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The sensing mechanism of metal (Ag, Au, Pd, Pt)-doped WSe2 monolayer for dissolved gases in transformer oil: A first-principle study 金属(Ag, Au, Pd, Pt)掺杂WSe2单层对变压器油中溶解气体的传感机理:第一性原理研究
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122891
Qing An , Junhua Wang , Ying He , Jianing Zhou , Xiaolan Yang
In the works, the effect of noble metal atoms (Ag, Au, Pd, Pt) as dopants on the behaviour of WSe2 monolayer for adsorption of four key dissolved gases (C2H2, CH4, CO, H2) in transformer oil has been studied in depth using density-functional theory (DFT). It is shown that WSe₂ exhibits weak adsorption energies for C₂H₂, CH₄, CO, and H₂ molecules (below -0.02 eV). Calculations revealed that Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt doping significantly enhanced the interactions between gas molecules and the WSe₂ surface. Notably, the adsorption energy for C₂H₂ increased to -1.0 eV, with other molecules also showing marked increases, the adsorption capacity of Ag, Au, Pd, Pt- WSe₂ nanosheets for dissolved gases in transformer oils is in the order of C2H2 > CH4 > H2> CO, Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt atoms enhance the chemical adsorption capacity of WSe₂ by acting as electron donors and undergoing charge transfer with gas molecules. By calculating recovery times, it is predicted that Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt doped WSe₂ monolayers can detect C₂H₂ gas at 398 K after brief heating (8.17 s, 1.64 s, 6.28 s, and 2.47 s, respectively). This study provides a theoretical reference of significant value for WSe2 sensors in monitoring dissolved gases generated by internal faults in transformer oil.
本文利用密度泛函理论(DFT)深入研究了贵金属原子(Ag、Au、Pd、Pt)作为掺杂剂对WSe2单层膜吸附变压器油中4种关键溶解气体(C2H2、CH4、CO、H2)行为的影响。结果表明,WSe₂对c2h₂、CH₄、CO和H₂分子(-0.02 eV以下)具有较弱的吸附能。计算表明,Ag、Au、Pd和Pt的掺杂显著增强了气体分子与WSe₂表面的相互作用。Ag、Au、Pd、Pt- WSe₂纳米片对变压器油中溶解气体的吸附能力依次为C2H2 >; CH4 > H2>; CO、Ag、Au、Pd、Pt原子作为电子给体与气体分子发生电荷转移,增强了WSe₂的化学吸附能力。通过计算恢复时间,预测Ag、Au、Pd和Pt掺杂的WSe₂单层在398 K加热后(分别为8.17 s、1.64 s、6.28 s和2.47 s)可以检测到c2h₂气体。本研究为WSe2传感器监测变压器油内部故障产生的溶解气体提供了有重要价值的理论参考。
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Enhancing the reversibility of Mg7TiH16 via interfacial engineering with TiH2: First principles study 通过TiH2界面工程增强Mg7TiH16的可逆性:第一性原理研究
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122908
Yuying Chen , Jianfeng Wang , Yuting Chen , Jiaxuan Tang , Ruiyang Qu
The reversibility of hydrogen absorption and desorption dictates the cycling stability of hydrides. This stability is a critical benchmark for their viability as hydrogen storage media. This study employs First-principles study to unravel the stability, hydrogen desorption, and diffusion mechanisms at the TiH₂(111)/Mg7TiH16(111) interface. Our findings demonstrate that interface formation induces significant atomic rearrangement and charge redistribution, thereby affecting its stability. The dehydrogenation behavior is critically dependent on the specific atomic configuration at the interface, with hydrogen release preferentially occurring within the Mg7TiH16 side due to its lower dehydrogenation energy. Analysis of diffusion barriers and bond cleavage energies suggests a dehydrogenation mechanism initiated at the interface, where the weakening of metal-hydrogen bonds in Mg7TiH16 acts as the primary driver. These results provide a theoretical foundation for understanding the interfacial hydrogen desorption process and advocate multilayer interface engineering as a promising strategy to boost the reversible hydrogen storage performance of Mg-based hydrides.
