Theoretical study of CO2 adsorption on Pt†
Shofu Matsuda,Tsuyoshi Mukai,Seishiro Sakurada,Nozomu Uchida,Minoru Umeda
New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date : 08/07/2019 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9NJ03092A
Abstract

The process of CO2 adsorption on a Pt electrocatalyst was investigated computationally. We found that CO2 adsorption on Pt crystals proceeds spontaneously in the presence of H2O and H both adsorbed on Pt, attributed to hydrogen bond formation and charge rearrangement interactions.

Graphical abstract: Theoretical study of CO2 adsorption on Pt