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The adsorption of ethyl formate on CaO: A DFT study

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Autoría
BECHTHOLD, PABLO IGNACIO ; Juan J ; Juan, A. ; Marchetti, J.M.
Fecha
2024
Editorial y Lugar de Edición
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Revista
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS, vol. 185 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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Ethyl formate adsorption on CaO (001) is analyzed using Density Functional Theory (DFT) with Van der Waals corrections, implemented through the Vienna ab Initio Simulation Package (VASP). Our calculations reveals a possible adsorption site at low coverage with adsorption energy of -1.21 eV , which is more stable than ethanol and less stable than formic acid. Both molecular oxygens bond to two Ca atoms and the C methyl bonds to a surface oxygen. The analysis of the electronic structure and bondi... Ethyl formate adsorption on CaO (001) is analyzed using Density Functional Theory (DFT) with Van der Waals corrections, implemented through the Vienna ab Initio Simulation Package (VASP). Our calculations reveals a possible adsorption site at low coverage with adsorption energy of -1.21 eV , which is more stable than ethanol and less stable than formic acid. Both molecular oxygens bond to two Ca atoms and the C methyl bonds to a surface oxygen. The analysis of the electronic structure and bonding show a stabilization of ethyl formate as a result of a shift in its states to lower energies, with respect to the gas phase. A relaxed molecular geometry is obtained after adsorption with no dissociation detected. There is a charge transfer (0.20 e) from the adsorbate to the surface. At the same time, H--C (formate) experiences a charge decrease of 0.16 e . The Ca-O in the surface mostly shows a decrease in bond order after adsorption.
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CatalysisCaODFTAdsorptionEthyl Formate