CO2 activation on bimetallic CuNi nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Natalie Austin Brandon Butina Giannis Mpourmpakis |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States;Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States;Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States |
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Abstract: | Density functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the structural, electronic, and CO_2 adsorption properties of 55-atom bimetallic Cu Ni nanoparticles(NPs) in core-shell and decorated architectures,as well as of their monometallic counterparts. Our results revealed that with respect to the monometallic Cu_(55) and Ni55parents, the formation of decorated Cu_(12)Ni_(43) and core-shell Cu_(42)Ni_(13) are energetically favorable. We found that CO_2 chemisorbs on monometallic Ni_(55), core-shell Cu_(13)Ni_(42), and decorated Cu_(12)Ni_(43) and Cu_(43)Ni_(12),whereas, it physisorbs on monometallic Cu_(55) and core-shell Cu_(42)Ni_(13). The presence of surface Ni on the NPs is key in strongly adsorbing and activating the CO_2 molecule(linear to bent transition and elongation of C~=O bonds). This activation occurs through a charge transfer from the NPs to the CO_2 molecule, where the local metal d-orbital density localization on surface Ni plays a pivotal role. This work identifies insightful structureproperty relationships for CO_2 activation and highlights the importance of keeping a balance between NP stability and CO_2 adsorption behavior in designing catalytic bimetallic NPs that activate CO_2. |
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Keywords: | Density functional theory Alloys CO2 adsorption Catalysis Stability |
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