Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 328-334.

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Density Functional Theory Study of H2O Adsorption and Decomposition

YANG Yali1, LU Chunhai2, HUANG Juan3, LI Yi1, CHEN Wenkai1,*   

  1. 1Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China; 2China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, China; 3Xingan No. 2 Middle School, Xingan 331300, Jiangxi, China
  • Received:2009-04-25 Online:2009-04-25 Published:2013-01-21

Abstract: Water adsorption on cubic ZrO2(110) surface was studied by the DFT method. The predicted adsorption energy is 150.5 kJ/mol for the stable model. To investigate the effect of surface hydroxyl groups on the catalytic properties of ZrO2, the density of states and charge population before and after water adsorption were also analyzed.

Key words: water, zirconium dioxide, density functional theory, adsorption, decomposition