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.     

Methane dehydrogenation on Cu and Ni surfaces with low and moderate oxygen coverage

First-principles density functional theory calculations are carried out to evaluate energy barriers and mechanisms for the dehydrogenation reactions of CH₄ on clean and oxygen-covered surfaces of Cu (111) and Ni (111) with low and moderate oxygen coverage. In the presence of oxygen, two possible pathways have been evaluated. The more likely pathway, which is further analyzed, is that CH₄ loses an H to the surface O. Results from this pathway agree with previous findings showing that oxygen promotes CH₄ dissociation on Cu (111) and hinders that on Ni (111). In addition, our results show lower energy barriers on Cu with higher oxygen coverages up to 0.38 monolayer. However, such an increase in oxygen coverage did not show any favorable effect for CH₄ dissociation on Ni (111). The findings are analyzed through electronic factors revealed by charge analysis and density of states.     

Dry Reforming of Methane on a Highly‐Active Ni‐CeO2 Catalyst: Effects of Metal‐Support Interactions on C−H Bond Breaking

Ni‐CeO₂ is a highly efficient, stable and non‐expensive catalyst for methane dry reforming at relative low temperatures (700 K). The active phase of the catalyst consists of small nanoparticles of nickel dispersed on partially reduced ceria. Experiments of ambient pressure XPS indicate that methane dissociates on Ni/CeO₂ at temperatures as low as 300 K, generating CH_x and CO_x species on the surface of the catalyst. Strong metal–support interactions activate Ni for the dissociation of methane. The results of density‐functional calculations show a drop in the effective barrier for methane activation from 0.9 eV on Ni(111) to only 0.15 eV on Ni/CeO_2?x(111). At 700 K, under methane dry reforming conditions, no signals for adsorbed CH_x or C species are detected in the C 1s XPS region. The reforming of methane proceeds in a clean and efficient way.     

Energetics of C–C Bond Scission in Ethane Hydrogenolysis: A Theoretical Study of Possible Intermediates and Reaction Pathways

C–C bond scission steps, which are often considered as rate-determining in ethane hydrogenolysis, are studied by the Unity Bond Index–Quadratic Exponential UBI–QEP method. The binding energies of atomic carbon with Group VIII and IB metal surfaces Ni(111), Pd(111), Pt(111), Rh(111), Ru(001), Ir(111), Fe(110), Cu(111), and Au(111) are estimated using experimental data on the adsorption of various species on these surfaces. These estimates are corrected using data from density functional theory (DFT) on the adsorption heats of the CH _x species. Metal surfaces are arranged in the following series according to the binding strength of a carbon atom: Cu(111) < Au(111) < Pd(111) < Ru(001) Pt(111) < Ni(111) Rh(111) < Ir(111) < Fe(110). The values of chemisorption heats range from 121 kcal/mol for Au(111) to 193 kcal/mol for Fe(110). The activity of these surfaces toward C–C bond scission increases in the same series. The results of this work suggest that the most probable C–C bond scission precursors are ethyl, ethylidyne, adsorbed acetylene, CH₂CH, CH₂C, and CHC. Theoretical data obtained by different methods are compared and found to agree well with each other. An overview of experimental data on ethane hydrogenolysis mechanisms is given.     

Surface Chemistry of Ga(CH3)3 on Pd(111) and Effect of Pre-covered H and O

The adsorption and decomposition of trimethylgallium (Ga(CH₃)₃, TMG) on Pd(111) and the effect of pre-covered H and O were studied by temperature programmed desorption spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. TMG adsorbs dissociatively at 140 K and the surface is covered by a mixture of Ga(CH₃)_x (x=1, 2 or 3) and CHx(a) (x=1, 2 or 3) species. During the heating process, the decomposition of Ga(CH₃)₃ on clean Pd(111) follows a progressive Ga-C bond cleavage process with CH₄ and H₂ as the desorption products. The desorption of Ga-containing molecules (probably GaCH₃) is also identi ed in the temperature range of 275-325 K. At higher annealing temperature, carbon deposits and metallic Ga are left on the surface and start to di use into the bulk of the substrate. The presence of precovered H(a) and O(a) has a signi cant effect on the adsorption and decomposition behavior of TMG. When the surface is pre-covered by saturated H₂, CH₄, and H₂ desorptions are mainly observed at 315 K, which is ascribed to the dissociation of GaCH₃ intermediate. In the case of O-precovered surface, the dissociation mostly occurs at 258 K, of which a Pd-O-Ga(CH₃)₂ structure is assumed to be the precusor. The presented results may provide some insights into the mechanism of surface reaction during the lm deposition by using trimethylgallium as precursor.     

