DFT和机器学习方法加速了具有高ORR和OER催化活动的DMSC的发现
Zhaolin Fang1, Shuyuan Li1, Yunjiang Zhang1
1Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
The journal of physical chemistry letters
|January 3, 2024
概括
研究人员确定了用于清洁能源转换的先进的双金属位点催化剂 (DMSC). 这些催化剂在氧降解 (ORR) 和氧演化 (OER) 反应中表现出卓越的性能,这对于可再生能源应用至关重要.
科学领域:
- 电化学 电化学 电化学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 计算化学计算化学
背景情况:
- 氧降解反应 (ORR) 和氧演化反应 (OER) 对清洁能源技术至关重要.
- 双金属位点催化剂 (DMSCs) 为这些反应提供了增强的原子利用,稳定性和催化性能.
研究的目的:
- 使用组合计算方法选ORR和OER的高活性催化剂.
- 与基准材料相比,确定具有优越电催化性能的新型DMSC.
主要方法:
- 密度函数理论 (DFT) 的计算被用来确定相关物种的吸附自由能量.
- 机器学习 (ML) 模型被用来加速对大量潜在的DMSC进行选.
- 对数百个候选催化剂进行了高通量计算选.
主要成果:
- 确定了30种DMSC,其ORR活性高于 (Pt).
- 十个DMSC的OER活性超过了二氧化鲁 (RuO2) 的活性.
- 发现了四种对ORR和OER都有效的双功能DMSC.
结论:
- 该研究成功地确定了有希望的DMSCs,以实现高效的ORR和OER.
- 这些发现为选择用于可再生能源应用的DMSC中的金属组合提供了合理的基础.
- 这种计算方法加速了先进电催化剂的发现.
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