CO2 activation and dissociation on the low miller index surfaces of pure and Ni-coated iron metal: a DFT study

Caroline R. Kwawu, Richard Tia, Evans Adei, Nelson Y. Dzade, C. Richard A. Catlow, Nora H. de Leeuw
2017 Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP  
We have used spin polarized density functional theory calculations to perform extensive mechanistic studies of CO2 dissociation into CO and O on the clean Fe(100), (110) and (111) surfaces and on the same surfaces coated by a monolayer of nickel.
doi:10.1039/c7cp03466k pmid:28718470 fatcat:yny2uzu7ejhirl2poek7fwm6bi