RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Mechanistic insight into the CO oxidation reaction at pure, Nb-doped and Mo-doped medium size Pt clusters A1 Molina Martín, Luis Miguel A1 Arranz Simon, Carlos A1 Alonso Martín, Julio Alfonso K1 Clusters K1 Clústeres K1 Carbon monoxide K1 Monóxido de Carbono AB Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations have been performed to study the CO oxidation reaction on a pure Pt18 cluster, and on Nb- and Mo-doped NbPt17 and MoPt17 clusters. The results show that a specially stable conformation of the pure cluster causes a sizable reduction of CO adsorption energy. Substituting one Pt atom by Nb or Mo has noticeable effects, charge transfer to the surface Pt atoms and destabilization of the special Pt18 ground state conformation, which result in an enhacement of CO binding for the doped cluster. Finally, molecular oxygen binds strongly to pure and Nb- or Mo-doped clusters, and easily dissociates and reacts with co-adsorbed CO, with reaction barriers not exceeding 0.8 eV. PB Elsevier SN 2468-8231 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56758 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56758 LA eng NO Molecular Catalysis, 2022, vol. 533, 112749 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-dic-2024