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Wang Z, Yuan Q, Shan J, Jiang Z, Xu P, Hu Y, Zhou J, Wu L, Niu Z, Sun J, Cheng T, Goddard WA. Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 into Methane on Cu-Bi Nanoalloys. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7261-7266. [PMID: 32700911 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Methane (CH4), the main component of natural gas, is one of the most valuable products facilitating energy storage via electricity conversion. However, the poor selectivity and high overpotential for CH4 formation with metallic Cu catalysts prevent realistic applications. Introducing a second element to tune the electronic state of Cu has been widely used as an effective method to improve catalytic performance, but achieving high selectivity and activity toward CH4 remains challenging. Here, we successfully synthesized Cu-Bi NPs, which exhibit a CH4 Faradaic efficiency (FE) as high as 70.6% at -1.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The FE of Cu-Bi NPs has increased by approximately 25-fold compared with that of Cu NPs. DFT calculations showed that alloying Cu with Bi significantly decreases the formation energy of *COH formation, the rate-determining step, which explains the improved performance. Further analysis showed that Cu that has been partially oxidized because of electron withdrawal by Bi is the most possible active site.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X4, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X4, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Research Center of Harbin Medical University, the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
- Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC) and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC) and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Chen Y, Chen K, Fu J, Yamaguchi A, Li H, Pan H, Hu J, Miyauchi M, Liu M. Recent advances in the utilization of copper sulfide compounds for electrochemical CO2 reduction. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Zhong Y, Xu Y, Ma J, Wang C, Sheng S, Cheng C, Li M, Han L, Zhou L, Cai Z, Kuang Y, Liang Z, Sun X. An Artificial Electrode/Electrolyte Interface for CO
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Electroreduction by Cation Surfactant Self‐Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19095-19101. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yang Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Tsingtao 266590 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- Institute of Water Environmental Research Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Beijing 100012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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Hu Q, Han Z, Wang X, Li G, Wang Z, Huang X, Yang H, Ren X, Zhang Q, Liu J, He C. Facile Synthesis of Sub‐Nanometric Copper Clusters by Double Confinement Enables Selective Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Qi Hu
- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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Hu Q, Han Z, Wang X, Li G, Wang Z, Huang X, Yang H, Ren X, Zhang Q, Liu J, He C. Facile Synthesis of Sub‐Nanometric Copper Clusters by Double Confinement Enables Selective Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19054-19059. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Qi Hu
- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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- Shenzhen University Chemistry Nanhai Ave 3688 Shenzhen Guangdong 518060 China
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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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Ge M, Yuan W, Wang K, He J, Xi W, Luo J. Anomalous detwinning in constrained Cu nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:14831-14837. [PMID: 32633306 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01407a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, the detwinning process in a 9 nm graphene-constrained Cu nanoparticle was investigated at 1009 °C via in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Instead of the expected reverse glide of the twinning dislocations, two new twins were formed; the four twin zones rotated synergistically before vanishing. Furthermore, the twin boundary migration energy and the system energy were increased continuously with detwinning. The increased resistance to twin boundary migration in constrained nanoparticles enriches our understanding of the twinning mechanism and may facilitate the design of high-strength and high-ductility nanomaterials.
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- Mengke Ge
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
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A scalable method for preparing Cu electrocatalysts that convert CO 2 into C 2+ products. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3622. [PMID: 32681030 PMCID: PMC7368024 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16998-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Development of efficient catalysts for selective electroreduction of CO2 to high-value products is essential for the deployment of carbon utilization technologies. Here we present a scalable method for preparing Cu electrocatalysts that favor CO2 conversion to C2+ products with faradaic efficiencies up to 72%. Grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction data confirms that anodic halogenation of electropolished Cu foils in aqueous solutions of KCl, KBr, or KI creates surfaces of CuCl, CuBr, or CuI, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy studies show that significant changes to the morphology of Cu occur during anodic halogenation and subsequent oxide-formation and reduction, resulting in catalysts with a high density of defect sites but relatively low roughness. This work shows that efficient conversion of CO2 to C2+ products requires a Cu catalyst with a high density of defect sites that promote adsorption of carbon intermediates and C–C coupling reactions while minimizing roughness. Selective reduction of carbon dioxide to high-value products is key for advancing carbon capture and utilization technologies. Here the authors prepare a copper catalyst for electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to C2+ products with enhanced selectivity that is attributed to a high density of surface defects.
