镍掺杂对Fe催化剂上CO_2加氢制烃影响的理论计算研究

为研究镍掺杂对铁基催化剂上二氧化碳加氢生成C_1和C_2烃类产物的影响,应用密度泛函理论进行了相关计算.在Fe(110)和Ni-Fe(110)表面上, CH~*物种是最有利的生成CH_4和C_2H_4的C_1物种(CH_x~*),其最可能的生成路径为CO_2→HCOO~*→HCO~*→CH~*.尽管CO_2直接解离为CO~*在动力学上相较于加氢生成HCOO~*和COOH~*是较为有利的,但CO~*进一步加氢生成HCO~*在能量上是不利的,其倾向于逆向解离回到CO~*. CH~*物种可以通过三步加氢反应生成CH_4或者经C—C耦合及两步加氢生成C_2H_4.在Fe(110)表面上,对甲烷和乙烯产物选择性起决定作用的基元反应能垒之间差异仅为0.10 eV,因此两者选择性相近.在将Ni原子引入Fe(110)表面后,生成甲烷与乙烯的选择性差异变大,导致乙烯的选择性提高.计算结果表明,添加少量金属Ni能够促进CO_2转化为CH~*,及两个CH~*物种发生C—C耦合和进一步加氢转化为乙烯.     

碱性条件下Pt-M(Ni,Fe,Mo)/C电催化氧化甲醇的性能对比研究

采用溶胶法制备了碳载Pt-M(M为Ni, Fe, Mo)电催化剂, 并用TEM和XRD技术表征活性物微观结构, 实验结果表明, Pt基合金微粒在碳黑表面分布均匀, 粒径约为2~4 nm. 用循环伏安法测定催化剂在不同碱性条件下的活性, 研究结果表明, 不同掺杂元素催化剂的活性大小顺序为Pt75Ni25/C>Pt75Fe25/C>Pt50Mo50/C, 掺杂Ni可明显地促进纳米Pt的催化活性, Pt75Ni25/C在1.0 mol/L NaOH+1.0 mol/L CH3OH溶液中的峰电流密度可以达到726.9 mA/mg.     

Theoretical study of isomerization and decomposition of propenal

We investigated the dynamics of isomerization and multi-channel dissociation of propenal (CH(2)CHCHO), methyl ketene (CH(3)CHCO), hydroxyl propadiene (CH(2)CH(2)CHOH), and hydroxyl cyclopropene (cyclic-C(3)H(3)-OH) in the ground potential-energy surface using quantum-chemical calculations. Optimized structures and vibrational frequencies of molecular species were computed with method B3LYP∕6-311G(d,p). Total energies of molecules at optimized structures were computed at the CCSD(T)∕6-311+G(3df,2p) level of theory. We established the potential-energy surface for decomposition to CH(2)CHCO + H, CH(2)CH + HCO, CH(2)CH(2)∕CH(3)CH + CO, CHCH∕CH(2)C + H(2)CO, CHCCHO∕CH(2)CCO + H(2), CHCH + CO + H(2), CH(3) + HCCO, CH(2)CCH + OH, and CH(2)CC∕cyclic-C(3)H(2) + H(2)O. Microcanonical rate coefficients of various reactions of trans-propenal with internal energies 148 and 182 kcal mol(-1) were calculated using Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus and Variational transition state theories. Product branching ratios were derivable using numerical integration of kinetic master equations and the steady-state approximation. The concerted three-body dissociation of trans-propenal to fragments C(2)H(2) + CO + H(2) is the prevailing channel in present calculations. In contrast, C(3)H(3)O + H, C(2)H(3) + HCO and C(2)H(4) + CO were identified as major channels in the photolysis of trans-propenal. The discrepancy between calculations and experiments in product branching ratios indicates that the three major photodissociation channels occur mainly on an excited potential-energy surface whereas the other channels occur mainly on the ground potential-energy surface. This work provides profound insight in the mechanisms of isomerization and multichannel dissociation of the system C(3)H(4)O.     

