Direct Water Decomposition on Transition Metal Surfaces: Structural Dependence and Catalytic Screening

  • Charlie Tsai
  • , Kyoungjin Lee
  • , Jong Suk Yoo
  • , Xinyan Liu
  • , Hassan Aljama
  • , Leanne D. Chen
  • , Colin F. Dickens
  • , Taylor S. Geisler
  • , Chris J. Guido
  • , Thomas M. Joseph
  • , Charlotte S. Kirk
  • , Allegra A. Latimer
  • , Brandon Loong
  • , Ryan J. McCarty
  • , Joseph H. Montoya
  • , Lasana Power
  • , Aayush R. Singh
  • , Joshua J. Willis
  • , Martin M. Winterkorn
  • , Mengyao Yuan
  • Zhi Jian Zhao, Jennifer Wilcox, Jens K. Nørskov

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Abstract

Density functional theory calculations are used to investigate thermal water decomposition over the close-packed (111), stepped (211), and open (100) facets of transition metal surfaces. A descriptor-based approach is used to determine that the (211) facet leads to the highest possible rates. A range of 96 binary alloys were screened for their potential activity and a rate control analysis was performed to assess how the overall rate could be improved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)718-724
Number of pages7
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume146
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2016

Keywords

  • DFT
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Kinetic modeling

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