Phosphorene Supported Single-Atom Catalysts for CO Oxidation: A Computational Study

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted extensive attention owing to their high catalytic activity. The development of efficient SACs is crucial for applications in heterogeneous catalysis. In this article, the geometric configuration, electronic structure, stabilitiy and catalytic performance of phosphorene (Pn) supported single metal atoms (M=Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, and Au) have been systematically investigated using density functional theory calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The single atoms are found to occupy the hollow site of phosphorene. Among the catalysts studied, Ru-decorated phosphorene is determined to be a potential catalyst by evaluating adsorption energies of gaseous molecules. Various mechanisms including the Eley-Rideal (ER), Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) and trimolecular Eley-Rideal (TER) mechanisms are considered to validate the most favourable reaction pathway. Our results reveal that Ru−Pn exhibits outstanding catalytic activity toward CO oxidation reaction via TER mechanism with the corresponding rate-determining energy barrier of 0.44 eV, making it a very promising SAC for CO oxidation under mild conditions. Overall, this work may provide a new avenue for the design and fabrication of two-dimensional materials supported SACs for low-temperature CO oxidation.     

单原子铂催化剂的制备及其低温催化氧化一氧化碳

以氧化石墨烯为载体,单原子铂（Pt）为活性组分,利用化学还原法制备了单原子Pt/rGO催化剂,用在催化氧化一氧化碳（CO）反应中。通过透射电子显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、球差电镜、傅里叶红外光谱仪对单原子Pt催化剂进行表征。考察了金属负载量、反应温度对催化剂性能的影响,利用气相色谱对CO氧化反应性能进行评价。此次实验包含催化剂的制备、表征和性能测试,实验难度适中,贴近科研前沿,可以让学生体验一个综合的科研过程,激发学生的科研兴趣,培养学生的科研能力。     

Stability and Catalytic Performance of Single-Atom Supported on Ti2CO2 for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation: A First-Principles Study

Based on first-principles calculations, the potential of Ti₂CO₂ monolayer (MXene) as a single-atom catalyst (SAC) support for 3d transition metal (TM) atoms (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) is studied for CO oxidation. We first screen the support effect according to the stability of a single metal atom and find that Sc and Ti supported on Ti₂CO₂ have stronger adsorption energy than the cohesive energy of their bulk counterparts and therefore, we selected Sc and Ti supported on Ti₂CO₂ for further catalytic reactions. The stability and the potential catalytic reactivity are verified by electronic structure and charge transfer analysis. Both Eley–Rideal (ER) and Langmuir–Hinshelwood (LH) mechanisms are considered in this study, and lower energy barriers of 0.002 and 0.37 eV were found in the ER mechanism compared to the LH mechanism, which are 0.25 and 0.34 eV for Sc and Ti catalysts, respectively. Moreover, kinetic ER and LH mechanisms are favorable for both Sc- and Ti/Ti₂CO₂ because of the comparable energy barrier to other metals and SAC supported on 2D materials. However, Ti/Ti₂CO₂ catalyst is thermodynamically unfavorable. Based on these calculations, we propose that Sc supported on Ti₂CO₂ is the best catalyst for CO-oxidation. The current study not only broadens the scope of the single-atom Sc catalyst but also extends the consideration of MXene support for catalyst optimization.     

H2CO和NO2反应机理的密度泛函理论计算研究

用密度泛函理论方法在UB3LYP/ 6-311++G(d,p)并包含零点能水平上计算得到了H2CO和NO2反应的势能面.在势能面上找到了由H2CO和NO2反应生成HCO和trans-HONO的两条反应通道.直接H迁移反应通道的势垒只有90.54 kJ*mol-1,是主要的反应通道,其TST速率是7.9 cm3*mol-1*s-1,与文献值相符;另一条通道是H2CO异构化为trans-HCOH,然后C位H迁移,最后生成的HOC分子异构化为HCO,这条通道反应势垒高达348.03 kJ*mol-1,是一条次要反应通道.     

