Ag Atom Anchored on Defective Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets As Single Atom Adsorbents for Enhanced Adsorptive Desulfurization via S-Ag Bonds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Details
2.1. Theory
2.2. Model
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Monoatomic Ag-Doped h-BN
3.2. Adsorption Complexes of Ag-Doped h-BN Nanosheets and Aromatics or Thiophenic Compounds
3.2.1. Structures
3.2.2. Energetics
3.3. Analysis of the Nature of Thiophenic Compounds Adsorption
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | |
---|---|
BN/Ag-B | |
BN/Ag-B_ben | −20.6 |
BN/Ag-B_nap | −24.4 |
BN/Ag-B_flu | −25.3 |
BN/Ag-B_BT | −23.3 |
BN/Ag-B_DBT | −29.1 |
BN/Ag-B_DMDBT | −33.9 |
BN/Ag-N | |
BN/Ag-N_ben | −17.9 |
BN/Ag-N_nap | −20.3 |
BN/Ag-N_flu | −22.5 |
BN/Ag-N_BT | −20.4 |
BN/Ag-N_DBT | −24.4 |
BN/Ag-N_DMDBT | −29.1 |
BN/Ag-BN | |
BN/Ag-BN_ben | −25.5 |
BN/Ag-BN_nap | −17.2 |
BN/Ag-BN_flu | −32.4 |
BN/Ag-BN_BT | −28.1 |
BN/Ag-BN_DBT | −34.4 |
BN/Ag-BN_DMDBT | −39.2 |
Species | Δq (S) a | Δq (THs) b | Δq (Ag) c | Δq (Ads) d |
---|---|---|---|---|
h-BN | ||||
BN_BT | 0.021 | 0.051 | - | −0.051 |
BN_DBT | 0.024 | 0.059 | - | −0.059 |
BN_DMDBT | 0.026 | 0.065 | - | −0.065 |
BN/Ag-B | ||||
BN/Ag-B_BT | 0.027 | 0.189 | −0.229 | −0.189 |
BN/Ag-B_DBT | 0.035 | 0.198 | −0.465 | −0.198 |
BN/Ag-B_DMDBT | 0.038 | 0.226 | −0.483 | −0.226 |
BN/Ag-N | ||||
BN/Ag-N_BT | 0.005 | 0.161 | 0.015 | −0.161 |
BN/Ag-N_DBT | 0.022 | 0.164 | 0.005 | −0.164 |
BN/Ag-N_DMDBT | 0.024 | 0.193 | 0.002 | −0.193 |
BN/Ag-BN | ||||
BN/Ag-BN_BT | 0.019 | 0.192 | −0.009 | −0.192 |
BN/Ag-BN_DBT | 0.027 | 0.202 | −0.013 | −0.202 |
BN/Ag-BN_DMDBT | 0.029 | 0.217 | −0.028 | −0.217 |
Species | Bond Length | WBI |
---|---|---|
BN/Ag-B | ||
BN/Ag-B_BT | 2.62 Å | 0.3031 |
BN/Ag-B_DBT | 2.60 Å | 0.3108 |
BN/Ag-B_DMDBT | 2.59 Å | 0.3255 |
BN/Ag-N | ||
BN/Ag-N_BT | 2.63 Å | 0.2200 |
BN/Ag-N_DBT | 2.62 Å | 0.2353 |
BN/Ag-N_DMDBT | 2.60 Å | 0.3093 |
BN/Ag-BN | ||
BN/Ag-BN_BT | 2.58 Å | 0.3115 |
BN/Ag-BN_DBT | 2.59 Å | 0.2471 |
BN/Ag-BN_DMDBT | 2.58 Å | 0.3118 |
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Liu, H.; Yin, J.; Zhang, J.; Ran, H.; Lv, N.; Jiang, W.; Li, H.; Zhu, W.; Li, H. Ag Atom Anchored on Defective Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets As Single Atom Adsorbents for Enhanced Adsorptive Desulfurization via S-Ag Bonds. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2046. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122046
Liu H, Yin J, Zhang J, Ran H, Lv N, Jiang W, Li H, Zhu W, Li H. Ag Atom Anchored on Defective Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets As Single Atom Adsorbents for Enhanced Adsorptive Desulfurization via S-Ag Bonds. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):2046. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122046
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hui, Jie Yin, Jinrui Zhang, Hongshun Ran, Naixia Lv, Wei Jiang, Hongping Li, Wenshuai Zhu, and Huaming Li. 2022. "Ag Atom Anchored on Defective Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets As Single Atom Adsorbents for Enhanced Adsorptive Desulfurization via S-Ag Bonds" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 2046. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122046