Polarons are widely considered to play a crucial role in the charge transport and photocatalytic performance of materials,but the mechanisms of their formation and the underlying driving factors remain a matter of con...Polarons are widely considered to play a crucial role in the charge transport and photocatalytic performance of materials,but the mechanisms of their formation and the underlying driving factors remain a matter of controversy.This study delves into the formation of polarons in different crystalline forms of TiO_(2) and their connection with the materials'structure.By employing density functional theory calculations with on-site Coulomb interaction correction(DFT+U),we provide a detailed analysis of the electronic polarization behavior in the anatase and rutile forms of TiO_(2).We focus on the polarization properties of defect-induced and photoexcited excess electrons on various TiO_(2) surfaces.The results reveal that the defect electrons can form small polarons on the anatase TiO_(2)(101)surface,while on the rutile TiO_(2)(110)surface,both small and large polarons(hybrid-state polarons)are formed.Photoexcited electrons are capable of forming both small and large polarons on the surfaces of both crystal types.The analysis indicates that the differences in polaron distribution are primarily determined by the intrinsic properties of the crystals;the structural and symmetry differences between anatase and rutile TiO_(2) lead to the distinct polaron behaviors.Further investigation suggests that the polarization behavior of defect electrons is also related to the arrangement of electron orbitals around the Ti atoms,while the polarization of photoexcited electrons is mainly facilitated by the lattice distortions.These findings elucidate the formation mechanisms of different types of polarons and may contribute to understanding the performance of TiO_(2)in different fields.展开更多
The HCNH and CNH2 adsorption on different coordination sites of Cu（100） was theoretically studied considering the cluster approach. The present calculations show that the bridge site is the most favorite for CNH2 pe...The HCNH and CNH2 adsorption on different coordination sites of Cu（100） was theoretically studied considering the cluster approach. The present calculations show that the bridge site is the most favorite for CNH2 perpendicularly adsorbed on the Cu（100） surface via the C atom. For HCNH absorbed on the Cu（100） surface, the parallel adsorption mode with the C and N atoms nearly directly above the adjacent top sites of Cu（100） surface is the most favored. Both CNH2 and HCNH are strongly bound to the Cu（100） surface with CNH2 which is lightly stable （2.51 kJ·mol^-1）, indicating that both species may be co-adsorbed on the Cu（100） surface.展开更多
Density functional theory （DFT） calculations are conducted to explore the interaction of H2 with pure and Tidoped WO3 （002） surfaces. Four top adsorption models of H2 on pure and Ti-doped WO3 （002） surfaces are ...Density functional theory （DFT） calculations are conducted to explore the interaction of H2 with pure and Tidoped WO3 （002） surfaces. Four top adsorption models of H2 on pure and Ti-doped WO3 （002） surfaces are investigated respectively, they are adsorption on bridging oxygen Olc, absorption on plane oxygen O2c, absorption on 5-fold W5c （Ti）, and absorption on 6-fold W6c. The most stable and H2 possible adsorption structure in the pure surface is H-end oriented to the surface plane oxygen O2c site, while the favourable adsorption sites for H2 in a Ti-doped surface is not only an O2c site but also a W6c site. The adsorption energy, the Fermi energy level EF, and the electronic population are investigated and the H2-sensing mechanism of a pure-doped WO3 （002） surface is revealed theoretically： the theoretical results are in good accordance with our existing experimental results. By comparing the above three terms, it is found that Ti doping can obviously enhance the adsorption of H2. It can be predicted that the method of Ti-doped into a WO3 thin film is an effective way to improve WO3 sensor sensitivity to H2 gas.展开更多
Pyrite （FeS2） bulk and （100） surface properties and the oxygen adsorption on the surface were studied by using density functional theory methods. The results show that in the formation of FeS2 （100） surface, the...Pyrite （FeS2） bulk and （100） surface properties and the oxygen adsorption on the surface were studied by using density functional theory methods. The results show that in the formation of FeS2 （100） surface, there exists a process of electron transfer from Fe dangling bond to S dangling bond. In this situation, surface Fe and S atoms have more ionic properties. Both Fe2+ and S2- have high electrochemistry reduction activity, which is the base for oxygen adsorption. From the viewpoint of adsorption energy, the parallel form oxygen adsorption is in preference. The result also shows that the state of oxygen absorbed on FeS2 surface acts as peroxides rather than O2.展开更多
