| The effect of defects on the catalytic activity of single Au atom supported carbon nanotubes and reaction mechanism for CO oxidation | |
| Ali, Sajjad; Liu, Tian Fu; Lian, Zan; Li, Bo; Su, Dang Sheng; Li, B; Su, DS (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Shenyang Natl Lab Mat Sci, Inst Met Res, 72 Wenhua Rd, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China. | |
| 2017-09-07 | |
| Source Publication | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
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| ISSN | 1463-9076 |
| Volume | 19Issue:33Pages:22344-22354 |
| Abstract | The mechanism of CO oxidation by O-2 on a single Au atom supported on pristine, mono atom vacancy (m), di atom vacancy (di) and the Stone Wales defect (SW) on single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) surface is systematically investigated theoretically using density functional theory. We determine that single Au atoms can be trapped effectively by the defects on SWCNTs. The defects on SWCNTs can enhance both the binding strength and catalytic activity of the supported single Au atom. Fundamental aspects such as adsorption energy and charge transfer are elucidated to analyze the adsorption properties of CO and O-2 and co-adsorption of CO and O-2 molecules. It is found that CO binds stronger than O-2 on Au supported SWCNT. We clearly demonstrate that the defected SWCNT surface promotes electron transfer from the supported single Au atom to O-2 molecules. On the other hand, this effect is weaker for pristine SWCNTs. It is observed that the high density of spin-polarized states are localized in the region of the Fermi level due to the strong interactions between Au (5d orbital) and the adjacent carbon (2p orbital) atoms, which influence the catalytic performance. In addition, we elucidate both the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) and Eley-Rideal (ER) mechanisms of CO oxidation by O-2. For the LH pathway, the barriers of the rate-limiting step are calculated to be 0.02 eV and 0.05 eV for Au/m-SWCNT and Au/di-SWCNT, respectively. To regenerate the active sites, an ER-like reaction occurs to form a second CO2 molecule. The ER pathway is observed on Au/m-SWCNT, Au/SW-SWCNT and Au/SWCNT in which the Au/m-SWCNT has a smaller barrier. The comparison with a previous study (Lu et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 20156-20160.) indicates that the curvature effect of SWCNTs is important for the catalytic property of the supported single Au. Overall, Au/m-SWCNT is identified as the most active catalyst for CO oxidation compared to pristine SWCNT, SW-SWCNT and di-SWCNT. Our findings give a clear description on the relationship between the defects in the support and the catalytic properties of Au and open a new avenue to develop carbon nanomaterial-based single atom catalysts for application in environmental and energy related fields.; The mechanism of CO oxidation by O-2 on a single Au atom supported on pristine, mono atom vacancy (m), di atom vacancy (di) and the Stone Wales defect (SW) on single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) surface is systematically investigated theoretically using density functional theory. We determine that single Au atoms can be trapped effectively by the defects on SWCNTs. The defects on SWCNTs can enhance both the binding strength and catalytic activity of the supported single Au atom. Fundamental aspects such as adsorption energy and charge transfer are elucidated to analyze the adsorption properties of CO and O-2 and co-adsorption of CO and O-2 molecules. It is found that CO binds stronger than O-2 on Au supported SWCNT. We clearly demonstrate that the defected SWCNT surface promotes electron transfer from the supported single Au atom to O-2 molecules. On the other hand, this effect is weaker for pristine SWCNTs. It is observed that the high density of spin-polarized states are localized in the region of the Fermi level due to the strong interactions between Au (5d orbital) and the adjacent carbon (2p orbital) atoms, which influence the catalytic performance. In addition, we elucidate both the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) and Eley-Rideal (ER) mechanisms of CO oxidation by O-2. For the LH pathway, the barriers of the rate-limiting step are calculated to be 0.02 eV and 0.05 eV for Au/m-SWCNT and Au/di-SWCNT, respectively. To regenerate the active sites, an ER-like reaction occurs to form a second CO2 molecule. The ER pathway is observed on Au/m-SWCNT, Au/SW-SWCNT and Au/SWCNT in which the Au/m-SWCNT has a smaller barrier. The comparison with a previous study (Lu et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 20156-20160.) indicates that the curvature effect of SWCNTs is important for the catalytic property of the supported single Au. Overall, Au/m-SWCNT is identified as the most active catalyst for CO oxidation compared to pristine SWCNT, SW-SWCNT and di-SWCNT. Our findings give a clear description on the relationship between the defects in the support and the catalytic properties of Au and open a new avenue to develop carbon nanomaterial-based single atom catalysts for application in environmental and energy related fields. |
| description.department | [ali, sajjad ; liu, tian fu ; lian, zan ; li, bo ; su, dang sheng] chinese acad sci, shenyang natl lab mat sci, inst met res, 72 wenhua rd, shenyang 110016, liaoning, peoples r china ; [ali, sajjad] univ chinese acad sci, 19 a yuquan rd, beijing 100049, peoples r china ; [liu, tian fu ; lian, zan] univ sci & technol china, sch mat sci & engn, shenyang 110016, liaoning, peoples r china |
| Subject Area | Chemistry, Physical ; Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical |
| Funding Organization | NSFC [21573255, 21133010, 51221264, 21261160487]; Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA09030103]; Institute of Metal Research [Y3NBA211A1]; NSFC Guangdong Joint Fund |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000408257700044 |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/79104 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Li, B; Su, DS (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Shenyang Natl Lab Mat Sci, Inst Met Res, 72 Wenhua Rd, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Ali, Sajjad,Liu, Tian Fu,Lian, Zan,et al. The effect of defects on the catalytic activity of single Au atom supported carbon nanotubes and reaction mechanism for CO oxidation[J]. ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY,2017,19(33):22344-22354. |
| APA | Ali, Sajjad.,Liu, Tian Fu.,Lian, Zan.,Li, Bo.,Su, Dang Sheng.,...&Su, DS .(2017).The effect of defects on the catalytic activity of single Au atom supported carbon nanotubes and reaction mechanism for CO oxidation.ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY,19(33),22344-22354. |
| MLA | Ali, Sajjad,et al."The effect of defects on the catalytic activity of single Au atom supported carbon nanotubes and reaction mechanism for CO oxidation".ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY 19.33(2017):22344-22354. |
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