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Zhang X, Zhang X, Yuan B, Liang C, Yu Y. Atomic-scale study of nanocatalysts by aberration-corrected electron microscopy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:413004. [PMID: 32666936 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab977c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Aberration-corrected electron microscopy (AC-EM) including transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has become one of the most powerful technologies in the studies of nanocatalysts. With the current spatial resolution of sub-0.5 Å and energy resolution of 10 meV, AC-EM can quantificationally articulate the connection between catalytic properties and atomic configurations of nanocatalysts. However, the restricted irradiation sensitive characteristics of specimens pose an obstacle to solve their intrinsic structure. Low-dose imaging should be applied to overcome this problem. In addition, the choice of appropriate imaging method is also crucial to tackle specific structural problems of nanocatalysts. On the basis of careful management of electron dose and selection of suitable imaging method,in situgas and liquid S/TEM are able to reveal the structure evolution of nanocatalysts in real-time. Further combination with residual gas analysis would deepen the understanding of the catalytic reaction.
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- Xun Zhang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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Shi Y, Lyu Z, Zhao M, Chen R, Nguyen QN, Xia Y. Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications. Chem Rev 2020; 121:649-735. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yifeng Shi
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Qin B, Zhang Q, Li YH, Yang G, Peng F. Formation of Lattice-Dislocated Zinc Oxide via Anodic Corrosion for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to Syngas with a Potential-Dependent CO:H 2 Ratio. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:30466-30473. [PMID: 32530600 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 and H2O to syngas, a widely used precursor for chemical synthesis, has attracted increased attention. However, producing syngas over a wide range of CO:H2 ratios is important for its potential application. Herein, a facile method using an anodic oxidizing zinc plate has been developed to obtain lattice-dislocated ZnO, which exhibited higher faradaic efficiencies (above 90%) of syngas than that of ZnO without lattice dislocation. Moreover, the ratio of CO to H2 can be regulated in a wide range from 0.28 to 2.11 by applying different electrolyzing potentials, which is applicable to the synthesis of various chemicals. With density functional theory calculations, we conclude that the lattice dislocation defects in ZnO promote the electroreduction of CO2. In addition, stability and electrochemical noise tests show that lattice-dislocated ZnO can withstand long-term operation due to its effective corrosion resistance.
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- Binhao Qin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Hu H, Liu M, Kong Y, Mysuru N, Sun C, Gálvez-Vázquez MDJ, Müller U, Erni R, Grozovski V, Hou Y, Broekmann P. Activation Matters: Hysteresis Effects during Electrochemical Looping of Colloidal Ag Nanowire Catalysts. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Huifang Hu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Surface Science and Coating Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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Polymer Lamellae as Reaction Intermediates in the Formation of Copper Nanospheres as Evidenced by In Situ X‐ray Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chen Y, Fan Z, Wang J, Ling C, Niu W, Huang Z, Liu G, Chen B, Lai Z, Liu X, Li B, Zong Y, Gu L, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang H. Ethylene Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Cu Nanomaterials: A Crystal Phase-Dependent Study. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12760-12766. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ye Chen
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Inovis No. 08-03, 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Inovis No. 08-03, 138634, Singapore
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Takeuchi R, Igarashi R, Kubo K, Mizuta T, Kume S. Substituent‐Biased CO
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Reduction on Copper Cathodes Modified with Spaced Organic Structures. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ryuji Takeuchi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-2-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-2-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-2-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-2-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceHiroshima University 1-2-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Japan
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Zhang W, Huang C, Xiao Q, Yu L, Shuai L, An P, Zhang J, Qiu M, Ren Z, Yu Y. Atypical Oxygen-Bearing Copper Boosts Ethylene Selectivity toward Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:11417-11427. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Wei Zhang
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Popović S, Smiljanić M, Jovanovič P, Vavra J, Buonsanti R, Hodnik N. Stability and Degradation Mechanisms of Copper‐Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO
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Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Stefan Popović
- Department of Materials Chemistry National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Materials Chemistry National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Materials Chemistry National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE) Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1950 Sion Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE) Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH-1950 Sion Switzerland
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- Department of Materials Chemistry National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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Popović S, Smiljanić M, Jovanovič P, Vavra J, Buonsanti R, Hodnik N. Stability and Degradation Mechanisms of Copper-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14736-14746. [PMID: 32187414 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To date, copper is the only monometallic catalyst that can electrochemically reduce CO2 into high value and energy-dense products, such as hydrocarbons and alcohols. In recent years, great efforts have been directed towards understanding how its nanoscale structure affects activity and selectivity for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR). Furthermore, many attempts have been made to improve these two properties. Nevertheless, to advance towards applied systems, the stability of the catalysts during electrolysis is of great significance. This aspect, however, remains less investigated and discussed across the CO2 RR literature. In this Minireview, the recent progress on understanding the stability of copper-based catalysts is summarized, along with the very few proposed degradation mechanisms. Finally, our perspective on the topic is given.
