Article: Splitting water on metal oxide surfaces

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TitleSplitting water on metal oxide surfaces
AuthorsXu, H2
Zhang, RQ3
Ng, AMC1 2
Djurišić, AB1
Chan, HT1
Chan, WK1
Tong, SY2
Issue Date2011
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpccck/
CitationJournal Of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, v. 115 n. 40, p. 19710-19715 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2032884
AbstractWe have identified a class of metal oxide surfaces that are very effective in dissociating water. These oxide surfaces are characterized by having their surface O 2p level lying significantly above the valence band maximum (VBM) and within the band gap. Density functional theory is used to determine the adsorption energy per water molecule and finds that water dissociates completely at all coverages on these surfaces. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is used to verify that there is little or no molecular water present on the surface. Besides splitting water, this class of metal oxide surfaces should also be effective in splitting other kinds of hydrogen compounds. By contrast, oxides whose surface O 2p level lies buried inside the valence band are much less reactive, and water adsorbs on these surfaces in molecular form. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
ISSN1932-7447
2011 Impact Factor: 4.805
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.435
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2032884
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dc.contributor.authorXu, H
dc.contributor.authorZhang, RQ
dc.contributor.authorNg, AMC
dc.contributor.authorDjurišić, AB
dc.contributor.authorChan, HT
dc.contributor.authorChan, WK
dc.contributor.authorTong, SY
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-16T05:49:12Z
dc.date.available2012-08-16T05:49:12Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractWe have identified a class of metal oxide surfaces that are very effective in dissociating water. These oxide surfaces are characterized by having their surface O 2p level lying significantly above the valence band maximum (VBM) and within the band gap. Density functional theory is used to determine the adsorption energy per water molecule and finds that water dissociates completely at all coverages on these surfaces. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is used to verify that there is little or no molecular water present on the surface. Besides splitting water, this class of metal oxide surfaces should also be effective in splitting other kinds of hydrogen compounds. By contrast, oxides whose surface O 2p level lies buried inside the valence band are much less reactive, and water adsorbs on these surfaces in molecular form. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, v. 115 n. 40, p. 19710-19715 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2032884
dc.identifier.citeulike9860311
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2032884
dc.identifier.epage19715
dc.identifier.hkuros205711
dc.identifier.issn1932-7447
2011 Impact Factor: 4.805
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.435
dc.identifier.issue40
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-80053917896
dc.identifier.spage19710
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159419
dc.identifier.volume115
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpccck/
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Physical Chemistry C
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.titleSplitting water on metal oxide surfaces
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. University of Science and Technology of China
  3. City University of Hong Kong