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Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase
[Image: see text] Palladium, platinum, and their alloys are promising catalysts for electrochemical CO(2) reduction reactions (CO(2)RR), leading to the design of durable and efficient catalysts for the production of useful chemicals in a more sustainable way. However, a deep understanding of the CO(...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10240495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37195039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08333 |
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description | [Image: see text] Palladium, platinum, and their alloys are promising catalysts for electrochemical CO(2) reduction reactions (CO(2)RR), leading to the design of durable and efficient catalysts for the production of useful chemicals in a more sustainable way. However, a deep understanding of the CO(2)RR mechanisms is still challenging because of the complexity and the factors influencing the system. The purpose of this study is to investigate at the atomic scale the first steps of the CO(2)RR, CO(2) activation and dissociation mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) clusters in the gas phase. To do it, we use Density Functional Theory (DFT)-based reaction path and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) computations. Our research focuses on the description of CO(2) activation and dissociation processes via the computation of multistep reaction paths, providing insights into the site and binding mode dependent reactivity. Detailed understanding of the CO(2)–cluster interaction mechanisms and estimating of the reaction energy barriers facilitate comprehension of why and how catalysts are poisoned and identification of the most stable activated adducts configurations. We show that increasing the platinum content induces fluxional behavior of the cluster structure and biases CO(2) dissociation; in fact, our computations unveiled several dissociated CO(2) isomers that are very stable and that there are various isomerization processes leading to a dissociated structure (possibly a CO poisoned state) from an intactly bound CO(2) one (activated state). On the basis of the comparison of the Pd(x)Pt(4–x) reaction paths, we can observe the promising catalytic activity of Pd(3)Pt in the studied context. Not only does this cluster composition favor CO(2) activation against dissociation (thereby expected to facilitate the hydrogenation reactions of CO(2)), the potential energy surface (PES) is very flat among activated CO(2) isomers. |
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spelling | pubmed-102404952023-06-06 Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase Sechi, Renata Höltzl, Tibor J Phys Chem A [Image: see text] Palladium, platinum, and their alloys are promising catalysts for electrochemical CO(2) reduction reactions (CO(2)RR), leading to the design of durable and efficient catalysts for the production of useful chemicals in a more sustainable way. However, a deep understanding of the CO(2)RR mechanisms is still challenging because of the complexity and the factors influencing the system. The purpose of this study is to investigate at the atomic scale the first steps of the CO(2)RR, CO(2) activation and dissociation mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) clusters in the gas phase. To do it, we use Density Functional Theory (DFT)-based reaction path and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) computations. Our research focuses on the description of CO(2) activation and dissociation processes via the computation of multistep reaction paths, providing insights into the site and binding mode dependent reactivity. Detailed understanding of the CO(2)–cluster interaction mechanisms and estimating of the reaction energy barriers facilitate comprehension of why and how catalysts are poisoned and identification of the most stable activated adducts configurations. We show that increasing the platinum content induces fluxional behavior of the cluster structure and biases CO(2) dissociation; in fact, our computations unveiled several dissociated CO(2) isomers that are very stable and that there are various isomerization processes leading to a dissociated structure (possibly a CO poisoned state) from an intactly bound CO(2) one (activated state). On the basis of the comparison of the Pd(x)Pt(4–x) reaction paths, we can observe the promising catalytic activity of Pd(3)Pt in the studied context. Not only does this cluster composition favor CO(2) activation against dissociation (thereby expected to facilitate the hydrogenation reactions of CO(2)), the potential energy surface (PES) is very flat among activated CO(2) isomers. American Chemical Society 2023-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10240495/ /pubmed/37195039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08333 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Permits the broadest form of re-use including for commercial purposes, provided that author attribution and integrity are maintained (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Sechi, Renata Höltzl, Tibor Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title | Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation
Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title_full | Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation
Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title_fullStr | Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation
Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title_full_unstemmed | Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation
Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title_short | Multistep CO(2) Activation and Dissociation
Mechanisms on Pd(x)Pt(4–x) Clusters in the Gas Phase |
title_sort | multistep co(2) activation and dissociation
mechanisms on pd(x)pt(4–x) clusters in the gas phase |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10240495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37195039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08333 |
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