Zhilei Xu , Hao Li , Chinweuba Michael Tochi , Zhongzhou Dong , Long Lin
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Abstract
Dynamic reconstruction of the coordination environments of different metal adsorption centers on material surfaces is particularly important for adsorption performance and response sensitivity. However, changes in the coordination environment help gas molecules to stabilize the adsorption process and remain unclear. Here, we use 3d (Sc, V, Mn, Co, Ni) transition metal doped GaSe monolayers for adsorption of CO, NO, and NO2 to unveil the changes in adsorption capacity induced by the alteration of coordination environments by different transition metals. Through theoretical calculations, it was revealed that introducing transition metal (TM) elements into the adsorption processes of CO, NO, and NO2 gas molecules enhances the electron transfer capability between the substrate material and gas molecules. This effect occurs because additional electrons can occupy the unfilled 3d orbitals of TM atoms, strengthening orbital coupling at the gas-substrate interface and thereby enhancing the adsorption capacity of the gas molecules.
期刊介绍:
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects is an international journal devoted to the science underlying applications of colloids and interfacial phenomena.
The journal aims at publishing high quality research papers featuring new materials or new insights into the role of colloid and interface science in (for example) food, energy, minerals processing, pharmaceuticals or the environment.