A comparative DFT study of Fe3+ and Fe2+ ions adsorption on (100) and (110) surfaces of pyrite: An electrochemical point of view

Pyrite acts as a catalyst in the mineral processing, and the speed of ferric ion reduction and mineral decomposition increases with increasing cathodic points. In this study, the ferric ion interaction on the (100) and (110) surfaces of pyrite was studied using the density functional theory calculations. The analysis of stability, density of states, and electron density were performed to understand the interaction between the ferric ion and pyrite surfaces. The results showed that pyrite surface is chemically active and tends to absorb ferric ion between two surface sulfur atoms. The hyperconjugation between the 3d orbital of ferric ion and the 3p or 3d orbitals of surface atoms provides the conditions for the Fe³⁺ ion adsorption. The molecular orbital (MO) and electron density analyses indicate that the 3p orbitals of S atoms play a more important role in bonds formations relative to the 3d orbitals. The (110) surface is more active, and the adsorption energy is larger than that of surface (100), which is the result of decreased cation coordination and the presence of sulfur at the surface. Subsequently, the interaction of the Fe²⁺ ion, as product of Fe³⁺ ion reduction and its competitor for adsorption, on the surfaces was studied. The Fe^{2 +} ion adsorbs stronger at the surface of (110), and the adsorption energies at (100) and (110) surfaces were obtained as −24 and −47 kcal/mol, respectively. In general, the Fe³⁺ ion is a stronger oxidizing agent than Fe²⁺ on pyrite surfaces.     

Theoretical study of NO adsorption/dissociation on Pd (100) and (111) surfaces

Both adsorption and dissociation of the diatomic molecular NO on Pd (100) and (111) surfaces are studied using the extended London‐Eyring‐Polyani‐Sato (LEPS) method constructed by means of 5‐MP (the 5‐parameter Morse potential). All critical characteristics of the system that we obtain, such as adsorption geometry, binding energy, eigenvalues for vibration, are in good agreement with the experimental results. On Pd (100) surface, NO prefers to adsorb in fourfold hollow site (H) uprightly at low coverage. With increase in the coverage NO gradually tilts in fourfold hollow and bridge sites. For NO? Pd (111) system, two adsorption states are found at low coverage, of which one adsorption state is the B(tilt) state that the centroid of NO projects at bridge site, another (H? B? H state) that NO almost parallels to the (111) surface with the vibration frequency of 610 cm^?1, but the frequency is near to that of the atoms, which is easy to be ignored in experiments. At high coverage, two transitional states (BH and HT) are found. NO is difficult to dissociate on Pd (100) and (111) surfaces. Especially for NO? Pd (111) system, the three‐well‐potential dissociation mode is initially put forward to show the remarkable dissociation process with two dissociation transitional states of NO on Pd (111). Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Density Functional Study on Adsorption of NO on AuSe (010) Surface

NO molecule adsorption on (010) surface of gold selenide (AuSe) has been studied with a periodic slab model by means of the GGA‐PW91 exchange‐correlation functional within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). Four different on‐top adsorption sites Au(1), Au(2), Se(1) and Se(2) were considered for α‐AuSe and three on‐top adsorption sites Au(1), Au(2) and Se(1) for β‐AuSe. N‐end and O‐end adsorptions of NO were investigated for the above sites. The results show that N‐end adsorptions are preferred for α‐ and β‐AuSe and O‐end adsorptions are not feasible and thought as physisorption with the weak adsorption energies from 6.0 to 10.8 kJ/mol. For the N‐end adsorptions on α‐ and β‐AuSe (010) surfaces, Au(2) sites are most favorable with the adsorption energies 89.0 and 78.0 kJ/mol for α‐ and β‐AuSe, respectively. However, the adsorptions at Au1 sites are very weak with the adsorption energies of 27.8 and 7.5 kJ/mol, respectively. In case of the adsorption of N‐down orientations of NO at Se sites for α‐ and β‐AuSe (010) surfaces, the adsorption activities of Se(1) and Se(2) sites on the α‐AuSe (010) surface and Se(1) site on the β‐AuSe (010) surface are almost the same with the adsorption energies 51.2, 52.7 and 49.2 kJ/mol. The geometric optimizations for adsorption configurations were calculated along with accounting for stretching frequency and density of states in our work.     

