Can Contemporary Density Functional Theory Predict Energy Spans in Molecular Catalysis Accurately Enough To Be Applicable for in Silico Catalyst Design? A Computational/Experimental Case Study for the Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Olefins

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Rohmann ◽  
Markus Hölscher ◽  
Walter Leitner
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Catalysis

scholarly journals A Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Reaction of Water with Ce2O-

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Harb ◽  
Hrant Hratchian
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Function Theory ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Density Function Theory ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Reaction Pathways ◽  
Spin States ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Energy Science

<div>Cerium suboxide clusters have been shown to react with water to yield H<sub>2</sub>. Since reactions of metal oxides with water are of great fundamental and practical importance in energy science, detailed study of this reaction can provide new key knowledge for future catalyst design. Using density function theory calculations, we identified and report complete reaction pathways for two spin-states of Ce<sub>2</sub>O<sup>–</sup> reacting with H<sub>2</sub>O. Additionally, examining the molecular orbitals of initial and final cerium oxide clusters, we found that metal d electrons facilitate the reduction of water. This work provides new understanding of this reaction and insights to the reactivity enhancements for cerium-doped surfaces.</div>

scholarly journals Integrating Density Functional Theory Modeling with Experimental Data to Understand and Predict Sorption Reactions: Exchange of Salicylate for Phosphate on Goethite

Soil Systems ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Kubicki ◽  
Tsutomu Ohno
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Mineral Water ◽  
Surface Complexes ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Complex Models ◽  
Mechanical Approach ◽  
Plant Exudates ◽  
Quantum Mechanical Approach

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are a quantum mechanical approach that can be used to model chemical reactions on an atomistic scale. DFT provides predictions on structures, thermodynamics, spectroscopic parameters and kinetics that can be compared against experimentally determined data. This paper is a primer on the basics of utilizing DFT for applications in mineral-water interfaces. In our case-study, we use DFT to model the surface complexes of phosphate and salicylate adsorbed onto the (101) and (210) surfaces of α-FeOOH (goethite), as an example of combining DFT and experiment. These three components are important in the phosphorus-organic matter interactions in soils, and by comparing the energies of the two surface complexes, the exchange energy of salicylate for phosphate onto goethite can be estimated. The structures of the surface complexes are predicted and the resulting vibrational frequencies calculated based on these structures are compared to previous observations. Upon verification of reasonable surface complex models, the potential energy of exchanging salicylate for phosphate is calculated and shown to be significantly exothermic. This model result is consistent with observations of plant exudates, such as salicylate freeing adsorbed phosphate in soils under P-limited conditions.

The one-electron self-interaction error in 74 density functional approximations: a case study on hydrogenic mono- and dinuclear systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (28) ◽  
pp. 15805-15830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale R. Lonsdale ◽  
Lars Goerigk
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Electron Model ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The One

The one-electron self-interaction error (SIE) is analysed for 74 Density Functional Theory (DFT) approximations in a series of novel one-electron model systems revealing new aspects of the SIE that should be considered in future DFT developments.

In Silico Alkaline Hydrolysis of Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine: Density Functional Theory Investigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (18) ◽  
pp. 10039-10046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudmyla K. Sviatenko ◽  
Leonid Gorb ◽  
Frances C. Hill ◽  
Danuta Leszczynska ◽  
Manoj K. Shukla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The role of exchange–correlation functional on the description of multiferroic properties using density functional theory: the ATiO3 (A = Mn, Fe, Ni) case study

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (103) ◽  
pp. 101216-101225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan Augusto Pontes Ribeiro ◽  
Sergio Ricardo de Lazaro ◽  
Carlo Gatti
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Multiferroic Properties ◽  
Exchange Correlation

In this study, ab initio density functional theory calculations were performed on ATiO3 (A = Mn, Fe, Ni) materials for multiferroic applications.

scholarly journals A Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Reaction of Water with Ce2O-

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Harb ◽  
Hrant Hratchian
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Function Theory ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Density Function Theory ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Reaction Pathways ◽  
Spin States ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Energy Science

<div>Cerium suboxide clusters have been shown to react with water to yield H<sub>2</sub>. Since reactions of metal oxides with water are of great fundamental and practical importance in energy science, detailed study of this reaction can provide new key knowledge for future catalyst design. Using density function theory calculations, we identified and report complete reaction pathways for two spin-states of Ce<sub>2</sub>O<sup>–</sup> reacting with H<sub>2</sub>O. Additionally, examining the molecular orbitals of initial and final cerium oxide clusters, we found that metal d electrons facilitate the reduction of water. This work provides new understanding of this reaction and insights to the reactivity enhancements for cerium-doped surfaces.</div>

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