氢吸附和解吸的可逆性决定了氢化物的循环稳定性。这种稳定性是它们作为储氢介质可行性的关键基准。本研究运用第一性原理研究了TiH₂(111)/Mg7TiH16(111)界面的稳定性、氢的解吸和扩散机制。我们的研究结果表明,界面的形成引起了显著的原子重排和电荷重新分布,从而影响了其稳定性。脱氢行为严重依赖于界面上的特定原子构型,由于脱氢能较低,氢释放优先发生在Mg7TiH16侧。扩散势垒和键解理能分析表明,Mg7TiH16中金属-氢键的减弱是界面脱氢机制的主要驱动因素。这些结果为理解界面氢脱附过程提供了理论基础,并倡导多层界面工程是提高镁基氢化物可逆储氢性能的一种有前景的策略。
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DFT insights into B3C2N3 nanosheets: A promising biosensor for the earliest stage detection of exhaled breath biomarkers in lung cancer DFT对B3C2N3纳米片的洞察:一种有前途的生物传感器,可用于肺癌呼气生物标志物的早期检测
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122914
Aqeel Mohsin Ali , Ahmed Majeed Jaseem , Wisam Abdulhassan Radhi
Density functional theory (DFT) was utilized to investigate the potential interactions between B3C2N3 graphene-like nanosheets and three lung cancer biomarkers present in exhaled breath stage. This study focuses on sensing capability of three lung cancer biomarkers of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), namely, 2-propenal (C3H4O), acetone (C3H6O), and isoprene (C5H8). The selective capability of B3C2N3 monolayer as an effective surface towards these biomarkers is demonstrated. The B3C2N3 monolayer was theoretically confirmed to offer some sensing merits such as favorable adsorption energy, optical absorption, enhancing electrical conductivity, and preferable recovery time when conducted to the target VOCs biomarkers. To identify the adsorption mechanism between the target VOCs and the B3C2N3 surface, charge transfer distribution was evaluated using Mulliken population analysis. The monolayer surface exhibited electronic and φ-type sensor characteristics in the detection process of all studied biomarkers. To identify the dynamic and thermal stability of the constructed systems: 2-propenal/B3C2N3, acetone/B3C2N3, and isoprene/B3C2N3, molecular dynamics (MD) was performed after 5000 steps for 1 fs at ambient temperature. The results revealed that the B3C2N3 monolayer surface may serve as a promising sensor for the earliest stage diagnosis of lung cancer depended on biomarkers detection of exhaled breath patients.
利用密度泛函理论(DFT)研究了B3C2N3类石墨烯纳米片与呼出期三种肺癌生物标志物之间的潜在相互作用。本研究主要研究挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)的三种肺癌生物标志物,即2-propenal (c3h40o)、丙酮(c3h60o)和异戊二烯(C5H8)的感知能力。结果表明,B3C2N3单层膜对这些生物标志物具有选择性。理论上证实了B3C2N3单分子膜对目标VOCs生物标志物具有良好的吸附能、光吸收、增强电导率和较好的恢复时间等传感优点。为了确定目标VOCs与B3C2N3表面的吸附机理,采用Mulliken种群分析评价了电荷转移分布。在所有研究的生物标志物的检测过程中,单层表面表现出电子和φ型传感器特征。为了确定所构建的体系:2-propenal/B3C2N3,丙酮/B3C2N3和异戊二烯/B3C2N3的动力学和热稳定性,在室温下进行了5000步1 fs的分子动力学(MD)。结果表明,B3C2N3单层表面可能作为一种有前景的传感器,用于依赖于呼出患者生物标志物检测的肺癌早期诊断。
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Spatial evolution of the electronic states near a defect in 1T-TaS₂ 1t - ta2缺陷附近电子态的空间演化
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122888
Yuto Nakashima , Sora Kobayashi , Atsushi Nomura , Hideaki Sakata
The Mott collapse is of significant interest, as it can lead to exotic behaviors such as high-temperature superconductivity, making its underlying mechanisms crucial to understand. The Mott state is realized in 1T-TaS₂, a member of transition metal dichalcogenides, due to in-plane interactions among Ta d-electrons. In this study, we investigated how the Mott state collapsed near an atomic defect in 1T-TaS₂ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)/scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) measurements at 4.2 K. As the STM tip approached the atomic defect, we observed an overall shift of the dI/dV spectra towards positive bias, accompanied by the emergence of spatially localized in-gap states above the Fermi energy. In closer proximity to the defect, the gap structure at the Fermi energy transformed into a single-peak feature. This sequence of spatial evolution in the electronic structure can be interpreted as the Mott collapse in response to the amount of hole doping.
