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Title
π–π interactions between benzene and graphene by means of large-scale DFT-D4 calculations
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Publication Date
2022-09-01
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Abstract
<p>The adsorption of aromatic molecules on graphene is essential for many applications. This study addresses the issues associated with predicting accurate binding energies between graphene and benzene using a series of increasingly larger nanographene (C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>12</sub>, C<sub>54</sub>H<sub>18</sub>, C<sub>96</sub>H<sub>24</sub>, C<sub>150</sub>H<sub>30</sub>, and C<sub>216</sub>H<sub>36</sub>). For this purpose, we consider several DFT methods developed for accurately predicting noncovalent interactions, namely, PBE0-D4, ωB97X-D4, PW6B95-D4, and MN15. The C<sub>150</sub>H<sub>30</sub> and C<sub>216</sub>H<sub>36</sub> nanographene predict binding energies converged to sub-kJ mol<sup>−1</sup> with respect to the size of the nanographene. For the largest C<sub>216</sub>H<sub>36</sub> nanographene, we obtain binding energies of −37.9 (MN15), −39.7 (ωB97X-D4), −40.7 (PW6B95-D4), and −49.1 (PBE0-D4) kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>. Averaging these values, we obtain ΔE<sub>e,bind</sub> = −41.8 ± 8.6 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>, which translates to ΔH<sub>0,bind</sub> = −41.0 ± 8.6 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>. This theoretical binding energy agrees with the experimental value of −48.2 ± 7.7 kJ/mol within overlapping uncertainties.</p>
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Chemical Physics, v.561, p. 1-6
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
2022-06-09
Place of Publication
The Netherlands
ISSN
1873-4421
0301-0104
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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