Thermokinetic study of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis on Fe2Cu1 and FeCu surfaces with comparison to Fe(110) and Cu(111) catalysts by the UBI-QEP method

The purpose of this study is to predict the activation barriers and enthalpy for elementary steps in the process of Fischer–Tropsch (F-T) on the surfaces of Fe(110), Cu(111) and Fe/Cu alloys catalyst using “Unity Bond Index-Quadratic Exponential Potential” method aimed at predicting the activity and selectivity on the basis of energy criteria. The elementary steps, such as dissociation of CO, hydrogenation of carbidic carbon, C–C chain growth by insertion of CH₂ versus CO into the metal-alkyl bonds, and chain termination, which lead to hydrocarbons (alkanes versus α-olefins) or oxygenates are discussed in detail. The results show that metallic Fe(110) is necessary to produce the carbidic carbon from CO dissociation, but the synthesis of hydrocarbons and oxygenates can effectively proceed on Cu(111) surface. For optimum performance of F-T synthesis catalyst, these conflicting properties must be optimized. In this regard, we studied Fe/Cu alloy catalyst. On all the catalyst surfaces, the energetically preferred path to initiate the alkyl chain growth is via insertion of a CH_2,s group into the carbon–metal bond of a CH_3,s group. On FeCu catalyst surface, the activation barrier for termination of alkyl chain growth by β-elimination of hydrogen is found to be lower than that for α-addition of hydrogen and consequently for this catalyst, olefins are expected to form more readily than paraffins. The results of the model for a single metal surface are in agreement with the experimental data.     

Ni-Fe催化剂乙醇部分氧化制氢的研究

研究了Ni Fe催化剂对乙醇部分氧化制氢反应,系统地考察了不同O2/C2H5OH摩尔比及反应温度下催化剂的性能.发现Ni Fe催化剂对乙醇部分氧化制氢具有较好的催化活性,其中组成为Ni50Fe50催化剂最好,最佳的反应条件是O2/C2H5OH=1.0,T=573 K.XRD谱图表明催化剂主要由尖晶石结构的铁酸盐和FeNi3合金相组成. XPS结果说明,催化剂体相以还原态FeNi3合金相为主,表面以氧化态的铁酸盐为主.稳定性考察的结果表明,催化剂经40 h反应后,对氢的选择性明显下降,此时对应的FeNi3物相衍射峰强度也明显降低,表明催化剂对H2选择性的下降与FeNi3物相的转变有关.     

Pd掺杂的Ni催化剂表面CH4解离吸附的理论研究

使用密度泛函理论研究了Pd掺杂的Ni(111),Ni(100)和Ni(211)表面最稳定的结构,同时考察了干净的和Pd掺杂的Ni表面催化CH₄解离反应的活性.结果表明,由Pd原子取代最外层Ni原子而形成的表面Pd掺杂的Ni表面在热力学上最为稳定,亚表面Pd掺杂的Ni表面在热力学上都不稳定; 而对于表面Pd吸附的Ni表面,只有Pd/Ni(211)表面是稳定的.表面掺杂的Pd/Ni表面上CH₄解离中间体(CH₄,CH₃,CH,C,H)吸附能的计算结果表明,Pd的掺杂在不同程度上减弱了除CH₄之外各解离中间体的吸附能.另外,CH₄和CH均优先在Ni(211)和Pd/Ni(211)台阶面上解离,其次是在比较开阔的Ni(100)和Pd/Ni(100)表面上.Pd的掺杂不同程度上提高了CH₄和CH解离的能垒,对于活性最高的Ni(211)面,Pd的掺杂使得CH脱氢的能垒较CH₄脱氢的高,改变了其速率控制步骤,从而抑制了积碳的生成.     

Origin of selectivity switch in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over Ru and Rh from first-principles statistical mechanics studies

For its unique position in chemical industry, Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis has been a hot subject in heterogeneous catalysis. Due to its great complexity in product distribution, it remains unclear how to maximally convert syngas to long-chain hydrocarbons. By combining extensive DFT calculations with grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations, this work examines the key elementary steps in FT synthesis over Ru and Rh surfaces, including CO dissociation, C/C coupling, and hydrogenations. The origin of the relationship between activity and selectivity of catalysts is revealed based on the calculated reaction rate at working temperatures, in which the catalytic role of surface steps as the center of accumulating surface CH(x) species is highlighted. This theoretical work demonstrates that the ability to dissociate CO under carbon-rich conditions is the key requirement for a good FT catalyst. The RC + C (R = alkyl or H) pathway occurring at surface steps may be a general mechanism for FT chain propagation on transition metals.     

