scholarly journals The effect of alloying on the H-atom adsorption on the (100) surfaces of Pd-Ag, Pd-Pt, Pd-Au, Pt-Ag, and Pt-Au. A theoretical study

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Matczak ◽  
Stanisław Romanowski
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Hydrogen ◽  
Cluster Model ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Au Clusters ◽  
Bimetallic Systems ◽  
Hydrogenation Reactions ◽  
A Site ◽  
Effect Of Alloying

AbstractThe effect of alloying on the adsorption of atomic hydrogen was studied using density functional theory (DFT). In the study the (100) surfaces of Pd-Ag, Pd-Pt, Pd-Au, Pt-Ag, and Pt-Au alloys were considered by means of a cluster model. The structural and energetic properties of the H atom adsorbed on the Pd4Me (Me = Ag, Pt, Au) and Pt4Me (Me = Pd, Ag, Au) clusters were calculated and compared with the H-atom adsorption on monometallic clusters. The effect of alloying on the H-atom adsorption is evident for all the investigated bimetallic systems. However, it strongly depends on the second metal atom, Me, is placed in the surface layer or in the subsurface one. In general, the H atom adsorbed in a site containing the second metal exhibits different properties from those characteristic of its adsorption on Pd(100) and Pt(100). Hence, the modified interaction between atomic hydrogen and the alloyed surfaces may increase the selectivity of the catalytic hydrogenation reactions on such surfaces.

scholarly journals Study of 40-atom Pt–Au clusters using a combined empirical potential-density functional approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 467 (2131) ◽  
pp. 2004-2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dung T. Tran ◽  
Roy L. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Shell Closure ◽  
Potential Density ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic Shell ◽  
Empirical Potential ◽  
Au Clusters ◽  
Homo Lumo ◽  
Algorithm Search

This work is a theoretical study of 40-atom Pt–Au clusters which are of interest owing to the electronic shell closure of 40-atom noble metal clusters and the current focus on bimetallic Pt–Au clusters as catalysts. The methodology is a complementary combination of a genetic algorithm search for an empirical potential and density functional theory (DFT) reoptimization. Structures based on truncated-octahedral, icosahedral, decahedral and fivefold pancake geometries are found to be energetically favoured for different composition regions at the empirical-potential level and this is partially confirmed at the DFT level. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps found for the icosahedral and fivefold pancake structures indicate electronic shell closure effects, while the truncated-octahedral and decahedral structures have small gaps. The DFT calculations confirm that, for Pt 20 Au 20 truncated-octahedral structures, the Pt core Au shell configuration which has two Au atoms capping the (100) facets is most energetically favoured, and the layered (phase segregated) configuration also has lower energy compared with the Au core Pt shell and mixed configurations.

scholarly journals H2 Transformations on Graphene Supported Palladium Cluster: DFT-MD Simulations and NEB Calculations

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Francesco Ferrante ◽  
Antonio Prestianni ◽  
Marco Bertini ◽  
Dario Duca
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Hydrogen ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydrogen Molecule ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Vacant Site ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
H2 Adsorption ◽  
Palladium Cluster ◽  
Supported Palladium ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Molecular dynamics simulations based on density functional theory were employed to investigate the fate of a hydrogen molecule shot with different kinetic energy toward a hydrogenated palladium cluster anchored on the vacant site of a defective graphene sheet. Hits resulting in H2 adsorption occur until the cluster is fully saturated. The influence of H content over Pd with respect to atomic hydrogen spillover onto graphene was investigated. Calculated energy barriers of ca. 1.6 eV for H-spillover suggest that the investigated Pd/graphene system is a good candidate for hydrogen storage.

scholarly journals Theoretical Study of Zirconium Isomorphous Substitution into Zeolite Frameworks

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (24) ◽  
pp. 4466
Author(s):  
Duichun Li ◽  
Bin Xing ◽  
Baojun Wang ◽  
Ruifeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Acid Site ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Atomic Radius ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Isomorphous Substitution ◽  
Dispersion Correction ◽  
Brønsted Acidity ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Brönsted Acidity

Systematic periodic density functional theory computations including dispersion correction (DFT-D) were carried out to determine the preferred location site of Zr atoms in sodalite (SOD) and CHA-type topology frameworks, including alumino-phosphate-34 (AlPO-34) and silico-alumino-phosphate-34 (SAPO-34), and to determine the relative stability and Brönsted acidity of Zr-substituted forms of SOD, AlPO-34, and SAPO-34. Mono and multiple Zr atom substitutions were considered. The Zr substitution causes obvious structural distortion because of the larger atomic radius of Zr than that of Si, however, Zr-substituted forms of zeolites are found to be more stable than pristine zeolites. Our results demonstrate that in the most stable configurations, the preferred favorable substitutions of Zr in substituted SOD have Zr located at the neighboring sites of the Al-substituted site. However, in the AlPO-34 and SAPO-34 frameworks, the Zr atoms are more easily distributed in a dispersed form, rather than being centralized. Brönsted acidity of substituted zeolites strongly depends on Zr content. For SOD, substitution of Zr atoms reduces Brönsted acidity. However, for Zr-substituted forms of AlPO-34 and SAPO-34, Brönsted acidity of the Zr-O(H)-Al acid sites are, at first, reduced and, then, the presence of Zr atoms substantially increased Brönsted acidity of the Zr-O(H)-Al acid site. The results in the SAPO-34-Zr indicate that more Zr atoms substantially increase Brönsted acidity of the Si-O(H)-Al acid site. It is suggested that substituted heteroatoms play an important role in regulating and controlling structural stability and Brönsted acidity of zeolites.

