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Structures of multinuclear U(VI) species on the hydroxylated α-SiO 2 (001) surface: insights from DFT calculations
Ist Teil von
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 2024-01, Vol.26 (5), p.4125-4134
Ort / Verlag
England: Royal Society of Chemistry
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Multinuclear U(VI) species may be dominant in aqueous solutions under environmental conditions, while the structures of the multinuclear U(VI) species on mineral surfaces remain unclear. This work reports the structural and bonding properties of the possible surface complexes of three aqueous multinuclear U(VI) species,
, (UO
)
(OH)
, (UO
)
(OH)
and (UO
)
(O)(OH)
, on the hydroxylated α-SiO
(001) surface based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that (UO
)
(OH)
and (UO
)
(O)(OH)
tend to form end-on structures at SiO(H)SiO(H) sites, whereas (UO
)
(OH)
prefers a side-on structure at SiO(H)O(H)-SiO(H)O(H) sites. The main driving forces for the formation of the multinuclear U(VI) surface complexes are electrostatic interactions and partially covalent chemical bonds. The O
-2p orbital hybridizes strongly with U-5f and U-6d orbitals, with a decreasing binding strength in the sequence of (UO
)
(OH)
> (UO
)
(OH)
> (UO
)
(O)(OH)
for the adsorption at the same type of surface sites. For the adsorption of the same multinuclear U(VI) species, the binding energy increases with the deprotonation extent of the identical sites. In addition, hydrogen bonds between surface hydroxyls and coordination waters as well as the acyl oxygen of uranyl moieties contribute to the formation of the multinuclear U(VI) surface complexes. The U-5f electron delocalization of far-side U atoms in the end-on structures of (UO
)
(OH)
and (UO
)
(O)(OH)
surface complexes also contributes slightly to the overall binding energy. Overall, this study provides insights into the adsorption behavior of multinuclear U(VI) on silica.