Fe/Fe_2和NO反应的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论(Density Functional Theory)中的B3LYP方法在6-311+G(d,p)的计算水平上研究了Fe/Fe_2与NO反应的相关微观机理.全参数优化了Fe+NO和Fe_2+NO反应体系在不同重态反应势能面上各驻点的几何结构,并用频率分析法以及内禀反应坐标(Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate)方法对过渡态进行了验证,得到了相对应的反应的微观反应路径.用两态反应分析反应机理,计算结果表明2个体系的优先选择路径均为低自旋态进入和高自旋态离开反应.通过对2个体系反应活化能的比较,Fe_2+NO体系更易进行.     

Density functional theory study of p‐chloroaniline adsorption on Pd surfaces and clusters

The adsorption mode of aromatic molecules on transition metal surfaces plays a key role in their catalytic transformation. In this study, by means of density functional theory calculations, we systematically investigate the adsorption of p‐chloroaniline on a series of Pd surfaces, including stepped surfaces, flat surfaces, and clusters. The adsorption energies of p‐chloroaniline on these substrates [Pd(221), Pd(211), Pd(111), Pd(100), Pd₁₃‐icosahedral, Pd₁₃‐cubo‐octahedron, Pd₅₅] are ?1.90, ?2.13, ?1.70, ?2.11, ?2.53, ?2.65, ?2.23 eV, respectively. Benzene ring is adsorpted on catalyst rather than amine group in p‐chloroaniline molecular. A very good linear relationship is further found between the adsorption energies of p‐chloroaniline and the d‐band center of both Pd surfaces and clusters. The lower of d‐band center of Pd models, the stronger adsorption of p‐chloroaniline on catalysts. In addition, the frontier molecular orbital and density of states analysis explain the adsorption energy sequence: cluster Pd₁₃ > stepped Pd(221) surface > flat Pd(111) surface. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Theoretical insight of nitric oxide adsorption on neutral and charged Pdn (n = 1–5) clusters

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations within the framework of generalized gradient approximation have been used to systematically investigate the adsorption of nitric oxide (NO) molecule on neutral, cationic, and anionic Pd_n (n = 1–5) clusters. NO coordinate to one Pd atom of the cluster by the end‐on mode, where the tilted end‐on structure is more favorable due to the additional electron in the π* orbital. On the contrary, in the neutral and cationic Pd₂ system, NO coordinates to the bridge site of cluster preferably by the side‐on mode. Charge transfer between Pd clusters and NO molecule and the corresponding weakening of N? O bond is an essential factor for the adsorption. The N? O stretching frequency follow the order of cationic > neutral > anionic. Binding energy of NO on anionic clusters is found to be greater than those of neutral and cationic clusters. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Adsorption of organic substances on broken clay surfaces: a quantum chemical study

Hydrogen-bonded interactions between local defect structures on broken clay surfaces modeled as molecular clusters and the organic molecules acetic acid, acetate, and N-methylacetamide (NMA) have been investigated. Density functional theory and polarized basis sets have been used for the computation of optimized interaction complexes and formation energies. The activity of the defect structures has been characterized as physical or chemical in terms of the strength of the hydrogen bonds formed. Chemical defects lead to significantly enhanced interactions with stronger hydrogen bonds and larger elongation of OH bonds in comparison to the physical defects. The type of interaction with the defect structure significantly influences the planarity of the model peptide bond in NMA. Both cases, enhancement of the planarity by increase of the CN double bond character and strong deviations from planarity, are observed.     

