Electronic structure modeling of metal–organic frameworks

JL Mancuso, AM Mroz, KN Le, CH Hendon - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Owing to their molecular building blocks, yet highly crystalline nature, metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs) sit at the interface between molecule and material. Their diverse …

O2 Activation by Metal Surfaces: Implications for Bonding and Reactivity on Heterogeneous Catalysts

MM Montemore, MA Van Spronsen, RJ Madix… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The activation of O2 on metal surfaces is a critical process for heterogeneous catalysis and
materials oxidation. Fundamental studies of well-defined metal surfaces using a variety of …

The role of dynamics in heterogeneous catalysis: Surface diffusivity and N2 decomposition on Fe(111)

L Bonati, D Polino, C Pizzolitto… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Dynamics has long been recognized to play an important role in heterogeneous catalytic
processes. However, until recently, it has been impossible to study their dynamical behavior …

Computational approach to molecular catalysis by 3d transition metals: challenges and opportunities

KD Vogiatzis, MV Polynski, JK Kirkland… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Computational chemistry provides a versatile toolbox for studying mechanistic details of
catalytic reactions and holds promise to deliver practical strategies to enable the rational in …

Acid stability and demetalation of PGM-free ORR electrocatalyst structures from density functional theory: a model for “single-atom catalyst” dissolution

EF Holby, G Wang, P Zelenay - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) materials based on pyrolyzed M–N–C precursors offer
a promising approach to replacing rare and expensive platinum group metal-based oxygen …

Metal ion modeling using classical mechanics

P Li, KM Merz Jr - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Metal ions play significant roles in numerous fields including chemistry, geochemistry,
biochemistry, and materials science. With computational tools increasingly becoming …

Accurate descriptions of molecule-surface interactions in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on the copper surfaces

Z Chen, Z Liu, X Xu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Copper-based catalysts play a pivotal role in many industrial processes and hold a great
promise for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction into valuable chemicals and fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Regularized SCAN functional

AP Bartók, JR Yates - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We propose modifications to the functional form of the Strongly Constrained and
Appropriately Normed (SCAN) density functional to eliminate numerical instabilities. This is …

Structure dependency of the atomic-scale mechanisms of platinum electro-oxidation and dissolution

T Fuchs, J Drnec, F Calle-Vallejo, N Stubb… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Platinum dissolution and restructuring due to surface oxidation are primary degradation
mechanisms that limit the lifetime of platinum-based electrocatalysts for electrochemical …

Rungs 1 to 4 of DFT Jacob's ladder: Extensive test on the lattice constant, bulk modulus, and cohesive energy of solids

F Tran, J Stelzl, P Blaha - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
A large panel of old and recently proposed exchange-correlation functionals belonging to
rungs 1 to 4 of Jacob's ladder of density functional theory are tested (with and without a …