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Butera V. Density functional theory methods applied to homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis: a short review and a practical user guide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7950-7970. [PMID: 38385534 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00266k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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The application of density functional theory (DFT) methods in catalysis has been growing fast in the last few decades thanks to both the availability of more powerful high computing resources and the development of new efficient approximations and approaches. DFT calculations allow for the understanding of crucial catalytic aspects that are difficult or even impossible to access by experiments, thus contributing to faster development of more efficient and selective catalysts. Depending on the catalytic system and properties under investigation, different approaches should be used. Moreover, the reliability of the obtained results deeply depends on the approximations involved in both the selected method and model. This review addresses chemists, physicists and materials scientists whose interest deals with the application of DFT-based computational tools in both homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis. First, a brief introduction to DFT is presented. Then, the main approaches based on atomic centered basis sets and plane waves are discussed, underlining the main differences, advantages and limitations. Eventually, guidance towards the selection of the catalytic model is given, with a final focus on the evaluation of the energy barriers, which represents a crucial step in all catalytic processes. Overall, the review represents a rational and practical guide for both beginners and more experienced users involved in the wide field of catalysis.
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- Valeria Butera
- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, Brno 612 00, Czech Republic
- Department of Science and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo 90128, Italy.
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Mitrushchenkov AO, Pilar de Lara-Castells M. High-level ab initio evidence of bipyramidal Cu 5 clusters as fluxional Jahn-Teller molecules. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300317. [PMID: 37442814 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300317] [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: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Novel highly selective synthesis techniques have enable the production of atomically precise monodisperse metal clusters (AMCs) of subnanometer size. These AMCs exhibit 'molecule-like' structures that have distinct physical and chemical properties, significantly different from those of nanoparticles and bulk material. In this work, we study copper pentamer Cu5 clusters as model AMCs by applying both density functional theory (DFT) and high-level (wave-function-based) ab initio methods, including those which are capable of accounting for the multi-state multi-reference character of the wavefunction at the conical intersection (CI) between different electronic states and augmenting the electronic basis set till achieving well-converged energy values and structures. After assessing the accuracy of a high-level multi-multireference ab initio protocol for the well-known Cu3 case, we apply it to demonstrate that bypiramidal Cu5 clusters are distorted Jahn-Teller (JT) molecules. The method is further used to evaluate the accuracy of single-reference approaches, finding that the coupled cluster singles and doubles and perturbative triples CCSD(T) method delivers the results closer to our ab initio predictions and that dispersion-corrected DFT can outperform the CCSD method. Finally, we discuss how JT effects and, more generally, conical intersections, are intimately connected to the fluxionality of AMCs, giving them a 'floppy' character that ultimately facilitates their interaction with environmental molecules and thus enhances their functioning as catalysts.
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- Alexander O Mitrushchenkov
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire de Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle UMR 8208 CNRS, Univ Gustave Eiffel, 5 Bd Descartes, 77454, Marne la Vallée, Cedex 2, France
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Buceta D, Huseyinova S, Cuerva M, Lozano H, Giovanetti LJ, Ramallo-López JM, López-Caballero P, Zanchet A, Mitrushchenkov AO, Hauser AW, Barone G, Huck-Iriart C, Escudero C, Hernández-Garrido JC, Calvino JJ, López-Haro M, de Lara-Castells MP, Requejo FG, López-Quintela MA. Stability and Reversible Oxidation of Sub-Nanometric Cu 5 Metal Clusters: Integrated Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301517. [PMID: 37204268 PMCID: PMC10946568 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Sub-nanometer metal clusters have special physical and chemical properties, significantly different from those of nanoparticles. However, there is a major concern about their thermal stability and susceptibility to oxidation. In situ X-ray Absorption spectroscopy and Near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy results reveal that supported Cu5 clusters are resistant to irreversible oxidation at least up to 773 K, even in the presence of 0.15 mbar of oxygen. These experimental findings can be formally described by a theoretical model which combines dispersion-corrected DFT and first principles thermochemistry revealing that most of the adsorbed O2 molecules are transformed into superoxo and peroxo species by an interplay of collective charge transfer within the network of Cu atoms and large amplitude "breathing" motions. A chemical phase diagram for Cu oxidation states of the Cu5 -oxygen system is presented, clearly different from the already known bulk and nano-structured chemistry of Cu.
