MXene负载的非贵金属单原子催化剂催化CO氧化反应（英文）

单原子催化剂是一类新型的环境友好催化材料,在能源有效利用和环境保护中发挥着至关重要的作用.发展廉价高效的贵金属催化剂具有十分重要的科学意义和实用价值.近年来,非贵金属部分或者全部取代贵金属的研究也备受关注,成为催化领域的研究热点之一.MXene是由MAX相刻蚀得到的新型类石墨烯结构.MAX相的分子式为M_n+1AX_n(n=1,2,3),其中M代表前过渡金属,A代表主族元素,X代表C和/或N元素.由于M-X具有较强的化学键能,A具有较活泼的化学活性,因此,可以通过选择性刻蚀作用将A从MAX相中移除,从而得到类石墨烯的2D结构一MXene.各类MXenes二维材料因具有广泛的应用价值和较好的物理化学性能而引起了人们的广泛关注,尤其在单原子催化方面,MXenes表现出巨大的应用潜力.本文选取氧功能化的Ti₂C (Ti₂CO₂) MXene二维材料为载体,系统研究了其负载的金属单原子催化剂(SACs)的稳定性和催化活性.通过筛选周期表第8-11族过渡金属M₁/Ti<...     

单原子催化剂Ti/Ti3C2O2催化氧化甲醛的密度泛函理论研究(英文)

甲醛是一种比较常见的室内污染物,长期接触甲醛会危害人体健康.如何在低温条件下有效去除低浓度甲醛仍然是当前具有挑战性的研究课题.本文采用第一性原理计算方法研究了甲醛分子在单原子催化剂(Ti原子修饰的单层MXene-Ti₃C₂O₂)表面上的吸附和催化氧化性能.结果表明, Ti原子在Ti₃C₂O₂表面的结合能和扩散能分别为-8.36和1.66 eV,说明Ti能够以单原子形式稳定分散在Ti₃C₂O₂表面,而不会产生团簇现象.为了研究甲醛和氧气分子在Ti/Ti₃C₂O₂上的吸附机理,我们计算了分波态密度(PDOS), Mulliken电荷分析以及分子轨道.结果表明, Ti原子修饰改变了Ti₃C₂O₂表面上的电荷分布,甲醛分子和氧气分子都能接受自Ti原子处转移而来的电子成为...     

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.     

水在Au1/CeO2单原子催化剂上吸附与解离的理论研究

自Haruta和Hutchings发现负载的纳米金催化剂的催化活性后,负载型金催化剂一直是非均相催化的研究重点之一.近年来,单原子催化剂因其优异的活性、选择性,超高的原子利用效率,引起了科学家们的广泛关注.越来越多的单原子金催化剂被成功制备,并被证实具有很好的催化活性.水,作为环境中最常见的物质,在实际的催化体系中往往难以避免,即使在超高真空环境中也会有痕量的水气存在.水的解离不仅是水煤气反应的重要步骤之一,而且对别的反应也有一定的促进作用.尽管水和纳米团簇催化剂之间的研究已经颇有成效,但水和单原子金催化剂之间的作用还不是非常清晰.因此,我们采用密度泛函理论从原子尺度研究了水和Au1/CeO2单原子催化剂的相互作用.我们首先研究了水在完美CeO2表面和含有一个氧空位的CeO2–x表面上的解离过程,研究发现分子态的水和解离态的水在完美CeO2表面可以共存,而一旦在表面形成氧空位后,由于较低的能垒和极大的放热,解离态的水将占据绝对优势.接下来探索了水在完美Au1/CeO2表面和含有一个氧空位的Au1/CeO2–x表面上的解离过程,发现结论恰好和CeO2表面相反.水的解离过程在完美的Au1/CeO2表面几乎是一个无能垒的过程,并且解离会放出大量的热量.而一旦在表面形成氧空位后,单原子Au的轨道处于满占状态,无法提供水的吸附位点.水的解离过程在Ce位点进行,分子吸附能与解离吸附能相当,分子态与解离态共存.为了进一步理解单原子金在水的解离过程中起到的作用,我们分析了水和Au1/CeO2之间的电子相互作用.研究结果表明,单原子金不仅为水的吸附提供了位点,金的5d轨道和水的2p轨道之间的相互作用还有效减弱了水中氧氢键的强度,使水的解离更容易进行.由此可见,在涉及到水解离的反应中,以Au1/CeO2为代表的单原子催化剂有望带来新的突破.最后,我们还测试了范德华力对研究体系的影响.研究发现尽管范德华力会使吸附能的绝对值增加,但是并不影响我们得到的结论.     