Comparative study of adsorption and heats of adsorption on planar and particulate polymer surfaces

The adsorption and heats of adsorption of Lewis acidic-basicprobes on planar and particulate surfaces of polyimide/siloxane, 6F photoimagable fluorinated polyimide and 6F polyimide have been studied by flow microcalorimetric, ellipsometric, and contact angle techniques. The heats of adsotption obtained by these techniques are in good agreement. It is noted that the ellipsometric method based on an analysis of adsorption kinetics has advantages over the contact angle technique and may be used for the study of the interface on planar polymer surfaces. The acidic-basic properties of polymers were approximately estimated by using the DragoE andC constants.     

NO adsorption on the stoichiometric and reduced SnO2(110) surface

The adsorption of NO molecules on the perfect and defective (110) surfaces of SnO₂ was studied with first-principles methods at the density-functional theory level. It was found that NO mainly interacts via the nitrogen atom with the bridging oxygens of the stoichiometric surface while the coordinatively unsaturated surface Sn atoms are less reactive. On the oxygen-deficient surface, NO is preferentially adsorbed at the vacancy positions, with the nitrogen atom close to the former surface oxygen site. Regardless of the adsorption site, the unpaired electron is located mainly on the NO molecule and only partly on surface Sn atoms. The results for the SnO₂ surface are compared to literature results on the isostructural TiO₂ rutile (110) surface. Dedicated to Professor Karl Jug on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

CO2在Fe3O4(111)表面的吸附结构及能量研究

利用密度泛函理论研究了CO₂在Fe₃O₄（111）表面Fe_tet1和Fe_oct2两种终结的吸附行为。在Fe_tet1终结表面,当覆盖度为1/5 ML时,CO₂倾向于线性吸附;而在高覆盖度下,弯曲的CO₂与表面O作用形成CO₃^2-结构。在Fe_oct2终结表面,CO₂倾向于弯曲吸附,在1/6 ML和1/3 ML覆盖度时都可以形成CO₃^2-和-COO结构。覆盖度对Fe_tet1终结的表面影响很弱,但是对Fe_oct2终结的表面影响很大。从热力学上来说,CO₂在Fe_oct2终结表面的吸附要比Fe_tet1终结表面更有利。     

金镍六原子团簇吸附CO的密度泛函研究

在UBP86/LAN2DZ水平上计算了金镍二元团簇(AunNi6-n,n=0～6)吸附CO的稳定构型和相关性质.计算结果表明,AunNi6-nCO团簇的最低能量结构是在AunNi6-n团簇最低能量结构或亚稳态结构基础上吸附CO分子而形成.优化结构中C-O键长表明,吸附后的CO没有解离,即CO分子在AunNi6-n团簇表...     

Nonrandom adsorption of polyelectrolyte chains on finite regularly charged surfaces

Adsorption phenomena are relevant in a wide variety of subjects, from biophysics to technological applications. Different aspects, such as molecular recognition, multilayer deposition, and dynamics of polymer adsorption have been addressed. The methodologies used range from analytical and numerical methods to molecular dynamics or Monte Carlo simulations. In this work, a coarse‐grained model is used to explore the adsorption of charged backbones to oppositely charged regions of a surface. These regions encompass those small enough to prevent complete adsorption, but extend to surfaces sufficiently large to promote adsorption with minimal effect on the three‐dimensional conformation in bulk. Apart from the different surface areas explored, variations on the surface charge density, polyelectrolyte chain length, and chain stiffness were also considered. The degree of compaction of the polyelectrolyte, on adsorption, is different from that found in the bulk. Also, results indicate an nonuniform adsorption pattern on regularly charged surfaces. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Mechanism of Charging of Au Atoms and Nanoclusters on Li Doped SiO2/Mo(112) Films

We present the results of supercell DFT calculations on the adsorption properties of Au atoms and small clusters (Au_n, n≤5) on a SiO₂/Mo(112) thin film and on the same system modified by doping with Li atoms. The adsorbed Li atoms penetrate into the pores of the silica film and become stabilized at the interface where they donate one electron to the Mo metal. As a consequence, the work function of the Li‐doped SiO₂/Mo(112) film is reduced and results in modified adsorption properties. In fact, while on the undoped SiO₂/Mo(112) film Au interacts only very weakly, on the Li‐doped surface Au atoms and clusters bind with significant bond strengths. The calculations show that this is due to the occurrence of an electron transfer from the SiO₂/Mo(112) interface to the adsorbed gold. The occurrence of the charge transfer is related to the work function of the support but also to the possibility for the silica film to undergo a strong polaronic distortion.     