莫特坍缩引起了人们的极大兴趣,因为它可能导致诸如高温超导等奇异行为,因此了解其潜在机制至关重要。由于Ta d电子之间的平面相互作用,在过渡金属二硫族元素1T-TaS 2中实现了Mott态。在这项研究中,我们研究了在4.2 K的1T-TaS 2扫描隧道显微镜(STM)/扫描隧道光谱(STS)测量中,Mott态是如何在原子缺陷附近崩溃的。当STM尖端接近原子缺陷时,我们观察到dI/dV光谱总体上向正偏置偏移,伴随着费米能量以上的空间局域隙态的出现。在更接近缺陷处,费米能量处的间隙结构转变为单峰特征。这种电子结构的空间演化序列可以解释为随空穴掺杂量的变化而发生的Mott塌缩。
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Mechanistic insights into the oxygen reduction reaction on the Fe-N4/C single-atom catalysts: Spectator species and solvent as the key driving force Fe-N4/C单原子催化剂氧还原反应机理研究:旁观物质和溶剂为关键驱动力
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122875
Chaofang Deng , Can Deng , Shiwen Hu , Yanrong Ren
Noble-metal-free catalysts, such as metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) materials, have attracted significant attention owing to their excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among them, FeN4 single-atom catalysts embedded in graphene have been extensively investigated as promising ORR catalysts. However, the reaction mechanism still remains controversial, and the predicted potential deviates from experimental observations. In this work, we employed DFT calculations to elucidate the ORR mechanism taking the solvation effect into consideration. The results reveal that the central Fe atom is covered by *O2, which acts as a modifying ligand to optimize the adsorption of reaction intermediates, yielding a theoretical limiting potential of 0.61 V. When solvation is included, the limiting potential increases to 0.78 V (implicit solvent) and 0.71 V (explicit solvent), in good agreement with experimental values. The enhanced catalytic activity originated from solvent stabilization of the adsorbed ORR intermediates via hydrogen bonding, which facilitates the overall reaction process. The solvent effect is particularly pronounced for the *OH species, whose adsorption is significantly stabilized by explicit water molecules, thereby hindering further reduction of *OH/*OH and rendering the O2-mediated mechanism is more favorable for FeN4 in explicit solvent surroundings. Finally, by incorporating the applied potential through a constant-potential model, the limiting potential reaches approximately 0.8 V, consistent with the experimental findings. This work demonstrates the necessity of assessing the effect of solvent and would help design better ORR electrocatalysts.