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- David Buceta
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Nanomag Laboratory, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Nanomag Laboratory, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Nanomag Laboratory, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Nanomag Laboratory, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Dto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP and CONICET, Diag. 113 y 64., 1900, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Dto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP and CONICET, Diag. 113 y 64., 1900, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (AbinitSim Unit), CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratorio de Cristalografía Aplicada, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Campus Miguelete, 25 de Mayo y Francia, 1650, San Martín, Provincia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Material Science and Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Cádiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Material Science and Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Cádiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Material Science and Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Cádiz, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Dto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP and CONICET, Diag. 113 y 64., 1900, La Plata, Argentina
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Nanomag Laboratory, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Fernández B, Pi M, de Lara-Castells MP. Superfluid helium droplet-mediated surface-deposition of neutral and charged silver atomic species. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023. [PMID: 37317779 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01303k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Experimental and theoretical work has delivered evidence of the helium nanodroplet-mediated synthesis and soft-landing of metal nanoparticles, nanowires, clusters, and single atoms on solid supports. Recent experimental advances have allowed the formation of charged metal clusters into multiply charged helium nanodroplets. The impact of the charge of immersed metal species in helium nanodroplet-mediated surface deposition is proved by considering silver atoms and cations at zero-temperature graphene as the support. By combining high-level ab initio intermolecular interaction theory with a full quantum description of the superfluid helium nanodroplet motion, evidence is presented that the fundamental mechanism of soft-deposition is preserved in spite of the much stronger interaction of charged species with surfaces, with high-density fluctuations in the helium droplet playing an essential role in braking them. Corroboration is also presented that the soft-landing becomes favored as the helium nanodroplet size increases.
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- Berta Fernández
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departament FQA, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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de Lara-Castells MP. First-principles modelling of the new generation of subnanometric metal clusters: Recent case studies. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 612:737-759. [PMID: 35033919 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.186] [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: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The very recent development of highly selective techniques making possible the synthesis and experimental characterization of subnanometric (subnanometer-sized) metal clusters (even single atoms) is pushing our understanding far beyond the present knowledge in materials science, driving these clusters as a new generation of quantum materials at the lower bounds of nanotechnology. When the size of the metal cluster is reduced to a small number of atoms, the d-band of the metal splits into a subnanometric d-type molecular orbitals network in which all metal atoms are inter-connected, with the inter-connections having the length of a chemical bond (1-2 Å). These molecular characteristics are at the very core of the high stability and novel properties of the smallest metal clusters, with their integration into colloidal materials interacting with the environment having the potential to further boost their performance in applications such as luminescence, sensing, bioimaging, theranostics, energy conversion, catalysis, and photocatalysis. Through the presentation of very recent case studies, this Feature Article is aimed to illustrate how first-principles modelling, including methods beyond the state-of-the-art and an interplay with cutting-edge experiments, is helping to understand the special properties of these clusters at the most fundamental level. Moreover, it will be discussed how superfluid helium droplets can act both as nano-reactors and carriers to achieve the synthesis and surface deposition of metal clusters. This concept will be illustrated with the quantum simulation of the helium droplet-assisted soft-landing of a single Au atom onto a titanium dioxide (TiO2) surface. Next, it will be shown how the application of first-principles methods have disclosed the fundamental reasons why subnanometric Cu5 clusters are resistant to irreversible oxidation, and capable of increasing and extending into the visible region the solar absorption of TiO2, of augmenting its efficiency for photo-catalysis beyond a factor of four, also considering the decomposition and photo-activation of CO2 as a prototypical (photo-) catalytic reaction. Finally, I will discuss how the modification of the same material with subnanometric Ag5 clusters has converted it into a "reporter" of a surface polaron property as well as a novel two-dimensional polaronic material.
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John C, Swathi RS. An anisotropic dressed pairwise potential model for the adsorption of noble gases on boron nitride sheets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:2554-2566. [PMID: 35024709 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04815e] [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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Development of empirical potentials with accurate parameterization is indispensable while modeling large-scale systems. Herein, we report accurate parameterization of an anisotropic dressed pairwise potential model (PPM) for probing the adsorption of noble gases, He, Ne, Ar and Kr on boron nitride sheets. For the noble gas binding on B48N48H24, we carried out a least-squares fit analysis of the dispersion and dispersionless contributions of the interaction potential separately. The transferability of the parameters for a range of molecular model systems of boron nitride is further established. The dressed PPM is then used in conjunction with a global optimization technique, namely particle swarm optimization (PSO) to assess the possibility of performing large-scale simulations with the PPM-PSO methodology. The results obtained for the adsorption of 2-5 noble gases on BN sheets establish the proof-of-concept, encouraging the pursuit of large-scale simulations using the PPM-PSO approach.