Ab initio study of molecular oxygen adsorption on Pu (111) surface

Using the generalized gradient approximation to density functional theory (DFT), molecular and dissociative oxygen adsorptions on a Pu (111) surface has been studied in detail. Dissociative adsorption with a layer‐by‐layer alternate spin arrangement of the plutonium layer is found to be energetically more favorable, and adsorption of oxygen does not change this feature. Hor1 (O₂ is parallel to the surface and lattice vectors) approach on the center2 (center of the unit cell, where there is a Pu atom directly below on the third layer) site, both without and with spin polarization, was found to be the preferred chemisorbed site among all cases studied with chemisorption energies of 8.365 and 7.897 eV, respectively. The second‐highest chemisorption energy occurs at the Ver (O₂ is vertical to the surface) approach of the bridge site with chemisorption energies of 8.294 eV (non‐spin‐polarized) and 7.859 eV (spin‐polarized), respectively. We find that 5f electrons are more localized in the spin‐polarized case than the non‐spin‐polarized counterparts. Localization of the 5f electrons is higher in the oxygen‐adsorbed plutonium layers compared with the bare layers. The ionic part of O? Pu bonding plays a significant role in the chemisorption process, along with Pu 5f? O 2p hybridization. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Density functional study of carbon monoxide adsorption on small cationic,neutral, and anionic aluminum nitride clusters

CO adsorption on small cationic, neutral, and anionic (AlN)_n (n = 1–6) clusters has been investigated using density functional theory in the generalized gradient approximation. Among various possible CO adsorption sites, an N on‐top (onefold coordinated) site is found to be the most favorable one, irrespective of the charge state of the clusters. The adsorption energies of CO on the anionic (AlN)_nCO (n = 2–4) clusters are greater than those on the neutral and cationic complexes. The adsorption energies on the cationic and neutral complexes reflect the odd–even oscillations, and the adsorption energies of CO on the cationic (AlN)_nCO (n = 5, 6) clusters are greater than those on the neutral and anionic complexes. The adsorption energies for the different charge states decrease with increasing cluster size. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Pt adsorption on the PbTiO3(110) polar surface: a density functional theory study

The monolayer (ML) and submonolayer Pt on both terminations of PbTiO₃(110) polar surface have been studied by using density functional theory (DFT) with projector‐augmented wave(PAW) potential and a supercell approach. The most favored ML Pt arrangements on PbTiO and O₂ terminations are the hollow site and the short‐bridge site, respectively. By examining the geometries of different ML arrangements, we know that the dominant impetus for stability of the favored adsorption site for PbTiO termination is the Pt–Ti interaction (mainly from covalent bonding), while that for O₂ termination is the Pt–O interaction (mainly from ionic bonding). In addition, the appearance of the gap electronic states in the outermost layers of each termination indicates that a channel for charge transfer between adsorbed layer and substrate is formed. Moreover, the interface hybridization between Pt 5d and O 2p orbitals is also observed, especially for ML Pt on O₂ termination. The stability sequences for various arrangements of 1/2 ML Pt adsorption conform well with those of ML Pt adsorption, and the most stable arrangement is energetically more favorable than the corresponding ML coverage in the view of adsorption energy maximization. The behavior, i.e. the increase in adsorption energy with decrease in coverage, indicates that Pt? Pt interactions weaken those between Pt and the substrate. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A first principle study of adsorption of two proximate nitrogen atoms on graphene

