Li D. Potential of V-Si
72, V-C
72, and V-Al
36N
36 as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction.
J Mol Model 2024;
30:263. [PMID:
38990394 DOI:
10.1007/s00894-024-06064-2]
[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: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
CONTEXT
The capacities of V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages to catalyze the ORR processes have been investigated. The acceptable pathways of ORR processes on V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages have been examined by DSD-PBEPBE-D3/aug-cc-pVDZ, PW91PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ, and COSMO model in the gas phase and water. The ΔGreaction values of reaction steps of ORR pathways on V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages are calculated. The Eadoption and Eformation of V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages are negative values and these nanostructures are stable materials. The H2O has the lowest Eadsorption on V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages. The *OH formation, creation of *OH-OH*, and formation of O* are rate-determining steps of ORR mechanisms. The overpotential values of ORR processes on V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages are 0.41, 0.37, and 0.30 V, respectively. The V-Al36N36 nanocage have lower overpotential for ORR processes than V-Si72 and V-C72 nanocages by DSD-PBEPBE-D3/aug-cc-pVDZ, PW91PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ, and COSMO model in the gas phase and water. The V-Al36N36 nanocage have more negative ∆Greaction for reaction steps of ORR than V-Si72 and V-C72 nanocages. The V-Al36N36 nanocage with lower overpotential is proposed as an effective catalyst for ORR processes via studied pathways.
METHODS
The DSD-PBEPBE-D3/aug-cc-pVDZ method has been used to optimize and calculate the frequencies of V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages in GAMESS software. The complexes of O, OH, OOH, and H2O with V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages are optimized and frequencies are determined by the DSD-PBEPBE-D3/aug-cc-pVDZ method. The Gactivation and ∆Greaction of ORR pathways on V-Si72, V-C72, and V-Al36N36 nanocages are calculated by DSD-PBEPBE-D3/aug-cc-pVDZ, PW91PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ, and COSMO model in the gas phase and water.
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