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- Chris John
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Thiruvananthapuram, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Thiruvananthapuram, India.
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A Path Integral Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Harpoon-Type Redox Reaction in a Helium Nanodroplet. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195783. [PMID: 34641327 PMCID: PMC8510490 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We present path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) calculations of an electron transfer from a heliophobic Cs2 dimer in its (3Σu) state, located on the surface of a He droplet, to a heliophilic, fully immersed C60 molecule. Supported by electron ionization mass spectroscopy measurements (Renzler et al., J. Chem. Phys.2016, 145, 181101), this spatially quenched reaction was characterized as a harpoon-type or long-range electron transfer in a previous high-level ab initio study (de Lara-Castells et al., J. Phys. Chem. Lett.2017, 8, 4284). To go beyond the static approach, classical and quantum PIMD simulations are performed at 2 K, slightly below the critical temperature for helium superfluidity (2.172 K). Calculations are executed in the NVT ensemble as well as the NVE ensemble to provide insights into real-time dynamics. A droplet size of 2090 atoms is assumed to study the impact of spatial hindrance on reactivity. By changing the number of beads in the PIMD simulations, the impact of quantization can be studied in greater detail and without an implicit assumption of superfluidity. We find that the reaction probability increases with higher levels of quantization. Our findings confirm earlier, static predictions of a rotational motion of the Cs2 dimer upon reacting with the fullerene, involving a substantial displacement of helium. However, it also raises the new question of whether the interacting species are driven out-of-equilibrium after impurity uptake, since reactivity is strongly quenched if a full thermal equilibration is assumed. More generally, our work points towards a novel mechanism for long-range electron transfer through an interplay between nuclear quantum delocalization within the confining medium and delocalized electronic dispersion forces acting on the two reactants.
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Majid A, Fatima A, Khan SUD, Khan S. Layered silicon carbide: a novel anode material for lithium ion batteries. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04261k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The structural stability of carbon and the high theoretical capacity of silicon was the motivation for investigating the prospects of layered silicon carbide (SiC).
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- Abdul Majid
- Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280-Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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Pilar de Lara-Castells M, Hauser AW, Ramallo-López JM, Buceta D, Giovanetti LJ, López-Quintela MA, Requejo FG. Increasing the optical response of TiO 2 and extending it into the visible region through surface activation with highly stable Cu 5 clusters. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2019; 7:7489-7500. [PMID: 31007927 PMCID: PMC6438356 DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00994a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The decoration of semiconductors with subnanometer-sized clusters of metal atoms can have a strong impact on the optical properties of the support. The changes induced differ greatly from effects known for their well-studied, metallic counterparts in the nanometer range. In this work, we study the deposition of Cu5 clusters on a TiO2 surface and investigate their influence on the photon-absorption properties of TiO2 nanoparticles via the computational modeling of a decorated rutile TiO2 (110) surface. Our findings are further supported by selected experiments using diffuse reflectance and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The Cu5 cluster donates an electron to TiO2, leading to the formation of a small polaron Ti3+ 3d1 state and depopulation of Cu(3d) orbitals, successfully explaining the absorption spectroscopy measurements at the K-edge of copper. A monolayer of highly stable and well fixated Cu5 clusters is formed, which not only enhances the overall absorption, but also extends the absorption profile into the visible region of the solar spectrum via direct photo-induced electron transfer and formation of a charge-separated state.
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- Graz University of Technology , Institute of Experimental Physics , Petersgasse 16 , 8010 Graz , Austria .
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) , CONICET , Dto. de Química , Fac. de Ciencias Exactas , UNLP , Argentina
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- Lab. Nanomag , Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnológicas , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , E-15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain .
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) , CONICET , Dto. de Química , Fac. de Ciencias Exactas , UNLP , Argentina
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- Lab. Nanomag , Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnológicas , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , E-15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain .
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) , CONICET , Dto. de Química , Fac. de Ciencias Exactas , UNLP , Argentina
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Fan Z, Hu M, Liu J, Luo X, Zhang K, Tang Z. First-Principles Investigation of Adsorption of Ag on Defected and Ce-doped Graphene. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12040649. [PMID: 30795526 PMCID: PMC6416613 DOI: 10.3390/ma12040649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To enhance the wettability between Ag atoms and graphene of graphene-reinforced silver-based composite filler, the adsorption behavior of Ag atoms on graphene was studied by first-principles calculation. This was based on band structure analysis, both p-type doping and n-type doping form, of the vacancy-defected and Ce-doped graphene. It was verified by the subsequent investigation on the density of states. According to the charge transfer calculation, p-type doping can promote the electron transport ability between Ag atoms and graphene. The adsorption energy and population analysis show that both defect and Ce doping can improve the wettability and stability of the Ag-graphene system. Seen from these theoretical calculations, this study provides useful guidance for the preparation of Ag-graphene composite fillers.
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- Zhou Fan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southwest Petroleum, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southwest Petroleum, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Development Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southwest Petroleum, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southwest Petroleum, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southwest Petroleum, Chengdu 610500, China.
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de Lara-Castells MP, Mitrushchenkov AO. Spectroscopy of a rotating hydrogen molecule in carbon nanotubes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:3423-3430. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04109a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Computing the energy levels of molecular hydrogen rotating in carbon nanotubes of increasing size.
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de Lara-Castells MP, Mitrushchenkov AO. Ab initio modelling of molecular hydrogen rotation in the outside of carbon nanotubes. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1555340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, MSME UMR 8208, CNRS, UPEC, UPEM, Marne la Vallée, France
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Vazhappilly T, de Lara-Castells MP, Micha DA. Model studies of the structure and optical properties of the TiO2(110) surface with an adsorbed Ag atom. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1533651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Tijo Vazhappilly
- Theoretical Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Quantum Theory Project, Departments of Chemistry and of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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de Lara-Castells MP, Cabrillo C, Micha DA, Mitrushchenkov AO, Vazhappilly T. Ab initio design of light absorption through silver atomic cluster decoration of TiO 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:19110-19119. [PMID: 29974080 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02853b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A first-principles study of the stability and optical response of subnanometer silver clusters Agn (n ≤ 5) on a TiO2(110) surface is presented. First, the adequacy of the vdW-corrected DFT-D3 approach is assessed using the domain-based pair natural orbital correlation DLPNO-CCSD(T) calculations along with the Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory [SAPT(DFT)] applied to a cluster model. Next, using the DFT-D3 treatment with a periodic slab model, we analyze the interaction energies of the atomic silver clusters with the TiO2(110) surface. Finally, the hybrid HSE06 functional and a reduced density matrix treatment are applied to obtain the projected electronic density of states and photo-absorption spectra of the TiO2(110) surface, with and without adsorbed silver clusters. Our results show the stability of the supported clusters, the enhanced light absorbance intensity of the material upon their deposition, and the appearance of intense secondary broad peaks in the near-infrared and the visible regions of the spectrum, with positions depending on the size and shape of the supported clusters. The secondary peaks arise from the photo-induced transfer of electrons from intra-band valence 5s orbitals of the noble-metal cluster to 3d Ti band states of the supporting material.
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (C.S.I.C.), Serrano 123, E-28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Quantum Theory Project, Departments of Chemistry and of Physics, University of Florida, 32661-8435, USA
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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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- Theoretical Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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Reimers JR, Sajid A, Kobayashi R, Ford MJ. Understanding and Calibrating Density-Functional-Theory Calculations Describing the Energy and Spectroscopy of Defect Sites in Hexagonal Boron Nitride. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:1602-1613. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b01072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jeffrey R. Reimers
- International Centre for Quantum and Molecular Structures and Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- Department of Physics, GC University Faisalabad, Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Computational Infrastructure, The Australian National University, Canberra, Austrailian Capital Territory 2600, Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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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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Competition of van der Waals and chemical forces on gold–sulfur surfaces and nanoparticles. Nat Rev Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-017-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hauser AW, de Lara-Castells MP. Spatial quenching of a molecular charge-transfer process in a quantum fluid: the Cs x-C 60 reaction in superfluid helium nanodroplets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:1342-1351. [PMID: 27975088 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06858h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A recent experimental study [Renzler et al., J. Chem. Phys., 2016, 145, 181101] on superfluid helium nanodroplets reported different reactivities for Cs atoms and Cs2 dimers with C60 fullerenes inside helium droplets. Alkali metal atoms and clusters are heliophobic, therefore typically residing on the droplet surface, while fullerenes are fully immersed into the droplet. In this theoretical study, which combines standard methods of computational chemistry with orbital-free helium density functional theory, we show that the experimental findings can be interpreted in the light of a quenched electron-transfer reaction between the fullerene and the alkali dopant, which is additionally hindered by a reaction barrier stemming from the necessary extrusion of helium upon approach of the two reactants.
