Imaging Catalytic Activation of CO2 on Cu2O (110): A First-Principles Study
Abstract
Balancing global energy needs against increasing greenhouse gas emissions requires new methods for efficient CO2 reduction. While photoreduction of CO2 is a viable approach for fuel generation, the rational design of photocatalysts hinges on precise characterization of the surface catalytic reactions. Cu2O is a promising next-generation photocatalyst, but the atomic-scale description of the interaction between CO2 and the Cu2O surface is largely unknown, and detailed experimental measurements are lacking. In this study, density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations have been performed to identify the Cu2O (110) surface stoichiometry that favors CO2 reduction. To facilitate interpretation of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and X-ray absorption near-edge structures (XANES) measurements, which are useful for characterizing catalytic reactions, we present simulations based on DFT-derived surface morphologies with various adsorbate types. STM and XANES simulations were performed using the Tersoff Hamann approximation and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) approach, respectively. The results provide guidance for observation of CO2 reduction reaction on, and rational surface engineering of, Cu2O (110). In conclusion, they also demonstrate the effectiveness of computational image and spectroscopy modeling as a predictive tool for surface catalysis characterization.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1434330
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
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- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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Li, Liang, Zhang, Rui, Vinson, John, Shirley, Eric L., Greeley, Jeffrey P., Guest, Jeffrey R., and Chan, Maria K. Y. Imaging Catalytic Activation of CO2 on Cu2O (110): A First-Principles Study. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04803.
Li, Liang, Zhang, Rui, Vinson, John, Shirley, Eric L., Greeley, Jeffrey P., Guest, Jeffrey R., & Chan, Maria K. Y. Imaging Catalytic Activation of CO2 on Cu2O (110): A First-Principles Study. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04803
Li, Liang, Zhang, Rui, Vinson, John, Shirley, Eric L., Greeley, Jeffrey P., Guest, Jeffrey R., and Chan, Maria K. Y. Mon .
"Imaging Catalytic Activation of CO2 on Cu2O (110): A First-Principles Study". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04803. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434330.
@article{osti_1434330,
title = {Imaging Catalytic Activation of CO2 on Cu2O (110): A First-Principles Study},
author = {Li, Liang and Zhang, Rui and Vinson, John and Shirley, Eric L. and Greeley, Jeffrey P. and Guest, Jeffrey R. and Chan, Maria K. Y.},
abstractNote = {Balancing global energy needs against increasing greenhouse gas emissions requires new methods for efficient CO2 reduction. While photoreduction of CO2 is a viable approach for fuel generation, the rational design of photocatalysts hinges on precise characterization of the surface catalytic reactions. Cu2O is a promising next-generation photocatalyst, but the atomic-scale description of the interaction between CO2 and the Cu2O surface is largely unknown, and detailed experimental measurements are lacking. In this study, density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations have been performed to identify the Cu2O (110) surface stoichiometry that favors CO2 reduction. To facilitate interpretation of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and X-ray absorption near-edge structures (XANES) measurements, which are useful for characterizing catalytic reactions, we present simulations based on DFT-derived surface morphologies with various adsorbate types. STM and XANES simulations were performed using the Tersoff Hamann approximation and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) approach, respectively. The results provide guidance for observation of CO2 reduction reaction on, and rational surface engineering of, Cu2O (110). In conclusion, they also demonstrate the effectiveness of computational image and spectroscopy modeling as a predictive tool for surface catalysis characterization.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04803},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
number = 6,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {3}
}
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Figure 1: (a) Side (left) and top (right) views of the Cu2O (110) surface slab model. Blue box indicates the size of the primitive cell of the surface. Relaxed structural models of Cu2O (110) surface with (b) no surface defects, (c) one O vacancy, and additional O atom at (d)more »
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