scholarly journals Tungsten and Molybdenum Heteropolyanions with Different Central Ions—Correlation between Theory and Experiment

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Piotr Niemiec ◽  
Renata Tokarz-Sobieraj ◽  
Małgorzata Witko

Density functional theory calculations were carried out to investigate the electronic structures of Keggin-typed [XMo12O40]n− and [XW12O40]n− anions with different heteroatoms (X = Zn2+, B3+, Al3+, Ga3+, Si4+, Ge4+, P5+, As5+, and S6+). The influence of solvent on redox properties of heteropolyanions was discussed. For [XW12O40]n− systems two linear correlation: first, between the experimental redox potential and energies of LUMO orbital; and second, between the experimental redox potential and total energy interaction (calculated between internal tetrahedron (XO4n−), and rest of Kegging anion skeleton, (W12O36)) were designated. Taking into account the similarity of XW12O40n− and XMo12O40n− systems (in geometry and electronic structure), the estimated redox potential of molybdenum heteropolyanions (with X being p block elements) in different solvent were proposed.

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3679-3687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yang ◽  
Masahiro Ehara

Using density functional theory calculations, we discussed the geometric and electronic structures and nucleation of small Co clusters on γ-Al2O3(100) and γ-Al2O3(110) surfaces.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 760-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuguang Zhang ◽  
Ning Han ◽  
Xiaoyao Tan

Spin-polarized DFT calculations were used to investigate the atomic, electronic structures of LaCoO3and La1−xSrxCoO3surfaces. The thermodynamic stability of these surfaces was analyzed with phase diagrams. Influence of Sr-doping was also examined.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 8364-8368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lanling Zhao ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Zhigang Gai ◽  
Jichao Li ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
...  

Density functional theory calculations were conducted to investigate the electronic structures of rutile Ti16O32, Ti13Nb2InO32, and Ti13Nb2InO31 systems.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (20) ◽  
pp. 10720-10723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Li ◽  
Naoto Umezawa ◽  
Hideki Abe ◽  
Jinhua Ye

New vanadate photocatalysts, Ag2Sr(VO3)4 and Sr(VO3)2, are theoretically designed for water oxidation reactions. The calculations have shown that the new photocatalysts possess desirable electronic structures. Our experiments demonstrated that these vanadates efficiently oxidize water to O2 under irradiation of visible light.


2012 ◽  
Vol 463-464 ◽  
pp. 484-488
Author(s):  
Jun Jie Wang ◽  
Isabelle Lefebvre

Integrating germanium on Si is one of the major challenges of epitaxial growth and presents important applicative interest. Recently, SrTiO3 was adopted as a buffer layer to accommodate the mismatch between Ge and Si. Germanium can take its bulk lattice parameter as soon as the growth begins without threading defects on SrTiO3 surface. However, the details of Ge adsorption on SrTiO3 surface are not clear. In present work, the electronic structures of Ge deposited on the SrTiO3 (001) 2×1 Double Layer (DL) TiO2 surfaces were investigated by means of density functional theory calculations. Several stable adsorption sites are identified. It is found that the germanium adsorption shows site selectivity and causes noticeable surface distortion. The charge transfer from germanium atom to surface contributes to the formation of strong Ge-O bondings and surface metallization.


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