Modulating the reactivity of Ni-containing Pt(111)-skin catalysts by density functional theory calculations

We present here a first principles density functional theory investigation of the reactivity of Pt(111)-skin catalysts, which are varied from surface alloys with Ni to bulk PtxNi 1-x (x=0.25,0.50,0.75) alloys. Molecule (CO, O, and H) adsorption and oxidation of CO+O and H+O reactions were studied and analyzed in detail. Independent of the adsorbates, the interaction between adsorbates and substrates becomes weakened with increase in Ni, due to the downshift of d-band center of surface Pt atoms. Moreover, activation barriers of CO and H oxidation toward atomic oxygen gradually decrease. In term of CO preferential oxidation (PROX) in excess of hydrogen, it turns out that the overall reactivity and selectivity rely on the optimum of various elementary steps involved such as competitive molecular (dissociative) adsorption and oxidation reaction. The present calculations show that Pt3Ni(111) with Pt overlayer is an optimum catalyst for CO PROX in excess of hydrogen.     

Do Ni/Cu and Cu/Ni Alloys have Different Catalytic Performances towards Water‐Gas Shift? A Density Functional Theory Investigation

Density functional calculations were preformed to investigate whether adding Ni into a Cu surface (denoted as Cu/Ni) or adding Cu into a Ni surface (Ni/Cu) is more efficient for catalyzing the water‐gas shift (WGS)? The reactions of water dissociation and monoxide dissociation were selected to assess the activity and selectivity towards WGS, respectively. Our results show that Ni‐atom modification of surfaces is thermodynamically favorable for both reactions. Kinetically, compared with pure Cu, water dissociation is greatly facilitated on Ni‐modified surfaces, and the activity is insensitive to the Ni concentration; however, monoxide dissociation is not well‐promoted on one Ni‐atom‐modified surfaces, but two Ni‐atom modification can notably decrease the dissociation barriers. Overall, on the basis of these results, we conclude that 1) the catalytic performance of bimetallic metals is superior to monometallic ones; 2) at the same Ni concentration on the surface, Cu/Ni and Ni/Cu alloys have almost the same performance towards WGS; and 3) to acquire high WGS performance, the surface Ni atoms should either be low in concentration or highly dispersed.     

General rules for predicting where a catalytic reaction should occur on metal surfaces: a density functional theory study of C-H and C-O bond breaking/making on flat,stepped, and kinked metal surfaces

To predict where a catalytic reaction should occur is a fundamental issue scientifically. Technologically, it is also important because it can facilitate the catalyst's design. However, to date, the understanding of this issue is rather limited. In this work, two types of reactions, CH(4) <--> CH(3) + H and CO <--> C + O on two transition metal surfaces, were chosen as model systems aiming to address in general where a catalytic reaction should occur. The dissociations of CH(4) --> CH(3) + H and CO --> C + O and their reverse reactions on flat, stepped, and kinked Rh and Pd surfaces were studied in detail. We find the following: First, for the CH(4) <--> Ch(3) + H reaction, the dissociation barrier is reduced by approximately 0.3 eV on steps and kinks as compared to that on flat surfaces. On the other hand, there is essentially no difference in barrier for the association reaction of CH(3) + H on the flat surfaces and the defects. Second, for the CO <--> C + O reaction, the dissociation barrier decreases dramatically (more than 0.8 eV on Rh and Pd) on steps and kinks as compared to that on flat surfaces. In contrast to the CH(3) + H reaction, the C + O association reaction also preferentially occurs on steps and kinks. We also present a detailed analysis of the reaction barriers in which each barrier is decomposed quantitatively into a local electronic effect and a geometrical effect. Our DFT calculations show that surface defects such as steps and kinks can largely facilitate bond breaking, while whether the surface defects could promote bond formation depends on the individual reaction as well as the particular metal. The physical origin of these trends is identified and discussed. On the basis of our results, we arrive at some simple rules with respect to where a reaction should occur: (i) defects such as steps are always favored for dissociation reactions as compared to flat surfaces; and (ii) the reaction site of the association reactions is largely related to the magnitude of the bonding competition effect, which is determined by the reactant and metal valency. Reactions with high valency reactants are more likely to occur on defects (more structure-sensitive), as compared to reactions with low valency reactants. Moreover, the reactions on late transition metals are more likely to proceed on defects than those on the early transition metals.     

化学镀镍-高磷合金晶化行为的现场XRD研究

从柠檬酸-酒石酸-乳酸-EDTA混合体系中得到含P 12％(质量比)的化学镀高磷Ni-P合金，其差热曲线显示，在350和420 ℃出现两个放热过程.现场XRD分析结果显示，镀层在300 ℃以下保持非晶态结构，在320 ℃之后开始晶化，首先析出介稳的Ni5P2和Ni12P5相，在360 ℃后开始有稳定的Ni3P和Ni相的衍射峰出现， 400 ℃以上只有Ni3P和Ni相. 325 ℃恒温时，镀层在4 min内保持非晶态的衍射特征，随即析出Ni5P2和Ni12P5相, 并在2 h内基本保持不变. 350 ℃恒温时，析出的Ni5P2和Ni12P5介稳相只存在40 min.实验结果表明, DTA曲线上350 ℃的放热峰不仅有非晶相转变为介稳相的过程，也包含部分介稳相转化为稳定相的过程.     

