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Luo H, Liu X. Catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2) using coal-based nano-carbon materials. RSC Adv 2024; 14:27298-27309. [PMID: 39193278 PMCID: PMC11348782 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03407d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a prominent greenhouse gas and a widely available carbon resource. The chemical conversion of CO2 into high-value chemicals and fuels is a significant approach for mitigating carbon emissions and attaining carbon neutrality. However, enhancing CO2 adsorption and conversion rates remains a primary challenge in CO2 recycling. The development of high-performance catalysts is pivotal for the catalytic conversion of CO2. In this context, coal-based carbon materials, characterized by their extensive specific surface area and adaptable chemical composition, can offer more reactive active sites and have robust CO2 adsorption capabilities. They can function as either standalone catalysts or as components of composite catalysts, making them promising materials for CO2 reduction. The use of affordable and abundant coal as a precursor for carbon materials represents a crucial avenue for achieving clean and efficient coal utilization. This paper reviews the progress of research on coal-based carbon materials and examines their advantages and challenges as catalysts for CO2 reduction.
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- Hongchao Luo
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Liupanshui Normal University 553004 Guizhou Province China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University Dalian 116622 Liaoning Province China
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Huang Q, Sha X, Yang R, Li H, Peng J. Electrochemical Conversion of CO 2 into Formate Boosted by In Situ Reconstruction of Bi-MOF to Bi 2O 2CO 3 Ultrathin Nanosheets. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:13882-13892. [PMID: 38456263 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Substantial emissions of CO2 have presented formidable challenges for global climate dynamics. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to produce formic acid (HCOOH) is considered to be a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. Nevertheless, the development of a catalyst exhibiting both high catalytic activity and selectivity toward desired products remains an arduous task. Herein, we report the synthesis of a unique porous bismuth-based MOF (Bi-BTC) through microwave-assisted agitation. The Bi-BTC MOF has a good catalytic performance in electrochemical CO2RR to formate products. At -0.9 V (vs RHE) potential, the Faradaic efficiency of formate can reach 96%, and the current density of the CO2RR is 25 mA/cm2. Bi-BTC also exhibits good electrochemical stability. FEformate and current density were maintained for 24 h with almost no attenuation. It was found that Bi-BTC was reconstructed in the CO2RR process. The shape of nanocolumn before electrolysis is transformed into an ultrathin nanosheet. The soft and hard acid-base theory (HSAB) proves that the reason for the reconfiguration is that the hard base ions (HCO3-) and the intermediate acid (Bi3+) break in the Bi-O bond in Bi-MOF, resulting in the transition of the original column structure of Bi-BTC to Bi2O2CO3 ultrathin nanosheeets. The DFT calculation shows that the restructured Bi2O2CO3 nanosheet exposes a crystal surface structure, which is conducive to lower the activation energy barrier of the electrochemical CO2RR intermediate *OCHO and stabilizing the reaction intermediate. Therefore, it is more beneficial to improve the selectivity of the electrochemical CO2RR to formate formation. This result proves that irreversible reconfiguration of catalyst is beneficial to electrochemical CO2RR. In addition, coupling a Bi-BTC cathode with a stable anode (IrO2) enables battery-driven high-activity CO2RR and an OER with good activity and efficiency.
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- Qun Huang
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center of Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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Liao L, Xia G, Yu F, Liu X, Shu M, Zhang G, Zeng X, Wang H. Saturated Coordination LuN 6 Defect Sites for Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO 2. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300926. [PMID: 37150851 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Metal single-atom and internal structural defects typically coexist in M-N-C materials obtained through the existing basic pyrolysis processes. Identifying a correlation between them to understand the structure-activity relationship and achieve efficient catalytic performance is important, particularly for the rare-earth (RE) elements with rich electron orbitals and strong coordination capabilities. Herein, a novel single-atom catalyst based on the RE element lutetium is successfully synthesized on a N-C support. Structural and simulation analyses demonstrate that the formation of a LuN6 structural site with an individual defect because of pyrolysis is thermodynamically favorable in Lu-N-C. Using KHCO3 -based electrolytes facilitates the fall of the K+ cations into the defective sites of Lu-N-C, thus enabling improved CO2 capture and activation, which increases the catalyst conductivity for Lu-N-C. In this study, the catalyst exhibits a Faradaic efficiency of 95.1% for CO at a current density of 18.2 mA cm-2 during carbon dioxide reduction reaction. This study thus provides new insights into understanding RE-N-C materials for energy utilization.
