomic PtIrCuAuX (X = Ag, Pd) fulfill all of these requirements. Based on X-ray diffraction and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy data, near-equiatomic Pt22Ir23Cu18Au18Pd19 thin films form a single-phase solid solution while near-equiatomic Pt22Ir23Cu20Au17Ag18 thin films exhibit the formation of two phases. The latter observation is clearly in conflict with the design rules for high entropy alloys. However, the observed phase formation can be rationalized by considering bond strengths and differences in activation energy barriers for surface diffusion. Integrated crystal orbital Hamilton population values per bond imply a decrease in bond strength for all the interactions when Pd is substituted by Ag in PtIrCuAuX which lowers the surface diffusion activation energy barrier by 35% on average for each constituent. This enables the surface diffusion-mediated formation of two phases, one rich in Au and Ag and a second phase enriched in Pt and Cu. Hence, phase formation in these systems appears to be governed by the complex interplay between energetics and kinetic limitations rather than by configurational entropy.
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- Kasper P. Kepp
- Technical University of Denmark DTU Chemistry Building 206 2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark
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Ghambarian M, Azizi Z, Ghashghaee M. Remarkable improvement in phosgene detection with a defect-engineered phosphorene sensor: first-principles calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:9677-9684. [PMID: 32329502 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00427h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This paper has addressed the monitoring of phosgene (COCl2) via pristine (BP) and defective (DP) phosphorene monolayer nanosensors at the HSE06/TZVP level of theory. The most stable structures of phosgene preferred planar configurations, which were parallel to the surface. Overall, the defect-engineered nanosensor was highly sensitive (726% gas sensitivity) and reusable (0.31 ns recovery time at room temperature) for phosgene detection. DP was a better work-function sensor of COCl2 compared to BP. The gas response was enhanced by a factor of 54 with vacancy doping. Furthermore, the selectivity of the defect-engineered phosphorene was predicted to be extremely high in both dry and humid air. Such improvements open new opportunities for the rational design of novel and reusable 2D sensors for the detection of toxic COCl2 molecules.
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- Mehdi Ghambarian
- Gas Conversion Department, Faculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, P.O. Box 14975-112, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 31485-313, Karaj, Iran
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- Faculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, P.O. Box 14975-112, Tehran, Iran.
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Moltved KA, Kepp KP. Performance of Density Functional Theory for Transition Metal Oxygen Bonds. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:3210-3220. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Klaus A. Moltved
- Technical University of DenmarkDTU Chemistry, Building 206, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby DK – Denmark
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- Technical University of DenmarkDTU Chemistry, Building 206, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby DK – Denmark
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Yu T, Li Z, Zheng H, Chen L, Song W, Zhao Z, Li J, Liu J. The nature of Ni-O pairs for ethane activation on NiO(100) and NiO(110) surfaces. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Do V, Kim MS, Kim MS, Lee KR, Cho WI. Carbon Nitride Phosphorus as an Effective Lithium Polysulfide Adsorbent for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:11431-11441. [PMID: 30874419 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are attracting substantial attention because of their high-energy densities and potential applications in portable electronics. However, an intrinsic property of Li-S systems, that is, the solubility of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), hinders the commercialization of Li-S batteries. Herein, a new material, that is, carbon nitride phosphorus (CNP), is designed and synthesized as a superior LiPS adsorbent to overcome the issues of Li-S batteries. Both the experimental results and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm that CNP possesses the highest binding energy with LiPS at a P concentration of ∼22% (CNP22). The DFT calculations explain the simultaneous existence of Li-N bonding and P-S coordination in the sulfur cathode when CNP22 interacts with LiPS. By introducing CNP22 into the Li-S systems, a sufficient charging capacity at a low cutoff voltage, that is, 2.45 V, is effectively implemented, to minimize the side reactions, and therefore, to prolong the cycling life of Li-S systems. After 700 cycles, a Li-S cell with CNP22 gives a high discharge capacity of 850 mA h g-1 and a cycling stability with a decay rate of 0.041% cycle-1. The incorporation of CNP22 can achieve high performance in Li-S batteries without concerns regarding the LiPS shuttling phenomenon.