Cu，Pd－ZSM－5上NO分解和CO氧化的催化作用

双交换Ｃｕ，ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５催化剂（Ｃｕ交换度为１０５％，Ｐｄ交换度分别为３．４％和３３％）对ＣＯ氧化反应有活性增强作用，对ＮＯ分解反应不存在增强效应．双交换催化剂在于交换程序不同，而表面物种不同，活性组分的分布状态不同，因而有不同的活性．先交换Ｃｕ，４００℃焙烧后再交换ｐｄ的Ｃｕ－Ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５催化剂，对上述两类反应的活性存双组分催化剂中均为最高．Ｈ_２－ＴＰＲ谱表明，共交换的Ｃｕ－Ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５中尚有部分ＣｕＣｌ＋占据了部分交换位置，而使ＣＯ氧化活性稍有下降．Ｎ_２－ＤＴＡ和Ｈ_２－ＴＰＲ谱结果表明，Ｐｄ交换到Ｃｕ－ＺＳＭ－５中后，抑制了吸附水和水合铜化合物的形成，由此提高了在２００—３００℃时氧的吸附量．后者的大小和ＣＯ氧化活性有顺变关系．Ｎ_２－ＤＴＡ谱中３４０—４４５℃的放热峰可能分别表征了和ＮＯ分解活性有关的铜氧桥或把氧桥的形成，该放热峰的峰温愈低，峰面积愈大，则ＮＯ分解活性愈高．     

A Single-Atom Manipulation Approach for Synthesis of Atomically Mixed Nanoalloys as Efficient Catalysts

Synthesis of well-defined atomically mixed alloy nanoparticles on desired substrates is an ultimate goal for their practical application. Herein we report a general approach for preparing atomically mixed AuPt, AuPd, PtPd, AuPtPd NAs(nanoalloys) through single-atom level manipulation. By utilizing the ubiquitous tendency of aggregation of single atoms into nanoparticles at elevated temperatures, we have synthesized nanoalloys on a solid solvent with CeO₂ as a carrier and transition-metal single atoms as an intermediate state. The supported nanoalloys/CeO₂ with ultra-low noble metal content (containing 0.2 wt % Au and 0.2 wt % Pt) exhibit enhanced catalytic performance towards complete CO oxidation at room temperature and remarkable thermostability. This work provides a general strategy for facile and rapid synthesis of well-defined atomically mixed nanoalloys that can be applied for a range of emerging techniques.     

Comprehensive Mechanism of CO2 Electroreduction on Non-Noble Metal Single-Atom Catalysts of Mo2CS2-MXene

In this work, a series of non-noble metal single-atom catalysts of Mo₂CS₂-MXene for CO₂ reduction were systematically investigated by well-defined density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations. It is found that nine types of transitional metal (TM) supported Mo₂CS₂ (TM-Mo₂CS₂) are very stable, while eight can effectively inhibit the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). After comprehensively comparing the changes of free energy for each pathway in CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR), it is found that the products of TM-Mo₂CS₂ are not completely CH₄. Furthermore, Cr-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-Mo₂CS₂ are found to render excellent CO₂RR catalytic activity, and their limiting potentials are in the range of 0.245–0.304 V. In particular, Fe-Mo₂CS₂ with a nitrogenase-like structure has the lowest limiting potential and the highest electrocatalytic activity. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations have also proven that these kinds of single-atom catalysts with robust performance could exist stably at room temperature. Therefore, these single TM atoms anchored on the surface of MXenes can be profiled as a promising catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO₂.     

Unravelling the Enigma of Nonoxidative Conversion of Methane on Iron Single-Atom Catalysts

The direct, nonoxidative conversion of methane on a silica-confined single-atom iron catalyst is a landmark discovery in catalysis, but the proposed gas-phase reaction mechanism is still open to discussion. Here, we report a surface reaction mechanism by computational modeling and simulations. The activation of methane occurs at the single iron site, whereas the dissociated methyl disfavors desorption into gas phase under the reactive conditions. In contrast, the dissociated methyl prefers transferring to adjacent carbon sites of the active center (Fe₁©SiC₂), followed by C−C coupling and hydrogen transfer to produce the main product (ethylene) via a key −CH−CH₂ intermediate. We find a quasi Mars–van Krevelen (quasi-MvK) surface reaction mechanism involving extracting and refilling the surface carbon atoms for the nonoxidative conversion of methane on Fe₁©SiO₂ and this surface process is identified to be more plausible than the alternative gas-phase reaction mechanism.     

负载Pt,Pd催化剂上NO—TPD和NO催化还原性能

负载Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ催化剂上ＮＯ－ＴＰＤ和ＮＯ催化还原性能１）钟依均（浙江师范大学化学系金华３２１００４）罗孟飞周碧袁贤鑫（杭州大学催化研究所杭州３１００２８）关键词负载Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ催化剂ＮＯ－ＴＰＤＣＯ－ＮＯ反应分类号Ｏ６４３．３２氮氧化物（ＮＯｘ）污染是...     

