Revisiting alternative pathways in the Fischer-Tropsch process: Accurate density functional theory calculations on “magic” Ru12clusters

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (20) ◽  
pp. 1451-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mahler ◽  
Benjamin G. Janesko
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Alternative Pathways

scholarly journals Theoretical Study of CO Adsorption and Activation on Orthorhombic Fe7C3(001) Surfaces for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Using Density Functional Theory Calculations

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
Hee-Joon Chun ◽  
Yong Tae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Co Adsorption ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Co Dissociation ◽  
Co Activation

Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS), which converts CO and H2 into useful hydrocarbon products, has attracted considerable attention as an efficient method to replace crude oil resources. Fe-based catalysts are mainly used in industrial FTS, and Fe7C3 is a common carbide phase in the FTS reaction. However, the intrinsic catalytic properties of Fe7C3 are theoretically unknown. Therefore, as a first attempt to understand the FTS reaction on Fe7C3, direct CO* dissociation on orthorhombic Fe7C3(001) (o-Fe7C3(001)) surfaces was studied using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The surface energies of 14 terminations of o-Fe7C3(001) were first compared, and the results showed that (001)0.20 was the most thermodynamically stable termination. Furthermore, to understand the effect of the surface C atom coverage on CO* activation, C–O bond dissociation was performed on the o-Fe7C3(001)0.85, (001)0.13, (001)0.20, (001)0.09, and (001)0.99 surfaces, where the surface C atom coverages were 0.00, 0.17, 0.33, 0.33, and 0.60, respectively. The results showed that the CO* activation linearly decreased as the surface C atom coverage increased. Therefore, it can be concluded that the thermodynamic and kinetic selectivity toward direct CO* dissociation increased when the o-Fe7C3(001) surface had more C* vacancies.

Segregation of Fischer–Tropsch reactants on cobalt nanoparticle surfaces

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (49) ◽  
pp. 6537-6539 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Lewis ◽  
D. Le ◽  
A. D. Jewell ◽  
C. J. Murphy ◽  
T. S. Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Cobalt Nanoparticles ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Scanning Tunnelling ◽  
Tunnelling Microscopy ◽  
Cobalt Nanoparticle

Scanning tunnelling microscopy reveals segregation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the two Fischer–Tropsch synthesis reactants, on cobalt nanoparticles at catalytically relevant coverages. Density functional theory calculations elucidate the energetics.

Is a Non-Transition Element Nitride Ferromagnet Ever Achievable? Indication of the N-N Pairing Instability

2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1525-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Grochala
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Transition Element ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory

The enthalpy of four polymorphs of CaN has been scrutinized at 0 and 100 GPa using density functional theory calculations. It is shown that structures of diamagnetic calcium diazenide (Ca2N2) are preferred over the cubic ferromagnetic polymorph (CaN) postulated before, both at 0 and 100 GPa.

scholarly journals Tensor-structured algorithm for reduced-order scaling large-scale Kohn–Sham density functional theory calculations

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Chuen Lin ◽  
Phani Motamarri ◽  
Vikram Gavini
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
System Size ◽  
Real Space ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reduced Order ◽  
Separable Approximation ◽  
Tensor Basis

AbstractWe present a tensor-structured algorithm for efficient large-scale density functional theory (DFT) calculations by constructing a Tucker tensor basis that is adapted to the Kohn–Sham Hamiltonian and localized in real-space. The proposed approach uses an additive separable approximation to the Kohn–Sham Hamiltonian and an L1 localization technique to generate the 1-D localized functions that constitute the Tucker tensor basis. Numerical results show that the resulting Tucker tensor basis exhibits exponential convergence in the ground-state energy with increasing Tucker rank. Further, the proposed tensor-structured algorithm demonstrated sub-quadratic scaling with system-size for both systems with and without a gap, and involving many thousands of atoms. This reduced-order scaling has also resulted in the proposed approach outperforming plane-wave DFT implementation for systems beyond 2000 electrons.

scholarly journals Polymorphs of Rb3ScF6: X-ray and Neutron Diffraction, Solid-State NMR, and Density Functional Theory Calculations Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 6016-6026
Author(s):  
Aydar Rakhmatullin ◽  
Maxim S. Molokeev ◽  
Graham King ◽  
Ilya B. Polovov ◽  
Konstantin V. Maksimtsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray

Graphene adlayer growth between nonepitaxial graphene and Ni(111) substrate: a promising theoretical scheme

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Meng ◽  
Jinlian Lu ◽  
Yujie Bai ◽  
Lili Liu ◽  
Tang Jingyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Understanding the fundamentals of chemical vapor deposition bilayer graphene growth is crucial for its synthesis. By employing density functional theory calculations and classical molecular dynamics simulations, we have investigated the...

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