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- Luliang Liao
- Institute for Advanced Study and College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study and College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study and College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study and College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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Wang C, Wang X, Ren H, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Wang J, Guan Q, Liu Y, Li W. Combining Fe nanoparticles and pyrrole-type Fe-N 4 sites on less-oxygenated carbon supports for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5108. [PMID: 37607934 PMCID: PMC10444801 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40667-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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A great challenge for electrochemical CO2 reduction is to improve energy efficiency, which requires reducing overpotential while increasing product Faraday efficiency. Here, we designedly synthesize a hybrid electrocatalyst consisting of Fe nanoparticles, pyrrole-type Fe-N4 sites and less-oxygenated carbon supports, which exhibits a remarkable CO Faraday efficiency above 99% at an ultralow overpotential of 21 mV, reaching the highest cathode energy efficiency of 97.1% to date. The catalyst also can afford a CO selectivity nearly 100% with a high cathode energy efficiency (>90%) at least 100 h. The combined results of control experiments, in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations demonstrate that introducing Fe nanoparticles can reduce the overpotential by accelerating the proton transfer from CO2 to *COOH and lowering the free energy for *COOH formation, constructing pyrrole-type Fe-N4 sites and limiting oxygen species on carbon supports can increase CO Faraday efficiency through inhibiting the H2 evolution, thus achieving energy-efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO.
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- Cai Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Yang X, Mukherjee S, O'Carroll T, Hou Y, Singh MR, Gauthier JA, Wu G. Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives on Nitrogen Electrochemistry for Carbon-Neutral Energy Technologies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215938. [PMID: 36507657 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Unrestrained anthropogenic activities have severely disrupted the global natural nitrogen cycle, causing numerous energy and environmental issues. Electrocatalytic nitrogen transformation is a feasible and promising strategy for achieving a sustainable nitrogen economy. Synergistically combining multiple nitrogen reactions can realize efficient renewable energy storage and conversion, restore the global nitrogen balance, and remediate environmental crises. Here, we provide a unique aspect to discuss the intriguing nitrogen electrochemistry by linking three essential nitrogen-containing compounds (i.e., N2 , NH3 , and NO3 - ) and integrating four essential electrochemical reactions, i.e., the nitrogen reduction reaction (N2 RR), nitrogen oxidation reaction (N2 OR), nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 RR), and ammonia oxidation reaction (NH3 OR). This minireview also summarizes the acquired knowledge of rational catalyst design and underlying reaction mechanisms for these interlinked nitrogen reactions. We further underscore the associated clean energy technologies and a sustainable nitrogen-based economy.
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- Xiaoxuan Yang
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 324000, China.,Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Geng J, Ji S, Jin M, Zhang C, Xu M, Wang G, Liang C, Zhang H. Ambient Electrosynthesis of Urea with Nitrate and Carbon Dioxide over Iron-Based Dual-Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202210958. [PMID: 36263900 PMCID: PMC10369923 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The development of efficient electrocatalysts to generate key *NH2 and *CO intermediates is crucial for ambient urea electrosynthesis with nitrate (NO3 - ) and carbon dioxide (CO2 ). Here we report a liquid-phase laser irradiation method to fabricate symbiotic graphitic carbon encapsulated amorphous iron and iron oxide nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes (Fe(a)@C-Fe3 O4 /CNTs). Fe(a)@C-Fe3 O4 /CNTs exhibits superior electrocatalytic activity toward urea synthesis using NO3 - and CO2 , affording a urea yield of 1341.3±112.6 μg h-1 mgcat -1 and a faradic efficiency of 16.5±6.1 % at ambient conditions. Both experimental and theoretical results indicate that the formed Fe(a)@C and Fe3 O4 on CNTs provide dual active sites for the adsorption and activation of NO3 - and CO2 , thus generating key *NH2 and *CO intermediates with lower energy barriers for urea formation. This work would be helpful for design and development of high-efficiency dual-site electrocatalysts for ambient urea synthesis.
