The adsorption property and decomposition process of N 2 O molecule on Al-decorated graphene oxide (Al@GO) are investigated by using first-principles calculations. The physical adsorbed N 2 O could be decomposed to N 2 molecule and O atom bonded on Al@GO exothermally (2.33 eV per N 2 O molecule), indicating a stronger interaction of Al cation and O anion of N 2 O. This interaction will be enhanced with a positive external electric field, inducing the corresponding higher binding energy and shortened d Al-O . The decomposition barrier of N 2 O on Al@GO is about 0.50 eV. Especially, for the elongated d Al-O and shortened d O-N1 in transition state, the decomposition barrier is also decreased monotonously with the increasing electric field. It is remarkable that the N 2 O decomposition process becomes almost unimpeded and spontaneous under a positive electric field of 0.50 V/Å. Al-decorated graphene oxide is expected as a new promising candidate for N 2 O decomposition with enhanced adsorption and easier decomposition process. enhance the interaction between N 2 O molecule and Al@GO. Meanwhile, as shown in Figure 3 (b), the corresponding d Al-O is monotonously shortened from 3.24 Å to 2.09 Å and d O-N1 is lengthened from 1.19 Å to 1.24 Å, indicating an enhanced interaction of Al atom and O atom with increasing E.Figure 3. (a) The binding energies of N 2 O on Al@GO, (b) d Al-O and d O-N1 , (c) the bader charges of Al atom and O atom in adsorbed states under different electric fields. The legend is the same as Figure 2. The variations of binding energy and the bond length could be resulted from two dominant factors: the interaction between inherent electric dipole P with E and the charge redistribution induced by E. The formula W= −P×E means a stronger interaction with increasing E. On the other hand, according to bader charge analysis, the charge of O atom is almost unchanged at the beginning, while the charge of AlFigure 5. PDOS of IS, TS and FS during N 2 O decomposition process on the Al@GO system. The legend is the same as Figure 2.Figure 6. (a) The binding energies, (b) d Al-O and d O-N1 in decomposed states under different electric fields. The legend is the same as Figure 2.Figure 7. The decomposition barriers and IS, TS, FS under different electric fields. The legend is the same as Figure 2.