S掺杂Fe-NC单原子催化剂氧还原机理研究

杂原子掺杂的Fe-NC催化剂在氧还原反应中表现出优异的性能.本工作采用密度泛函理论研究了S原子掺杂对Fe-NC单原子催化剂电子结构的调控及促进氧还原反应的作用机理,分析了硫原子掺杂后Fe-NC催化剂的稳定构型, S原子对FeN4活性位点电子结构的调控,以及氧气的吸附和氧还原反应作用机理.研究结果表明,在FeN4活性位点周围掺杂少量S原子,可以提高催化剂的稳定性. S原子掺杂提高氧还原性能的机理为:(1) S原子的掺杂降低了催化剂的带隙,提高催化剂导电性,有利于电催化氧还原反应;(2) S原子的掺杂可以提高催化剂吸附氧气的能力,有利于氧还原反应;(3)体系中引入四个S原子可以降低氧还原反应的过电位,提高FeN4位点催化氧还原反应的活性.这项工作可能为基于碳材料的单原子催化剂上杂原子掺杂的调控提供新的思路.     

单原子催化剂活化氢气:Pt1/WOx催化氢解反应（英文）

单原子催化剂具有独特的结构位点,能最大化利用贵金属原子,在一系列化学转化反应中具有优异的活性和选择性.但单原子的稳定性是单原子催化剂应用的一个挑战,特别是还原气氛下单原子的稳定性,这极大地限制了单原子催化剂在加氢、脱氢和氢解反应中的应用.理解还原气氛下单原子的稳定机制和单原子催化剂活化氢气的反应机理对于扩大单原子催化剂的应用非常重要.Pt/WOx(2Pd>Au.氢气能在Pd和WOx界面非均相解离,而Au/WOx不能活化、解离氢气.我们进一步采用实验表征验证了DFT理论计算的结果.实验合成了WOx负载的Pt、Pd、Au三种催化剂,X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明,Pt能在WOx表面原子级分散和稳定,而Pd在WOx表面形成较小的纳米颗粒,Au形成较大的纳米颗粒.采用氢气化学吸附研究了三种催化剂对氢气的活化能力,结果表明三种催化剂的氢气活化能力顺序为Pt/WOx(137μmol/g-Pt)>Pd/WOx(43μmol/g-Pd)>>Au/WOx(4μmol/g-Au).将三种催化剂用于甘油选择性氢解制备1,3-丙二醇的反应中,只有Pt/WOx催化剂对甘油氢解具有优异的活性和选择性.从而实验证实了氢气气氛下原位产生的Bronsted酸具有关键作用和Pt1/WOx催化剂具有双功能催化性质.我们的研究不仅解释了还原气氛下金属单原子在氧化物表面的稳定机理,而且对单原子催化剂活化解离氢气提供了新的认识.     