Ni-Cu-Al2O3催化剂的活性相及作用机理

对新鲜和７００℃反应过的Ｎｉ－Ａｌ和Ｎｉ－Ｃｕ－Ａｌ催化剂的ＸＲＤ、ＸＰＳ表征结果表明，新鲜ＮｉＯ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂体相中的ＮｉＯ，ＮｉＡｌ２Ｏ４经７００℃反应后转变成金属Ｎｉ，同时表面的镍物种由单一的ＮｉＡｌ２Ｏ４变为ＮｉＡｌ２Ｏ４，ＮｉＯ和金属Ｎｉ的混合物，经反应后ＮｉＯ－ＣｕＯ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂体相和表相中的ＮｉＡｌ２Ｏ４，ＣｕＡｌ２Ｏ４均转变成为Ｎｉ－Ｃｕ合金，这是此催化剂对甲烷部分氧化反     

CO2在金属表面活化的能学方法研究

应用UBI-QEP方法, 估算了CO2-在金属表面的吸附热, 并计算了CO2在Cu(111)、Pd(111)、Fe(111)、Ni(111)表面的各种反应途径的活化能垒. 结果表明, CO2-在4种过渡金属表面相对的稳定性和CO2解离吸附的活性顺序一致,均为Fe>Ni>Cu>Pd. 说明CO2-可能是CO2解离吸附的关键中间体. 在Cu、Pd、Ni表面上, CO2解离吸附的最终产物是CO,而在Fe表面其最终会解离成C和O. 在Cu、Fe、Ni表面, CO2加氢活化是一种有效模式, 而在Pd上则不容易进行. 在Cu和Pd表面,碳酸盐物种也可能是CO2活化的重要中间体.     

Direct versus Hydrogen‐Assisted CO Dissociation on the Fe (100) Surface: a DFT Study

CO dissociation: Three most probable pathways to CO dissociation on the Fe?(100) surface exist: a) direct, CO→C+O (-) and H-assisted b) H+CO?HCO→CH+O (-) or c) CO+H?COH→C+OH (-). Under high hydrogen pressure conditions and highly occupied surfaces the formation of HCO and subsequent dissociation to CH+O may at best compete with direct dissociation.     

First-principles study of C adsorption, O adsorption, and CO dissociation on flat and stepped Ni surfaces

The adsorption of atomic oxygen and carbon was studied with plane wave density functional theory on four Ni surfaces, Ni(110), Ni(111), Ni(210), and Ni(531). Various adsorption sites on these surfaces are examined in order to identify the most favorable adsorption site for each atomic species. The dependence of surface bonding on adsorbate coverage is also investigated. Adsorption energies and structural information are obtained and compared with existing experimental results for Ni(110) and Ni(111). In addition, activation barriers to CO dissociation have been determined on Ni(111) and Ni(531) by locating the transition states for these processes. Our results indicate that the binding energies of C are comparatively stronger on stepped surfaces than on flat surfaces, and the energy barriers associated with CO dissociation strongly favor reactions occurring near surface steps.     

On the mechanisms of degenerate ligand exchange in [M(CH(3))](+)/CH(4) Couples (M=Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt) as explored by mass spectrometric and computational studies: oxidative addition/reductive elimination versus sigma-complex-assisted metathesis

