O_2在Si掺杂石墨烯上吸附与活化

采用包含色散力校正的密度泛函理论方法(DFT-D)研究了O2在Si掺杂石墨烯(Si-Gra)上吸附与活化.研究结果表明:1)与纯净石墨烯相比,Si掺杂极大的增强了石墨烯对O2的吸附能力.O2的最稳定吸附构型是以Side-on模式吸附在掺杂的Si的顶位,形成O-Si-O三元环.次稳定吸附构型是与Si及近邻的一个C形成O-Si-C-O四元环结构.两个吸附构型对应的吸附能分别为-2.40和-1.93eV;2)O2有两种分解路径:直接分解路径(势垒为0.53eV)和整体扩散后的分解路径(势垒为0.81eV);3)分解之后的两个O原子分别吸附在Si的顶位和相邻碳环的两个碳原子的桥位;4)电子结构分析表明吸附的O2从Si-Gra获得较多电荷,从而被活化.总之,Si-Gra具有较强的催化氧气还原能力,是一种潜在的良好的非金属氧还原催化剂.     

Al-doped B80 fullerene as a suitable candidate for H2, CH4, and CO2 adsorption for clean energy applications

Dispersion-corrected density functional theory method was performed to report on a high-performance adsorbent for removal of CO₂ from the precombustion and natural gases. At first, the effect of Al atom impurity on the structural and electronic properties of B₈₀ fullerene is studied. Then, the adsorption geometries and energies of gases (H₂, CH₄, or CO₂) on the B₈₀ and AlB₇₉ (amphoteric adsorbents) are explored. The Al atom enhances reactivity of the cage toward the gases and the adsorption processes are more exothermic with low and high energy barriers for chemisorption of H₂ and CO₂, respectively. Stable chemisorption of CO₂ on the AlB₇₉ is validated by the high adsorption energy and large charge transfer, while the CH₄ is just physically adsorbed on the AlB₇₉. Further, the physisorbed gases can enhance field emission current of the AlB₇₉ and in the continuous capturing of the gases, the magnetic moment of the cage is quenched. Furthermore, dependency of the electronic structure of the adsorbent on the gas adsorption is intensively studied. We suggest that the AlB₇₉ could be a promising material for capture, storage, and separation of the gases and as a novel material for sustainable energy and sweetening process in the petroleum industry.     

O_2在FeN_4掺杂碳纳米管上氢化特性的密度泛函理论研究

因其速率快、稳定性高,非金属N与金属共掺杂的碳材料作为新型高效ORR催化剂而引起了人们的广泛关注.采用包含色散力校正的密度泛函理论方法系统地研究了氧分子在FeN_4掺杂的碳纳米管上的吸附、氢化特性.结果表明:(1)O_2倾向于以end-on模式吸附在Fe顶位,O-O键与衬底表面成一定角度,并指向五元环,对应的吸附能为1.62 e V.(2)O_2在FeN_4-CNTs上更倾向于直接氢化为OOH,然后解离为O+OH,整个路径的限速步为OOH的解离,对应的势垒为1.19 eV.     

第一性原理研究O_2在CrN_4掺杂石墨烯上的氢化

掺杂是调制graphene催化特性的有效方法 .掺杂的石墨烯,因其具有对氧还原反应具有较高的活性,而作为一种新型高效质子交换膜燃料电池阴极材料.采用包含色散力校正的第一性原理的密度泛函理论方法 (DFT-D)系统的研究了O_2在CrN_4掺杂的石墨烯上的吸附和氢化特性.结果表明:(1)O_2倾向于以side-on模式吸附在Cr顶位,形成O-Cr-O三元环结构,吸附能为1.75 e V;(2)O_2在Cr N4-Gra上更倾向于直接分解成O+O,并进一步氢化为O+OH,反应的限速步为O_2的分解,相应的反应势垒为0.48 e V.     

O2在Si掺杂石墨烯上吸附与活化

采用包含色散力校正的密度泛函理论方法(DFT-D)研究了O2在Si掺杂石墨烯(Si-Gra)上吸附与活化. 研究结果表明: 1) 与纯净石墨烯相比, Si掺杂极大的增强了石墨烯对O2的吸附能力. O2的最稳定吸附构型是以Side-on 模式吸附在掺杂的Si的顶位, 形成O-Si-O三元环. 次稳定吸附构型是与Si及近邻的一个C形成O-Si-C-O四元环结构. 两个吸附构型对应的吸附能分别为-2.40和-1.93 eV; 2) O2有两种分解路径: 直接分解路径(势垒为0.53 eV)和整体扩散后的分解路径(势垒为0.81 eV); 3) 分解之后的两个O原子分别吸附在Si的顶位和相邻碳环的两个碳原子的桥位; 4) 电子结构分析表明吸附的O2从Si-Gra获得较多电荷, 从而被活化. 总之, Si-Gra具有较强的催化氧气还原能力, 是一种潜在的良好的非金属氧还原催化剂.     