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- Vandung Do
- Division of Energy and Environmental Technology , Korea University of Science and Technology (UST) , Daejeon 34113 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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Rohling R, Tranca IC, Hensen EJM, Pidko EA. Correlations between Density-Based Bond Orders and Orbital-Based Bond Energies for Chemical Bonding Analysis. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2019; 123:2843-2854. [PMID: 30842801 PMCID: PMC6394209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Quantum chemistry-based codes and methods provide valuable computational tools to estimate reaction energetics and elucidate reaction mechanisms. Electronic structure methods allow directly studying the chemical transformations in molecular systems involving breaking and making of chemical bonds and the associated changes in the electronic structure. The link between the electronic structure and chemical bonding can be provided through the crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) analysis that allows quantifying the bond strength by computing Hamilton-weighted populations of localized atomic orbitals. Another important parameter reflecting the nature and strength of a chemical bond is the bond order that can be assessed by the density derived electrostatic and chemical (DDEC6) method which relies on an electron and spin density-partitioning scheme. Herein, we describe a linear correlation that can be established between the DDEC6-derived bond orders and the bond strengths computed with the COHP formalism. We demonstrate that within defined boundaries, the COHP-derived bond strengths can be consistently compared among each other and linked to the DDEC6-derived bond orders independent of the used model. The validity of these correlations and the effective model independence of the electronic descriptors are demonstrated for a variety of gas-phase chemical systems, featuring different types of chemical bonds. Furthermore, the applicability of the derived correlations to the description of complex reaction paths in periodic systems is demonstrated by considering the zeolite-catalyzed Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between 2,5-dimethylfuran and ethylene.
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- Roderigh
Y. Rohling
- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Onwudinanti C, Tranca I, Morgan T, Tao S. Tin, The Enabler-Hydrogen Diffusion into Ruthenium. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E129. [PMID: 30669594 PMCID: PMC6359073 DOI: 10.3390/nano9010129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hydrogen interaction with ruthenium is of particular importance for the ruthenium-capped multilayer reflectors used in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Hydrogen causes blistering, which leads to a loss of reflectivity. This problem is aggravated by tin. This study aims to uncover the mechanism via which tin affects the hydrogen uptake, with a view to mitigation. We report here the results of a study of hydrogen interaction with the ruthenium surface in the presence of tin using Density Functional Theory and charge density analyses. Our calculations show a significant drop in the energy barrier to hydrogen penetration when a tin atom or a tin hydride molecule (SnHx) is adsorbed on the ruthenium surface; the barrier has been found to drop in all tested cases with tin, from 1.06 eV to as low as 0.28 eV in the case of stannane (SnH₄). Analyses show that, due to charge transfer from the less electronegative tin to hydrogen and ruthenium, charge accumulates around the diffusing hydrogen atom and near the ruthenium surface atoms. The reduced atomic volume of hydrogen, together with the effect of electron⁻electron repulsion from the ruthenium surface charge, facilitates subsurface penetration. Understanding the nature of tin's influence on hydrogen penetration will guide efforts to mitigate blistering damage of EUV optics. It also holds great interest for applications where hydrogen penetration is desirable, such as hydrogen storage.