First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the relaxation and electronic properties of sulfide minerals surfaces(MoS2, Sb2S3, Cu2 S, ZnS, PbS and FeS2) in presence of H2 O molecule. The calculated resu...First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the relaxation and electronic properties of sulfide minerals surfaces(MoS2, Sb2S3, Cu2 S, ZnS, PbS and FeS2) in presence of H2 O molecule. The calculated results show that the structure and electronic properties of sulfide minerals surfaces have been influenced in presence of H2 O molecule. The adsorption of the flotation reagent at the interface of mineral-water would be different from that of mineral surface due to the changes of surface structures and electronic properties caused by H2 O molecule. Hence, the influence of H2 O molecule on the reaction of flotation reagent with sulfide mineral surface will attract more attention.展开更多
Oxide-supported transition metal systems have been the subject of enormous interest due to the improvement of catalytic properties relative to the separate metal.Thus in this paper,we embark on a systematic study for ...Oxide-supported transition metal systems have been the subject of enormous interest due to the improvement of catalytic properties relative to the separate metal.Thus in this paper,we embark on a systematic study for Pd n （n=1-5） clusters adsorbed on TiO2 （110） surface based on DFT-GGA calculations utilizing periodic supercell models.A single Pd adatom on the defect-free surface prefers to adsorb at a hollow site bridging a protruded oxygen and a five-fold titanium atom along the [110] direction,while Pd dimer is located on the channels with the Pd-Pd bond parallel to the surface.According to the transition states （TSs） search,the adsorbed Pd trimer tends to triangular growth mode,rather than linear mode,while the Pd4 and Pd5 clusters prefer three-dimensional （3D） models.However,the oxygen vacancy has almost no influence on the promotion of Pd n cluster nucleation.Additionally,of particular significance is that the Pd-TiO2 interaction is the main driving force at the beginning of Pd nucleation,whereas the Pd-Pd interaction gets down to control the growth process of Pd cluster as the cluster gets larger.It is hoped that our theoretical study would shed light on further designing high-performance TiO2 supported Pd-based catalysts.展开更多
6H-SiC is an important semiconductor material. The 6H-SiC wafer is always exposed to a high-humidity environment and the effect from the absorbed water molecule and some relative adsorbates is not negligible. Here, th...6H-SiC is an important semiconductor material. The 6H-SiC wafer is always exposed to a high-humidity environment and the effect from the absorbed water molecule and some relative adsorbates is not negligible. Here, the oxygen and water molecules absorbed on the 6H-SiC(0001) surface and the dissociation process were studied with density functional theory. On the 6H-SiC(0001) surface, absorbed O2 is spontaneously dissociated into O*, which is absorbed on a hollow site, and further transforms the 6H-SiC(0001) surface into SiO2. The absorbed H2O is spontaneously broken into OH*and H*, which are both absorbed on the top of the Si atom, and OH* is further reversibly transformed into O* and H*. The H* could saturate the dangling Si bond and change the absorption type of O*, which could stabilize the 6H-SiC(0001) surface and prevent it from transforming into SiO2.展开更多
Electrocatalytic and plasma-activated processes receive increasing attention in catalysis. Density functional theory(DFT) calculations are state-of-the-art tools for the fundamental study of reaction mechanisms and pr...Electrocatalytic and plasma-activated processes receive increasing attention in catalysis. Density functional theory(DFT) calculations are state-of-the-art tools for the fundamental study of reaction mechanisms and predicting the performance of catalytic materials. Proper application of DFT-based methods is crucial when investigating charge-doped electrode surfaces during electrocatalytic and plasma-activated reactions. Here, as a model electrode for plasma-activated CO2 splitting, we studied the interactions of O, CO, and CO2 with the neutral and progressively charged Ag(111) metal surfaces. We show that the application of correction procedures is necessary to obtain accurate adsorption energy profiles of O atoms,CO and CO2 molecules on Ag surfaces that are under the influence of additional electrons. Interestingly,the oxidation of CO is found to shift from a Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism on a neutral electrode to an Eley–Rideal mechanism on charged electrodes. Furthermore, we show that the surface charging of Ag(111) electrodes increase their CO2 reduction performance by enhancing the adsorption of O atoms and desorption of CO molecules. A further increase in the absolute charge-state of the electrode surface is expected to waive the thermodynamic barriers for the CO2 splitting reaction.展开更多