无贵金属催化剂,如金属-氮-碳(M-N-C)材料,由于其对氧还原反应(ORR)的优异电催化活性而受到人们的广泛关注。其中,石墨烯包埋的FeN4单原子催化剂作为极具发展前景的ORR催化剂得到了广泛的研究。然而,反应机理仍存在争议,预测电位与实验观测值存在偏差。在这项工作中,我们采用DFT计算来阐明考虑溶剂化效应的ORR机理。结果表明,中心Fe原子被*O2覆盖,作为修饰配体优化了反应中间体的吸附,其理论极限电位为0.61 V。当考虑溶剂作用时,极限电位增加到0.78 V(隐式溶剂)和0.71 V(显式溶剂),与实验值吻合较好。催化活性的增强是由于吸附的ORR中间体通过氢键使溶剂稳定,从而促进了整个反应过程。溶剂效应对于*OH尤为明显,其吸附被外显水分子显著稳定,从而阻碍了*OH/*OH的进一步还原,使得在外显溶剂环境下o2介导的机制更有利于FeN4。最后,通过恒电位模型加入外加电位,得到极限电位约为0.8 V,与实验结果一致。这一工作证明了评估溶剂影响的必要性,并有助于设计更好的ORR电催化剂。
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Surface composition of Pd/Cu(111) single-atom alloys and its impact on selective non-oxidative butanol dehydrogenation Pd/Cu(111)单原子合金的表面组成及其对选择性非氧化丁醇脱氢的影响
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122904
Philipp A. Fredersdorff , Jan Smyczek , Carsten Schröder , Paul Kohlmorgen , Paul Fröhlich , Patrick Hubert , Stephan Appenfeller , Konstantin M. Neyman , Swetlana Schauermann
Single atom alloys (SAAs) offer a powerful strategy to achieve high catalytic selectivity while minimizing the use of expensive noble metals. Control over their selectivity requires a fundamental-level understanding of how it depends on the electronic structure and geometric arrangement of the active single atoms embedded into the host matrix as well as how these properties are affected by the alloy composition and the preparation conditions. Here, we present a comprehensive study of Pd/Cu(111) surfaces over a wide range of Pd coverages (0.01–0.55 ML), combining infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) employing CO as a highly sensitive probe for different adsorption sites, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), synchrotron-based high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HR-XPS), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Specifically, the correlation of the IRAS, STM and HR-XPS data, which were obtained as a function of changing preparation parameters (Pd loading and annealing temperature), allowed to identify three different forms of Pd: (i) single Pd atoms embedded into Cu, (ii) Pd ensembles consisting of several Pd atoms and residing on Cu surface as well as (iii) subsurface Pd formed as a result of Pd diffusion into Cu bulk. Immediately after deposition at 300 K, Pd nucleates preferentially at step edges of the Cu(111) crystal, forming isolated Pd atoms at coverages below 0.1 ML and larger Pd ensembles at higher Pd loadings. At coverages above 0.55 ML, 3D Pd clusters emerge near the step edges. Annealing to 550 K significantly alters this distribution: Pd diffuses to terrace sites, forming isolated atoms and leading to disintegration of Pd ensembles. Up to 0.3 ML, isolated Pd atoms dominate on terraces, while ensembles are absent. At coverages exceeding 0.3 ML, however, both IRAS and XPS reveal reformation of Pd ensembles.
The structural information was linked to the catalytic performance in butanol dehydrogenation to butanal and decomposition to CO. TPD experiments correlated with the structural information on the surface composition suggest that isolated Pd atoms embedded in the Cu(111) terrace selectively catalyze butanal formation, while Pd ensembles promote extensive C–C and C–H bond scission, yielding CO. However, when Pd atoms are located at the step edges, both pathways occur, indicating that the low-coordinated environment enables not only H abstraction but also C–C bond cleavage in butanol. DFT calculations reveal similar electronic structures for isolated Pd atoms embedded into the (111) terraces and step edges, suggesting that reactivity differences arise primarily from the geometric effects. With this, the local geometric environment of the active metal emerges as highly important factor governing selectivity in alcohol dehydrogenation.
