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Li M, Wang H, Luo W, Sherrell PC, Chen J, Yang J. Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001848. [PMID: 32644259 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) is of great importance to tackle the rising CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. The CO2 RR can be driven by renewable energy sources, producing precious chemicals and fuels, with the implementation of this process largely relying on the development of low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts. Recently, a range of heterogeneous and potentially low-cost single-atom catalysts (SACs) containing non-precious metals coordinated to earth-abundant elements have emerged as promising candidates for the CO2 RR. Unfortunately, the real catalytically active centers and the key factors that govern the catalytic performance of these SACs remain ambiguous. Here, this ambiguity is addressed by developing a fundamental understanding of the CO2 RR-to-CO process on SACs, as CO accounts for the major product from CO2 RR on SACs. The reaction mechanism, the rate-determining steps, and the key factors that control the activity and selectivity are analyzed from both experimental and theoretical studies. Then, the synthesis, characterization, and the CO2 RR performance of SACs are discussed. Finally, the challenges and future pathways are highlighted in the hope of guiding the design of the SACs to promote and understand the CO2 RR on SACs.
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- Minhan Li
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- Bingzhang Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Vijay S, Gauthier JA, Heenen HH, Bukas VJ, Kristoffersen HH, Chan K. Dipole-Field Interactions Determine the CO2 Reduction Activity of 2D Fe–N–C Single-Atom Catalysts. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Sudarshan Vijay
- CatTheory, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- CatTheory, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CatTheory, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CatTheory, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CatTheory, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Delafontaine L, Asset T, Atanassov P. Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction towards Syngas Generation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:1688-1698. [PMID: 31961996 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201903281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Shifting syngas (an H2 /CO mixture) production away from fossil-fuel-dependent processes (e.g., steam methane reforming and coal gasification) is mandatory, as syngas is of interest as both a fuel and as a value-added chemical precursor. With appropriate electrocatalysts, such as silver-based and metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) materials, the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) allows for the production of CO alongside H2 (from the hydrogen evolution reaction), and thus leads to syngas generation. In this Minireview, the application of M-N-C electrocatalysts for syngas generation is discussed. The mechanisms leading to different faradaic selectivities for CO are reviewed as a function of the nature of the metal, by using both computational and experimental approaches. The role played by the metal-free moieties in the M-N-C electrocatalysts is underlined. Since M-N-C electrocatalysts only recently entered the CO2 RR field (as opposed to Cu-, Ag-, or Au-based nanostructures), they have been mainly characterized in static liquid environments, in which the reaction rate is significantly hampered by CO2 -dissolution/diffusion limitations. Therefore, the design of CO2 RR electrolyzers for M-N-C electrocatalysts is addressed, and designs such as zero-gap electrolyzers with anionic membranes and humidified CO2 gas feed at the cathode are highlighted.
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- Laurent Delafontaine
- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-2580, USA
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- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-2580, USA
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- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-2580, USA
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Yang X, Zhang G, Du L, Zhang J, Chiang FK, Wen Y, Wang X, Wu Y, Chen N, Sun S. PGM-Free Fe/N/C and Ultralow Loading Pt/C Hybrid Cathode Catalysts with Enhanced Stability and Activity in PEM Fuel Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:13739-13749. [PMID: 32130853 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, the stability behaviors of the state-of-the-art Fe/N/C and Pt/C catalysts (as well as the activation time of the latter) were first systematically investigated, under different cathode catalyst loadings, in the membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) in PEM fuel cells. Based on that, two types of cathode electrodes with the combination of Fe/N/C and Pt/C catalysts were developed (type I: layered hybrid catalysts with Pt/C next to the membrane and type II: uniformly mixed catalysts). In this way, the shortcomings of the Fe/N/C catalyst (the fast decay) and the Pt/C catalyst (the long activation time) can be compensated at the same time. The hybrid catalysts also showed a very short activation time (a few hours vs over 10 h for Pt/C with the same Pt loading). Comparing the two types of hybrid catalysts, type I shows a much higher current density. The loadings of the Fe/N/C and Pt/C catalysts in the hybrid electrode were systematically studied, with optimal values of 1.0 mg cm-2 for Fe/N/C and 0.035 mgPt cm-2 for Pt/C. The Pt loading of this hybrid catalyst (type I) at the cathode only takes ca. 30% of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) target of Pt usage (0.100 mgPt cm-2), while its mass activity of Pt (in H2/O2 PEMFC) is 0.22 A mgPt-1 at 0.9iR-free V, reaching half of the DOE activity target (0.44 A mgPt-1), which is among the best performances reported so far. Via both half-cell and single-cell electrochemical evaluations together with other characterizations, the origin of the improved activity and stability is believed to be the synergistic effect between Pt/C and Fe/N/C catalysts to ORR. This work provides an effective strategy for engineering highly performing MEA for the industrialization of PEM fuel cells.
