Kai Diao , Wenlei Cao , Xia Qiu , Mei Yang , Shunping Shi , Deliang Chen
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Mechanism of water molecule dissociation on transition metal cluster surfaces based on density functional theory
DFT calculations at the PBE0-D3/Def2TZVP level show that the global minimum structures of TM4 (TM = Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd) clusters are tetrahedral and planar. Independent gradient model based on Hirshfeld partition (IGMH) results indicate that, in TM4@H2O hydrates, water molecules are chemically bonded to the cluster surface, except in Cd4@H2O hydrates where adsorption occurs via van der Waals forces. In TM4 + H2O reactions, the Zr4 + H2O reaction is a spontaneous exothermic dissociation with the best performance, having a reaction energy of −5.646 eV. The spin multiplicity transitions were considered during the reaction process, revealing two-state reactivity in the Mo4 + H2O, Pd4 + H2O, and Nb4 + H2O reactions. The Pd4 + H2O reaction effectively lowers the reaction energy barrier, while the Mo4 + H2O and Nb4 + H2O reactions exhibit the possibility of multiple reaction pathways.
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