Activation of Catalytic Properties of Metal Nanoclusters

Authors

  • R. M. Balabai Kryvyi Rih National University
  • T. I. Gorbanyuk V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • V. G. Litovchenko V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • H. N. Chernikova Kryvyi Rih National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.07.0726

Keywords:

electron density functiona, pseudopotential, nanocatalysts, metallic clusters, activation

Abstract

Within the methods of electron density functional and ab initio pseudopotential, we have obtained the spatial distributions of the density of valence electrons and the electron energy spectra for metallic and oxidized small clusters from the atoms of Cu, Ni, and Co with the aim to determine the mechanisms of their high catalytic activity. We have determined a certain organization of the electronic structure of the isolated metallic (Cu, Ni, Co) atoms in the ground and excited states, which is conserved at the association of these atoms in two atomic clusters. This has allowed us to draw conclusion about the easier excitation of d-electrons of copper as compared with the electrons of nickel and cobalt. This provides a possible freeing of d-orbitals that is fundamentally important for the catalytic activity of copper centers.

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Published

2018-10-24

How to Cite

Balabai, R. M., Gorbanyuk, T. I., Litovchenko, V. G., & Chernikova, H. N. (2018). Activation of Catalytic Properties of Metal Nanoclusters. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 59(7), 726. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.07.0726

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Section

Nanosystems