单原子合金(SAAs)提供了一种强大的策略来实现高催化选择性,同时最大限度地减少昂贵贵金属的使用。控制它们的选择性需要一个基本的理解,即它是如何依赖于嵌入到基体中的活性单原子的电子结构和几何排列的,以及这些性质是如何受到合金成分和制备条件的影响的。在这里,我们对Pd/Cu(111)表面进行了广泛的Pd覆盖范围(0.01-0.55 ML)的综合研究,结合红外反射吸收光谱(IRAS),利用CO作为不同吸附位点的高灵敏度探针,扫描隧道显微镜(STM),基于同步加速器的高分辨率x射线光电子能谱(HR-XPS),温度程序脱附(TPD)和密度泛函理论(DFT)计算。具体来说,IRAS, STM和HR-XPS数据的相关性是制备参数(Pd负载和退火温度)变化的函数,可以识别三种不同形式的Pd:(i)单个Pd原子嵌入Cu中,(ii)由多个Pd原子组成并驻留在Cu表面的Pd系综以及(iii)由于Pd扩散到Cu体中而形成的亚表面Pd。在300 K下沉积后,Pd优先在Cu(111)晶体的阶梯边缘成核,在0.1 ML以下形成孤立的Pd原子,在更高的Pd负载下形成更大的Pd系整体。当覆盖率超过0.55 ML时,3D Pd团簇出现在台阶边缘附近。退火至550 K显著改变了这种分布:钯扩散到阶地位置,形成孤立的原子并导致钯系综的解体。高达0.3 ML,孤立的Pd原子在梯田上占主导地位,而不存在集合。然而,当覆盖面积超过0.3 ML时,IRAS和XPS都显示Pd系的重组。结构信息与丁醇脱氢生成丁醛和分解为CO的催化性能有关。与表面组成结构信息相关的TPD实验表明,嵌入在Cu(111)阶梯形中的孤立Pd原子选择性地催化丁醛的形成,而Pd系整体则促进广泛的C-C和C-H键断裂,生成CO。然而,当Pd原子位于阶梯边缘时,这两种途径都会发生。表明低配位环境不仅能使丁醇中H的提取,而且能使C-C键断裂。DFT计算揭示了嵌入(111)阶地和台阶边缘的孤立Pd原子的相似电子结构,表明反应性差异主要是由几何效应引起的。因此,活性金属的局部几何环境成为控制醇脱氢选择性的重要因素。
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Surface chemistry of monochloramine catalyzed by Fe(111) 铁(111)催化单氯胺的表面化学
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122890
Oloruntoba S. Agbelusi , Subash Pandey , Sonam , Neetu Goel , R.M. D. Naveen Tharaka , Journey A. Lopez , Kathryn A. Perrine
Monochloramine (NH2Cl) is a secondary disinfectant used for water purification and interacts with iron materials in various environments. Iron surfaces undergo reduction-oxidation and corrosion, where zero-valent iron sites are produced at complex interfaces. The initial stages of the reaction of monochloramine (NH2Cl) have been studied on Fe(111), as a model for iron pipelines and mineral surfaces, at the gas/solid interface in ultra-high vacuum conditions. Using in situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, NH2Cl was found to adsorb molecularly at -160 °C, by observation of amine vibrational signatures. Auger electron spectroscopy was used to detect the presence of chloride to amine in a 3:1 ratio. Upon annealing, the NH2Cl multilayer was found to desorb from Fe(111) at -120 °C, and the monolayer also undergoes molecular dissociation. At 34 °C, NH2Cl primarily binds through the chloride species, thus blocking sites for NH2 adsorption. Density functional theory computations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed two favorable chemisorbed orientations, both through binding of chloride. Further annealing allowed for chloride desorption before 400 °C, suggesting decomposition. The NH2Cl is found to undergo a dechlorination mechanism, similar to chlorohydrocarbon reactions on iron surfaces. These findings reveal the mechanism of the chloramine disinfectant on metallic iron interfaces and its role in pipelines and water systems.