Density functional theory study of CO2 capture and storage promotion using manipulation of graphyne by 3d and 4d transition metals

In this work, the electronic and structural properties of 3d and 4d transition metal (TM)-decorated graphyne (GY) (TM-GY) toward CO₂ adsorption were studied using the D3-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D3) method. Then, CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) of the most stable structures were investigated. Results show that the most stable site for all TM decoration is the center of the 12-membered ring with various distances from carbon plane, and GY decorated with Ni and Zn from 3d and Zr and Cd from 4d TMs are also the most and the least stable, energetically with E_b of −5.834, −0.467, −6.181, and −0.963 eV, respectively. Evaluation of the adsorption behavior of CO₂ on TM-GY reveals that the strongest adsorption energies belong to Cr and Mo-GY (−1.502 and −1.117 eV, respectively), and for all 3d and 4d TMs, the horizontal direction of CO₂ is more stable, energetically. Increasing CO₂ molecules, step by step, on Cr and Mo-GY shows that they can hold 13 and 18 CO₂ molecules with average E_ads of −0.374 and −0.330 eV/CO₂ and corresponding CO₂ storage capacities of 47.66 and 54.10 wt%, respectively. These findings show that Cr and Mo-GY can be used in the future as suitable candidates for CCS applications.     

Intramolecular BSSE and dispersion affect the structure of a dipeptide conformer

B3LYP and MP2 calculations with the commonly-used 6-31+G(d) basis set predict qualitatively different structures for the Tyr–Gly conformer book1, which is the most stable conformer identified in a previous study. The structures differ mainly in the ψ_tyr Ramachandran angle (138° in the B3LYP structure and 120° in the MP2 structure). The causes for the discrepant structures are attributed to missing dispersion in the B3LYP calculations and large intramolecular BSSE in the MP2 calculations. The correct ψ_tyr value is estimated to be 130°. The MP2/6-31+G(d) profile identified an additional conformer, not present on the B3LYP surface, with a ψ_tyr value of 96° and a more folded structure. This minimum is, however, likely an artefact of large intramolecular BSSE values. We recommend the use of basis sets of at least quadruple-zeta quality in density functional theory (DFT), DFTaugmented with an empirical dispersion term (DFT-D) and second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2 ) calculations in cases where intramolecular BSSE is expected to be large.     

分子间相互作用研究的APF-D密度泛函SAM色散校正方法改进

APF密度泛函色散校正（APF-D）是由B3PW91和PBE0杂化的APF泛函,加上球形原子模型（SAM）色散校正构成的一种有别于Grimme经验色散校正的密度泛函理论色散校正（DFT-D）方法,计算稀有气体及其与小分子复合物结合能和势能面准确性很高,但对常见氢键、C―H…π和π…π等复合物结合能计算结果明显偏大,在一般性分子间相互作用问题研究中一直未被认可和采纳。我们发现APF-D结合能计算结果偏大的原因是APF泛函与SAM色散校正重复计入了一定量的长程色散能;通过引入不依赖于体系的SAM色散能阻力因子ζ,简单而有效地解决了APF-D色散能过度补偿问题,提出了APF-D改进方案APF-D^*;通过S66和L7标准测试集的对照计算表明,APF-D^*结合能准确性远高于原始APF-D,达到和超过目前常用的B3LYPD3和ωB97X-D方法水平,并具有较好的计算效率,期待在大体系分子间相互作用研究中得到广泛应用。     

B972-PFD:一种高精度的色散校正密度泛函方法

发现一种与球原子经验色散模型SAM深度契合的杂化泛函B972,组合成高精度的色散校正密度泛函B972-PFD。采用S66、S66x8和S22标准数据集以及大气氢键团簇、Adenine-Thymine的π…π堆叠、Watson-Crick氢键复合物和甲烷结合(H_2O)_(20)水簇等体系测试了B972-PFD的性能。测试结果显示:对于S66数据集B972-PFD方法的精度与Head-Gordon研究组的三个新泛函ωB97X-V、B97M-V和ωB97M-V处于同一水平,相对于CCSD(T)/CBS金质标准,结合能的RMSD小于1 k J?mol~(-1);在其它数据集的测试中,B972-PFD方法也表现出很好的计算精度。通过研究基函数效应,我们推荐Pople的6-311++G(2d,p)作为B972-PFD方法的最优性价比基组。     

气体分子在Co-BN表面吸附的第一性原理研究

采用包含色散力校正的密度泛函理论(DFT-D)方法系统地研究了气体分子(O2, H2, NO, CO, CO2, SO2, H2S, H2O)在Co掺杂单层BN(Co-BN)表面的吸附, 分析了吸附小分子的几何结构, 吸附能, 电荷转移等情况. 结果表明: 1) CO等气体分子主要吸附在Co及其近邻六元环的顶位, 吸附结构的电荷转移表明掺杂原子Co对BN衬底的气敏特性有较好的调制作用; 2) 在Co-BN表面吸附的O2和CO较易被活化, 表明Co-BN可能是一种对CO氧化有较好催化活性的新型催化材料.