scholarly journals Aerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in Mn-doped aluminophosphates: a computational perspective to understand mechanism and selectivity

2012 ◽  
Vol 468 (2143) ◽  
pp. 2053-2069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Furio Corà ◽  
Luis Gómez-Hortigüela ◽  
C. Richard A. Catlow
Keyword(s):  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Aerobic Oxidation ◽  
Periodic Boundary Conditions ◽  
Atomic Level ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Oxidation Of Hydrocarbons ◽  
Structural Environment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Mn Doped

We discuss the mechanism and energetics for the aerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons catalysed by Mn-doped nanoporous aluminophosphates with the AFI structure (Mn-APO-5), obtained computationally using electronic structure techniques. Calculations have been performed employing hybrid exchange density functional theory methods under periodic boundary conditions. The active sites of the catalyst are tetrahedral Mn ions isomorphously replacing Al in the microporous crystalline framework of the AlPO host. Since all Al sites in AFI are symmetry equivalent, all Mn dopants are in an identical chemical and structural environment, and hence satisfy the definition of a single-site heterogeneous catalyst. We focus in particular on the atomic-level origin of selectivity in this catalytic reaction.

scholarly journals Study on the adsorption selection of CH$$_4$$ on CuO (110) versus (111) surfaces: a density functional theory study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Lin ◽  
Linwei Yao ◽  
Shaofei Li ◽  
Zhengguang Shi ◽  
Kun Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Density Functional Theory Study ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Strong Adsorption ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractFinding the active sites of suitable metal oxides is a key prerequisite for detecting CH$$_4$$ 4 . The purpose of the paper is to investigate the adsorption of CH$$_4$$ 4 on intrinsic and oxygen-vacancies CuO (111) and (110) surfaces using density functional theory calculations. The results show that CH$$_4$$ 4 has a strong adsorption energy of −0.370 to 0.391 eV at all site on the CuO (110) surface. The adsorption capacity of CH$$_4$$ 4 on CuO (111) surface is weak, ranging from −0.156 to −0.325 eV. In the surface containing oxygen vacancies, the adsorption capacity of CuO surface to CH$$_4$$ 4 is significantly stronger than that of intrinsic CuO surface. The results indicate that CuO (110) has strong adsorption and charge transfer capacity for CH$$_4$$ 4 , which may provide experimental guidance.

scholarly journals Density Functional Theory and Molecular Docking Investigations of the Chemical and Antibacterial Activities for 1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3631
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Deghady ◽  
Rageh K. Hussein ◽  
Abdulrahman G. Alhamzani ◽  
Abeer Mera
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Carbonyl Group ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Functional Theory

The present investigation informs a descriptive study of 1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) -3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one compound, by using density functional theory at B3LYP method with 6-311G** basis set. The oxygen atoms and π-system revealed a high chemical reactivity for the title compound as electron donor spots and active sites for an electrophilic attack. Quantum chemical parameters such as hardness (η), softness (S), electronegativity (χ), and electrophilicity (ω) were yielded as descriptors for the molecule’s chemical behavior. The optimized molecular structure was obtained, and the experimental data were matched with geometrical analysis values describing the molecule’s stable structure. The computed FT-IR and Raman vibrational frequencies were in good agreement with those observed experimentally. In a molecular docking study, the inhibitory potential of the studied molecule was evaluated against the penicillin-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The carbonyl group in the molecule was shown to play a significant role in antibacterial activity, four bonds were formed by the carbonyl group with the key protein of the bacteria (three favorable hydrogen bonds plus one van der Waals bond) out of six interactions. The strong antibacterial activity was also indicated by the calculated high binding energy (−7.40 kcal/mol).

Study on adsorption of CO and CO2 by graphene gas sensor

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150154
Author(s):  
Wenchao Tian ◽  
Jiahao Niu ◽  
Wenhua Li ◽  
Xiaohan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensors ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Vacancy Defects ◽  
Adsorption Of Co ◽  
Detection Characteristics

The two-dimensional (2D) plane of graphene has many active sites for gas adsorption. It has broad application prospects in the field of MEMS gas sensors. At present, there are many experimental studies on graphene gas sensors, but it is difficult to accurately control various influencing factors in the experiments. Therefore, this paper applies the first principle based on density functional theory to study the adsorption and detection characteristics of graphene on CO and CO2. The first-principles analysis method was used to study the adsorption characteristics and sensitivity of graphene. The results show that the inductive graphene has a sensitivity of 1.55% and 0.77% for CO and CO2, respectively. The Stone–Wales defects and multi-vacancy defects have greatly improved the sensitivity of graphene to CO, which is 35.25% and 4.14%, respectively. Introduction of defects increases the sensitivity of detection of CO and CO2, but also improves the selective gas detection material of these two gases. Thus, the control and selectively introducing defects may improve the detection accuracy of the graphene CO and CO2.

