• 文献标题:   Epoxide reduction with hydrazine on graphene: A first principles study
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM MC, HWANG GS, RUOFF RS
  • 作者关键词:   adsorption, density functional theory, graphene, nitrogen compound, reaction kinetics theory, reduction chemical, surface chemistry
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-9606 EI 1089-7690
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Texas Austin
  • 被引频次:   109
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.3197007
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

Mechanisms for epoxide reduction with hydrazine on a single-layer graphene sheet are examined using quantum mechanical calculations within the framework of gradient-corrected spin-polarized density-functional theory. We find that the reduction reaction is mainly governed by epoxide ring opening which is initiated by H transfer from hydrazine or its derivatives. In addition, our calculations suggest that the epoxide reduction by hydrazine may predominantly follow a direct Eley-Rideal mechanism rather than a Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. We also discuss the generation of various hydrazine derivatives during the reduction of graphene oxide with hydrazine and their potential contribution to lowering the barrier height of epoxide ring opening.