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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Cinética dependiente de la cobertura impulsada por IA para la síntesis de NH3 en Fe(110)
Jiaqi Xiong1, Zheng Lu1, Zihao Yao1
1State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Synthesis and Conversion, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science and Engineering for Catalysts, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
Abstract:
Adsorbate-adsorbate interaction serves as a critical bridge between macroscopic mass transfer and microscopic adsorption-reaction kinetics in heterogeneous catalysis, yet its dynamic characterization remains underexplored. Herein, we integrate density functional theory (DFT), artificial intelligence (AI)-driven structural screening incorporating a deduplication algorithm and the equivariant graph neural network (NequIP), and coverage-dependent kinetic modeling to establish a quantitative framework for ammonia synthesis over Fe(110). The AI screening framework enables high-precision energy prediction (mean absolute error = 0.028 eV) to efficiently identify the lowest-energy adsorption configuration. The coverage-dependent model corrects significant deviations in traditional models, predicting a turnover frequency (TOF) of 4.4 × 10-7 s-1 at 673.15 K and 300 mbar and revealing atomic hydrogen dominance (69.4%) on the interface due to intermediate repulsive interactions. Coverage under temperature adjustment critically regulates the rate-determining steps: N2 dissociation dominates below 673.15 K, while NH2 hydrogenation emerges as rate determining at temperatures ≥773.15 K. This work advances the connection between macroscopic conditions and microscopic surface dynamics via coverage, providing a paradigm for catalytic mechanism studies and rational catalyst design, particularly for low-pressure ammonia synthesis.
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