Structure, stability and intramolecular interaction of M(N5)2(M = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) : a theoretical study

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (28) ◽  
pp. 21823-21830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueli Zhang ◽  
Junqing Yang ◽  
Ming Lu ◽  
Xuedong Gong
Keyword(s):  
Energetic Materials ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Alkaline Earth ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Intramolecular Interaction ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Structure Stability ◽  
Alkaline Earth Metal ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Density Functional Theory

The potential energetic materials, alkaline earth metal complexes of the pentazole anion (M(N5)2, M = Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+and Ba2+), were studied using the density functional theory.

Study of the Stability and Chemical Reactivity of a Series of Tetrazole Pyrimidine Hybrids by the Density Functional Theory Method (DFT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-812
Author(s):  
Ahissandonatien Ehouman ◽  
Adjoumanirodrigue Kouakou ◽  
Fatogoma Diarrassouba ◽  
Hakim Abdel Aziz Ouattara ◽  
Paulin Marius Niamien
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Molecular Descriptors ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Density Functional Theory Method ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reactivity Descriptors ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Global Reactivity Descriptors

Our theoretical study of stability and reactivity was carried out on six (06) molecules of a series of pyrimidine tetrazole hybrids (PTH) substituted with H, F, Cl, Br, OCH3 and CH3 atoms and groups of atoms using the density function theory (DFT). Analysis of the thermodynamic formation quantities confirmed the formation and existence of the series of molecules studied. Quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP / 6-311G (d, p) level of theory determined molecular descriptors. Global reactivity descriptors were also determined and analyzed. Thus, the results showed that the compound PTH_1 is the most stable, and PTH_5 is the most reactive and nucleophilic. Similarly, the compound PTH_4 is the most electrophilic. The analysis of the local descriptors and the boundary molecular orbitals allowed us to identify the preferred atoms for electrophilic and nucleophilic attacks.

Density Functional Theory Approach for Muon Sites Estimation in Mn3Sn

2021 ◽  
Vol 1028 ◽  
pp. 199-203
Author(s):  
Fiqhri Heda Murdaka ◽  
Edi Suprayoga ◽  
Abdul Muizz Pradipto ◽  
Kohji Nakamura ◽  
Agustinus Agung Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electrostatic Potential Calculation ◽  
A Site ◽  
Linearized Augmented Plane Wave

We report the estimation of muon sites inside Mn3Sn using density functional theory based on the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) calculation. Our calculation shows that the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) Generalized-Gradient Approximation (GGA) functional is closer to the experimental structure compared to the von Barth-Hedin Local Density Approximation (LDA)-optimized geometry. The PBE GGA is therefore subsequently used in FLAPW post-calculation for the electrostatic potential calculation to find the local minima position as a guiding strategy for estimating the muon site. Our result reveals at least two muon sites of which one is placed at the center between two Mn-Sn triangular layers (A site) and the other at the trigonal prismatic site of Sn atom (B site). The total energy of Mn3Sn system in the presence of muon at A site or B site are compared and we find that A site is a more favorable site for muon to stop.

A theoretical study on solvatofluorochromic asymmetric thiazolothiazole (TTz) dyes using dielectric-dependent density functional theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (37) ◽  
pp. 21078-21086
Author(s):  
Tomomi Shimazaki ◽  
Masanori Tachikawa
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Dye Molecules ◽  
Excitation Energies ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Dependent Density

In this work, the excitation energies of asymmetric thiazolothizaole (TTz) dye molecules have been theoretically studied using dielectric-dependent density functional theory (DFT).

scholarly journals Strain Conditions for the Inverse Heusler Type Fully Compensated Spin-Gapless Semiconductor Ti2MnAl: A First-Principles Study

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tie Yang ◽  
Liyu Hao ◽  
Rabah Khenata ◽  
Xiaotian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Debye Model ◽  
Pressure Effects ◽  
First Principles Calculation ◽  
Strain Condition ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Future Work

In this work, we systematically studied the structural, electronic, magnetic, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of the fully compensated spin-gapless inverse Heusler Ti2MnAl compound under pressure strain condition by applying the first-principles calculation based on density functional theory and the quasi-harmonic Debye model. The obtained structural, electronic and magnetic behaviors without pressure are well consistent with previous studies. It is found that the spin-gapless characteristic is destroyed at 20 GPa and then restored with further increase in pressure. While, the fully compensated ferromagnetism shows a better resistance against the pressure up to 30 GPa and then becomes to non-magnetism at higher pressure. Tetragonal distortion has also been investigated and it is found the spin-gapless property is only destroyed when c/a is less than 1 at 95% volume. Three independent elastic constants and various moduli have been calculated and they all show increasing tendency with pressure increase. Additionally, the pressure effects on the thermodynamic properties under different temperature have been studied, including the normalized volume, thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity at constant volume, Grüneisen constant and Debye temperature. Overall, this theoretical study presents a detailed analysis of the physical properties’ variation under strain condition from different aspects on Ti2MnAl and, thus, can provide a helpful reference for the future work and even inspire some new studies and lead to some insight on the application of this material.

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