Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study

Theoretical studies of the interactions of an oxygen molecule with the surface of a solid phase are of great importance for understanding the mechanisms of reactions involving oxygen on a solid surface. In this work, the spatial and electronic structure of oxygen defects and nitrogen impurity cente...

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Main Authors: O. V. Smirnova, A. G. Grebenyuk, V. V. Lobanov
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Published: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of Ukraine 2019-05-01
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V. V. Lobanov
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description Theoretical studies of the interactions of an oxygen molecule with the surface of a solid phase are of great importance for understanding the mechanisms of reactions involving oxygen on a solid surface. In this work, the spatial and electronic structure of oxygen defects and nitrogen impurity centers of the anatase surface and their manifestation in water adsorption are investigated. The anatase surface was simulated for by clusters of the composition Ti14H22O39 (defect-free face (001)), Ti14H22O38 (surface with oxygen vacancy), and Ti14H22N2O36 (surface with both oxygen vacancy and incorporated nitrogen), terminated with boundary hydrogen atoms. Calculations on the total energy of the optimized geometric structures of the model TiO2 clusters and on the corresponding theoretical XPS spectra were performed using the density functional theory (DFT) method and the B3LYP hybrid functional with an extended valence-split basis set 6-31G (d, p). In the XPS spectra of O1s, each peak can be attributed to a specific type of oxygen atoms in the initial structure, dependent on their coordination environment. The substitution of nitrogen atoms for oxygen ones leads to a complication of the spectrum. Simultaneous replacement of nitrogen atoms for oxygen ones and presence of an oxygen vacancy leads to further complication of the XPS spectrum. The different structure of the adsorption complexes of water molecules on the anatase surface formed due to the HOH???O hydrogen bond (this displaces by 0.05 eV all the peaks in the XPS spectrum) or the coordination bond Ti???OH2 has been also considered. Based on the analysis of theoretical results, the role of various forms of defects in the adsorption of water on the anatase surface is considered. The results of quantum chemical studies of molecular models simulated for the bulk and surface of titanium dioxide are compared with the literature data available.
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spelling doaj-art-26bfd0d8f4274cc7b975ed3cb54c28c12025-08-20T03:08:22ZengChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of UkraineХімія, фізика та технологія поверхні2079-17042518-12382019-05-0110210.15407/hftp10.02.103Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical studyO. V. Smirnova0A. G. Grebenyuk1V. V. Lobanov2Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Theoretical studies of the interactions of an oxygen molecule with the surface of a solid phase are of great importance for understanding the mechanisms of reactions involving oxygen on a solid surface. In this work, the spatial and electronic structure of oxygen defects and nitrogen impurity centers of the anatase surface and their manifestation in water adsorption are investigated. The anatase surface was simulated for by clusters of the composition Ti14H22O39 (defect-free face (001)), Ti14H22O38 (surface with oxygen vacancy), and Ti14H22N2O36 (surface with both oxygen vacancy and incorporated nitrogen), terminated with boundary hydrogen atoms. Calculations on the total energy of the optimized geometric structures of the model TiO2 clusters and on the corresponding theoretical XPS spectra were performed using the density functional theory (DFT) method and the B3LYP hybrid functional with an extended valence-split basis set 6-31G (d, p). In the XPS spectra of O1s, each peak can be attributed to a specific type of oxygen atoms in the initial structure, dependent on their coordination environment. The substitution of nitrogen atoms for oxygen ones leads to a complication of the spectrum. Simultaneous replacement of nitrogen atoms for oxygen ones and presence of an oxygen vacancy leads to further complication of the XPS spectrum. The different structure of the adsorption complexes of water molecules on the anatase surface formed due to the HOH???O hydrogen bond (this displaces by 0.05 eV all the peaks in the XPS spectrum) or the coordination bond Ti???OH2 has been also considered. Based on the analysis of theoretical results, the role of various forms of defects in the adsorption of water on the anatase surface is considered. The results of quantum chemical studies of molecular models simulated for the bulk and surface of titanium dioxide are compared with the literature data available. https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/499anataseoxygen defectnitrogen impuritywater adsorptionXPS spectraquantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) method
spellingShingle O. V. Smirnova
A. G. Grebenyuk
V. V. Lobanov
Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні
anatase
oxygen defect
nitrogen impurity
water adsorption
XPS spectra
quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) method
title Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
title_full Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
title_fullStr Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
title_full_unstemmed Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
title_short Chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface: quantum chemical study
title_sort chemical environment of water molecules adsorbed on the anatase surface quantum chemical study
topic anatase
oxygen defect
nitrogen impurity
water adsorption
XPS spectra
quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) method
url https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/499
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