MXene负载3d金属单原子高效氮还原电催化剂的理论筛选（英文）

氨是现代农业和工业不可缺少的化工原料,传统的Haber-Bosch合成氨生产工艺需要高温(～400℃)和高压(约10-15MPa)等苛刻条件,从而导致大量的CO₂排放和全球年1%-2%的能源消耗.因此,开发低温/低压和环境友好的新型合成氨催化剂对于可持续发展是非常重要的.近年来,单原子催化剂(SAC)作为一类新型的环境友好的催化材料在能源有效利用和环境保护中发挥了重要作用.MXenes是一类新型过渡金属碳化物/氮化物/碳氮化物二维纳米材料,因其具有类金属的导电性、亲水性、良好的柔性、可调节的多原子类型和原子层厚度以及表面端基修饰等物理化学特性,是较好的负载单原子催化剂的载体.MXenes负载的金属单原子催化剂(SAC)因其具有高稳定性、独特的电子结构和最高的原子利用率而成为潜在的低成本、高效环保的合成氨电催化剂.本文基于密度泛函理论(DFT)计算,系统研究了Ti₂CO₂的Ti缺陷位点被3d过渡金属M (Sc,Ti,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu和Zn)原子占据所形成的SAC(记为M₁@Ti<...     

氮掺杂石墨烯负载单原子Zr催化CO2加氢的密度泛函理论研究

基于密度泛函理论计算,研究了H2和CO2在氮掺杂石墨烯负载单原子Zr催化剂(Zr Nx-Gr)上的吸附和CO2催化加氢反应. H2和CO2在Zr N3-Gr上单独吸附的吸附能分别为-0.49和-2.17 e V,在H2和CO2共吸附状态下,吸附能为-2.24 e V,均高于在Zr N4-Gr表面的吸附能,表明Zr N3-Gr表面更利于CO2加氢反应的发生.在Zr N3-Gr表面, CO2在共吸附后保持了其单独吸附时的特性,削弱了H2分子的吸附. CO2在Zr Nx-Gr表面催化加氢反应起始于H2和CO2的共吸附构型,沿反式HCOOH路径形成甲酸盐(HCOO*)中间体,然后HCOO*基团吸附H原子形成反式甲酸,在Zr N3-Gr和Zr N4-Gr表面该路径的反应能垒分别为1.85和2.48 e V.另一路径为产生CO与H2O的反应,在Zr N3-Gr和Zr N4-Gr表面的反应能垒分别为1.86和1.73 e V,表明Zr N3-Gr更利于CO2加氢生成甲酸反应的发生,而Zr N4-Gr表面更利于CO的产生.     

H2S2的构型及其异构化反应的密度泛函理论研究

B3LYP calculations of density functional theory with the 6-311 + G（3df,2p）basis set level are used to investigate the equilibrium structures and intramolecular rearrangement reaction between the linear HSSH and branched H2SS isomers. The predicted geometrical parameters and scaled harmonic vibrational frequencies for HSSH are in good agreement with the available values experimentally. The predicted S-S and S-H bond lengths in the thiosulfoxide structure H2SS are 0.1986 and 0.1366 nm respectively and the values of 5SSH and 5HSH bond angles are 108. 3o and 89. 5o respectively. The transition-state for the unimolecular isomerization is suitably characterized by diagonalizing the matrix of energy second derivatives to determine the unique imaginary vibrational frequency and confirmed by the IRC calculation. The calculated results show that the linear structure is stable with respect to the branched form（lower 109.8 kJ/mol corrected with zero point vibrational energy）energetically. The calculated energy barrier for the direct intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer isomerization process is 190.3 kJ/mol. The kinetic results demonstrate that the isomerization is a unimolecular process,but the reaction rate is pretty slow. This agrees with the thermodynamical results. So the isomerization process should proceed via the other likely processes.     

2DFT Research of the Interaction between Metal Ions and CO2 along with H2O

The interaction between several different metal ions and H2O along with CO2 has been researched theoretically in the CO2 photocatalytic reduction with H2O system at the B3LYP level by DFT.The computational results revealed that relatively high valence metal ions loaded on TiO2 activated the H2O and CO2 consumingly,and it might be looked as some proofs for modified photocatalyst selecting.In addition,the metal ions conducted photoelectrons to prevent the re-combination of photoelectrons and holes during the reaction process.     

Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets Anchored on Ti3C2TX MXene for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

Photocatalysts derived from semiconductor heterojunctions that harvest solar energy and catalyze reactions still suffer from low solar‐to‐hydrogen conversion efficiency. Now, MXene (Ti₃C₂T_X) nanosheets (MNs) are used to support the in situ growth of ultrathin ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheets (UZNs), producing sandwich‐like hierarchical heterostructures (UZNs‐MNs‐UZNs) for efficient photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Opportune lateral epitaxy of UZNs on the surface of MNs improves specific surface area, pore diameter, and hydrophilicity of the resulting materials, all of which could be beneficial to the photocatalytic activity. Owing to the Schottky junction and ultrathin 2D structures of UZNs and MNs, the heterostructures could effectively suppress photoexcited electron–hole recombination and boost photoexcited charge transfer and separation. The heterostructure photocatalyst exhibits improved photocatalytic H₂ evolution performance (6.6 times higher than pristine ZnIn₂S₄) and excellent stability.     

金属修饰Ti_2N MXene吸附分解H_2S的第一性原理计算

通过第一性原理计算研究了Ti_2NO_2 MXene对H_2S的吸附、分解行为. Ti_2NO_2对H_2S气体分子的吸附结果表明,两者之间为弱的物理吸附, Ti_2NO_2无法有效吸附H_2S气体.采用过渡金属(Sc、 V)修饰Ti_2NO_2的研究结果表明,Sc和V可以在Ti_2NO_2表面上稳定存在,不易发生团聚,其最稳定吸附位为N原子上方.进一步研究了Sc、 V修饰的Ti_2NO_2对H_2S气体分子的吸附行为,结果表明金属修饰后其吸附H_2S的能力明显提高.此外还发现, H_2S分子可以在Sc/Ti_2NO_2和V/Ti_2NO_2表面直接解离为HS*和H*,而后HS*中的H原子再与H*进一步结合形成H_2, S原子则与过渡金属成键. HS*在V/Ti_2NO_2表面解离的势垒为1.69 eV,低于在Sc/Ti_2NO_2表面的2.08 eV,表明V/Ti_2NO_2有望成为吸附、分解H_2S气体的理想候选材料.     

CO2/H2在不同形态ZrO2上的吸附行为

利用傅立叶变换红外光谱技术(FT-IR)考察了CO2和CO2＋H2在不同形态氧化锆上的吸附和转化行为，结果表明,氧化锆的形态影响CO2的吸附形式和表面物种的生成.无定型氧化锆上主要生成碳酸氢盐和离子碳酸盐，单斜氧化锆上还出现了双齿碳酸盐，而在四方氧化锆上出现最强的线式吸附CO2，并生成聚碳酸盐.在氢气存在的条件下，单斜氧化锆上生成甲烷而在四方氧化锆上则生成甲酸盐.     

不饱和类硅烯H2C=SiNaF的DFT研究

用密度泛函理论方法, 在B3LYP/6-31+G(d, p)水平上研究了不饱和类硅烯H2C=SiNaF的结构. 结果表明, 不饱和类硅烯H2C=SiNaF共有四种平衡构型, 其中非平面的p-配合物型构型能量最低, 是不饱和类硅烯H2C=SiNaF存在的主要构型. 对平衡构型间异构化反应的过渡态进行了计算, 求得了转化势垒. 计算预言了最稳定构型的振动频率和红外强度.     

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.     

Controlled Synthesis of a Vacancy-Defect Single-Atom Catalyst for Boosting CO2 Electroreduction

The reaction of precursors containing both nitrogen and oxygen atoms with Ni^II under 500 °C can generate a N/O mixing coordinated Ni-N₃O single-atom catalyst (SAC) in which the oxygen atom can be gradually removed under high temperature due to the weaker Ni−O interaction, resulting in a vacancy-defect Ni-N₃-V SAC at Ni site under 800 °C. For the reaction of Ni^II with the precursor simply containing nitrogen atoms, only a no-vacancy-defect Ni-N₄ SAC was obtained. Experimental and DFT calculations reveal that the presence of a vacancy-defect in Ni-N₃-V SAC can dramatically boost the electrocatalytic activity for CO₂ reduction, with extremely high CO₂ reduction current density of 65 mA cm⁻² and high Faradaic efficiency over 90 % at −0.9 V vs. RHE, as well as a record high turnover frequency of 1.35×10⁵ h⁻¹, much higher than those of Ni-N₄ SAC, and being one of the best reported electrocatalysts for CO₂-to-CO conversion to date.     

Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene Ornamented with Palladium Nanoparticles for Electrochemical CO Oxidation

Titanium carbide (Ti₃C₂T_x) MXene possesses various unique physicochemical and catalytic properties. However, the electrochemical CO oxidation performance is not yet addressed experimentally. Herein, Ti₃C₂T_x (T_X=OH, O, and F) ordered and exfoliated two-dimensional nanosheets ornamented with semi-spherical palladium nanoparticles (2.5 Wt. %) with an average diameter of (10±1 nm) (denoted as Pd/Ti₃C₂T_x) is rationally designed for the electrochemical CO oxidation. The fabrication process is based on the selective chemical etching of Ti₃AlC₂ and delamination under sonication to form Ti₃C₂Tx nanosheets that are used as a substrate and reducing agent for supporting in situ growth of Pd nanoparticles via impregnation with Pd salt. Interestingly, Pd-free Ti₃C₂T_x displayed inferior CO oxidation activity, while Pd/Ti₃C₂T_x enhanced the CO oxidation activity substantially. This is attributed to the combination of outstanding physicochemical properties of Ti₃C₂T_x and the catalytic merits of Pd nanoparticles.     

DFT studies on the mechanism of the reaction of C2H5S with NO2

The mechanisms for the reaction of C₂H₅S with NO₂ are investigated at the QCISD(T)/6‐311++G(d, p)//B3LYP/6‐311++G(d, p) level on both single and triple potential energy surfaces. The geometries, vibrational frequencies and zero‐point energy (ZPE) corrections of all stationary points involved in the title reaction are calculated at the B3LYP/6‐311++G(d, p) level. The results show that the reaction is more predominant on the single potential energy surface, while it is negligible on the triple potential energy surface. Without barrier height in the whole process, the major channel is R → C₂H₅SONO (IM1 and IM2) → P1 (C₂H₅SO+NO). With much heat released in the formation of C₂H₅SNO₂ (IM3) and the transition state involved in the subsequent step more stable than reactants, P4 (CH₃CHS + t‐HONO) is subdominant product energetically. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

湿气源吸附碳捕集: CO2/H2O共吸附机制及应用

大型湿气源排放中普遍存在的水汽是制约吸附碳捕集规模化发展的重要挑战之一。H₂O的极性往往会导致吸附材料的CO₂捕集率降低甚至出现失效,也会造成捕集系统产生温降、压降等寄生损失,甚至形成设备腐蚀、吸附剂中毒等不利影响,最终额外能耗和成本大幅提高。为解决上述挑战,深入理解CO₂与H₂O共吸附过程的作用机制,据此开发成本合理、再生能耗低且对水气不敏感的高效CO₂吸附剂及吸附技术是实现湿气源下高效吸附碳捕集的重要途径。目前,由于分散在多个领域且各有侧重,关于H₂O对CO₂吸附影响的机制分析缺乏汇总与概括,难以形成相对统一的观点。本文针对CO₂与H₂O共吸附过程,从宏观与微观层面进行了详细综述。首先,基于共吸附机制的基础研究,依次介绍了竞争吸附、变湿吸附和呼吸效应领域的研究进展并进行了简要评价。其次,基于共吸附的应用研究,阐述了湿气源CO₂捕集技术的吸附剂研发与工艺改进两部分的现状及进展,也对不同湿气源下CO₂捕集水平进行了简要评价。最后,总结了目前研究中的不足之处并展望了未来的研究方向。本文将分散于各领域的CO₂与H₂O共吸附过程进行集中归纳、分析和对比,或可为湿气源碳捕集技术提供有效的指导。