焦炭催化CO还原NO的反应机理研究

利用密度泛函理论,研究了焦炭催化作用下CO还原NO的化学反应机理,优化得到了均相反应路径以及在Zigzag和Armchair型焦炭表面上的异相反应路径中所有驻点的几何构型与能量,并对三条反应路径进行了动力学分析。结果表明,均相NO还原反应的活化能为254.06 kJ/mol,而Zigzag型与Armchair型焦炭表面NO异相还原反应的活化能分别为86.94与52.16 kJ/mol,说明焦炭在NO还原反应中能够起到催化作用。在焦炭表面进行的CO还原NO的反应路径经历N₂形成、N₂释放及两步CO₂释放四个阶段,最终生成一个N₂分子与两个CO₂分子。此外,通过对比不同路径下异相反应的能量变化与动力学参数可知,焦炭表面结构对NO还原反应特性存在较大影响;与Zigzag型焦炭表面相比,基于Armchair型焦炭表面的NO还原反应决速步能垒值更低且反应速率更快,表明在Armchair型焦炭表面上的NO还原反应更易进行。     

Ag_2~-催化CO氧化反应机理的理论研究

用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法详细研究了Ag_2~-催化CO氧化反应的机理.计算结果表明,O2分子在Ag_2~-和Au_2~-上吸附能相差不大,而CO分子在Ag_2~-上吸附要比在Ag_2~-上弱得多.Ag_2~-催化CO氧化反应共有四条反应途径.最可能反应通道为CO插入Ag2O_2~-中的Ag—O键形成中间体[Ag—AgC(O—O)O]-,然后直接分解形成产物CO2和Ag2O-,或另一分子CO进攻中间体[Ag—AgC(O—O)O]-形成两分子产物CO2和Ag_2~-.在动力学上最难进行的反应通道为经历碳酸根双银中间体,需要克服约0.24eV的能垒.Ag_2~-催化CO氧化反应活性要高于Au_2~-.     

Single-Atom Catalysis Using Chromium Embedded in Divacant Graphene for Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia

Reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia under ambient conditions is a long-standing challenge. The few metal-based catalysts proposed have conspicuous disadvantages such as high cost, high energy consumption, and being hazardous to the environment. Single-atom catalysis has emerged as a new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis and metal atoms atomically dispersed on supports receive more and more attention owing to rapid advances in synthetic methodologies and computational modeling. Herein, we propose metal atoms embedded in divacant graphene as a catalyst for N₂ fixation based on density functional calculations. We systematically investigate the potential of using transition metal like Cr, Mn, Fe, Mo and Ru as catalysts and our study reveals that Cr embedded in graphene exhibit good catalytic activity for N₂ fixation. The synergy between the metal atoms and graphene surface provides a stable support to the metal center that has a high spin density to promote adsorption of N₂ and activation of its N≡N triple bond. Our study deciphers the mechanism of conversion of N₂ to ammonia following two possible reaction pathways, distal and enzymatic routes, via sequential protonation and reduction of activated N₂. The study provides a rational framework for conversion of dinitrogen to ammonia using single atom catalyst.     

Structure Sensitivity of CO Oxidation on Co3O4: A DFT Study

The reaction mechanism of CO oxidation on the Co₃O₄ (110) and Co₃O₄ (111) surfaces is investigated by means of spin‐polarized density functional theory (DFT) within the GGA+U framework. Adsorption situation and complete reaction cycles for CO oxidation are clarified. The results indicate that 1) the U value can affect the calculated energetic result significantly, not only the absolute adsorption energy but also the trend in adsorption energy; 2) CO can directly react with surface lattice oxygen atoms (O_2f/O_3f) to form CO₂ via the Mars–van Krevelen reaction mechanism on both (110)‐B and (111)‐B; 3) pre‐adsorbed molecular O₂ can enhance CO oxidation through the channel in which it directly reacts with molecular CO to form CO₂ [O₂(a)+CO(g)→CO₂(g)+O(a)] on (110)‐A/(111)‐A; 4) CO oxidation is a structure‐sensitive reaction, and the activation energy of CO oxidation follows the order of Co₃O₄ (111)‐A(0.78 eV)>Co₃O₄ (111)‐B (0.68 eV)>Co₃O₄ (110)‐A (0.51 eV)>Co₃O₄ (110)‐B (0.41 eV), that is, the (110) surface shows higher reactivity for CO oxidation than the (111) surface; 5) in addition to the O_2f, it was also found that Co³⁺ is more active than Co²⁺, so both O_2f and Co³⁺ control the catalytic activity of CO oxidation on Co₃O₄, as opposed to a previous DFT study which concluded that either Co³⁺ or O_2f is the active site.     