The degenerate ligand exchange in [M(CH(3))](+)/CH(4) couples occurs in the gas phase at room temperature for M=Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, and Pt, whereas the complexes containing Fe and Co are unreactive. Details of hydrogen-atom scrambling versus direct ligand switch have been uncovered by labeling experiments with CD(4) and (13)CH(4), respectively. The reactivity scale ranges from unreactive (M=Fe, Co) or inefficient (M=Ni, Pd) to moderately (M=Ru) and rather reactive (M=Rh, Pt). Quite extensive, but not complete, H/D exchange between the hydrogen atoms of the incoming and outgoing methyl groups is observed for M=Pt, whereas for M=Ni and Pd a predominantly direct ligand switch prevails. DFT calculations performed at the B3LYP level of theory account well for the thermal nonreactivity of the Fe and Co couples. For [Ni[CH(3))](+)/CH(4), a sigma-complex-assisted metathesis (sigma-CAM) is operative such that, in a two-state reactivity (TSR) scenario, two spin flips between the (3)A ground and (1)A excited states take place at the entrance and exit channels of the encounter complexes. For M=Ru and Rh, only oxidative addition/reductive elimination (OA/RE) is favored energetically, and the reaction is confined to the electronic ground states (3)A and (2)A. In contrast, for the [Pd(CH(3))](+)/CH(4) system, on the (1)A ground-state potential-energy surface both the OA/RE and sigma-CAM variants are energetically comparable, and the small reaction efficiency for the ligand switch is reflected in transition states located energetically close to the reactants. For the [M(CH(3))](+)/CH(4) complexes of the 5d elements, the sigma-CAM mechanism does not play a role. For M=Pt, the energetically most favored path proceeds in a spin-conserving manner on the (1)A potential-energy surface, which accounts for the extensive single and double hydrogen-atom exchange preceding ligand exchange. Although for M=Os and Ir the [M(CH(3))](+) complexes could not be generated experimentally, computational studies predict that both systems may undergo thermal reaction with CH(4), and an OA/RE mechanism will commence on the respective high-spin ground states; however, the bond-activation and ligand-exchange steps will occur on the excited low-spin surfaces in a TSR scenario.     

Photodissociation dynamics of benzyl alcohol at 193 nm

Photodissociation dynamics of benzyl alcohol, C(6)H(5)CH(2)OH and C(6)H(5)CD(2)OH, in a molecular beam was investigated at 193 nm using multimass ion imaging techniques. Four dissociation channels were observed, including OH elimination and H(2)O elimination from the ground electronic state, H atom elimination (from OH functional group), and CH(2)OH elimination from the triplet state. The dissociation rate on the ground state was found to be 7.7 × 10(6) s(-1). Comparison to the potential energy surfaces from ab initio calculations, dissociation rate, and branching ratio from Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus calculations were made.     

The negative adsorption of chromium atoms on alloy-oxide film boundaries during oxidation in air and anodic passivation of Fe-Cr and Ni-Cr alloys

Equilibrium of Cr atoms between the surface layer and bulk of a binary alloy was analyzed. The Gibbs adsorption equation was used to obtain the dependence of the adsorption activity of atoms in the surface layer on their activity in the bulk. An approximate thermodynamic method was used to calculate the adsorption of Fe (Ni) and Cr atoms in the surface layers of Fe-Cr and Ni-Cr alloys. According to calculations, there was negative adsorption, X _Cr ≪ 1, in the surface layer of the alloys caused by a large difference between the Gibbs surface energies of Cr and Fe (or Ni). The negative adsorption of Cr shifted chemical reaction equilibria on the alloy-oxide film boundary both in oxidation in air and in anodic passivation, 3FeO (NiO) + 2Cr = Cr₂O₃ + 3Fe(Ni), toward oxide film enrichment in the FeO (or NiO) oxide. A unified method for calculating the composition of oxide films on alloys was used for both processes. The method was based on the use of the initial data on the Gibbs surface energy of metals constituting alloys. The calculated oxide film compositions were close to the experimental X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data.     

A first principles study of oxygen reduction reaction on a Pt(111) surface modified by a subsurface transition metal M (M = Ni, Co, or Fe)

We have performed first-principle density functional theory calculations to investigate how a subsurface transition metal M (M = Ni, Co, or Fe) affects the energetics and mechanisms of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the outermost Pt mono-surface layer of Pt/M(111) surfaces. In this work, we found that the subsurface Ni, Co, and Fe could down-shift the d-band center of the Pt surface layer and thus weaken the binding of chemical species to the Pt/M(111) surface. Moreover, the subsurface Ni, Co, and Fe could modify the heat of reaction and activation energy of various elementary reactions of ORR on these Pt/M(111) surfaces. Our DFT results revealed that, due to the influence of the subsurface Ni, Co, and Fe, ORR would adopt a hydrogen peroxide dissociation mechanism with an activation energy of 0.15 eV on Pt/Ni(111), 0.17 eV on Pt/Co(111), and 0.16 eV on Pt/Fe(111) surface, respectively, for their rate-determining O2 protonation reaction. In contrast, ORR would follow a peroxyl dissociation mechanism on a pure Pt(111) surface with an activation energy of 0.79 eV for its rate-determining O protonation reaction. Thus, our theoretical study explained why the subsurface Ni, Co, and Fe could lead to multi-fold enhancement in catalytic activity for ORR on the Pt mono-surface layer of Pt/M(111) surfaces.