Computational methods in heterogeneous catalysis

BWJ Chen, L Xu, M Mavrikakis - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The unprecedented ability of computations to probe atomic-level details of catalytic systems
holds immense promise for the fundamentals-based bottom-up design of novel …

Interfacial segregation and grain boundary embrittlement: An overview and critical assessment of experimental data and calculated results

P Lejček, M Šob, V Paidar - Progress in Materials Science, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most dangerous technical failures of materials is intergranular brittle fracture
(temper embrittlement) as it proceeds very quickly and its appearance is often hardly …

AFLOW: An automatic framework for high-throughput materials discovery

S Curtarolo, W Setyawan, GLW Hart, M Jahnatek… - Computational Materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent advances in computational materials science present novel opportunities for
structure discovery and optimization, including uncovering of unsuspected compounds and …

Carbon-supported bimetallic Pd–Fe catalysts for vapor-phase hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol

J Sun, AM Karim, H Zhang, L Kovarik, XS Li… - Journal of catalysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Carbon-supported metal catalysts (Cu/C, Fe/C, Pd/C, Pt/C, PdFe/C, and Ru/C) were
characterized and evaluated for vapor-phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol (GUA) …

General trends in core–shell preferences for bimetallic nanoparticles

N Eom, ME Messing, J Johansson, K Deppert - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surface segregation phenomena dictate core–shell preference of bimetallic nanoparticles
and thus play a crucial role in the nanoparticle synthesis and applications. Although it is …

Investigating the reactivity of single atom alloys using density functional theory

H Thirumalai, JR Kitchin - Topics in Catalysis, 2018 - Springer
Single atom alloys are gaining importance as atom-efficient catalysts which can be
extremely selective and active towards the formation of desired products. They possess such …

Synergistic Catalysis between Pd and Fe in Gas Phase Hydrodeoxygenation of m-Cresol

Y Hong, H Zhang, J Sun, KM Ayman, AJR Hensley… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this work, a series of Pd/Fe2O3 catalysts were synthesized, characterized, and evaluated
for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of m-cresol. It was found that the addition of Pd …

Predicted trends of core− shell preferences for 132 late transition-metal binary-alloy nanoparticles

LL Wang, DD Johnson - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal alloyed nanoparticles with core− shell features (shell enrichment by one of
the metals) are becoming ubiquitous, from (electro-) catalysis to biomedical applications …

Robust, multi-length-scale, machine learning potential for Ag–Au bimetallic alloys from clusters to bulk materials

CM Andolina, M Bon, D Passerone… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Materials composed of Ag, Au, and Ag–Au alloys remain of great interest despite decades of
intense research scrutiny. We interpret these efforts as an impetus for develo** robust …

Promoters in the hydrogenation of alkynes in mixtures: insights from density functional theory

N López, C Vargas-Fuentes - Chemical communications, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogenation of alkyne–alkene mixtures of small sized hydrocarbons has been
traditionally performed with Pd-based catalysts modified by a second metal. Over the last …