CO2 reforming of CH4 on Ni(111): a density functional theory calculation

CO(2) reforming of CH(4) on Ni(111) was investigated by using density functional theory. On the basis of thermodynamic analyses, the first step is CH(4) sequential dissociation into surface CH (CH(4) --> CH(3) --> CH(2) --> CH) and hydrogen, and CO(2) dissociation into surface CO and O (CO(2) --> CO + O). The second step is CH oxygenation into CHO (CH + O --> CHO), which is more favored than dissociation into C and hydrogen (CH --> C + H). The third step is the dissociation of CHO into surface CO and H (CHO --> CO + H). This can explain the enhanced selectivity toward the formation of CO and H(2) on Ni catalysts. It is found that surface carbon formation by the Bouduard back reaction (2CO = C((ads)) + CO(2)) is more favored than by CH(4) sequential dehydrogenation. The major problem of CO(2) reforming of CH(4) is the very strong CO adsorption on Ni(111), which results in the accumulation of CO on the surface and hinders the subsequent reactions and promotes carbon deposition. Therefore, promoting CO desorption should maintain the reactivity and stability of Ni catalysts. The computed energy barriers of the most favorable elementary reaction identify the CH(4) activation into CH(3) and H as the rate-determining step of CO(2) reforming of CH(4) on Ni(111), in agreement with the isotopic experimental results.     

Methanol oxidation on the PtPd(111) alloy surface: A density functional theory study

The mechanisms of methanol (CH₃OH) oxidation on the PtPd(111) alloy surface were systematically investigated by using density functional theory calculations. The energies of all the involved species were analyzed. The results indicated that with the removal of H atoms from adsorbates on PtPd(111) surface, the adsorption energies of (i) CH₃OH, CH₂OH, CHOH, and COH increased linearly, while those of (ii) CH₃OH, CH₃O, CH₂O, CHO, and CO exhibited odd‐even oscillation. On PtPd(111) surface, CH₃OH underwent the preferred initial C H bond scission followed by successive dehydrogenation and then CHO oxidation, that is, CH₃OH → CH₂OH → CHOH → CHO → CHOOH → COOH → CO₂. Importantly, the rate‐determining step of CH₃OH oxidation was found to switch from CO → CO₂ on Pt(111) to COOH → CO₂ + H on PtPd(111) with a lower energy barrier of 0.96 eV. Moreover, water also decomposed into OH more easily on PtPd(111) than on Pt(111). The calculated results indicate that alloying Pt with Pd could efficiently improve its catalytic performance for CH₃OH oxidation through altering the primary pathways from the CO path on pure Pt to the non‐CO path on PtPd(111).     

Facile N≡N Bond Cleavage by Anionic Trimetallic Clusters V3−xTaxC4− (x=0–3): A DFT Study

Activation of N₂ on anionic trimetallic V_3−xTa_xC₄⁻ (x=0–3) clusters was theoretically studied employing density functional theory. For all studied clusters, initial adsorption of N₂ (end-on) on one of the metal atoms (denoted as Site 1) is transferred to an of end-on: side-on: side-on coordination on three metal atoms, prior to N₂ dissociation. The whole reaction is exothermic and has no global energy barriers, indicating that the dissociation of N₂ is facile under mild conditions. The reaction process can be divided into two processes: N₂ transfer (TRF) and N−N dissociation (DIS). For V-series clusters, which has a V atom on Site 1, the rate-determining step is DIS, while for Ta-series clusters with a Ta on Site 1, TRF may be the rate-determining step or has energy barriers similar to those of DIS. The overall energy barriers for heteronuclear V₂TaC₄⁻ and VTa₂C₄⁻ clusters are lower than those for homonuclear V₃C₄⁻ and Ta₃C₄⁻, showing that the doping effect is beneficial for the activation and dissociation of N₂. In particular, V−Ta₂C₄⁻ has low energy barriers in both TRF and DIS, and it has the highest N₂ adsorption energy and a high reaction heat release. Therefore, a trimetallic heteronuclear V-series cluster, V−Ta₂C₄⁻, is suggested to have high reactivity to N₂ activation, and may serve as a prototype for designing related catalysts at a molecular level.     

