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Guo P, Deák P, Fu X, Frauenheim T, Xiao J. Fundamental Limit of Selectivity in Photocatalytic Denitrification over Titania. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:11051-11058. [PMID: 36414016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Although photocatalytic decomposition of NO (deNO) into N2 and O2 is low-cost and non-polluting, it has a low NO conversion efficiency. Establishing the activity and selectivity trend among active sites is an important base to explore and improve the deNO processes. Because the experimental performances are determined by the reaction rate, it is worthwhile to investigate the kinetic limiting steps calculated by comparative microkinetic modeling. We found that, without illumination, N2 production is inactive over various TiO2 surfaces/sites, but photogenerated holes can break the scaling relation of the dark condition by weakening O2* adsorption, leading to a significant increase in deNO activity on defective titania surfaces. However, the low N2 selectivity can be attributed to the small strength of N2O adsorption. In contrast, the N2 selectivity is enhanced in Ti-modified zeolite because of a stronger N2O* adsorption. We demonstrate here that the reaction phase diagram analysis can clearly establish a global picture of reaction activity and selectivity over various catalytic sites. In combination with microkinetic modeling, it can effectively determine the kinetic limits, providing insights to improve the design of photocatalysts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pu Guo
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Post Office Box 330440, D-28334Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Post Office Box 330440, D-28334Bremen, Germany
- Computational Science Research Center, 10 East Xibeiwang Road, Beijing100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, Liaoning116023, People's Republic of China
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Post Office Box 330440, D-28334Bremen, Germany
- Computational Science Research Center, 10 East Xibeiwang Road, Beijing100193, People's Republic of China
- Computational Science and Applied Research Institute (CSAR), Shenzhen, Guangdong518110, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, Liaoning116023, People's Republic of China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, Liaoning116023, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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Reticcioli M, Diebold U, Franchini C. Modeling polarons in density functional theory: lessons learned from TiO 2. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:204006. [PMID: 35213845 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac58d7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Density functional theory (DFT) is nowadays one of the most broadly used and successful techniques to study the properties of polarons and their effects in materials. Here, we systematically analyze the aspects of the theoretical calculations that are crucial to obtain reliable predictions in agreement with the experimental observations. We focus on rutile TiO2, a prototypical polaronic compound, and compare the formation of polarons on the (110) surface and subsurface atomic layers. As expected, the parameterUused to correct the electronic correlation in the DFT +Uformalism affects the resulting charge localization, local structural distortions and electronic properties of polarons. Moreover, the polaron localization can be driven to different sites by strain: due to different local environments, surface and subsurface polarons show different responses to the applied strain, with impact on the relative energy stability. An accurate description of the properties of polarons is key to understand their impact on complex phenomena and applications: as an example, we show the effects of lattice strain on the interaction between polarons and CO adsorbates.
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- Michele Reticcioli
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna, Austria
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Guo P, Fu X, Deák P, Frauenheim T, Xiao J. Activity and Mechanism Mapping of Photocatalytic NO 2 Conversion on the Anatase TiO 2(101) Surface. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:7708-7716. [PMID: 34355897 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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NOx emission heavily affects our environment and human health. Photocatalytic denitrification (deNOx) attracted much attention because it is low-cost and nonpolluting, but undesired nitrite and nitrate were produced in reality, instead of harmless N2. Unveiling the active sites and the photocatalytic mechanism is very important to improve the process. Herein, we have employed a combinational scenario to investigate the reaction mechanism of NO2 and H2O on anatase TiO2(101). On the one hand, a polaron-corrected GGA functional (GGA + Lany-Zunger) was applied to improve the description of electronic states in photoassisted processes. On the other hand, a reaction phase diagram (RPD) was established to understand the (quasi) activity trend over both perfect and defective surfaces. It was found that a perfect surface is more active via the Eley-Rideal mechanism without NO2 adsorption, while the activity on defective surfaces is limited by the sluggish recombinative desorption. A photogenerated hole can weaken the OH* adsorption energies and circumvents the scaling relation of the dark reaction, eventually enhancing the deNOx activity significantly. The insights gained from our work indicate that tuning the reactivity by illumination-induced localized charge and diverse reaction pathways are two methods for improving adsorption, dissociation, and desorption processes to go beyond the conventional activity volcano plot limit of dark conditions.
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- Pu Guo
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany
- Computational Science Research Center, No. 10 East Xibeiwang Road, Beijing 100193, China
- Computational Science and Applied Research Institute (CSAR), Shenzhen 518110, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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Wagstaffe M, Wenthaus L, Dominguez-Castro A, Chung S, Lana Semione GD, Palutke S, Mercurio G, Dziarzhytski S, Redlin H, Klemke N, Yang Y, Frauenheim T, Dominguez A, Kärtner F, Rubio A, Wurth W, Stierle A, Noei H. Ultrafast Real-Time Dynamics of CO Oxidation over an Oxide Photocatalyst. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
- Fachbereich Physik Universität Hamburg, Hamburg D-20355, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
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- Bremen Center for Computational Material Science (BCCMS), Bremen D-28359, Germany
- Computational Science and Applied Research Institute (CSAR), Shenzhen 518110, China
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), Beijing 100193, China
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- Bremen Center for Computational Material Science (BCCMS), Bremen D-28359, Germany
- Computational Science and Applied Research Institute (CSAR), Shenzhen 518110, China
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), Beijing 100193, China
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York 10010, United States
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg D-22761, Germany
- Fachbereich Physik Universität Hamburg, Hamburg D-20355, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
- Fachbereich Physik Universität Hamburg, Hamburg D-20355, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
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Pham TD, Deskins NA. Efficient Method for Modeling Polarons Using Electronic Structure Methods. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:5264-5278. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Thang Duc Pham
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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