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- Xiaohua Yang
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- National Institute of Low-Carbon-and-Clean-Energy, P.O. Box 001, Shenhua NICE, Future Science Park, Changping District, 102211 Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2 V3, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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Ghosh S, Ramaprabhu S. Boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanosheets encapsulating nano iron as an efficient catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction utilizing a proton exchange membrane CO2 conversion cell. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 559:169-177. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Franco F, Rettenmaier C, Jeon HS, Roldan Cuenya B. Transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction: from atoms and molecules to nanostructured materials. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6884-6946. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00835d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An overview of the main strategies for the rational design of transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, ranging from molecular systems to single-atom and nanostructured catalysts.
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- Federico Franco
- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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How does the ligands structure surrounding metal-N4 of Co-based macrocyclic compounds affect electrochemical reduction of CO2 performance? Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chen XL, Ma LS, Su WY, Ding LF, Zhu HB, Yang H. ZIF-derived bifunctional Cu@Cu–N–C composite electrocatalysts towards efficient electroreduction of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Domino electroreduction of CO2 to methanol on a molecular catalyst. Nature 2019; 575:639-642. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1760-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hu C, Bai S, Gao L, Liang S, Yang J, Cheng SD, Mi SB, Qiu J. Porosity-Induced High Selectivity for CO2 Electroreduction to CO on Fe-Doped ZIF-Derived Carbon Catalysts. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chao Hu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials & School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials & School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Li J, Pršlja P, Shinagawa T, Martín Fernández AJ, Krumeich F, Artyushkova K, Atanassov P, Zitolo A, Zhou Y, García-Muelas R, López N, Pérez-Ramírez J, Jaouen F. Volcano Trend in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Activity over Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jingkun Li
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, BP 48 Saint Aubin, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253, CNRS, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Lin L, Li H, Yan C, Li H, Si R, Li M, Xiao J, Wang G, Bao X. Synergistic Catalysis over Iron-Nitrogen Sites Anchored with Cobalt Phthalocyanine for Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903470. [PMID: 31441152 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Simultaneously achieving high Faradaic efficiency, current density, and stability at low overpotentials is essential for industrial applications of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR). However, great challenges still remain in this catalytic process. Herein, a synergistic catalysis strategy is presented to improve CO2 RR performance by anchoring Fe-N sites with cobalt phthalocyanine (denoted as CoPc©Fe-N-C). The potential window of CO Faradaic efficiency above 90% is significantly broadened from 0.18 V over Fe-N-C alone to 0.71 V over CoPc©Fe-N-C while the onset potential of CO2 RR over both catalysts is as low as -0.13 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. What is more, the maximum CO current density is increased ten times with significantly enhanced stability. Density functional theory calculations suggest that anchored cobalt phthalocyanine promotes the CO desorption and suppresses the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction over Fe-N sites, while the *COOH formation remains almost unchanged, thus demonstrating unprecedented synergistic effect toward CO2 RR.