Methyl group exchange in methyllithiumlithium bromide solutions in diethyl ether

The 220 MHz ¹H NMR spectrum of an ether solution of CH₃Li and LiBr in 10–1 ratio has been examined as a function of temperature. At low temperature distinct resonances, assignable to Li₄(CH₃)₄ and Li₄(CH₃)₃Br, are seen. Methyl group exchange between the two tetramers is observed in the NMR spectra in the temperature interval ?32 to 0°. The exchange is shown to be much slower than the dissociation of Li₄(CH₃)₄ tetramer, measured in other work. It is proposed that the rate-determining step is dissociation of Li₄(CH₃)₃Br to form Li₂(CH₃)₂ and Li₂(CH₃)Br. The rate constant for dissociation, k₂, obeys the equation ln k₂ = 36.0?83303/T.     

Improving Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation through Dynamic Lattice Hydrogen Migration in Pd@Pt Core-Shell Electrocatalysts

Tracking the trajectory of hydrogen intermediates during hydrogen electro-catalysis is beneficial for designing synergetic multi-component catalysts with division of chemical labor. Herein, we demonstrate a novel dynamic lattice hydrogen (LH) migration mechanism that leads to two orders of magnitude increase in the alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) activity on Pd@Pt over pure Pd, even ≈31.8 times mass activity enhancement than commercial Pt. Specifically, the polarization-driven electrochemical hydrogenation process from Pd@Pt to PdH_x@Pt by incorporating LH allows more surface vacancy Pt sites to increase the surface H coverage. The inverse dehydrogenation process makes PdH_x as an H reservoir, providing LH migrates to the surface of Pt and participates in the HOR. Meanwhile, the formation of PdH_x induces electronic effect, lowering the energy barrier of rate-determining Volmer step, thus resulting in the HOR kinetics on Pd@Pt being proportional to the LH concentration in the in situ formed PdH_x@Pt. Moreover, this dynamic catalysis mechanism would open up the catalysts scope for hydrogen electro-catalysis.     

A DFT study on the healing of N‐vacancy defects in boron nitride nanosheets and nanotubes by a methylene molecule

In the present work, density functional theory calculations are used to investigate the healing mechanism of a N‐vacancy defect in boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS) or nanotube (BNNT) with a CH₂ molecule. The healing process starts with the chemisorption of CH₂ at the defect site, followed by its dehydrogenation over the surface. Next, a H₂ molecule is produced which can be easily released from the surface due to its small adsorption energy. For the dehydrogenation of CH₂ molecule over the defective BNNS or BNNT, the first C? H bond dissociation is the rate determining step. Our results indicate that the dehydrogenation of CH₂ over BNNS is both thermodynamically and kinetically more favorable than over BNNT. Besides, this study proposes a novel method for achieving C‐doped BNNSs and BNNTs. Given that the healing process proceeds without using a metal catalyst, therefore, no any purification is needed to remove the catalyst.     

n-Octane Dehydrocyclization on Cr2O3/La2O3/ZrO2 Catalyst Elucidated by H–D-Tracer Experiments

H–D tracer experiments during n-octane aromatization on Cr₂O₃/La₂O₃/ZrO₂ catalysts allow conclusions to be drawn on the reaction mechanism. The rate-determining step is the dissociative adsorption of the paraffin molecule. The following dehydrogenation steps seem to proceed predominantly reversibly.     

