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. 2021 Aug 4;22(15):1645-1654.
doi: 10.1002/cphc.202100195. Epub 2021 Jun 26.

Non-Dissociative Activation of Chemisorbed Dinitrogen on One or Two Vanadium Atoms Supported by a Mo6 S8 Cluster

Ya-Ya Wang  1   2   3 , Xun-Lei Ding  1   2 , Joseph Israel Gurti  1   2 , Yan Chen  1   2   3 , Wei Li  1   2 , Xin Wang  1   2 , Wen-Jie Wang  1   2 , Jia-Jun Deng  1   2
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Non-Dissociative Activation of Chemisorbed Dinitrogen on One or Two Vanadium Atoms Supported by a Mo6 S8 Cluster

Ya-Ya Wang et al. Chemphyschem. .

Abstract

Adsorption of N2 on Mo6 S8 q _Vx clusters (x=0, 1, 2; q=0, ±1) were systematically studied by density functional theory calculations with dispersion corrections. It was found that the N2 can be chemisorbed and undergo non-dissociative activation on single or double metal atoms. The adsorption and activation are influenced by metal types (V or Mo), N2 coordination modes and charge states of the clusters. Particularly, anionic Mo6 S8 - _V2 clusters have remarkable ability to fix and activate N2 . In Mo6 S8 - _V2 , two V atoms prefer to adsorb on two adjacent S-Mo-S hollow sites, leading to the formation of a supported V…V unit. The N2 is bridged side-on coordinated with these two V atoms with high adsorption energy and significant charge transfer. The bond order, bond length and vibration frequency of the adsorbed N2 are close to those of a N-N single bond.

Keywords: Mo6S8 cluster; density functional calculations; nitrogen activation; nitrogen fixation; single-atom catalysis.

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