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- Long Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
- College of Energy, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100039, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
- College of Energy, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100039, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201204, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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Sun X, Wang R, Ould-Chikh S, Osadchii D, Li G, Aguilar A, Hazemann JL, Kapteijn F, Gascon J. Structure-activity relationships in metal organic framework derived mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon containing atomically dispersed iron sites for CO2 electrochemical reduction. J Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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González‐Cervantes E, Crisóstomo AA, Gutiérrez‐Alejandre A, Varela AS. Optimizing FeNC Materials as Electrocatalysts for the CO
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Reduction Reaction: Heat‐Treatment Temperature, Structure and Performance Correlations. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Instituto de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México Mexico
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- UNICATDepartamento de Ingeniería Química Facultad de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Instituto de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México Mexico
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Silva WO, Silva GC, Webster RF, Benedetti TM, Tilley RD, Ticianelli EA. Electrochemical Reduction of CO
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- Wanderson O. Silva
- Department of Physical Chemistry São Carlos Institute of Chemistry – USP Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400 São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Department of Physical Chemistry São Carlos Institute of Chemistry – USP Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400 São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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- Department of Physical Chemistry São Carlos Institute of Chemistry – USP Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400 São Carlos, SP Brazil
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Kramm UI, Ni L, Wagner S. 57 Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy Characterization of Electrocatalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1805623. [PMID: 30773742 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This work addresses the importance of Mössbauer spectroscopy for the characterization of iron-containing electrocatalysts. The most important aspects of electrocatalysis and Mössbauer spectroscopy are summarized. Next, Fe-N-C catalysts and important conclusions made by this technique on preparation, active site identification and degradation are summarized. Furthermore, recent highlights derived for other iron-containing electrocatalysts are summarized.
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- Ulrike I Kramm
- TU Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials- and Earth Sciences, Otto-Berndt-Str. 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- TU Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials- and Earth Sciences, Otto-Berndt-Str. 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- TU Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials- and Earth Sciences, Otto-Berndt-Str. 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hu X, Zhao C, Hu X, Guan Q, Wang Y, Li W. Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Cages Encapsulating CuZn Alloy for Enhanced CO 2 Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:25100-25107. [PMID: 31260243 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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CuZn alloy, regarded as the active sites, shows excellent catalytic activity for the reverse water gas shift reaction, whereas the incorporation of N atoms, especially pyridinic N, can greatly improve its catalytic properties because of the strong promotion capacity for adsorption and activation of CO2 molecules. Herein, the synthesis strategy involving Cu-doped Zn-based metal-organic frameworks is utilized to prepare CuZn alloy coated in an N-doped carbon shell. The excellent catalytic ability for CO2 transformation originates from the synergistic catalytic effect between CuZn alloy and pyridinic N. The strong adsorption and activation capacity for CO2 of pyridinic N is ascribed to the lone pair of electrons on the N atom and the high electron density in its vicinity.
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Hursán D, Samu AA, Janovák L, Artyushkova K, Asset T, Atanassov P, Janáky C. Morphological Attributes Govern Carbon Dioxide Reduction on N-Doped Carbon Electrodes. JOULE 2019; 3:1719-1733. [PMID: 31417986 PMCID: PMC6686629 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The morphology of electrode materials is often overlooked when comparing different carbon-based electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction. To investigate the role of morphological attributes, we studied polymer-derived, interconnected, N-doped carbon structures with uniformly sized meso or macropores, differing only in the pore size. We found that the carbon dioxide reduction selectivity (versus the hydrogen evolution reaction) increased around three times just by introducing the porosity into the carbon structure (with an optimal pore size of 27 nm). We attribute this change to alterations in the wetting and CO2 adsorption properties of the carbon catalysts. These insights offer a new platform to advance CO2 reduction performance by only morphological engineering of the electrocatalyst.
