scholarly journals Highly dispersed Pt atoms and clusters on hydroxylated indium tin oxide: A view from first-principles calculations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simran Kumari ◽  
Philippe Sautet
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Catalysis ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Small Cluster ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Highly Dispersed

Supported single-atom and small cluster catalysts have become highly popular in heterogeneous catalysis. These catalysts can maximize the metal atom utilization while still showcasing superior catalytic performance. One of the...

Single Metal Atom Anchored on CN monolayer as an Excellent Electrocatalyst for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoqin Chu ◽  
Xuxin Kang ◽  
Xiangmei Duan
Keyword(s):  
Metal Atom ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction ◽  
Metal Atoms

Based on the first-principles calculations, we have studied the behavior of single-atom catalysts formed by a series of single metal atoms (From Ti to Cu) and CN monolayer in nitrogen...

Single-atom metal-modified graphenylene as a high-activity catalyst for CO and NO oxidation

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (28) ◽  
pp. 16224-16235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Tang ◽  
Weiguang Chen ◽  
Hongwei Zhang ◽  
Zhiwen Wang ◽  
Da Teng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Activity ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
First Principles ◽  
No Oxidation ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Adsorption Behaviors ◽  
Activity Catalyst

Herein, the adsorption behaviors and interactions of different gas species on single-metal atom-anchored graphenylene (M–graphenylene, M = Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu) sheets were investigated by first-principles calculations.

scholarly journals Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Ju ◽  
Xin Tan ◽  
Xin Mao ◽  
Yuantong Gu ◽  
Sean Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Electrocatalytic Reduction ◽  
Metal Atoms ◽  
Transition Metal Atoms ◽  
Ferroelectric Switching

AbstractEfficient and selective CO2 electroreduction into chemical fuels promises to alleviate environmental pollution and energy crisis, but it relies on catalysts with controllable product selectivity and reaction path. Here, by means of first-principles calculations, we identify six ferroelectric catalysts comprising transition-metal atoms anchored on In2Se3 monolayer, whose catalytic performance can be controlled by ferroelectric switching based on adjusted d-band center and occupation of supported metal atoms. The polarization dependent activation allows effective control of the limiting potential of CO2 reduction on TM@In2Se3 (TM = Ni, Pd, Rh, Nb, and Re) as well as the reaction paths and final products on Nb@In2Se3 and Re@In2Se3. Interestingly, the ferroelectric switching can even reactivate the stuck catalytic CO2 reduction on Zr@In2Se3. The fairly low limiting potential and the unique ferroelectric controllable CO2 catalytic performance on atomically dispersed transition-metals on In2Se3 clearly distinguish them from traditional single atom catalysts, and open an avenue toward improving catalytic activity and selectivity for efficient and controllable electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction.

scholarly journals Fe3 Cluster Anchored on the C2N Monolayer for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 974
Author(s):  
Bing Han ◽  
Haihong Meng ◽  
Fengyu Li ◽  
Jingxiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Ammonia Gas ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction ◽  
Single Cluster ◽  
Excellent Catalytic Performance ◽  
Production Of Ammonia

Under the current double challenge of energy and the environment, an effective nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has become a very urgent need. However, the largest production of ammonia gas today is carried out by the Haber–Bosch process, which has many disadvantages, among which energy consumption and air pollution are typical. As the best alternative procedure, electrochemistry has received extensive attention. In this paper, a catalyst loaded with Fe3 clusters on the two-dimensional material C2N (Fe3@C2N) is proposed to achieve effective electrochemical NRR, and our first-principles calculations reveal that the stable Fe3@C2N exhibits excellent catalytic performance for electrochemical nitrogen fixation with a limiting potential of 0.57 eV, while also suppressing the major competing hydrogen evolution reaction. Our findings will open a new door for the development of non-precious single-cluster catalysts for effective nitrogen reduction reactions.

Methane Activation on Single-Atom Ir-doped Metal Nanoparticles from First-principles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yugang Ren ◽  
Xiaojing Liu ◽  
Zhaojun Zhang ◽  
Xiangjian Shen
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalysis ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Methane Activation ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Surface Electronic Structure

The breaking of the C-H bond of CH4 is of great importance and one of the most efficient strategies in heterogeneous catalysis is to alter surface electronic structure by doping...

Electrocatalytic Performance of Mn-adsorbed g-C3N4: A First-Principles Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Guo ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
Jiawei Jiang ◽  
Ji-Jun Zou ◽  
Wenbo Mi
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Active Center ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Transition Metal Atom ◽  
First Principles Study ◽  
Magnetic Elements

Single-atom catalysts with magnetic elements as the active center have been widely exploited for efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst. Here, different contents of transition metal atom Mn adsorbed on...

Screening effective single-atom ORR and OER electrocatalysts from Pt decorated MXenes by first-principles calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (33) ◽  
pp. 17065-17077
Author(s):  
Dongxiao Kan ◽  
Ruqian Lian ◽  
Dashuai Wang ◽  
Xilin Zhang ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Catalytic Performances

Pt single atoms doped on V-, Ti-, Nb-, and Cr-based MXenes presented high catalytic performances, especially the Nb- and Cr-based ones, which were promising bifunctional ORR/OER catalysts.

scholarly journals Stability of heterogeneous single-atom catalysts: a scaling law mapping thermodynamics to kinetics

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Qiong Su ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
Yifan Wang ◽  
Jin-Xun Liu ◽  
Valery Muravev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Atom ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Activation Barrier ◽  
Scaling Law ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Atom Diffusion ◽  
Computational Screening ◽  
Metal Support

Abstract Heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs) hold the promise of combining high catalytic performance with maximum utilization of often precious metals. We extend the current thermodynamic view of SAC stability in terms of the binding energy (Ebind) of single-metal atoms on a support to a kinetic (transport) one by considering the activation barrier for metal atom diffusion. A rapid computational screening approach allows predicting diffusion barriers for metal–support pairs based on Ebind of a metal atom to the support and the cohesive energy of the bulk metal (Ec). Metal–support combinations relevant to contemporary catalysis are explored by density functional theory. Assisted by machine-learning methods, we find that the diffusion activation barrier correlates with (Ebind)2/Ec in the physical descriptor space. This diffusion scaling-law provides a simple model for screening thermodynamics to kinetics of metal adatom on a support.

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