Table 1 Results of DFT calculations.

From: Understanding and controlling the structure and segregation behaviour of AuRh nanocatalysts

Composition

Structure

Δ (eV)a

Etot (eV)b

Contact to TiO2

Δ′ (eV)a

Etot′ (eV)b

Eads (eV)c

Au60Rh19

RhcoreAushell

−5.25

−290.58

Through Au

−3.83

−3119.42

−3.39

Au50Rh29

RhcoreAushell

−4.48

−324.53

Through Au

−2.15

−3153.38

−3.45

Janus

2.67

−317.38

Through Au

5.96

−3145.47

−2.64

Through Rh

−1.51

−3152.79

−9.96

3.49

−316.56

Through both

4.45

−3146.84

−4.83

RhballAucup

0.33

−319.72

Through Au

3.36

−3147.92

−2.76

Through Rh

−3.31

−3154.59

−9.43

Through both

−0.96

−3151.31

−6.14

Au45Rh34

Janus

3.56

−333.85

Through Au

7.50

−3161.63

−2.32

Through Rh

0.12

−3169.01

−9.71

Au41Rh38

RhballAucup

−1.69

−352.99

Through Au

0.36

−3181.67

−3.23

Through Rh

−2.82

−3184.85

−6.41

Through both

−0.25

−3183.65

−5.21

Au19Rh60

AucoreRhshell

26.02

−401.67

Through Rh

23.18

−3238.74

−11.62

  1. aMixing energies for free (Δ) and supported (Δ′) clusters; bTotal energies for free (Etot) and supported (Etot′) clusters; cAdsorption energies of supported clusters (Eads). The lowest (negative) energy values for each stoichiometry are bolded.