Catalytic Reaction Mechanism of Mn-Doped Nanoporous Aluminophosphates for the Aerobic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (46) ◽  
pp. 13638-13645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Gómez-Hortigüela ◽  
Furio Corà ◽  
Gopinathan Sankar ◽  
Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson ◽  
C. Richard A. Catlow
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Mechanism ◽  
Catalytic Reaction ◽  
Aerobic Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Of Hydrocarbons ◽  
Mn Doped ◽  
Catalytic Reaction Mechanism

The structure and activity of potassium supported on SBA-15 molecular sieve: Density functional theory study

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Liu ◽  
Daxi Wang ◽  
Zhongxue Wang ◽  
Zhen Zhao ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Molecular Sieve ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Vibrational Frequencies ◽  
Oxygen Molecule ◽  
Lewis Base ◽  
Functional Theory

The geometries, vibrational frequencies, electronic properties and reactivity of potassium supported on SBA-15 have been theoretically investigated by the density functional theory (DFT) method. The structural model of the potassium supported on SBA-15 was constructed based on our previous work [Wang ZX, Wang DX, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Lan J, A DFT study of the structural units in SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve, Comput. Theor. Chem.963, 403, 2011]. This paper is the extension of our previous work. The most favored location of potassium atom was obtained by the calculation of substitution energy. The calculated vibrational frequencies of K /SBA-15 are in good agreement with the experimental results. By analyzing the properties of electronic structure, we found that the O atom of Si - O (2)- K group acts as the Lewis base center and the K atom acts as the Lewis acid center. The reactivity of K /SBA-15 was investigated by calculating the activation of oxygen molecule. The oxygen molecule can be activated by K /SBA-15 with an energy barrier of 103.2 kJ/mol. In the final state, the activated oxygen atoms become new Lewis acid centers, which are predicted to act as the active sites in the catalytic reactions. This study provides a deep insight into the properties of supported potassium catalysts and offers fundamental information for further research.

scholarly journals Systemic consequences of disorder in magnetically self-organized topological MnBi2Te4/(Bi2Te3)n superlattices

2D Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Sitnicka ◽  
Kyungwha Park ◽  
Paweł Skupiński ◽  
Krzysztof Grasza ◽  
Anna Reszka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Electron Wave ◽  
Optical Resonance ◽  
Surface Band ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Mn Doped ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract MnBi2Te4/(Bi2Te3)n materials system has recently generated strong interest as a natural platform for realization of the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state. The system is magnetically much better ordered than substitutionally doped materials, however, the detrimental effects of certain disorders are becoming increasingly acknowledged. Here, from compiling structural, compositional, and magnetic metrics of disorder in ferromagnetic MnBi2Te4/(Bi2Te3)n it is found that migration of Mn between MnBi2Te4 septuple layers (SLs) and otherwise non-magnetic Bi2Te3 quintuple layers (QLs) has systemic consequences - it induces ferromagnetic coupling of Mn-depleted SLs with Mn-doped QLs, seen in ferromagnetic resonance as an acoustic and optical resonance mode of the two coupled spin subsystems. Even for a large SL separation (n ≳ 4 QLs) the structure cannot be considered as a stack of uncoupled two-dimensional layers. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory studies show that Mn disorder within an SL causes delocalization of electron wave functions and a change of the surface band structure as compared to the ideal MnBi2Te4/(Bi2Te3)n. These findings highlight the critical importance of inter- and intra-SL disorder towards achieving new QAH platforms as well as exploring novel axion physics in intrinsic topological magnets.

Computational study of polarizability anisotropies

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (10) ◽  
pp. 934-938
Author(s):  
Delano P. Chong
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Chem Phys ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Exchange Correlation ◽  
Exchange Correlation Potential ◽  
Correlation Potential ◽  
Definition Of

The dipole polarizabilities (α) and polarizability anisotropies (Δα) of over 20 molecules are calculated to search for negative Δα. The geometry of each molecule is first optimized at the level of CCSD(T)/cc-pVQZ. Then, the α tensors are computed both with CCSD(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ in Gaussian 09 and with the exchange-correlation potential Vxc known as SAOP in the Amsterdam density functional theory program called ADF and a large basis set called QZ3P-3DIFFUSE. In addition to the popular formula of the ΔαRaman connected with Raman spectroscopy, we also present values of an alternative definition of the polarizability anisotropy ΔαKerr connected with Kerr spectroscopy, recently proposed by Kampfrath and colleagues (2018. Chem. Phys. Lett. 692: 319). On one hand, the signs of many ΔαRaman are undetermined; on the other hand, we obtain negative ΔαKerr for more than one-half of the small molecules studied. Of the 24 molecules studied, 18 have negative ΔαKerr.

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