Computational Modelling — Activating a Metallization Switch for Record Hydrogen Evolution in Single-Atom Modified Polar MOF Piezocatalysts

Measurement evidence

Computational Modelling

Activating a Metallization Switch for Record Hydrogen Evolution in Single-Atom Modified Polar MOF Piezocatalysts · Hao C., Guan X., Wu Y. et al. · Advanced Materials · 2026 · e23489

3 measurement groups · 18 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

AIMD simulations in the NVT ensemble

Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2-H computational model · Model

VASP/PBE/DFT-D3; 300 K; 1 fs timestep; 2 ps trajectory after equilibration; models at 0 and 100 MPa.

Temperature
300
Geometry
periodic model
Context
Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2 and Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2-H models.
Measurement source
SI text lines 29 and 115 · Theoretical calculation method / Figure S21 · Figure S21
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
AIMD stability trajectory length2 ps trajectory after equilibration at 300 KText
Exact Reported
SI text lines 29 and 115 · Theoretical calculation method / Figure S21 · Figure S21

DFT H* adsorption free-energy calculations using VASP/PBE/PAW/DFT-D3

Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2 computational model · Model

Calculated Delta G_H* at 0 and 100 MPa; energy cutoff 520 eV; Gamma-centred k meshes 1x1x1 for optimisation and 2x2x2 for electronic self-consistent calculations.

Temperature
300
Geometry
periodic model
Context
Model systems corresponding to UiO-66, UiO-66-NH2 and Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2.
Measurement source
SI text line 29 · Theoretical calculation method · Figure 5b and Table S6
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Calculated Delta G_H* for Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2 at 0 MPaMarked as a best value within this paper0.47 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Delta G_H* for Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2 at 100 MPaMarked as a best value within this paper0.12 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Delta G_H* for UiO-66 at 0 MPa1.36 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Delta G_H* for UiO-66 at 100 MPaapproximately 0.96 eVFigure Axis
Approximate
10 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Delta G_H* for UiO-66-NH2 at 0 MPa1.03 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Delta G_H* for UiO-66-NH2 at 100 MPaapproximately 0.63 eVFigure Axis
Approximate
10 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5b
Calculated Bader charges of adsorbed H at C, N, O and Ni sitesC-H=-0.061 e; N-H=-0.626 e; O-H=-0.451 e; Ni-H=1.202 eSI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6
Calculated X-H bond lengths for H adsorbed at C, N, O and Ni sitesC-H=1.119 A; N-H=0.976 A; O-H=1.025 A; Ni-H=1.456 ASI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6
Hydrogen adsorption energy on C site-1.774 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6
Hydrogen adsorption energy on N site-2.469 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6
Hydrogen adsorption energy on Ni single-atom siteMarked as a best value within this paper-3.122 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6
Hydrogen adsorption energy on O site-2.369 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
38 · Supplementary Tables · Table S6

DFT partial density of states and pressure-dependent band structures

Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2-H computational model · Model

PDOS and band structures of Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2 and H-adsorbed Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2-H at 0-100 MPa; Fermi level set to 0 eV.

Temperature
300
Geometry
periodic model
Context
Hydrogen-adsorbed model of target sample.
Measurement source
10-11 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes / Overall Mechanism · Figure 5c,d and Figures S22-S26
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Ni d-band centre at 0 MPa-0.27 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5c,d
Ni d-band centre at 100 MPa-0.29 eVText
Exact Reported
9 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5c,d
Electronic character after H adsorptionMarked as a best value within this paperH adsorption shifts VBM upward, crosses the Fermi level and induces a semiconductor-to-metal transition.Text
Qualitative
10 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figures S23-S25
Approximate pressure threshold for metallic-like states in Ni SAs@UiO-66-NH2-Happroximately 20 MPaText
Approximate
31 · Figure S26 · Figure S26
Electronic character without H adsorptionSemiconducting at both 0 and 100 MPaText
Qualitative
10 · Theoretical Insights Into Dynamic Electronic Processes · Figure 5d and Figure S22