Composition‐Dependent Reaction Pathways and Hydrogen Storage Properties of LiBH4/Mg(AlH4)2 Composites

Herein, an initial attempt to understand the relationships between hydrogen storage properties, reaction pathways, and material compositions in LiBH₄–x Mg(AlH₄)₂ composites is demonstrated. The hydrogen storage properties and the reaction pathways for hydrogen release from LiBH₄–x Mg(AlH₄)₂ composites with x=1/6, 1/4, and 1/2 were systematically investigated. All of the composites exhibit a four‐step dehydrogenation event upon heating, but the pathways for hydrogen desorption/absorption are varied with decreasing LiBH₄/Mg(AlH₄)₂ molar ratios. Thermodynamic and kinetic investigations reveal that different x values lead to different enthalpy changes for the third and fourth dehydrogenation steps and varied apparent activation energies for the first, second, and third dehydrogenation steps. Thermodynamic and kinetic destabilization caused by the presence of Mg(AlH₄)₂ is likely to be responsible for the different hydrogen desorption/absorption performances of the LiBH₄–x Mg(AlH₄)₂ composites.     

Effect of strontium substitution on the activity of La2?xSrxNiO4 (x = 0.0–1.2) in NO decomposition

The aim of this work is to study the effect of Sr substitution on the redox properties and catalytic activity of La_2−x Sr _x NiO₄ (x = 0.0–1.2) for NO decomposition. Results suggest that the x = 0.6 sample shows the highest activity. The characterization (TPD, TPR, etc.) of samples indicates that the x = 0.6 sample possesses suitable abilities in both oxidation and reduction, which facilitates the proceeding of oxygen desorption and NO adsorption. At temperature below 700°C, the oxygen desorption is difficult, and is the rate-determining step of NO decomposition. With the increase of reaction temperature (T > 700°C), the oxygen desorption is favorable and, the active adsorption of NO on the active site (NO + V _o + Ni²⁺ → NO⁻-Ni³⁺) turns out to be the rate-determining step. The existence of oxygen vacancy is the prerequisite condition for NO decomposition, but its quantity does not relate much to the activity. Supported by the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program)(Grant No. 2004CB 719502) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20177022)     

Water exchange on beryllium complexes: part VIII – influence of neutral electron pair donors

In this article, water exchange reactions on [Be(L)(H₂O)₃]²⁺ (L?=?NH_{3? x} (CH₃) _x , PH_{3? x} (CH₃) _x , AsH_{3? x} (CH₃) _x , OH_{2? x} (CH₃) _x , SH_{2? x} (CH₃) _x , SeH_{2? x} (CH₃) _x , pyridine, 4-fluoropyridine, 4-bromopyridine, 4-chloropyridine, 4-hydroxypyridine, 4-thiolopyridine, 4-selenidopyridine, 4-nitrilopyridine, 1,4-diazine, 1,3,5-triazine, HCN, acetonitrile, and benzonitrile) are examined, utilizing the B3LYP//6-311?+?G** density functional for geometry optimizations, and B3LYP//6-311?+?G** both with and without the CPCM solvent model as well as MP2(full)//6-311?+?G** for subsequent single-point energy calculations. In all examined cases, the results prove that these complexes show associative interchange mechanisms for water exchange. With the exception of the NH _x (CH₃)_{3? x} series of ligands, activation energy barriers vary little, making these ligands mostly spectator ligands. Geometrical parameters vary mainly with the ligand size.     

Atomically Dispersed Cobalt/Copper Dual-Metal Catalysts for Synergistically Boosting Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid

The development of practical materials for (de)hydrogenation reactions is a prerequisite for the launch of a sustainable hydrogen economy. Herein, we present the design and construction of an atomically dispersed dual-metal site Co/Cu−N−C catalyst allowing significantly improved dehydrogenation of formic acid, which is available from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. The active catalyst centers consist of specific CoCuN₆ moieties with double-N-bridged adjacent metal-N₄ clusters decorated on a nitrogen-doped carbon support. At optimal conditions the dehydrogenation performance of the nanostructured material (mass activity 77.7 L ⋅ g_metal⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹) is up to 40 times higher compared to commercial 5 % Pd/C. In situ spectroscopic and kinetic isotope effect experiments indicate that Co/Cu−N−C promoted formic acid dehydrogenation follows the so-called formate pathway with the C−H dissociation of HCOO* as the rate-determining step. Theoretical calculations reveal that Cu in the CoCuN₆ moiety synergistically contributes to the adsorption of intermediate HCOO* and raises the d-band center of Co to favor HCOO* activation and thereby lower the reaction energy barrier.     