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- Dorottya Hursán
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Aradi sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
- MTA-SZTE “Lendület” Photoelectrochemistry Research Group, Rerrich sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Aradi sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
- MTA-SZTE “Lendület” Photoelectrochemistry Research Group, Rerrich sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Aradi sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center Micro-Engineered Materials, University of NewMexico Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center Micro-Engineered Materials, University of NewMexico Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center Micro-Engineered Materials, University of NewMexico Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Aradi sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
- MTA-SZTE “Lendület” Photoelectrochemistry Research Group, Rerrich sq. 1, Szeged 6720, Hungary
- Corresponding author
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Asset T, Garcia ST, Herrera S, Andersen N, Chen Y, Peterson EJ, Matanovic I, Artyushkova K, Lee J, Minteer SD, Dai S, Pan X, Chavan K, Calabrese Barton S, Atanassov P. Investigating the Nature of the Active Sites for the CO2 Reduction Reaction on Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Tristan Asset
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Varela AS, Ju W, Bagger A, Franco P, Rossmeisl J, Strasser P. Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on Metal-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Catalysts. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ana Sofia Varela
- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- The Electrochemical
Energy, Catalysis, and Materials Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, University Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Electrochemical
Energy, Catalysis, and Materials Science Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, Berlin 10623, Germany
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Zhang Q, Jiang H, Niu D, Zhang X, Sun S, Hu S. Synthesize and Characterization of 2‐Aminothiazole Monomer and Polymer‐based Bifunctional Fe/N/C Catalysts for Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Qi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Rd. Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Rd. Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Rd. Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Rd. Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University 422 Siming South Rd. Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Rd. Shanghai 200237 China
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Zhang W, Zeng J, Liu H, Shi Z, Tang Y, Gao Q. CoxNi1−x nanoalloys on N-doped carbon nanofibers: Electronic regulation toward efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction. J Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wu J, Sharifi T, Gao Y, Zhang T, Ajayan PM. Emerging Carbon-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide into Value-Added Chemicals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1804257. [PMID: 30589109 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 provides a sustainable way to mitigate CO2 emissions, as well as store intermittent electrical energy into chemicals. However, its slow kinetics and the lack of ability to control the products of the reaction inhibit its industrial applications. In addition, the immature mechanistic understanding of the reduction process makes it difficult to develop a selective, scalable, and stable electrocatalyst. Carbon-based materials are widely considered as a stable and abundant alternative to metals for catalyzing some of the key electrochemical reactions, including the CO2 reduction reaction. In this context, recent research advances in the development of heterogeneous nanostructured carbon-based catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2 are summarized. The leading factors for consideration in carbon-based catalyst research are discussed by analyzing the main challenges faced by electrochemical reduction of CO2 . Then the emerging metal-free doped carbon and aromatic N-heterocycle catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2 with an emphasis on the formation of multicarbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates are discussed. Following that, the recent progress in metal-nitrogen-carbon structures as an extension of carbon-based catalysts is scrutinized. Finally, an outlook for the future development of catalysts as well as the whole electrochemical system for CO2 reduction is provided.
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- Jingjie Wu
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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Dalle K, Warnan J, Leung JJ, Reuillard B, Karmel IS, Reisner E. Electro- and Solar-Driven Fuel Synthesis with First Row Transition Metal Complexes. Chem Rev 2019; 119:2752-2875. [PMID: 30767519 PMCID: PMC6396143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 421] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The synthesis of renewable fuels from abundant water or the greenhouse gas CO2 is a major step toward creating sustainable and scalable energy storage technologies. In the last few decades, much attention has focused on the development of nonprecious metal-based catalysts and, in more recent years, their integration in solid-state support materials and devices that operate in water. This review surveys the literature on 3d metal-based molecular catalysts and focuses on their immobilization on heterogeneous solid-state supports for electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalytic synthesis of fuels in aqueous media. The first sections highlight benchmark homogeneous systems using proton and CO2 reducing 3d transition metal catalysts as well as commonly employed methods for catalyst immobilization, including a discussion of supporting materials and anchoring groups. The subsequent sections elaborate on productive associations between molecular catalysts and a wide range of substrates based on carbon, quantum dots, metal oxide surfaces, and semiconductors. The molecule-material hybrid systems are organized as "dark" cathodes, colloidal photocatalysts, and photocathodes, and their figures of merit are discussed alongside system stability and catalyst integrity. The final section extends the scope of this review to prospects and challenges in targeting catalysis beyond "classical" H2 evolution and CO2 reduction to C1 products, by summarizing cases for higher-value products from N2 reduction, C x>1 products from CO2 utilization, and other reductive organic transformations.
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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