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- Andreas W Hauser
- Graz University of Technology, Institute of Experimental Physics, Petersgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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de Lara-Castells MP, Hauser AW, Mitrushchenkov AO, Fernández-Perea R. Quantum confinement of molecular deuterium clusters in carbon nanotubes: ab initio evidence for hexagonal close packing. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:28621-28629. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05869a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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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This study shows ab initio evidence for hexagonal close packing of D2 molecules in carbon nanotubes, with a = 3.6 Å and .
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- Institute of Experimental Physics
- Graz University of Technology
- A-8010 Graz
- Austria
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- Université Paris-Est
- Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle
- MSME UMR 8208 CNRS
- 77454 Marne-la-Vallée
- France
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de Lara-Castells MP, Fernández-Perea R, Madzharova F, Voloshina E. Post-Hartree-Fock studies of the He/Mg(0001) interaction: Anti-corrugation, screening, and pairwise additivity. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:244707. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4954772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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Weber F, Müller C, Paulus B, Reinhardt P. Calculation of Zn, Cd, Hg adsorption on graphene with incremental CCSD(T) and range-separated hybrid DFT*. Mol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1137644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Fabian Weber
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
- Institut de Chimie, CNRS, UMR7616, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Paris, France
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
- Institut de Chimie, CNRS, UMR7616, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Paris, France
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David Craig (1919–2015) left us with a lasting legacy concerning basic understanding of chemical spectroscopy and bonding. This is expressed in terms of some of the recent achievements of my own research career, with a focus on integration of Craig’s theories with those of Noel Hush to solve fundamental problems in photosynthesis, molecular electronics (particularly in regard to the molecules synthesized by Maxwell Crossley), and self-assembled monolayer structure and function. Reviewed in particular is the relation of Craig’s legacy to: the 50-year struggle to assign the visible absorption spectrum of arguably the world’s most significant chromophore, chlorophyll; general theories for chemical bonding and structure extending Hush’s adiabatic theory of electron-transfer processes; inelastic electron-tunnelling spectroscopy (IETS); chemical quantum entanglement and the Penrose–Hameroff model for quantum consciousness; synthetic design strategies for NMR quantum computing; Gibbs free-energy measurements and calculations for formation and polymorphism of organic self-assembled monolayers on graphite surfaces from organic solution; and understanding the basic chemical processes involved in the formation of gold surfaces and nanoparticles protected by sulfur-bound ligands, ligands whose form is that of Au0-thiyl rather than its commonly believed AuI-thiolate tautomer.
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de Lara-Castells MP, Bartolomei M, Mitrushchenkov AO, Stoll H. Transferability and accuracy by combining dispersionless density functional and incremental post-Hartree-Fock theories: Noble gases adsorption on coronene/graphene/graphite surfaces. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:194701. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4935511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, Université Paris-Est, 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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de Lara-Castells MP, Mitrushchenkov AO. Nuclear Bound States of Molecular Hydrogen Physisorbed on Graphene: An Effective Two-Dimensional Model. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:11022-32. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b09208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laboratoire
Modélisation et Simulation Multi Echelle, MSME UMR 8208 CNRS, Université Paris-Est, 5 bd Descartes, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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Michaelides A, Martinez TJ, Alavi A, Kresse G, Manby FR. Preface: Special Topic Section on Advanced Electronic Structure Methods for Solids and Surfaces. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:102601. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4930182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Grenier R, To QD, Lara-Castells MPD, Léonard C. Argon Interaction with Gold Surfaces: Ab Initio-Assisted Determination of Pair Ar–Au Potentials for Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:6897-908. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Romain Grenier
- 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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- 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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- 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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