In this paper, the stable structure and the electronic and optical properties of nitric oxide （NO） adsorption on the anatase TiO2 （101） surface are studied using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method, wh...In this paper, the stable structure and the electronic and optical properties of nitric oxide （NO） adsorption on the anatase TiO2 （101） surface are studied using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method, which is based on the density functional theory. NO adsorption on the surface is weak when the outermost layer terminates on twofold coordinated oxygen atoms, but it is remarkably enhanced on the surface containing O vacancy defects. The higher the concentration of oxygen vacancy defects, the stronger the adsorption is. The adsorption energies are 3.4528 eV （N end adsorption）, 2.6770 eV （O end adsorption）, and 4.1437 eV （horizontal adsorption）. The adsorption process is exothermic, resulting in a more stable adsorption structure. Furthermore, O vacancy defects on the TiO2 （101） surface significantly contribute to the absorption of visible light in a relatively low-energy region. A new absorption peak in the low-energy region, corresponding to an energy of 0.9 eV, is observed. However, the TiO2 （101） surface structure exhibits weak absorption in the low-energy region of visible light after NO adsorption.展开更多
In this work,we review recent progress on the view of potential energy surfaces and molecular dynamics study of water and its related reactions in the last decade or so.Some important gas-phase reactions of water with...In this work,we review recent progress on the view of potential energy surfaces and molecular dynamics study of water and its related reactions in the last decade or so.Some important gas-phase reactions of water with radicals,chemisorbed dissociative dynamics of water on solid surfaces,and statistical mechanics and vibrational spectrum simulations of water from clusters to the condensed phase have been introduced.The recently developed machine learning techniques,such as the neural networks in a combination of permutational invariant polynomials or fundamental invariants,the atomic neural networks framework,the gaussian approximation potentials with the smooth overlap of atomic position kernel,as well as the many-body expansion framework for the construction of highly accurate potential energy surfaces,have also been discussed.Finally,some suggestions have been provided for further improvement of the potential energy surfaces and dynamics methods of water-related systems.展开更多
本文研究了2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面解离的可能微观反应机理,使用完全线性同步和二次同步变换(complete LST/QST)方法确定解离反应的过渡态.采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论与周期平板模型相结合的方法,优化了2-丙醇和...本文研究了2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面解离的可能微观反应机理,使用完全线性同步和二次同步变换(complete LST/QST)方法确定解离反应的过渡态.采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论与周期平板模型相结合的方法,优化了2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇裂解反应过程各物种在Ni(100)表面的top,hollow和bridge位的吸附模型,计算了能量,并对布局电荷进行了分析,得到了各物种的有利吸附位.结果表明:2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面都存在β-H和γ-H两个平行竞争的解离过程,其中2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面β-H解离的速控步骤活化能为64.7 k J·mol-1猯,而γ-H解离速控步骤活化能为233.1 k J·mol-1猯,故β-H解离过程占优势,主要产物是CH3COCH3;相反,1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面β-H解离的速控步骤活化能为257.1 k J·mol-1猯,而γ-H解离速控步骤活化能为148.1 k J·mol-1猯,故γ-H解离过程占优势,主要产物是CF3CH=CH2.由此说明,电负性更大的氟原子取代2-丙醇中的氢原子之后,2-丙醇在Ni表面的解离机理发生了改变.理论预测结果与实验结论一致.展开更多
文摘Polarons are widely considered to play a crucial role in the charge transport and photocatalytic performance of materials,but the mechanisms of their formation and the underlying driving factors remain a matter of controversy.This study delves into the formation of polarons in different crystalline forms of TiO_(2) and their connection with the materials'structure.By employing density functional theory calculations with on-site Coulomb interaction correction(DFT+U),we provide a detailed analysis of the electronic polarization behavior in the anatase and rutile forms of TiO_(2).We focus on the polarization properties of defect-induced and photoexcited excess electrons on various TiO_(2) surfaces.The results reveal that the defect electrons can form small polarons on the anatase TiO_(2)(101)surface,while on the rutile TiO_(2)(110)surface,both small and large polarons(hybrid-state polarons)are formed.Photoexcited electrons are capable of forming both small and large polarons on the surfaces of both crystal types.The analysis indicates that the differences in polaron distribution are primarily determined by the intrinsic properties of the crystals;the structural and symmetry differences between anatase and rutile TiO_(2) lead to the distinct polaron behaviors.Further investigation suggests that the polarization behavior of defect electrons is also related to the arrangement of electron orbitals around the Ti atoms,while the polarization of photoexcited electrons is mainly facilitated by the lattice distortions.These findings elucidate the formation mechanisms of different types of polarons and may contribute to understanding the performance of TiO_(2)in different fields.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20673019,20773024)the Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2006J0256, Z0513005)the Funding of Fuzhou University(XRC-0732, 2008-XQ-07)
文摘The HCNH and CNH2 adsorption on different coordination sites of Cu（100） was theoretically studied considering the cluster approach. The present calculations show that the bridge site is the most favorite for CNH2 perpendicularly adsorbed on the Cu（100） surface via the C atom. For HCNH absorbed on the Cu（100） surface, the parallel adsorption mode with the C and N atoms nearly directly above the adjacent top sites of Cu（100） surface is the most favored. Both CNH2 and HCNH are strongly bound to the Cu（100） surface with CNH2 which is lightly stable （2.51 kJ·mol^-1）, indicating that both species may be co-adsorbed on the Cu（100） surface.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.60771019 and 60801018)the Tianjin Key Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology,China (Grant No.11JCZDJC15300)+1 种基金the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation,China (Grant No.09JCYBJC01100)the New Teacher Foundation of the Ministry of Education,China (Grant No.200800561109)