一氯胺(NH2Cl)是一种用于水净化的二级消毒剂,在各种环境中与铁物质相互作用。铁表面经过还原氧化和腐蚀,在复杂的界面上产生零价铁位点。以铁管道和矿物表面为模型,研究了超高真空条件下单氯胺(NH2Cl)在Fe(111)气固界面上反应的初始阶段。利用原位红外反射吸收光谱,通过观察胺的振动特征,发现NH2Cl在-160°C时具有分子吸附。用俄歇电子能谱法以3:1的比例检测氯与胺的存在。退火后,发现多层NH2Cl在-120℃时与Fe(111)脱附,单层NH2Cl也发生分子解离。在34℃时,NH2Cl主要通过氯化物结合,从而阻断了NH2吸附的位点。密度泛函理论计算和x射线光电子能谱证实了两个有利的化学吸收取向,都是通过氯化物的结合。在400°C之前进一步退火使氯化物解吸,表明分解。发现NH2Cl经历脱氯机制,类似于铁表面上的氯烃反应。这些发现揭示了氯胺消毒剂对金属铁界面的作用机理及其在管道和水系统中的作用。
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High pressure H2 treatment for deep cleaning of Fe single crystals 高压H2处理对铁单晶的深度清洗
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122878
Sun Myung Kim , Imants Dirba , Oliver Gutfleisch , Wolfgang Donner , Jan P. Hofmann
Iron single crystals Fe(100), Fe(111) and Fe(110) were reduced with a high-pressure autoclave H2-treatment to obtain clean surfaces. By increasing the pressure, the reduction was finished after 3 hours with temperature T = 600°C and pressure P = 50 bar. Typical contaminations present in Fe single crystals are C, O and S. Especially S contamination is hard to remove and usually requires week-long atmospheric pressure hydrogen treatments at high temperatures. In this work, we show a fast method that achieves a deep removal of non-metal trace impurities of the Fe surface and bulk in under a day. The cleanliness of the single crystals was studied by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The cleaning procedure consisted of a high-pressure H2-treatment and subsequent sputtering and annealing in vacuum at ∼650°C to obtain clean LEED images. Clean (1 × 1) patterns were recorded for Fe(100), Fe(111) and Fe(110). Before undergoing high-pressure H2-treatment, impurities in Fe(100) and Fe(111) present faceted surfaces, whereas Fe(110) shows complex overstructures. Further confirmation for successful reduction is given by XPS results. Fe2p3/2 of cleaned samples is shown to be at 706.7 eV. Moreover, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) was employed for valence band and work function measurements.
铁单晶Fe(100)、Fe(111)和Fe(110)采用高压高压蒸釜h2处理还原,获得干净的表面。通过增加压力,温度T = 600℃,压力P = 50 bar, 3小时后完成还原。铁单晶中存在的典型污染物是C、O和S,特别是S污染难以去除,通常需要在高温下进行长达一周的常压氢处理。在这项工作中,我们展示了一种快速方法,可以在一天内实现铁表面和块状的非金属微量杂质的深度去除。利用低能电子衍射(LEED)和x射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究了单晶的洁净度。清洗过程包括高压h2处理,随后在真空中溅射和退火,在~ 650°C下获得干净的LEED图像。分别记录铁(100)、铁(111)和铁(110)的清洁(1 × 1)模式。在进行高压h2处理之前,Fe(100)和Fe(111)中的杂质呈现出多面体,而Fe(110)中的杂质呈现出复杂的过结构。XPS结果进一步证实了还原成功。清洗后样品的Fe2p3/2为706.7 eV。利用紫外光电子能谱(UPS)进行价带和功函数测量。
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First-principles study of dehydrogenation on group IV elements Si, Ge, or Sn doped MgH2(110) surface IV族元素Si, Ge, Sn掺杂MgH2(110)表面脱氢的第一性原理研究
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122896
Yuhan Wang, Xingzhou Zhang, Zhiyuheng Li, Yan Li, Nanyu Cheng, Yijing Huang, Yongxin Wang
The dehydrogenation on group IV elements Si, Ge, or Sn doped MgH2(110) surface was investigated by first-principles calculations. In addition, the dopant site preference was determined by comparing the total energies of different doping site systems. The results showed that Si and Ge prefer to occupy interstitial sites, while Sn prefers to replace one Mg atom. The electronic structure and density of states show that the doping of Si, Ge, or Sn significantly weakens the Mg-H bond on the surface of MgH2(110), and the band gap of the system is reduced, leading to structural instability. Finally, the calculated results of dehydrogenation energy and activation energy barrier indicated that Ge best improves the thermodynamics and hydrogen desorption kinetics of the MgH2(110) surface, followed by Si and Sn.
