DFT-D2 simulations of water adsorption and dissociation on the low-index surfaces of mackinawite (FeS)

Dzade, Nelson ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7733-9473, Roldan Martinez, Alberto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-9004 and de Leeuw, Nora ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-0545 2016. DFT-D2 simulations of water adsorption and dissociation on the low-index surfaces of mackinawite (FeS). Journal of Chemical Physics 144 (17) , 174704. 10.1063/1.4947588

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Abstract

The adsorption and dissociation of water on mackinawite (layered FeS) surfaces were studied using dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D2) calculations. The catalytically active sites for H2O and its dissociated products on the FeS {001}, {011}, {100}, and {111} surfaces were determined, and the reaction energetics and kinetics of water dissociation were calculated using the climbing image nudged elastic band technique. Water and its dissociation products are shown to adsorb more strongly onto the least stable FeS{111} surface, which presents low-coordinated cations in the surface, and weakest onto the most stable FeS{001} surface. The adsorptionenergies decrease in the order FeS{111} > FeS{100} > FeS{011} > FeS{001}. Consistent with the superior reactivity of the FeS{111} surface towards water and its dissociation products, our calculated thermochemical energies and activation barriers suggest that the water dissociationreaction will take place preferentially on the FeS nanoparticle surface with the {111} orientation. These findings improve our understanding of how the different FeS surface structures and the relative stabilities dictate their reactivity towards water adsorption and dissociation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
ISSN:	0021-9606
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 June 2016
Date of Acceptance:	7 April 2016
Last Modified:	18 May 2024 17:28
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/92035

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