文摘Density functional theory （DFT） calculations are conducted to explore the interaction of H2 with pure and Tidoped WO3 （002） surfaces. Four top adsorption models of H2 on pure and Ti-doped WO3 （002） surfaces are investigated respectively, they are adsorption on bridging oxygen Olc, absorption on plane oxygen O2c, absorption on 5-fold W5c （Ti）, and absorption on 6-fold W6c. The most stable and H2 possible adsorption structure in the pure surface is H-end oriented to the surface plane oxygen O2c site, while the favourable adsorption sites for H2 in a Ti-doped surface is not only an O2c site but also a W6c site. The adsorption energy, the Fermi energy level EF, and the electronic population are investigated and the H2-sensing mechanism of a pure-doped WO3 （002） surface is revealed theoretically： the theoretical results are in good accordance with our existing experimental results. By comparing the above three terms, it is found that Ti doping can obviously enhance the adsorption of H2. It can be predicted that the method of Ti-doped into a WO3 thin film is an effective way to improve WO3 sensor sensitivity to H2 gas.
文摘Pyrite （FeS2） bulk and （100） surface properties and the oxygen adsorption on the surface were studied by using density functional theory methods. The results show that in the formation of FeS2 （100） surface, there exists a process of electron transfer from Fe dangling bond to S dangling bond. In this situation, surface Fe and S atoms have more ionic properties. Both Fe2+ and S2- have high electrochemistry reduction activity, which is the base for oxygen adsorption. From the viewpoint of adsorption energy, the parallel form oxygen adsorption is in preference. The result also shows that the state of oxygen absorbed on FeS2 surface acts as peroxides rather than O2.
基金Project(51164001)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the relaxation and electronic properties of sulfide minerals surfaces(MoS2, Sb2S3, Cu2 S, ZnS, PbS and FeS2) in presence of H2 O molecule. The calculated results show that the structure and electronic properties of sulfide minerals surfaces have been influenced in presence of H2 O molecule. The adsorption of the flotation reagent at the interface of mineral-water would be different from that of mineral surface due to the changes of surface structures and electronic properties caused by H2 O molecule. Hence, the influence of H2 O molecule on the reaction of flotation reagent with sulfide mineral surface will attract more attention.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90922022)the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (FSKLCC1110)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China (2012J01032,2012J01041)
文摘Oxide-supported transition metal systems have been the subject of enormous interest due to the improvement of catalytic properties relative to the separate metal.Thus in this paper,we embark on a systematic study for Pd n （n=1-5） clusters adsorbed on TiO2 （110） surface based on DFT-GGA calculations utilizing periodic supercell models.A single Pd adatom on the defect-free surface prefers to adsorb at a hollow site bridging a protruded oxygen and a five-fold titanium atom along the [110] direction,while Pd dimer is located on the channels with the Pd-Pd bond parallel to the surface.According to the transition states （TSs） search,the adsorbed Pd trimer tends to triangular growth mode,rather than linear mode,while the Pd4 and Pd5 clusters prefer three-dimensional （3D） models.However,the oxygen vacancy has almost no influence on the promotion of Pd n cluster nucleation.Additionally,of particular significance is that the Pd-TiO2 interaction is the main driving force at the beginning of Pd nucleation,whereas the Pd-Pd interaction gets down to control the growth process of Pd cluster as the cluster gets larger.It is hoped that our theoretical study would shed light on further designing high-performance TiO2 supported Pd-based catalysts.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Project of Qinghai Province (2017-ZJ-795)
文摘6H-SiC is an important semiconductor material. The 6H-SiC wafer is always exposed to a high-humidity environment and the effect from the absorbed water molecule and some relative adsorbates is not negligible. Here, the oxygen and water molecules absorbed on the 6H-SiC(0001) surface and the dissociation process were studied with density functional theory. On the 6H-SiC(0001) surface, absorbed O2 is spontaneously dissociated into O*, which is absorbed on a hollow site, and further transforms the 6H-SiC(0001) surface into SiO2. The absorbed H2O is spontaneously broken into OH*and H*, which are both absorbed on the top of the Si atom, and OH* is further reversibly transformed into O* and H*. The H* could saturate the dangling Si bond and change the absorption type of O*, which could stabilize the 6H-SiC(0001) surface and prevent it from transforming into SiO2.