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- Chidozie Onwudinanti
- Center for Computational Energy Research, DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Plasma Material Interactions, DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Mehar V, Kim M, Shipilin M, Van den Bossche M, Gustafson J, Merte LR, Hejral U, Grönbeck H, Lundgren E, Asthagiri A, Weaver JF. Understanding the Intrinsic Surface Reactivity of Single-Layer and Multilayer PdO(101) on Pd(100). ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vikram Mehar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- William G. Lowrie Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Materials Science and Applied Mathematics, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- William G. Lowrie Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Rohling R, Tranca IC, Hensen EJM, Pidko EA. Electronic Structure Analysis of the Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Catalyzed by Alkali-Exchanged Faujasites. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2018; 122:14733-14743. [PMID: 30018699 PMCID: PMC6038092 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b04409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The Diels-Alder cycloaddition (DAC) reaction is a commonly employed reaction for the formation of C-C bonds. DAC catalysis can be achieved by using Lewis acids and via reactant confinement in aqueous nanocages. Low-silica alkali-exchanged faujasite catalysts combine these two factors in one material. They can be used in the tandem DAC/dehydration reaction of biomass-derived 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) with ethylene toward p-xylene, in which the DAC reaction step initiates the overall reaction cycle. In this work, we performed periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations on the DAC reaction between DMF and C2H4 in low-silica alkali(M)-exchanged faujasites (MY; Si/Al = 2.4; M = Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+). The aim was to investigate how confinement of reactants in MY catalysts changed their electronic structure and the DAC-reactivity trend among the evaluated MY zeolites. The conventional high-silica alkali-exchanged isolated site model (MFAU; Si/Al = 47) served as a reference. The results show that confinement leads to initial-state (IS) destabilization and transition-state (TS) stabilization. Among the tested MY, most significant IS destabilization is found in RbY. Only antibonding orbital interactions between the reactants/reactive complex and cations were found, indicating that TS stabilization arises from ionic interactions. Additionally, in RbY the geometry of the transition state is geometrically most similar to that of the initial and final state. RbY also exhibits an optimal combination of the confinement-effects, resulting in having the lowest computed DAC-activation energy. The overall effect is a DAC-reactivity trend inversion in MY as compared to the trend found in MFAU where the activation energy correlates with the Lewis acidity of the exchangeable cations.
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- Roderigh
Y. Rohling
- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Materials Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Energy Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Chemical reactor modelling based on insights and data on a molecular level has become reality over the last few years. Multiscale models describing elementary reaction steps and full microkinetic schemes, pore structures, multicomponent adsorption and diffusion inside pores, and entire reactors have been presented. Quantum mechanical (QM) approaches, molecular simulations (Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics), and continuum equations have been employed for this purpose. Some recent developments in these approaches are presented, in particular time-dependent QM methods, calculation of van der Waals forces, new approaches for force field generation, automatic setup of reaction schemes, and pore modelling. Multiscale simulations are discussed. Applications of these approaches to heterogeneous catalysis are demonstrated for examples that have found growing interest over the last few years, such as metal-support interactions, influence of pore geometry on reactions, noncovalent bonding, reaction dynamics, dynamic changes in catalyst nanoparticle structure, electrocatalysis, solvent effects in catalysis, and multiscale modelling.
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- Frerich J. Keil
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany
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Pathak AD, Tranca I, Nedea SV, Zondag HA, Rindt CCM, Smeulders DMJ. First-Principles Study of Chemical Mixtures of CaCl 2 and MgCl 2 Hydrates for Optimized Seasonal Heat Storage. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2017; 121:20576-20590. [PMID: 28983386 PMCID: PMC5623945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chloride-based salt hydrates form a promising class of thermochemical materials (TCMs), having high storage capacity and fast kinetics. In the charging cycles of these hydrates however hydrolysis might appear along with dehydration. The HCl produced during the hydrolysis degrades and corrodes the storage system. Our GGA-DFT results show that the enthalpy charge during proton formation (an important step in hydrolysis) is much higher for CaCl2·2H2O (33.75 kcal/mol) than for MgCl2·2H2O (19.55 kcal/mol). This is a strong indicator that hydrolysis can be minimized by appropriate chemical mixing of CaCl2 and Mg Cl2 hydrates, which is also confirmed by recent experimental studies. GGA-DFT calculations were performed to obtain and analyze the optimized structures, charge distributions, bonding indicators and harmonic frequencies of various chemical mixtures hydrates and compared them to their elementary salts hydrates. We have further assessed the equilibrium products concentration of dehydration/hydrolysis of the chemical mixtures under a wide range of operating conditions. We observed that chemical mixing leads to an increase of the onset hydrolysis temperature with a maximum value of 79 K, thus increasing the resistance against hydrolysis with respect to the elementary salt hydrates. We also found that the chemical mixing of CaCl2 and MgCl2 hydrates widens the operating dehydration temperature range by a maximum value of 182 K (CaMg2Cl6·2H2O) and lowers the binding enthalpy with respect to the physical mixture by ≈65 kcal/mol for TCM based heat storage systems.
