石墨烯基PtCu二元金属催化剂对甲醇吸附性能的理论研究

直接甲醇燃料电池作为最有潜力的能源越来越受到人们的关注。本文主要采用密度泛函理论（DFT),对石墨烯基PtCu催化剂吸附甲醇的结构进行了理论研究。通过分析甲醇吸附前后前线分子轨道、电荷和吸附能的变化,发现PtCu二元金属催化剂与甲醇相互作用中,甲醇容易吸附于Pt位点上。对于PtCu二元金属的Cu位点的吸附能力与纯Cu相比变化不大,但是PtCu二元金属的Pt位点相对于纯Pt催化剂对甲醇的吸附能力却有明显的提高。因此Cu的掺杂对于提高Pt位点的活性起到促进作用     

金属原子修饰石墨烯体系催化性能的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了单个CO 和O2气体分子在金属原子修饰石墨烯表面的吸附和反应过程. 结果表明: 空位缺陷结构的石墨烯能够提高金属原子的稳定性, 金属原子掺杂的石墨烯体系能够调控气体分子的吸附特性. 通入混合的CO和O2作为反应气体, 石墨烯表面容易被吸附性更强的O2分子占据, 进而防止催化剂的CO 中毒. 此外, 对比分析两种催化机理(Langmuir-Hinshelwood和Eley-Rideal)对CO氧化反应的影响. 与其它金属原子相比, Al原子掺杂的石墨烯体系具有极低的反应势垒(< 0.4 eV), 更有助于CO氧化反应的迅速进行.     

金属原子修饰石墨烯体系催化性能的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了单个CO和O2气体分子在金属原子修饰石墨烯表面的吸附和反应过程.结果表明:空位缺陷结构的石墨烯能够提高金属原子的稳定性,金属原子掺杂的石墨烯体系能够调控气体分子的吸附特性.通入混合的CO和O2作为反应气体,石墨烯表面容易被吸附性更强的O2分子占据,进而防止催化剂的CO中毒.此外,对比分析两种催化机理(Langmuir-Hinshelwood和Eley-Rideal)对CO氧化反应的影响.与其它金属原子相比,Al原子掺杂的石墨烯体系具有极低的反应势垒(0.4 e V),更有助于CO氧化反应的迅速进行.     

缺陷对Pt在石墨烯上吸附影响的研究

本文利用第一原理方法计算了空位缺陷和硼(B)掺杂时对Pt在graphene上吸附的影响.结果表明:Pt在graphene上吸附的稳定住置是Pt吸附在桥住;悬挂键的存在极大的增强了Pt在graphene空位处的吸附;B替住掺杂有利于Pt原子在杂质附近的吸附.     

缺陷对Pt在Graphene上吸附影响的研究

本文利用第一原理方法计算了空位缺陷和硼（B）掺杂时对Pt在graphene上吸附的影响.结果表明：Pt在graphene上吸附的稳定位置是Pt吸附在桥位；悬挂键的存在极大的增强了Pt在graphene空位处的吸附；B替位掺杂有利于Pt原子在杂质附近的吸附.     

缺陷对Pt在Graphene上吸附影响的研究

本文利用第一原理方法计算了空位缺陷和硼（B）掺杂时对Pt在graphene上吸附的影响.结果表明：Pt在graphene上吸附的稳定位置是Pt吸附在桥位;悬挂键的存在极大的增强了Pt在graphene空位处的吸附;B替位掺杂有利于Pt原子在杂质附近的吸附.     

Pt基电极材料硫中毒机理的计算机模拟研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法和超原胞模型,计算并分析了Pt及Cu掺杂的Pt基合金的表面态密度,以及S在Pt及Pt基合金表面的吸附能和态密度情况.考虑了多种掺杂体系及吸附构型,结果表明：Cu掺杂会降低Pt基体系表面费米能级附近态密度,Pt皮肤的存在可以有效地减小Cu掺杂对体系表面态密度的影响;与S在纯Pt表面吸附相比较,S在掺杂体系表面的吸附能较小,且S的吸附对掺杂体系费米能级附近表面态密度影响较小. 以上研究结果有助于为改善Pt基电极材料的催化性能,尤其是其抗S中毒性能提供理论依据.     

