Journal
CARBON
Volume 114, Issue -, Pages 465-472Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.12.054
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- Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
- Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU)
- National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS), Taiwan [MOST 105-2113-M-033-008, MOST 104-2113M-033-010, MOST 104-2112-M-492-001, MOST 103-2632-M033-001-MY3]
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We performed first-principles calculations to study CO oxidation on a new carbon allotrope called pentagraphene (PG). The CO oxidation involves CO + O-2 -> CO2 + O and CO + O -> CO2 reactions considering through Eley-Rideal (ER) and Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) mechanisms. The ER mechanism proceeds the oxidization of CO to CO2 by the pre-adsorbed O-2 on the PG sheet. The energy barrier is predicted to be 0.65 eV. The LH mechanism takes place by co-adsorbed CO and O-2 on PG sheet with an energy barrier as low as 0.31 eV. These predicted values are quite close to those processes catalyzed by noble metals. In addition, we analyzed the LDOS at each step of ER and LH mechanisms to deeply understand the catalytic properties of PG. Our calculation results illustrate that PG is a potential, metal-free, and low-cost catalyst for low-temperature CO oxidation. This study contributes to designing more effective carbon allotrope catalysts and widening the applications of carbon allotrope. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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