In Situ Investigation of Methane Dry Reforming on Metal/Ceria(111) Surfaces: Metal–Support Interactions and C−H Bond Activation at Low Temperature

Studies with a series of metal/ceria(111) (metal=Co, Ni, Cu; ceria=CeO₂) surfaces indicate that metal–oxide interactions can play a very important role for the activation of methane and its reforming with CO₂ at relatively low temperatures (600–700 K). Among the systems examined, Co/CeO₂(111) exhibits the best performance and Cu/CeO₂(111) has negligible activity. Experiments using ambient pressure X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate that methane dissociates on Co/CeO₂(111) at temperatures as low as 300 K—generating CH_x and CO_x species on the catalyst surface. The results of density functional calculations show a reduction in the methane activation barrier from 1.07 eV on Co(0001) to 0.87 eV on Co²⁺/CeO₂(111), and to only 0.05 eV on Co⁰/CeO_2−x (111). At 700 K, under methane dry reforming conditions, CO₂ dissociates on the oxide surface and a catalytic cycle is established without coke deposition. A significant part of the CH_x formed on the Co⁰/CeO_2−x (111) catalyst recombines to yield ethane or ethylene.     

Adsorption study of xanthates on PbSO<Subscript>4</Subscript> by titration microcalorimetry

Isoperibol (pseudo-adiabatic) titration microcalorimetry was used to study the adsorption of various xanthates [CH₃(CH₂)_nOCS₂^?] at the PbSO₄/aqueous solution interface. The effect of the xanthate alkyl chain length (1n–3n) on the adsorption heat was evaluated. Xanthate adsorption isotherms were also determined. Furthermore, the amount of SO₄ into the aqueous solution was quantified to correlate it with the xanthate uptake by PbSO₄. The adsorption isotherms and the adsorption heat of the xanthates showed two steps. The first step occurred within a sub-monolayer xanthate coverage and was attributed to chemisorption of the xanthates exchanging surface hydroxyls to form CH₃(CH₂)_nOCS₂Pb. Lead xanthate (CH₃(CH₂)_nOCS₂)₂Pb multilayers formed in the second step, which was attributed to an ionic exchange chemical reaction between the xanthates and PbSO₄(aq). In the chemisorption step, the heat was found to be independent of the xanthate alkyl chain length and to linearly decrease in magnitude with the xanthate adsorption. In the multilayer formation step, the magnitude of the integral heat increased with the chain length of the xanthate. Heat contributions due to both the alkyl chain length and the interaction between the xanthate polar group and PbSO₄(aq) for the formation of lead xanthates are presented. Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize the lead xanthate multilayers on PbSO₄.     

Pd/Cu(111)双金属表面催化糠醛脱碳及加氢的反应机理

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)研究糠醛在最稳定Pd/Cu(111)双金属表面上的吸附构型和糠醛脱碳及加氢的反应机理。结果表明,当糠醛初始吸附于O_3-Pd-top、O_7-Cu-hcp位时,吸附构型最稳定,其吸附能为73.4 kJ/mol。糠醛在Pd/Cu(111)双金属表面上更易发生脱碳反应。对于糠醛脱碳反应,所需活化能较低,各个基元反应均为放热反应,糠醛更易先失去支链上的H形成(C_4H_3O)CO,然后中间体脱碳加氢得到呋喃,其中,C_4H_3O加氢生成呋喃所需活化能(72.6 kJ/mol)最高,是反应的控速步骤。对于加氢反应,糠醛与首个氢原子的反应需要最大的活化能(290.4 kJ/mol),是反应的限速步骤。     

Ni催化剂上一氧化碳加氢反应机理研究

Ｎｉ催化剂上一氧化碳加氢反应机理研究胡云行，万惠霖，关玉德，林恒生（厦门大学化学系，固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室，厦门，３６１００５）（中国科学院山西煤炭化学研究所，太原）关键词脉冲法，一氧化碳，加氢，反应机理自本世纪初报道了一氧化碳加氢生成甲烷以...