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- Stefan Popović
- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1950, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1950, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Moyano JJ, Garcia I, de Damborenea J, Pérez-Coll D, Belmonte M, Miranzo P, Osendi MI. Remarkable Effects of an Electrodeposited Copper Skin on the Strength and the Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Printed Scaffolds. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:24209-24217. [PMID: 32368891 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Architected Cu/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) heterostructures are achieved by electrodepositing copper on filament-printed rGO scaffolds. The Cu coating perfectly contours the printed rGO structure, but isolated Cu particles also permeate inside the filaments. Although the Cu deposition conveys a certain mass augment, the three-dimensional (3D) structures remain reasonably light (bulk density ≅ 0.42 g·cm-3). The electrical conductivity (σe) of the Cu/rGO structure (∼8 × 104 S·m-1) shows a notable increment compared to σe of the rGO structure (∼2 × 102 S·m-1). The effect on the scaffold robustness is also notable with an increase of the compressive strength by nearly 10 times (from 20 kPa of the rGO scaffold to 150 kPa of the Cu/rGO structure) and cyclability as well. The improved thermal conductivity of the Cu-coated scaffolds (∼4 times higher), in addition to the σe and strength improvements, suggests that 3D Cu/rGO structures could be suitable assemblies for integration into thermal dissipation systems, particularly as thermal interface materials, for compact electronic devices.
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- Juan José Moyano
- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas CENIM-CSIC, Av. Gregorio del Amo 8, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas CENIM-CSIC, Av. Gregorio del Amo 8, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Lim JW, Dong WJ, Park JY, Hong DM, Lee JL. Spontaneously Formed CuS x Catalysts for Selective and Stable Electrochemical Reduction of Industrial CO 2 Gas to Formate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:22891-22900. [PMID: 32392026 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction in aqueous media is a promising method for both the mitigation of climate changes and the generation of value-added fuels. Although many researchers have demonstrated selective and stable catalysts for electrochemical reduction of pure CO2 gas, the conversion of industrial CO2 gas has been limited. Here, we fabricated the copper sulfide catalysts (CuSx), which were spontaneously formed by dipping a Cu foil into a laboratory-prepared industrial CO2-purged 0.1 M KHCO3 electrolyte. Because industrial CO2 contains H2S gas, sulfur species dissolved in the electrolyte can easily react with the Cu foil. As the concentration of dissolved sulfur species increased, the reaction between the Cu foil and sulfur enhanced. As a result, the average size and surface density of CuSx nanoparticles (NPs) increased to 133.2 ± 33.1 nm and 86.2 ± 3.3%, respectively. Because of the larger amount of sulfur content and the enlarged electrochemical surface area of CuSx NPs, the Faradaic efficiency (FE) of formate was improved from 22.7 to 72.0% at -0.6 VRHE. Additionally, CuSx catalysts showed excellent stability in reducing industrial CO2 to formate. The change in FE was hardly observed even after long-term (72 h) operation. This study experimentally demonstrated that spontaneously formed CuSx catalysts are efficient and stable for reducing the industrial CO2 gas to formate.
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- Jin Wook Lim
- Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Handoko AD, Chen H, Lum Y, Zhang Q, Anasori B, Seh ZW. Two-Dimensional Titanium and Molybdenum Carbide MXenes as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction. iScience 2020; 23:101181. [PMID: 32502967 PMCID: PMC7270606 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an attractive way to produce renewable fuel and chemical feedstock, especially when coupled with efficient CO2 capture and clean energy sources. On the fundamental side, research on improving CO2RR activity still revolves around late transition metal-based catalysts, which are limited by unfavorable scaling relations despite intense investigation. Here, we report a combined experimental and theoretical investigation into electrocatalytic CO2RR on Ti- and Mo-based MXene catalysts. Formic acid is found as the main product on Ti2CTx and Mo2CTx MXenes, with peak Faradaic efficiency of over 56% on Ti2CTx and partial current density of up to −2.5 mA cm−2 on Mo2CTx. Furthermore, simulations reveal the critical role of the Tx group: a smaller overpotential is found to occur at lower amounts of –F termination. This work represents an important step toward experimental demonstration of MXenes for more complex electrocatalytic reactions in the future. Combined experimental and theoretical CO2RR investigation on MXenes Tx group stabilizes ∗H-coordinated intermediates and breaks scaling relations Formic acid is the main CO2RR product on Ti2CTx and Mo2CTx MXenes Lower degree of –F termination in Tx group results in smaller overpotential
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- Albertus D Handoko
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore.
