How covalence breaks adsorption-energy scaling relations and solvation restores them

被引:147
作者
Calle-Vallejo, Federico [1 ]
Krabbe, Alexander [2 ]
Garcia-Lastra, Juan M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Leiden Univ, Leiden Inst Chem, Einsteinweg 55, NL-2333 CC Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Tech Univ Denmark, Dept Energy Convers & Storage, Fysikvej 309, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
关键词
FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHITIC MATERIALS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; TRANSITION-METALS; REDUCTION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; PLATINUM; OXIDATION; OXIDES; WATER;
D O I
10.1039/c6sc02123a
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
It is known that breaking the scaling relations between the adsorption energies of *O, *OH, and *OOH is paramount in catalyzing more efficiently the reduction of O-2 in fuel cells and its evolution in electrolyzers. Taking metalloporphyrins as a case study, we evaluate here the adsorption energies of those adsorbates on the metal centers Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu, using H, F, OH, NH2, CH3, and BH2 as ring ligands. We show that covalence systematically breaks scaling relations under vacuum by strengthening certain M-OOH bonds. However, covalence modifies adsorbate solvation in solution depending on the degree of covalence of the metal-adsorbate bonds. The two effects have similar magnitudes and opposite signs, such that scaling relations are restored in solution. Thus, solvation is a crucial ingredient that must be taken into account in studies aimed at breaking scaling relations in solution. Our findings suggest that the choice of metal and ligand determines the catalytic activity within the limits imposed by scaling relations, whereas the choice of an appropriate solvent can drive such activity beyond those limits.
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页码:124 / 130
页数:7
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