CO探针原位红外光谱研究Pt/Sn双金属重整催化剂

催化重整是生产芳烃原料和高辛烷值清洁汽油调和组分的重要工艺。以目前应用广泛的铂锡工业重整催化剂金属含量为参比,用工业剂制备方法合成了Pt含量为0.6%的一系列铂锡重整催化剂,建立CO探针原位红外的表征方法,并对其进行系统表征,首次获得了1%以下低含量助剂Sn的CO探针红外谱图。研究结果表明,系列剂的金属Pt的CO吸附特征峰主要以线式吸附状态存在。0.6%纯Pt剂上1 826 cm-1处CO桥式吸附特征峰,因添加助剂Sn后,强度下降,而CO线式吸附特征峰的强度则增加,说明Sn的加入使得Pt的分散度增加。变温CO探针吸附原位红外研究表明,对负载质量分数0.3%的纯Sn催化剂,当脱附温度升高至120 ℃时,吸附在Sn上的CO特征峰会完全消失。对负载质量分数0.6%的纯Pt催化剂,当脱附温度升高至300℃时,吸附在Pt中心上的CO特征峰会完全消失。当Pt-Sn双金属负载质量分数Pt为0.6%、Sn为0.3%时,CO的脱附温度明显提高达350 ℃。与纯Pt剂相比,随着Sn助剂的加入,使得CO的脱附温度稍有提升,Pt-Sn催化剂Pt的CO特征峰向高波数方向移动,说明Sn的加入一定程度上减弱了活性金属Pt中心上的电荷密度。因而,CO探针原位红外是表征低金属铂锡工业重整催化剂的有效手段,为阐明多金属重整催化剂的助剂作用和研究反应机理提供重要信息。     

非金属与金属原子共掺杂石墨烯体系的气敏特性研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了非金属N原子和金属原子(M=Mo,Al,Co,Fe,Au和Pt)共掺杂石墨烯体系(M-GN4)的电子结构和表面活性.研究发现:单个金属原子掺杂的GN4体系表现出不同的稳定性,相比掺杂的Au原子,其它的金属原子都具有很高的稳定性( 6. 0 e V).掺杂的金属原子失去电荷显正电性将有助于调控气体分子的吸附特性. Mo-GN4和Al-GN4衬底对吸附的O_2表现出较高的灵敏性,单个CO和O_2分子在Co-GN4和Fe-GN4衬底的吸附能差别较小.此外,吸附不同的气体分子能够有效地调控M-GN4体系的电子结构和磁性变化.     

Y掺杂空位石墨烯对NO及CO气体表面吸附的第一性原理研究

摘　要：基于第一性原理的计算方法，建立了本征石墨烯、空位石墨烯及钇( Y)掺杂空位石墨烯模型，并计算了CO、NO在三类石墨烯表面的吸附过程. 从表面能、吸附结构、吸附能和态密度四个方面进行分析讨论，研究掺杂Y对CO、NO气体吸附性能的影响. 结果表明：CO、NO与本征石墨烯之间的吸附为弱的物理吸附，掺杂Y后增强了材料表面对CO、NO的吸附效果，最大吸附能分别为7.414eV、6.702eV，属于化学吸附；掺杂Y使空位石墨烯费米能级附近有了更多的活跃电子，其吸附NO后体系由半金属转变为金属特性，该特性能为开发更加优良的石墨烯气敏材料提供理论支持.     

High-throughput screening of binary catalysts for oxygen electroreduction

A series of Pt based and non-Pt catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) have been evaluated towards oxygen reduction, by high-throughput optical screening. Fluorescein was first used as pH indicator for detecting pH change of the electrolyte in the vicinity of cathode caused by oxygen reduction. Arrays of catalyst spot comprised of binary catalysts and pure Pt were prepared by using robotic micro-dispenser. The analysis of fluorescence images has showed that some of Pt based catalysts including PtBi, PtCu, PtSe, PtTe and PtIr, as well as RuFe, as a non-Pt catalyst, exhibited higher activities and methanol tolerance than pure Pt. Moreover, acceptable stability of these catalysts at high potential in acid environment suits them to the requirements of cathode catalyst in PEMFC or DMFC.     

Dealloyed PtCu catalyst as an efficient electrocatalyst in oxygen reduction reaction

Pt-transition metal alloy catalysts with an active Pt surface have exceptional properties for use in oxygen electro-reduction reactions in fuel cells. Herein, we report the simple synthesis of dealloyed PtCu catalysts and their catalytic performance in oxygen reduction. The dealloyed PtCu catalysts consisted of a Pt-enriched shell with a Pt–Cu alloy core and were synthesized through a chemical co-reduction process followed by thermal annealing and chemical dealloying. During synthesis, thermal annealing leads to a high degree of formation of PtCu alloy particles (e.g., PtCu or PtCu₃), and chemical dealloying causes selective dissolution of unstable Cu species from the surface layers of the PtCu alloy particles, resulting in a PtCu alloy@Pt-enriched surface core–shell configuration. Our PtCu₃/C catalyst exhibits a great improvement in the oxygen reduction reaction with a mass activity of 0.501 A/mg_Pt, which is 2.24 times greater than that of a commercial Pt catalyst. In this article, the synthesis details, characteristics and performance improvements in ORR of chemically dealloyed PtCu catalysts are systemically explained.     

