Table 1 Parameters for the pure TM@In2Se3 and CO2 adsorbed TM@In2Se3: adsorption site (Sad), binding energies of TM atom (Eb-TM in eV/atom) and CO2 molecule (Eb-CO2 in eV/molecule), charge lost from the adsorbed TM atoms (QTM in e/atom), average TM-Se bond length (lTM-Se in Å), migration barrier (Eba-TM in eV), charge gained by the adsorbed CO2 molecule (QCO2 in e/molecule), and bond angle (∠OCO in °).
Catalysts | Sad | Eb-TM | Eba-TM | QTM | lTM-Se | Eb-CO2 | QCO2 | ∠OCO |
Ni@P ↓ -In2Se3 | C | −2.72 | 1.78 | 0.40 | 2.31 | −1.39 | 0.45 | 146.4 |
Ni@P ↑ -In2Se3 | C | −1.97 | 1.41 | 0.37 | 2.37 | −1.08 | 0.40 | 146.5 |
Pd@P ↓ -In2Se3 | C | −1.69 | 1.19 | 0.14 | 2.50 | −0.84 | 0.33 | 149.2 |
Pd@P ↑ -In2Se3 | C | −1.14 | 0.84 | 0.12 | 2.58 | −0.79 | 0.28 | 151.2 |
Rh@P ↓ -In2Se3 | I | −4.09 | 4.19 | 0.12 | 2.38 | −1.05 | 0.40 | 146.5 |
Rh@P ↑ -In2Se3 | I | −2.36 | 2.49 | 0.08 | 2.49 | −0.76 | 0.26 | 153.9 |
Zr@P ↓ -In2Se3 | I | −6.26 | 6.13 | 2.10 | 2.58 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 179.2 |
Zr@P ↑ -In2Se3 | I | −5.01 | 5.06 | 2.03 | 2.61 | −3.39 | 1.13 | 126.2 |
Nb@P ↓ -In2Se3 | I | −7.08 | 4.63 | 1.70 | 2.46 | −2.54 | 0.92 | 131.1 |
Nb@P ↑ -In2Se3 | I | −4.73 | 4.21 | 1.61 | 2.59 | −2.47 | 0.85 | 134.7 |
Re@P ↓ -In2Se3 | C | −2.36 | 5.18 | 0.90 | 2.34 | −2.11 | 0.69 | 134.8 |
Re@P ↑ -In2Se3 | C | −1.07 | 3.25 | 0.71 | 2.36 | −2.02 | 0.61 | 136.8 |