Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Volume 117, Issue 27, Pages 5632-5641Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp309163c
Keywords
-
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21171039, 21073035, 21071031, 90922022]
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2013J06004]
- Foundation of Fuzhou University [0460-022342, 0041-600616]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Density: functional theory (DFT) and coupled cluster theory (CCSD(T)) calculations are carried out to investigate the electronic and structural properties of a series of monomolybdenum sulfide clusters, MoSn-/0 (n = 1-5). Generalized Koopmans' theorem is applied to predict the vertical detachment energies and simulate the photoelectron spectra (PES). We found that the additional sulfur atoms have a tendency to successively occupy the terminal sites in the sequential sulfidation until the Mo reaches its maximum oxidation sate of +6. After that, the polysulfide ligands (viz., S-2 and S-3) emerge in the MoS4 and MoS5-/0 clusters. The MoS4 (C-2, (1)A) is predicted to be the ground state and may be used as a neutral model for the sulfur-rich edge sites of the fresh MoS2 catalysts. Molecular orbital analyses are performed to analyze the chemical bonding in the monomolybdenum sulfide clusters and to elucidate their electronic and structural evolution.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available