Noble metals induced magnetic properties of graphene

The adsorption energies, stable configurations, electronic structures, and magnetic properties of the graphene with noble metal (NM=Pt, Ag, and Au) atom adsorption were investigated using first-principles density-functional theory. It is found that the bridge site is the most stable adsorption site for the Pt adatom; the Ag adatom can be stabilized almost equally at the bridge or the top site, while the Au adatom prefers to be adsorbed at top site. The Pt-graphene interaction is stronger than the interaction of Ag-graphene and Au-graphene, since the Pt atom has an unsaturated electronic d-shell (d⁹s¹). While there is no net magnetic moment for the Pt adatom, the Ag and Au adatoms still exhibit magnetic character on the graphene. The magnetic moments of the NM-graphene systems may be quenched (e.g., Pt-graphene), reduced (e.g., Ag-graphene) or not changed (e.g., Au-graphene) as compared with the values before adsorption. Therefore, the magnetic character of the adatom-graphene system can be turned by adsorbing different NM atoms on the graphene.     

The adsorption behaviours of Pt adatom on pristine and defective bilayer graphene

The structural stability and electronic property of metal Pt atom anchors on two typical substrates (including the pristine and defective bilayer graphene, PBG and DBG) are studied using the first-principles calculations. For the PBG sheets, the Pt atom at the bridge site of bottom layer has only one stable adsorption, which is more stable than other sites of the top layer. For the DBG sheets, the doped Pt below defective site has the larger adsorption energy than that of the upper one. Compared to the isolated graphene films, the Pt(111) substrate-supported graphene systems have effect on the adsorption energies of Pt adatom to some extent, but it does not affect the most preferable configurations. Moreover, the diffusion pathways and energy barriers of Pt adatom on PBG and DBG substrates are comparatively investigated. For the DBG sheets, the Pt dopant has smaller diffusion barrier on upper layer than that of the intercalation process through the defective site. Therefore, the Pt dopant prefers to diffuse on the top layer and then forms the metal impurity. This work provides valuable information on understanding the formation process and intercalation mechanism of metal adatom on graphene sheets.     

Structures of Pt clusters on graphene doped with nitrogen, boron, and silicon: a theoretical study

The structures of Pt clusters on nitrogen-,boron-,silicon-doped graphenes are theoretically studied using densityfunctional theory.These dopants(nitrogen,boron and silicon) each do not induce a local curvature in the graphene and the doped graphenes all retain their planar form.The formation energy of the silicon-graphene system is lower than those of the nitrogen-,boron-doped graphenes,indicating that the silicon atom is easier to incorporate into the graphene.All the substitutional impurities enhance the interaction between the Pt atom and the graphene.The adsorption energy of a Pt adsorbed on the silicon-doped graphene is much higher than those on the nitrogen-and boron-doped graphenes.The doped silicon atom can provide more charges to enhance the Pt-graphene interaction and the formation of Pt clusters each with a large size.The stable structures of Pt clusters on the doped-graphenes are dimeric,triangle and tetrahedron with the increase of the Pt coverage.Of all the studied structures,the tetrahedron is the most stable cluster which has the least influence on the planar surface of doped-graphene.     

基于密度泛函理论研究掺杂Pd石墨烯吸附O2及CO

基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论研究了单个O₂和CO气体分子吸附于本征石墨烯和掺杂钯(Pd)的石墨烯的体系, 通过石墨烯掺Pd前后气体分子的吸附能、电荷转移及能带和态密度的计算, 发现掺Pd后气体分子吸附能和电荷转移显著增大, 这是由于Pd的掺杂, 在本征石墨烯能带中引入了杂质能级, 增强了石墨烯和吸附气体分子间的相互作用; 氧化性气体O₂和还原性气体CO吸附对石墨烯体系能带结构和态密度的影响明显不同, 本征石墨烯吸附O₂后, 费米能级附近态密度变大, 掺Pd后在一定程度变小; 吸附还原性的CO后, 石墨烯费米能级附近态密度几乎没有改变, 表明掺杂Pd不会影响石墨烯对CO的气体灵敏度, 但由于CO对石墨烯的吸附能增大, 可以提高石墨烯对还原性气体的气敏响应速度.     

A DFT study for adsorption of CO on Ni,Pd and Pt atoms doped (7, 0) boron nitride nanotube

By using density functional theory calculations, we investigated the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of carbon monoxide (CO) adsorption on the pure, Ni, Pd and Pt doped atoms in zigzag single-walled (7, 0) boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The results indicated that compared to the pure (7, 0) BNNTs, replacing B atom by Ni, Pd and Pt atoms can significantly increase the adsorption energy of CO gas on the BNNTs. The adsorption energies of CO gas on the pure (7, 0) Ni, Pd and Pt doped (7, 0) BNNTs are ?0.2013, ?1.746, ?1.593 and ?2.257 eV, respectively. Our results revealed that in comparison with the pure (7, 0) BNNTs, CO gas is chemisorbed on the transition metal doped (7, 0) BNNTs with the appreciable adsorption energy. In addition, it was found that by doping these atoms, band gap energy of the pure (7, 0) BNNTs is considerably decreased. These observations suggested that the Pt doped (7, 0) BNNTs can be introduced as a promising candidate in gas sensor devices for detecting CO gas.