Abstract
Large-scale density functional theory calculations (DFT) found various types of binding of an unsaturated hydrocarbon (C2H2 and C2H4) to a ZSM-5 zeolite extraframework copper cation. We employed the DFT calculations based on the B3LYP functional to obtain local minima of an unsaturated hydrocarbon adsorbed on one or two copper cations embedded inside ZSM-5, and then compared their stabilization energies. The DFT results show that the stabilization energies are strongly dependent on the copper coordination environment as well as configurations of two copper cations. Consequently, the inner copper-carbon bonds are influenced substantially by a nanometer-scale cavity of ZSM-5.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2516-2535 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Materials |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Copper
- Density functional theory calculation
- Molecular symmetry
- Orbital interactions
- The restricted environment of a zeolite host
- Vibration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)