• 文献标题:   Theoretical study on geometric, electronic and catalytic performances of Fe dopant pairs in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TANG YN, CHAI HD, CHEN WG, CUI X, MA YQ, ZHAO MY, DAI XQ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1463-9076 EI 1463-9084
  • 通讯作者地址:   Zhengzhou Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1039/c7cp05683d
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

The formation geometries, electronic structures and catalytic properties of monovacancy and divacancy graphene sheets with two embedded Fe dopants (2Fe-MG and 2Fe-DG) have been systematically investigated using the first-principles calculations. It was found that the configuration of 2Fe-DG is slightly more stable than that of 2Fe-MG sheets and the two doped Fe atoms in graphene (2Fe-graphene) as active sites could regulate the stability of gas molecules. In addition, the adsorption of O-2 and CO molecules could modulate the electronic and magnetic properties of 2Fe-graphene systems. Moreover, the adsorption behaviors of reactants could determine the reaction pathway and energy barrier of the catalytic oxidation of CO. On the 2Fe-graphene substrates, the adsorptive decomposition of O2 molecules (<0.20 eV) and the subsequent Eley-Rideal (ER) reaction (2O(ads) + 2CO -> CO2) (<0.60 eV) have low energy barriers. In comparison, the CO3 complex is quite stable and its formation needs to overcome a higher energy barrier (>0.90 eV). Hence, the dissociation of O2 as an initial step is an energetically more favored process. These results provide valuable guidance for the design of functionalized graphene-based devices.