Different possible configurations of two nitrogen‐adatoms on graphene are studied using density functional theory. Adsorption of single nitrogen atom on the bridge site of graphene is accompanied by distortion of the sheet. Electronically, this case amounts to p‐type doping. Two N atoms adsorbed on the graphene sheet can share a bond in two ways. They acquire positions either just above two adjacent carbon atoms or they form a bridge across opposite bonds of a hexagon in the sheet. Both these configurations also induce structural distortion of the sheet. Another stable configuration consists of two N atoms bonded as an N₂ molecule physisorbed on the graphene sheet. It is also possible to adsorb two N atoms on opposite sides of the graphene sheet, bonded to the same two C atoms. Moreover, two N atoms can be individually adsorbed on alternate bridge sites of neighboring hexagons experiencing a repulsion, the energy for which arises from the additional distortion of the graphene sheet. The densities of states near the Fermi level are found to be dependent on the adsorption configurations of two nitrogen atoms on graphene. Thus the electronic properties of graphene can be controlled by the selective adsorption of two nitrogen atoms. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

First-principles characterization of formate and carboxyl adsorption on stoichiometric CeO2(111) and CeO2(110) surfaces

Molecular adsorption of formate and carboxyl on stoichiometric CeO₂(111) and CeO₂(110) surfaces was studied using periodic density functional theory (DFT+U) calculations. Two distinguishable adsorption modes (strong and weak) of formate are identified. The bidentate configuration is more stable than the monodentate adsorption configuration. Both formate and carboxyl bind at the more open CeO₂(110) surface are stronger. The calculated vibrational frequencies of two adsorbed species are consistent with the experimental measurements. Finally, the effects of U parameters on the adsorption of formate and carboxyl over both CeO₂ surfaces were investigated. We found that the geometrical configurations of two adsorbed species are not affected by different U parameters (U = 0, 5, and 7). However, the calculated adsorption energy of carboxyl pronouncedly increases with the U value while the adsorption energy of formate only slightly changes (<0.2 eV). The Bader charge analysis shows the opposite charge transfer occurs for formate and carboxyl adsorption where the adsorbed formate is negatively charge while the adsorbed carboxyl is positively charged. Interestingly, with the increasing U parameter, the amount of charge is also increased.     

Use of cellulose derivatives on gold surfaces for reduced nonspecific adsorption of immunoglobulin G

This study addresses the design of protein-repellent gold surfaces using hydroxyethyl- and ethyl(hydroxyethyl) cellulose (HEC and EHEC) and hydrophobically modified analogues of these polymers (HM-HEC and HM-EHEC). Adsorption behavior of the protein immunoglobulin G (IgG) onto pure gold and gold surfaces coated with cellulose polymers was investigated and described by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements (CAM). Surfaces coated with the hydrophobically modified cellulose derivatives were found to significantly outperform a reference poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coating, which in turn prevented 90% of non-specific protein adsorption as compared to adsorption onto pure gold. HEC and EHEC prevented around 30% and 60% of the IgG adsorption observed on pure gold, while HM-HEC and HM-EHEC were both found to completely hinder biofouling when deposited on the gold substrates. Adsorption behavior of IgG has been discussed in terms of polymer surface coverage and roughness of the applied surfaces, together with hydrophobic interactions between protein and gold, and also polymer-protein interactions.     

钙元素对焦炭表面NO吸附行为的影响:密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论研究了Ca元素对焦炭表面NO吸附行为的影响。使用周期性石墨烯模型近似模拟实际焦炭表面的石墨化结构,并在石墨烯表面装饰Ca原子(按质量计Ca原子覆盖率为13.3%),考察了Ca元素对焦炭表面NO吸附的催化作用。计算结果表明,NO分子在纯净石墨烯表面的吸附属于物理吸附,结合能仅为-19.34 kJ/mol;石墨烯表面掺入Ca原子后,由于Ca原子4s轨道和3d轨道的电子转移到NO分子,结合能显著提高至-206.02 kJ/mol。