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Zhong M, Tran K, Min Y, Wang C, Wang Z, Dinh CT, De Luna P, Yu Z, Rasouli AS, Brodersen P, Sun S, Voznyy O, Tan CS, Askerka M, Che F, Liu M, Seifitokaldani A, Pang Y, Lo SC, Ip A, Ulissi Z, Sargent EH. Accelerated discovery of CO2 electrocatalysts using active machine learning. Nature 2020; 581:178-183. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2242-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 101.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mantella V, Strach M, Frank K, Pankhurst JR, Stoian D, Gadiyar C, Nickel B, Buonsanti R. Polymer Lamellae as Reaction Intermediates in the Formation of Copper Nanospheres as Evidenced by In Situ X-ray Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11627-11633. [PMID: 32315499 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The classical nucleation theory (CNT) is the most common theoretical framework used to explain particle formation. However, nucleation is a complex process with reaction pathways which are often not covered by the CNT. Herein, we study the formation mechanism of copper nanospheres using in situ X-ray absorption and scattering measurements. We reveal that their nucleation involves coordination polymer lamellae as pre-nucleation structures occupying a local minimum in the reaction energy landscape. Having learned this, we achieved a superior monodispersity for Cu nanospheres of different sizes. This report exemplifies the importance of developing a more realistic picture of the mechanism involved in the formation of inorganic nanoparticles to develop a rational approach to their synthesis.
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- Valeria Mantella
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience (CeNs), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanoscience (CeNs), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL Valais Wallis, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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Ma L, Hu W, Mei B, Liu H, Yuan B, Zang J, Chen T, Zou L, Zou Z, Yang B, Yu Y, Ma J, Jiang Z, Wen K, Yang H. Covalent Triazine Framework Confined Copper Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Operando Diagnosis of Active Sites. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Lushan Ma
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
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Wang X, Xu A, Li F, Hung SF, Nam DH, Gabardo CM, Wang Z, Xu Y, Ozden A, Rasouli AS, Ip AH, Sinton D, Sargent EH. Efficient Methane Electrosynthesis Enabled by Tuning Local CO2 Availability. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:3525-3531. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xue Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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Miyake R, Nitanai Y, Nakagawa Y, Xing J, Harano K, Nakamura E, Okabayashi J, Minamikawa T, Uruma K, Kanaizuka K, Kurihara M. Preparation of Hierarchically Assembled Silver Nanostructures based on the Morphologies of Crystalline Peptide-Silver(I) Complexes. Chempluschem 2020; 84:295-301. [PMID: 31950758 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The preparation of a hierarchically assembled Ag nanostructures based on a nanocrystalline assembly was demonstrated using an Ag(I) complex of a dipeptide (AspDap). By heating under N2 gas, a spherical assembly of a nanocrystalline dipeptide-Ag(I) complex (diameter 4-5 μm), which has a morphology similar to the assembled structure of the dipeptide, was transformed to an assembly of Ag nanostructures, where the micrometre-order crystalline morphology was maintained. In addition, detailed scanning electron microscopy studies revealed that Ag nanoparticles (diameter ca. 10 nm) were formed on the surface of the Ag nanostructure. When the Ag(I) ions were reduced to Ag(0), this phenomenon exhibited surface dependence due to the anisotropic two-dimensional Ag(I) arrangement in the crystals. Thermogravimetric measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the reduction proceeds in a stepwise manner around 200-250 °C, together with the removal of primary and secondary carboxylic groups in the dipeptide. Comparison with the heating process of the crystalline Ag(I) complex of β-alanine indicated that stepwise reduction is key for maintaining the original micrometre-order morphology.
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- Ryosuke Miyake
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan.,JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunky-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunky-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunky-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Research Center for Spectrochemistry Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunky-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8506, Japan
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- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Yamagata Univeristy, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-mchi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Yamagata Univeristy, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-mchi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Yamagata Univeristy, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-mchi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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Tang C, Shi J, Bai X, Hu A, Xuan N, Yue Y, Ye T, Liu B, Li P, Zhuang P, Shen J, Liu Y, Sun Z. CO2 Reduction on Copper’s Twin Boundary. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Can Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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Highly efficient binary copper-iron catalyst for photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction toward methane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:1330-1338. [PMID: 31900367 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911159117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A rational design of an electrocatalyst presents a promising avenue for solar fuels synthesis from carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation but is extremely challenging. Herein, we use density functional theory calculations to study an inexpensive binary copper-iron catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane. The calculations of reaction energetics suggest that Cu and Fe in the binary system can work in synergy to significantly deform the linear configuration of CO2 and reduce the high energy barrier by stabilizing the reaction intermediates, thus spontaneously favoring CO2 activation and conversion for methane synthesis. Experimentally, the designed CuFe catalyst exhibits a high current density of -38.3 mA⋅cm-2 using industry-ready silicon photoelectrodes with an impressive methane Faradaic efficiency of up to 51%, leading to a distinct turnover frequency of 2,176 h-1 under air mass 1.5 global (AM 1.5G) one-sun illumination.
