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American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 38(116), p. 20342-20348, 2012

DOI: 10.1021/jp304757f

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External Electric Field Catalyzed N2O Decomposition on Mn-Embedded Graphene

Journal article published in 2012 by Er Hong Song, J. M. Yan, J. S. Lian, Q. Jiang ORCID
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Abstract

Adsorption ability and reaction rate are two essential parameters that define the efficiency of a catalyst. Herein, we study the effects of the external electric field F on the catalytic decomposition of N2O on a Mn-embedded graphene system (Mn/graphene) based on density functional theory calculations. Our study demonstrates that Mn/graphene has a better adsorption ability than the corresponding typical catalysts, such as platinum group metals, while the appropriate positive F can make the N2O decomposition spontaneously occur via a two-step mechanism of N2O → N2 + O and N2O + O → N2 + O2. In addition, F simultaneously facilitates O2 desorption and regeneration of the Mn/graphene system, completing the whole catalytic cycle. The high synergetic catalytic effect may be attributed to that F induces an enhancement of the charge transfer between N2O and Mn/graphene. Thus, the Mn/graphene system together with the synergy of F is a good candidate for N2O adsorptive decomposition.