Exploration of the Electronic and Catalytic Properties of [Co 5 MS 8 (PEt 3) 5 ] 1+ Nanoclusters: A Computational Study.
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| Title: | Exploration of the Electronic and Catalytic Properties of [Co 5 MS 8 (PEt 3) 5 ] 1+ Nanoclusters: A Computational Study. |
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| Authors: | Havenridge, Shana1 (AUTHOR), Miller, Audrey Grace2 (AUTHOR), Liu, Cong1 (AUTHOR) congliu@anl.gov |
| Source: | Nanomaterials (2079-4991). May2026, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p587. 16p. |
| Subjects: | Catalysis, Electronic structure, Carbon dioxide reduction, Ligand binding (Biochemistry), Hydrogen evolution reactions, Transition metals, Doping agents (Chemistry), Cobalt sulfide |
| Abstract: | Recent studies have demonstrated the relative stability of undercoordinated hexanuclear cobalt sulfide nanoclusters (NCs) with different charge states. Considering that these small metal NCs have atomically precise structures and high reactivity due to the open shell of the transition metals, and provide selectivity toward ligand loss, they are a vital model for catalysis. In this paper, the electronic structures of these NCs are investigated. These NCs are then used as the reference state to analyze the catalytic properties with respect to hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and CO2 reduction (CO2R). Further, to understand the effect of heteroatom incorporation, the geometry and reactivity of ten different metal dopants are analyzed. This work shows that the type of metal incorporation greatly affects the electronic structure and formation energies for ligand binding and catalysis. Particularly, the d-orbital occupancy in the cobalt atoms remains largely unchanged, while the heteroatom greatly influences the reactivity of the undercoordinated NCs. Most notably, this work highlights that transition metals in [Co5MS8(PEt3)5]1+ NCs would competitively prefer electrochemical adsorption of H over COOH, while the main group metals prefer COOH adsorption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Recent studies have demonstrated the relative stability of undercoordinated hexanuclear cobalt sulfide nanoclusters (NCs) with different charge states. Considering that these small metal NCs have atomically precise structures and high reactivity due to the open shell of the transition metals, and provide selectivity toward ligand loss, they are a vital model for catalysis. In this paper, the electronic structures of these NCs are investigated. These NCs are then used as the reference state to analyze the catalytic properties with respect to hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and CO2 reduction (CO2R). Further, to understand the effect of heteroatom incorporation, the geometry and reactivity of ten different metal dopants are analyzed. This work shows that the type of metal incorporation greatly affects the electronic structure and formation energies for ligand binding and catalysis. Particularly, the d-orbital occupancy in the cobalt atoms remains largely unchanged, while the heteroatom greatly influences the reactivity of the undercoordinated NCs. Most notably, this work highlights that transition metals in [Co5MS8(PEt3)5]1+ NCs would competitively prefer electrochemical adsorption of H over COOH, while the main group metals prefer COOH adsorption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 20794991 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nano16100587 |