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Li Q, Ouyang Y, Lu S, Bai X, Zhang Y, Shi L, Ling C, Wang J. Perspective on theoretical methods and modeling relating to electro-catalysis processes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:9937-9949. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02998j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Theoretical methods and models for the description of thermodynamics and kinetics in electro-catalysis, including solvent effects, externally applied potentials, and many-body interactions, are discussed.
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- Qiang Li
- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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- School of Physics
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 211189
- China
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Chang CJ, Hung SF, Hsu CS, Chen HC, Lin SC, Liao YF, Chen HM. Quantitatively Unraveling the Redox Shuttle of Spontaneous Oxidation/Electroreduction of CuO x on Silver Nanowires Using in Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:1998-2009. [PMID: 31893230 PMCID: PMC6936094 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Oxide-derived copper catalysts have been shown to enhance CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) activity with high selectivity toward hydrocarbon products. However, the chemical state of oxide-derived copper during the CO2RR has remained elusive and is lacking in situ observations. Herein, a two-step process was developed to synthesize Ag nanowires coated with various thicknesses of a CuO x layer for the CO2RR. By employing in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, a strong correlation between the chemical state under reaction conditions and the CO2RR product profile can be revealed to validate another competing reaction (i.e., the spontaneous oxidation of Cu(0) in aqueous electrolyte) that significantly governs the chemical state of active centers of Cu. In situ Raman spectroscopy reveals the existence of reoxidation behavior under cathodic potential, and the quantification analysis of reoxidized behavior is revealed to indicate that the reoxidation rate is independent of surface morphology and strongly proportional to the electrochemically surface area. The steady oxidation state of Cu in an in situ condition is the paramount key and dominates the products' profile of the CO2RR rather than other factors (e.g., crystal facets, atomic arrangements, morphology, elements) that have been investigated in numerous reports.
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- Chia-Jui Chang
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- National
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Jeon HS, Timoshenko J, Scholten F, Sinev I, Herzog A, Haase FT, Roldan Cuenya B. Operando Insight into the Correlation between the Structure and Composition of CuZn Nanoparticles and Their Selectivity for the Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19879-19887. [PMID: 31762283 PMCID: PMC6923792 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bimetallic CuZn catalysts have been recently proposed
as alternatives in order to achieve selectivity control during the
electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR). However,
fundamental understanding of the underlying reaction mechanism and
parameters determining the CO2RR performance is still missing.
In this study, we have employed size-controlled (∼5 nm) Cu100–xZnx nanoparticles (NPs) supported on carbon to investigate the correlation
between their structure and composition and catalytic performance.
By tuning the concentration of Zn, a drastic increase in CH4 selectivity [∼70% Faradaic efficiency (F.E.)] could be achieved
for Zn contents from 10 to 50, which was accompanied by a suppression
of the H2 production. Samples containing a higher Zn concentration
displayed significantly lower CH4 production and an abrupt
switch in the selectivity to CO. Lack of metal leaching was observed
based on quasi in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Operando X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy
measurements revealed that the alloying of Cu atoms with Zn atoms
takes place under reaction conditions and plays a determining role
in the product selectivity. Time-dependent XAFS analysis showed that
the local structure and chemical environment around the Cu atoms continuously
evolve during CO2RR for several hours. In particular, cationic
Zn species initially present were found to get reduced as the reaction
proceeded, leading to the formation of a CuZn alloy (brass). The evolution
of the Cu–Zn interaction with time during CO2RR
was found to be responsible for the change in the selectivity from
CH4 over Cu-ZnO NPs to CO over CuZn alloy NPs. This study
highlights the importance of having access to in depth information
on the interplay between the different atomic species in bimetallic
NP electrocatalysts under operando reaction conditions
in order to understand and ultimately tune their reactivity.
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- Hyo Sang Jeon
- 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 Physics , Ruhr-University Bochum , 44780 Bochum , 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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Ma X, Shen Y, Yao S, Shu M, Si R, An C. Self-Supported Nanoporous Au 3 Cu Electrode with Enriched Gold on Surface for Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2. Chemistry 2019; 26:4143-4149. [PMID: 31800117 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The key to the electrochemical conversion of CO2 lies in the development of efficient electrocatalysts with ease of operation, good conductivity, and rich active sites that fulfil the desired reaction direction and selectivity. Herein, an oxidative etching of Au20 Cu80 alloy is used for the synthesis of a nanoporous Au3 Cu alloy, representing a facile strategy for tuning the surface electronic properties and altering the adsorption behavior of the intermediates. HRTEM, XPS, and EXAFS results reveal that the curved surface of the synthesized nanoporous Au3 Cu is rich in gold with unsaturated coordination conditions. It can be used directly as a self-supported electrode for CO2 reduction, and exhibits high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 98.12 % toward CO at a potential of -0.7 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The FE is 1.47 times that over the as-made single nanoporous Au. Density functional theory reveals that *CO has a relatively long distance on the surface of nanoporous Au3 Cu, making desorption of CO easier and avoiding CO poisoning. The Hirshfeld charge distribution shows that the Au atoms have a negative charge and the Cu atoms exhibit a positive charge, which separately bond to the C atom and O atom in the *COOH intermediate through a bidentate mode. This affords the lowest *COOH adsorption free energy and low desorption energy for CO molecules.
