Author, as appears in the article.: Jaramillo-Fierro, Ximena; Capa, Luis Fernando; Medina, Francesc; Gonzalez, Silvia;

Department: Enginyeria Química

URV's Author/s: Medina Cabello, Francisco

Keywords: Zntio3 Tio2 Stability Sensitized solar-cells Rhodamine-b Quantum Pollutants Photocatalytic degradation Performance Nanoparticles Nanocomposites Methylene blue Electronic-structure Dft Adsorption

Abstract: The search for alternative materials with high dye adsorption capacity, such as methylene blue (MB), remains the focus of current studies. This computational study focuses on oxides ZnTiO3 and TiO2 (anatase phase) and on their adsorptive properties. Computational calculations based on DFT methods were performed using the Viena Ab initio Simulation Package (VASP) code to study the electronic properties of these oxides. The bandgap energy values calculated by the Hubbard U (GGA + U) method for ZnTiO3 and TiO2 were 3.17 and 3.21 eV, respectively, which are consistent with the experimental data. The most favorable orientation of the MB adsorbed on the surface (101) of both oxides is semi-perpendicular. Stronger adsorption was observed on the ZnTiO3 surface (-282.05 kJ/mol) than on TiO2 (-10.95 kJ/mol). Anchoring of the MB molecule on both surfaces was carried out by means of two protons in a bidentate chelating (BC) adsorption model. The high adsorption energy of the MB dye on the ZnTiO3 surface shows the potential value of using this mixed oxide as a dye adsorbent for several technological and environmental applications.

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licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: francesc.medina@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-3111-1542

Record's date: 2023-02-23

Journal volume: 26

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3780

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Molecules. 26 (13):

APA: Jaramillo-Fierro, Ximena; Capa, Luis Fernando; Medina, Francesc; Gonzalez, Silvia; (2021). DFT Study of Methylene Blue Adsorption on ZnTiO3 and TiO2 Surfaces (101). Molecules, 26(13), -. DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133780

Article's DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133780

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications