Density functional theory for transition metals and transition metal chemistry

CJ Cramer, DG Truhlar - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
We introduce density functional theory and review recent progress in its application to
transition metal chemistry. Topics covered include local, meta, hybrid, hybrid meta, and …

Surface chemistry of ruthenium dioxide in heterogeneous catalysis and electrocatalysis: from fundamental to applied research

H Over - Chemical Reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Ruthenium is a chemical element that can easily adopt various formal oxidation states from−
II to+ VIII in chemical bonds,(1, 2) thus giving rise to many compounds with interesting and …

Single-atom catalyst for high-performance methanol oxidation

Z Zhang, J Liu, J Wang, Q Wang, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts have been widely investigated for several electrocatalytic reactions
except electrochemical alcohol oxidation. Herein, we synthesize atomically dispersed …

Anatase TiO2 single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets

HG Yang, CH Sun, SZ Qiao, J Zou, G Liu, SC Smith… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Owing to their scientific and technological importance, inorganic single crystals with highly
reactive surfaces have long been studied,,,,,,,,,,,,. Unfortunately, surfaces with high reactivity …

Surface chemistry of late transition metal oxides

JF Weaver - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The surface chemistry of late transition metal oxides is scientifically interesting and can play
a central role in commercial applications of heterogeneous catalysis. The late transition …

Coordination Inversion of the Tetrahedrally Coordinated Ru4f Surface Complex on RuO2(100) and Its Decisive Role in the Anodic Corrosion Process

F Hess, H Over - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
The c (2× 2) reconstruction of RuO2 (100) leads to unusual and flexible surface functionality
in the form of a tetrahedrally coordinated Ru4f surface complex with distinct chemical …

Thermodynamics of environment-dependent oxygen chemisorption on Pt (111)

RB Getman, Y Xu, WF Schneider - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The reactivity of heterogeneous metal catalysts can be a strong function of the coverage of
adsorbates. For example, Pt-catalyzed NO oxidation to NO2 requires high concentrations of …

Role of Magnetism in Catalysis: RuO2 (110) Surface

E Torun, CM Fang, GA De Wijs… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Angular momentum seems to not be conserved in chemical reactions where one of the
reactants is magnetic; consequently, such reactions show a high activation barrier. An …

Density functional theory-derived group additivity and linear scaling methods for prediction of oxygenate stability on metal catalysts: adsorption of open-ring alcohol …

M Salciccioli, Y Chen, DG Vlachos - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Semiempirical methods for prediction of thermochemical properties of adsorbed oxygenates
are developed. Periodic density functional theory calculations are used to study the relative …

A Reaxff reactive force-field for proton transfer reactions in bulk water and its applications to heterogeneous catalysis

ACT Van Duin, C Zou, K Joshi, V Bryantsev… - 2024 - books.rsc.org
Water is essential to the very existence of life, playing an important role in a myriad of
physical, chemical, and biological processes. Despite having a simple molecular structure, it …