简介:Formicacidphotodegradationisoneofthemostimportantreactionsinorganicpollutioncontrol,andhelpstoimprovethehydrogengenerationefficiencyintitaniumdioxidecatalyzedwaterphotodecomposition.BasedondensityfunctionaltheoryandReaxFFmoleculardynamics,theadsorption,diffusionandactivationofformicacidonthedifferentanataseTiO2(101),(001),(010)surfacesareinvestigated.TheresultshowsthattheadsorptionofCOOHonanataseTiO2surfaceshrinkstheenergygapbetweenthedehydrogenationintermediateCOOHandHCOO.OntheanataseTiO2(101)surface,theformicacidbreakstheO–Hbondatthefirststepwithactivationenergy0.24eV,andtheconsequentbreakofα-Hbecomemucheasierwithactivationenergy0.77eV.Thedissociationofα-HisthedeterminationstepoftheHCOOHdecomposition.