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Plaisance CP, van Santen RA, Reuter K. Constrained-Orbital Density Functional Theory. Computational Method and Applications to Surface Chemical Processes. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:3561-3574. [PMID: 28657733 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present a method for performing density-functional theory (DFT) calculations in which one or more Kohn-Sham orbitals are constrained to be localized on individual atoms. This constrained-orbital DFT (CO-DFT) approach can be used to tackle two prevalent shortcomings of DFT: the lack of transparency with regard to the governing electronic structure in large (planewave based) DFT calculations and the limitations of semilocal DFT in describing systems with localized electrons or a large degree of static correlation. CO-DFT helps to address the first of these issues by decomposing complex orbital transformations occurring during elementary chemical processes into simpler and more intuitive transformations. The second issue is addressed by using the CO-DFT method to generate configuration states for multiconfiguration Kohn-Sham calculations. We demonstrate both of these applications for elementary reaction steps involved in the oxygen evolution reaction.
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- Craig P Plaisance
- Chair for Theoretical Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstrasse 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven , Ceres Building, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven , Helix Building, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Chair for Theoretical Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstrasse 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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Bababrik RM, Wang B, Resasco DE. Reaction Mechanism for the Conversion of γ-Valerolactone (GVL) over a Ru Catalyst: A First-Principles Study. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Reda M. Bababrik
- School of Chemical, Biological
and Materials Engineering and Center for Interfacial Reaction Engineering
(CIRE), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological
and Materials Engineering and Center for Interfacial Reaction Engineering
(CIRE), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological
and Materials Engineering and Center for Interfacial Reaction Engineering
(CIRE), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Ryabinkin IG, Izmaylov AF. Mixed Quantum-Classical Dynamics Using Collective Electronic Variables: A Better Alternative to Electronic Friction Theories. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:440-444. [PMID: 28036176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An accurate description of nonadiabatic dynamics of molecular species on metallic surfaces poses a serious computational challenge associated with a multitude of closely spaced electronic states. We propose a mixed quantum-classical scheme that addresses this challenge by introducing collective electronic variables. These variables are defined through analytic block-diagonalization applied to the time-dependent Hamiltonian matrix governing the electronic dynamics. We compare our scheme with a simplified Ehrenfest approach and with a full-memory electronic friction model on a 1D "adatom + atomic chain" model. Our simulations demonstrate that collective-mode dynamics with only a few (two to three) electronic variables is robust and can describe a variety of situations: from a chemisorbed atom on an insulator to an atom on a metallic surface. Our molecular model also reveals that the friction approach is prone to unpredictable and catastrophic failures.
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- Ilya G Ryabinkin
- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Chemical Physics Theory Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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Chen BWJ, Genest A, Hühn A, Rösch N. Carboxylic acid formation by hydroxyl insertion into acyl moieties on late transition metals. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy00972k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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With a DFT approach, we systematically examined the barriers for OH insertion into acyl moieties on late transition metals, a reaction pertinent to the catalytic decarboxylation of biomass.
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- Benjamin W. J. Chen
- Institute of High Performance Computing
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Singapore 138632
- Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Singapore 138632
- Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Singapore 138632
- Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Singapore 138632
- Singapore
- Department Chemie and Catalysis Research Center
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Su HY, Sun K, Wang WQ, Zeng Z, Calle-Vallejo F, Li WX. Establishing and Understanding Adsorption-Energy Scaling Relations with Negative Slopes. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:5302-5306. [PMID: 27973860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Adsorption-energy scaling relations are widely used for the design of catalytic materials. To date, only linear scaling relations are known in which the slopes are positive. Considering the adsorption energies of F, O, N, C, and B on transition metals, we show here that scaling relations with negative slopes also exist between certain adsorbates. The origin of such unconventional scaling relations is analyzed in terms of common descriptors such as d-band center, work function, number of outer electrons, electronic charge on the adsorbates, integrated crystal orbital overlap populations, and crystal orbital Hamilton populations. Conventional scaling relations are formed between adsorbates such as F, O, N, and C, which create ionic-like bonds with surfaces. Conversely, anomalous scaling relations are established between those and covalently bound adsorbates such as B. This widens the theory of adsorption-energy scaling relations and opens new avenues in physical chemistry and catalysis, for instance, in direct borohydride fuel cells.
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- Hai-Yan Su
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science , Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science , Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science , Dalian 116023, China
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University , Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science , Dalian 116023, China
- College of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, China
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