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The energetic pathways of adsorption and activation of carbon dioxide (CO2) on low-lying compact (TiO2)n clusters are systematically investigated by using elect
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Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center fo
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The energetic pathways of adsorption and activation of carbon dioxide (CO2) on low-lying compact (TiO2)n clusters are systematically investigated by using electronic structure calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT).Our calculated results show that CO2 is adsorbed preferably on the bridge O atom of the clusters,forming a chemisorption carbonate complex,while the CO is adsorbed preferably to the Ti atom of terminal Ti-O.The computed carbonate vibrational frequency values are in good agreement with the results obtained experimentally,which suggests that CO2 in the complex is distorted slightly from its undeviating linear configuration.In addition,the analyses of electronic parameters,electronic density,ionization potential,HOMO-LUMO gap,and density of states (DOS) confirm the charge transfer and interaction between CO2 and the cluster.From the predicted energy profiles,CO2 can be easily adsorbed and activated,while the activation of CO2 on (TiO2)n clusters are structure-dependent and energetically more favorable than that on the bulk TiO2.Overall,this study critically highlights how the small (TiO2)n clusters can influence the CO2 adsorption and activation which are the critical steps for CO2 reduction the surface of a catalyst and subsequent conversion into industrially relevant chemicals and fuels.
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