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- Xiaoming Ma
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of, Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for, New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of, Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for, New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of, Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for, New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of, Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for, New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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He Z, Yang Y, Liang HW, Liu JW, Yu SH. Nanowire Genome: A Magic Toolbox for 1D Nanostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902807. [PMID: 31566828 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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1D nanomaterials with high aspect ratio, i.e., nanowires and nanotubes, have inspired considerable research interest thanks to the fact that exotic physical and chemical properties emerge as their diameters approach or fall into certain length scales, such as the wavelength of light, the mean free path of phonons, the exciton Bohr radius, the critical size of magnetic domains, and the exciton diffusion length. On the basis of their components, aspect ratio, and properties, there may be imperceptible connections among hundreds of nanowires prepared by different strategies. Inspired by the heredity system in life, a new concept termed the "nanowire genome" is introduced here to clarify the relationships between hundreds of nanowires reported previously. As such, this approach will not only improve the tools incorporating the prior nanowires but also help to precisely synthesize new nanowires and even assist in the prediction on the properties of nanowires. Although the road from start-ups to maturity is long and fraught with challenges, the genetical syntheses of more than 200 kinds of nanostructures stemming from three mother nanowires (Te, Ag, and Cu) are summarized here to demonstrate the nanowire genome as a versatile toolbox. A summary and outlook on future challenges in this field are also presented.
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- Zhen He
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Song M, Zhou G, Lu N, Lee J, Nakouzi E, Wang H, Li D. Oriented attachment induces fivefold twins by forming and decomposing high-energy grain boundaries. Science 2019; 367:40-45. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Natural and synthetic nanoparticles composed of fivefold twinned crystal domains have distinct properties. The formation mechanism of these fivefold twinned nanoparticles is poorly understood. We used in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy combined with molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate that fivefold twinning occurs through repeated oriented attachment of ~3-nanometer gold, platinum, and palladium nanoparticles. We discovered two different mechanisms for forming fivefold twinned nanoparticles that are driven by the accumulation and elimination of strain. This was accompanied by decomposition of grain boundaries and the formation of a special class of twins with a net strain of zero. These observations allowed us to develop a quantitative picture of the twinning process. The mechanisms provide guidance for controlling twin structures and morphologies across a wide range of materials.
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Muzzio M, Li J, Yin Z, Delahunty IM, Xie J, Sun S. Monodisperse nanoparticles for catalysis and nanomedicine. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18946-18967. [PMID: 31454005 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06080d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The growth and breadth of nanoparticle (NP) research now encompasses many scientific and technologic fields, which has driven the want to control NP dimensions, structures and properties. Recent advances in NP synthesis, especially in solution phase synthesis, and characterization have made it possible to tune NP sizes and shapes to optimize NP properties for various applications. In this review, we summarize the general concepts of using solution phase chemistry to control NP nucleation and growth for the formation of monodisperse NPs with polyhedral, cubic, octahedral, rod, or wire shapes and complex multicomponent heterostructures. Using some representative examples, we demonstrate how to use these monodisperse NPs to tune and optimize NP catalysis of some important energy conversion reactions, such as the oxygen reduction reaction, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, and cascade dehydrogenation/hydrogenation for the formation of functional organic compounds under greener chemical reaction conditions. Monodisperse NPs with controlled surface chemistry, morphologies and magnetic properties also show great potential for use in biomedicine. We highlight how monodisperse iron oxide NPs are made biocompatible and target-specific for biomedical imaging, sensing and therapeutic applications. We intend to provide readers some concrete evidence that monodisperse NPs have been established to serve as successful model systems for understanding structure-property relationships at the nanoscale and further to show great potential for advanced nanotechnological applications.