采用第一性原理计算方法研究了IV族元素Si、Ge、Sn掺杂MgH2(110)表面的脱氢现象。此外,通过比较不同掺杂位点体系的总能量,确定了掺杂位点的偏好。结果表明,Si和Ge倾向于占据间隙位,而Sn倾向于取代一个Mg原子。电子结构和态密度表明,Si、Ge或Sn的掺杂显著削弱了MgH2表面的Mg-H键(110),使体系带隙减小,导致结构不稳定。最后,脱氢能和活化能势垒的计算结果表明,Ge对MgH2(110)表面热力学和氢脱附动力学的改善效果最好,其次是Si和Sn。
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Theoretical study of hydrogen activation and reduction of an oxidized maghemite surface, γ-Fe₂O₃, (001) by monovacancy formation: An analysis using density functional theory (DFT) 氧化磁赤铁矿表面γ-Fe₂O₃(001)单空位形成氢活化还原的理论研究:密度泛函理论(DFT)分析
IF 1.8 4区 化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2025.122877
Yenner Bentarcurt , Mónica Calatayud , Javier Fernández-Sanz , Jaime Klapp , Fernando Ruette
The theoretical investigation of the H2 interaction with the stable (001) oxidized maghemite surface revealed the feasibility of physisorption on different O-top and Fe-O bridge sites. Water and O vacancy formations at O-center sites occurred in a single step with energy barriers ranging from 1.65 to 2.20 eV. Two reaction steps were identified for the formation of O vacancies (Ov) on heterolytic two-center sites. In the first step, the H2 dissociation occurs through an intermediate with OH and Fe-H bonds on the surface, the energy barriers being the range of 0.45–0.87 eV. In the second step, Fe-bonded hydrogen migrates to the nearby O atom, with energy barriers of 0.25–0.65 eV. The formation of an Ov results in a reduction of the surface accompanied by an increase in the d-electron states close to the Fermi level, as indicated by the rise of Fe electronic density. A second H2 molecule heterolytically dissociated on the reduced surface exhibited similar dissociation energies but higher stability than that on the oxidized surface. The PDOS of the 1s orbitals of H atoms adsorbed on the reduced surface showed that those bonded to Fe atoms were close to the Fermi level, indicating high reactivity toward hydrogenation.
H2与稳定的(001)氧化磁铁矿表面相互作用的理论研究揭示了在不同的o顶和Fe-O桥位上物理吸附的可行性。在O中心位置形成水和O空位是一步完成的,能垒范围在1.65 ~ 2.20 eV之间。确定了在异裂双中心位点上形成O空位(Ov)的两个反应步骤。在第一步中,H2通过具有OH和Fe-H键的中间体进行解离,能垒范围为0.45-0.87 eV。第二步,铁键氢迁移到附近的O原子,能垒在0.25-0.65 eV之间。Ov的形成导致表面的减小,并伴随着接近费米能级的d电子态的增加,如铁电子密度的增加所示。另一个H2分子在还原表面上异解离,表现出与氧化表面相似的解离能,但稳定性更高。还原表面吸附氢原子1s轨道的PDOS表明,与铁原子键合的氢原子的PDOS接近费米能级,对加氢反应具有较高的活性。
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