Journal
MOLECULAR CATALYSIS
Volume 531, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112688
Keywords
DFT; Glycolysis; Plastic; Polar surface
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Funding
- CONICET (Argentina National Research Council) [PIP0718, PIP 943]
- Universidad Nacional del Sur [UNS 24/F072]
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas (UNLP) [11/X772, 11/X X891]
- ANPCyT [PICT 2019-0349,1 PICT 2019-01310]
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Using DFT calculations, the adsorption of PET on ZnO surfaces is studied. The incorporation of Co and Mn in ZnO surface affects its properties and has potential applications in catalysis and spintronics. The adsorption of PET results in surface reconstruction and changes in magnetic properties. The adsorption energy indicates that PET adsorption is more favorable on Mn-doped ZnO (000-1)-O than Co-doped.
We have studied, using DFT calculations, the adsorption of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) on the pristine and doped polar ZnO (000-1)-O surfaces. The considered dopants are Cobalt and Manganese. The obtained results, before PET adsorption, show that the incorporation of Co and Mn in the ZnO surface produces oxygen passiv-ation, a blueshift, and an important increase of magnetic moment. These facts are important to the control and development of devices in several areas such as catalysis and spintronic. For PET adsorption on pristine ZnO (000-1)-O surface is observed the formation of two hydroxyl and a carbonyl groups. Moreover, the magnetic moment of the pristine ZnO surface is zero after PET adsorption. This behavior is attributed to the reconstruction and passivation due to H atoms adsorbed on the surface. The PET adsorption produces a blueshift when it is adsorbed on pristine and doped ZnO (000-1)-O. This adsorption produces a decrease (increase) of the magnetic moment value for Co (Mn) doped surface, from 16.8 mu B to 15.6 mu B (6.2 mu B to 16.6 mu B). Finally, the computed adsorption energy for both doped surfaces shows that the adsorption is energetically favorable and the process is exothermic. These values are-4.8 eV and-9.8 eV for Co and Mn-doped surfaces, respectively. Then we can conclude that PET adsorption is better in Mn-doped than Co-doped ZnO (000-1)-O.
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