基金part of the European project KEROGREEN,which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no.763909funding from the initiative“Computational Sciences for Energy Researcah”of Shell and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research(NWO)grant no.15CSTT05。
文摘Electrocatalytic and plasma-activated processes receive increasing attention in catalysis. Density functional theory(DFT) calculations are state-of-the-art tools for the fundamental study of reaction mechanisms and predicting the performance of catalytic materials. Proper application of DFT-based methods is crucial when investigating charge-doped electrode surfaces during electrocatalytic and plasma-activated reactions. Here, as a model electrode for plasma-activated CO2 splitting, we studied the interactions of O, CO, and CO2 with the neutral and progressively charged Ag(111) metal surfaces. We show that the application of correction procedures is necessary to obtain accurate adsorption energy profiles of O atoms,CO and CO2 molecules on Ag surfaces that are under the influence of additional electrons. Interestingly,the oxidation of CO is found to shift from a Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism on a neutral electrode to an Eley–Rideal mechanism on charged electrodes. Furthermore, we show that the surface charging of Ag(111) electrodes increase their CO2 reduction performance by enhancing the adsorption of O atoms and desorption of CO molecules. A further increase in the absolute charge-state of the electrode surface is expected to waive the thermodynamic barriers for the CO2 splitting reaction.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61106129 and 61274128)
文摘In this paper, the stable structure and the electronic and optical properties of nitric oxide （NO） adsorption on the anatase TiO2 （101） surface are studied using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method, which is based on the density functional theory. NO adsorption on the surface is weak when the outermost layer terminates on twofold coordinated oxygen atoms, but it is remarkably enhanced on the surface containing O vacancy defects. The higher the concentration of oxygen vacancy defects, the stronger the adsorption is. The adsorption energies are 3.4528 eV （N end adsorption）, 2.6770 eV （O end adsorption）, and 4.1437 eV （horizontal adsorption）. The adsorption process is exothermic, resulting in a more stable adsorption structure. Furthermore, O vacancy defects on the TiO2 （101） surface significantly contribute to the absorption of visible light in a relatively low-energy region. A new absorption peak in the low-energy region, corresponding to an energy of 0.9 eV, is observed. However, the TiO2 （101） surface structure exhibits weak absorption in the low-energy region of visible light after NO adsorption.
基金supported by Fujian Science&Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(No.2021ZR109)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22173104)。
文摘In this work,we review recent progress on the view of potential energy surfaces and molecular dynamics study of water and its related reactions in the last decade or so.Some important gas-phase reactions of water with radicals,chemisorbed dissociative dynamics of water on solid surfaces,and statistical mechanics and vibrational spectrum simulations of water from clusters to the condensed phase have been introduced.The recently developed machine learning techniques,such as the neural networks in a combination of permutational invariant polynomials or fundamental invariants,the atomic neural networks framework,the gaussian approximation potentials with the smooth overlap of atomic position kernel,as well as the many-body expansion framework for the construction of highly accurate potential energy surfaces,have also been discussed.Finally,some suggestions have been provided for further improvement of the potential energy surfaces and dynamics methods of water-related systems.
文摘本文研究了2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面解离的可能微观反应机理,使用完全线性同步和二次同步变换(complete LST/QST)方法确定解离反应的过渡态.采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论与周期平板模型相结合的方法,优化了2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇裂解反应过程各物种在Ni(100)表面的top,hollow和bridge位的吸附模型,计算了能量,并对布局电荷进行了分析,得到了各物种的有利吸附位.结果表明:2-丙醇和1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面都存在β-H和γ-H两个平行竞争的解离过程,其中2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面β-H解离的速控步骤活化能为64.7 k J·mol-1猯,而γ-H解离速控步骤活化能为233.1 k J·mol-1猯,故β-H解离过程占优势,主要产物是CH3COCH3;相反,1,1,1-三氟-2-丙醇在Ni(100)表面β-H解离的速控步骤活化能为257.1 k J·mol-1猯,而γ-H解离速控步骤活化能为148.1 k J·mol-1猯,故γ-H解离过程占优势,主要产物是CF3CH=CH2.由此说明,电负性更大的氟原子取代2-丙醇中的氢原子之后,2-丙醇在Ni表面的解离机理发生了改变.理论预测结果与实验结论一致.