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- Michelle Muzzio
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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Lee H, Kim J, Choi I, Ahn SH. Nanostructured Ag/In/Cu foam catalyst for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.11.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yin Z, Palmore GTR, Sun S. Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Catalyzed by Metal Nanocatalysts. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wakerley D, Lamaison S, Ozanam F, Menguy N, Mercier D, Marcus P, Fontecave M, Mougel V. Bio-inspired hydrophobicity promotes CO 2 reduction on a Cu surface. NATURE MATERIALS 2019; 18:1222-1227. [PMID: 31384032 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0445-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The aqueous electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into alcohol and hydrocarbon fuels presents a sustainable route towards energy-rich chemical feedstocks. Cu is the only material able to catalyse the substantial formation of multicarbon products (C2/C3), but competing proton reduction to hydrogen is an ever-present drain on selectivity. Here, a superhydrophobic surface was generated by 1-octadecanethiol treatment of hierarchically structured Cu dendrites, inspired by the structure of gas-trapping cuticles on subaquatic spiders. The hydrophobic electrode attained a 56% Faradaic efficiency for ethylene and 17% for ethanol production at neutral pH, compared to 9% and 4% on a hydrophilic, wettable equivalent. These observations are assigned to trapped gases at the hydrophobic Cu surface, which increase the concentration of CO2 at the electrode-solution interface and consequently increase CO2 reduction selectivity. Hydrophobicity is thus proposed as a governing factor in CO2 reduction selectivity and can help explain trends seen on previously reported electrocatalysts.
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- David Wakerley
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, CNRS UMR 8229, Collège de France, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, CNRS UMR 8229, Collège de France, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS-École Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cédex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, MNHN, IRD, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, Paris, France
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- Physical Chemistry of Surfaces Group, ChimieParisTech-CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, Paris, France
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- Physical Chemistry of Surfaces Group, ChimieParisTech-CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, CNRS UMR 8229, Collège de France, Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, CNRS UMR 8229, Collège de France, Paris, France.
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Tao Z, Wu Z, Yuan X, Wu Y, Wang H. Copper–Gold Interactions Enhancing Formate Production from Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Zixu Tao
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineer, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226019, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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Chen H, Handoko AD, Xiao J, Feng X, Fan Y, Wang T, Legut D, Seh ZW, Zhang Q. Catalytic Effect on CO 2 Electroreduction by Hydroxyl-Terminated Two-Dimensional MXenes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:36571-36579. [PMID: 31532180 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electrocatalysis represents a promising method to generate renewable fuels and chemical feedstock from the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, traditional electrocatalysts based on transition metals are not efficient enough because of the high overpotential and slow turnover. MXenes, a family of two-dimensional metal carbides and nitrides, have been predicted to be effective in catalyzing CO2RR, but a systematic investigation into their catalytic performance is lacking, especially on hydroxyl (-OH)-terminated MXenes relevant in aqueous reaction conditions. In this work, we utilized first-principles simulations to systematically screen and explore the properties of MXenes in catalyzing CO2RR to CH4 from both aspects of thermodynamics and kinetics. Sc2C(OH)2 was found to be the most promising catalyst with the least negative limiting potential of -0.53 V vs RHE. This was achieved through an alternative reaction pathway, where the adsorbed species are stabilized by capturing H atoms from the MXene's OH termination group. New scaling relations, based on the shared H interaction between intermediates and MXenes, were established. Bader charge analyses reveal that catalysts with less electron migration in the *(H)COOH → *CO elementary step exhibit better CO2RR performance. This study provides new insights regarding the effect of surface functionalization on the catalytic performance of MXenes to guide future materials design.
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- Hetian Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering , Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis , Singapore 138634
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- IT4Innovations Center , VSB-Technical University of Ostrava , 17. listopadu 15 , CZ-708 33 Ostrava , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering , Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis , Singapore 138634
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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Thevenon A, Rosas‐Hernández A, Peters JC, Agapie T. In‐Situ Nanostructuring and Stabilization of Polycrystalline Copper by an Organic Salt Additive Promotes Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction to Ethylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16952-16958. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Arnaud Thevenon
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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Thevenon A, Rosas‐Hernández A, Peters JC, Agapie T. In‐Situ Nanostructuring and Stabilization of Polycrystalline Copper by an Organic Salt Additive Promotes Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction to Ethylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Arnaud Thevenon
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 91125 USA
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Strach M, Mantella V, Pankhurst JR, Iyengar P, Loiudice A, Das S, Corminboeuf C, van Beek W, Buonsanti R. Insights into Reaction Intermediates to Predict Synthetic Pathways for Shape-Controlled Metal Nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:16312-16322. [PMID: 31542922 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding nucleation phenomena is crucial across all branches of physical and natural sciences. Colloidal nanocrystals are among the most versatile and tunable synthetic nanomaterials. While huge steps have been made in their synthetic development, synthesis by design is still impeded by the lack of knowledge of reaction mechanisms. Here, we report on the investigation of the reaction intermediates in high temperature syntheses of copper nanocrystals by a variety of techniques, including X-ray absorption at a synchrotron source using a customized in situ cell. We reveal unique insights into the chemical nature of the reaction intermediates and into their role in determining the final shape of the metal nanocrystals. Overall, this study highlights the importance of understanding the chemistry behind nucleation as a key parameter to predict synthetic pathways for shape-controlled nanocrystals.