Al2O3/Au(111)反相催化剂在CO氧化反应中界面作用的理论研究

氧化物负载的金催化剂具有温和条件下优异的CO催化氧化活性。实验与理论计算表明,金与氧化物两相界面在催化反应过程中具有重要地位。反相催化剂提供了全新的角度以探究界面的重要地位。本文以Au（111）表面负载Al₂O₃团簇为反相催化剂模型,基于密度泛函理论,对催化剂模型的构型、界面性质以及O₂、CO的吸附与氧化进行了理论计算与研究。理论计算表明：电荷的迁移增强了Al₂O₃小团簇在Au（111）表面的附着,在催化剂金表面与氧化铝的两相界面位置,Au原子与Al原子的协同作用使得氧分子易于在界面位置吸附,并因此高度活化。对催化CO氧化反应路径,分别计算了缔合机理和解离机理不同路径,从活化能分析表明缔合机理比解离机理更可能发生。本文的工作揭示了反相催化剂催化CO氧化的活性本质,表明两相界面在金催化CO氧化中具有重要作用。     

Study on Effect and Catalytic Mechanism of the Catalysts for Coal Oxidation in Alkaline Medium

Coal electro‐oxidation in sodium hydroxide solution with catalysts, K₃Fe(CN)₆, sodium hypochlorite and supported FeS, were investigated, respectively. Gas produced from electro‐analysis of coal slurry was collected by drainage‐method and I‐t curves were recorded to testify the catalysis of each catalyst for coal oxidation. The results show that the three kinds of catalysts can obviously improve the coal oxidation current. Furthermore, K₃Fe(CN)₆ and sodium hypochlorite played an indirect oxidation role in the electrolysis process. Catalysts bridge the coal particles and the solid electrode surface, thus increase the coal oxidation rates. The changes of catalyst content during the electrolysis were further determined by quantitative titration to discuss the catalytic Mechanism. The dynamic transition of K₃Fe(CN)₆/K₄Fe(CN)₆ and ClO⁻/Cl⁻ are proposed by iodometric method.     

Catalytic Potential of Post-Transition Metal Doped Graphene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for the CO2 Electroreduction Reaction

Catalysts are required to ensure electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to fuels proceeds at industrially acceptable rates and yields. As such, highly active and selective catalysts must be developed. Herein, a density functional theory study of p-block element and noble metal doped graphene-based single-atom catalysts in two defect sites for the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO and HCOOH is systematically undertaken. It is found that on all of the systems considered, the thermodynamic product is HCOOH. Pb/C₃, Pb/N₄ and Sn/C₃ are identified as having the lowest overpotential for HCOOH production while Al/C₃, Al/N₄, Au/C₃ and Ga/C₃ are identified as having the potential to form higher order products due to the strength of binding of adsorbed HCOOH.     

室温CO催化氧化反应动力学的研究

本文采用无梯度反应器,考察了纳米金催化剂以及其它商品化的催化CO氧化催化剂,在不同CO浓度下催化CO氧化反应的转化率和反应速率,证明在CO初始浓度从ppm到pct数量级范围内,纳米金催化剂具有最好的催化CO室温转化的能力.     

CeO2(110)表面上CO氧化反应的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论系统研究了O2与CO在CeO2(110)表面的吸附反应行为. 研究表明, O2在洁净的CeO2(110)表面吸附热力学不利, 而在氧空位表面为强化学吸附, O2分子被活化, 可能是重要的氧化反应物种. CO在洁净的CeO2(110)表面有化学吸附与物理吸附两种构型, 前者形成二齿碳酸盐物种, 后者与表面仅存在弱的相互作用. 在氧空位表面, CO可分子吸附或形成碳酸盐物种, 相应吸附能均较低. 当表面氧空位吸附O2后(O2/Ov), CO可吸附生成碳酸盐或直接生成CO2, 与原位红外光谱结果相一致. 过渡态计算发现,O2/Ov/CeO2(110)表面的三齿碳酸盐物种经两齿、单齿过渡态脱附生成CO2. 利用扩展休克尔分子轨道理论分析了典型吸附构型的电子结构, 说明表面碳酸盐物种三个氧原子电子存在离域作用, 物理吸附的CO及生成的CO2电子结构与相应自由分子相似.