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- Michal Strach
- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design (LCMD), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design (LCMD), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- The Swiss-Norwegian Beamline (SNBL)-ESRF CS40220 , 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1950 Sion , Switzerland
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Xie C, Niu Z, Kim D, Li M, Yang P. Surface and Interface Control in Nanoparticle Catalysis. Chem Rev 2019; 120:1184-1249. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chenlu Xie
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Yang K, Kas R, Smith WA. In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Persistent Alkalinity near Electrode Surfaces during CO 2 Electroreduction. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:15891-15900. [PMID: 31523949 PMCID: PMC6788196 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Over
the past decade, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction
has become a thriving area of research with the aim of converting
electricity to renewable chemicals and fuels. Recent advances through
catalyst development have significantly improved selectivity and activity.
However, drawing potential dependent structure–activity relationships
has been complicated, not only due to the ill-defined and intricate
morphological and mesoscopic structure of electrocatalysts, but also
by immense concentration gradients existing between the electrode
surface and bulk solution. In this work, by using in situ surface
enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and computational
modeling, we explicitly show that commonly used strong phosphate buffers
cannot sustain the interfacial pH during CO2 electroreduction
on copper electrodes at relatively low current densities, <10 mA/cm2. The pH near the electrode surface was observed to be as
much as 5 pH units higher compared to bulk solution in 0.2 M phosphate
buffer at potentials relevant to the formation of hydrocarbons (−1
V vs RHE), even on smooth polycrystalline copper electrodes. Drastically
increasing the buffer capacity did not stand out as a viable solution
for the problem as the concurrent production of hydrogen increased
dramatically, which resulted in a breakdown of the buffer in a narrow
potential range. These unforeseen results imply that most of the studies,
if not all, on electrochemical CO2 reduction to hydrocarbons
in CO2 saturated aqueous solutions were evaluated under
mass transport limitations on copper electrodes. We underscore that
the large concentration gradients on electrodes with high local current
density (e.g., nanostructured) have important implications on the
selectivity, activity, and kinetic analysis, and any attempt to draw
structure–activity relationships must rule out mass transport
effects.
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- Kailun Yang
- Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (MECS), Department of Chemical Engineering , Delft University of Technology , 2629 HZ Delft , The Netherlands
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- Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (MECS), Department of Chemical Engineering , Delft University of Technology , 2629 HZ Delft , The Netherlands
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- Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (MECS), Department of Chemical Engineering , Delft University of Technology , 2629 HZ Delft , The Netherlands
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Hou Y, Bolat S, Bornet A, Romanyuk YE, Guo H, Moreno-García P, Zelocualtecatl Montiel I, Lai Z, Müller U, Grozovski V, Broekmann P. Photonic Curing: Activation and Stabilization of Metal Membrane Catalysts (MMCs) for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuhui Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
- Wood Materials Science, Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zürich, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 3, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Nanoscale Materials Science, Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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Yang HJ, Zhang X, Hong YH, Sari HMK, Zhou ZY, Sun SG, Li XF. Superior Selectivity and Tolerance towards Metal-Ion Impurities of a Fe/N/C Catalyst for CO 2 Reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3988-3995. [PMID: 31270948 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) in aqueous solution inevitably competes with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which results in a difficult separation of the complex products. In this study, a Fe/N/C catalyst derived from Fe(SCN)3 (labelled SMFeSCN) revealed a high CO Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99 % at a moderate overpotential of 0.44 V. CO2 RR and HER competed with each other for active sites on Fe/N/C. The high FE for CO production originated from the high content of micropores on the catalyst, which could suppress the side reactions by increasing CO2 uptake. More importantly, excellent tolerance towards metal-ion impurities was demonstrated in Fe/N/C, which was primarily owing to the high specific surface area with scattered active sites. Thus, the Fe/N/C catalyst showed good activity for CO2 RR without influencing the electrolyte purity, thus raising the possibility of its practical application.
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- Hui-Juan Yang
- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
- Shaanxi International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China
- Institute of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
- Shaanxi International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
- Shaanxi International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi'an, 710048, P.R. China
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Wang Y, He D, Chen H, Wang D. Catalysts in electro-, photo- and photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Guan A, Yang C, Quan Y, Shen H, Cao N, Li T, Ji Y, Zheng G. One‐dimensional Nanomaterial Electrocatalysts for CO
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Fixation. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:3969-3980. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Anxiang Guan
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- School of Pharmacy Fudan University Shanghai 201203 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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