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- Jing Geng
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Cao Y, Shi L, Li M, You B, Liao R. Deciphering the Selectivity of the Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to CO by a Cobalt Porphyrin Catalyst in Neutral Aqueous Solution: Insights from DFT Calculations. ChemistryOpen 2023; 12:e202200254. [PMID: 36744721 PMCID: PMC9900731 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to investigate the cobalt porphyrin-catalyzed electro-reduction of CO2 to CO in an aqueous solution. The results suggest that CoII -porphyrin (CoII -L) undertakes a ligand-based reduction to generate the active species CoII -L⋅- , where the CoII center antiferromagnetically interacts with the ligand radical anion. CoII -L⋅- then performs a nucleophilic attack on CO2 , followed by protonation and a reduction to give CoII -L-COOH. An intermolecular proton transfer leads to the heterolytic cleavage of the C-O bond, producing intermediate CoII -L-CO. Subsequently, CO is released from CoII -L-CO, and CoII -L is regenerated to catalyze the next cycle. The rate-determining step of this CO2 RR is the nucleophilic attack on CO2 by CoII -L⋅- , with a total barrier of 20.7 kcal mol-1 . The competing hydrogen evolution reaction is associated with a higher total barrier. A computational investigation regarding the substituent effects of the catalyst indicates that the CoPor-R3 complex is likely to display the highest activity and selectivity as a molecular catalyst.
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- Yu‐Chen Cao
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationHubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaHubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service FailureSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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Li Z, Jiang J, Liu X, Zhu Z, Wang J, He Q, Kong Q, Niu X, Chen JS, Wang J, Wu R. Coupling Atomically Dispersed Fe-N 5 Sites with Defective N-Doped Carbon Boosts CO 2 Electroreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203495. [PMID: 35989102 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atomically dispersed iron immobilized on nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst has attracted enormous attention for CO2 electroreduction, but still suffers from low current density and poor selectivity. Herein, atomically dispersed FeN5 active sites supported on defective N-doped carbon successfully formed by a multistep thermal treatment strategy with the aid of dicyandiamide are reported. This dual-functional strategy can not only construct intrinsic carbon defects by selectively etching pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N, but also introduces an additional N from the neighboring carbon layer coordinating to the commonly observed FeN4 , thus creating an FeN5 active site supported on defective porous carbon nanofibers (FeN5 /DPCF) with a local 3D configuration. The optimized FeN5 /DPCF achieves a high CO Faradaic efficiency (>90%) over a wide potential range of -0.4 to -0.6 V versus RHE with a maximal FECO of 93.1%, a high CO partial current density of 9.4 mA cm-2 at the low overpotential of 490 mV, and a remarkable turnover frequency of 2965 h-1 . Density functional theory calculations reveal that the synergistic effect between the FeN5 sites and carbon defects can enhance electronic localization, thus reducing the energy barrier for the CO2 reduction reaction and suppressing the hydrogen evolution reaction, giving rise to the superior activity and selectivity.
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- Zhao Li
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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Song P, Zhu P, Su X, Hou M, Zhao D, Zhang J. Microenvironment Modulation in Carbon-Supported Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200716. [PMID: 35979850 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (ECRR) becomes an effective way to reduce excess CO 2 in the air and a promising strategy to maintain carbon balance. Carbon-supported single-atom catalysts (C-SACs) is a kind of cost savings and most promising catalysts for ECRR. For C-SACs, the key to achieving efficient ECRR performance is to adjusting the electronic structure of the central metal atoms by modulating their microenvironment of the catalysts. Not only the coordination numbers and hetero-atom coordination, but also the regulation of diatomic sites have a great influence on the performance of C-SACs. This review mainly focuses on recent studies for the microenvironment modulation in C-SACs for efficient ECRR. We hope that this review can contribute readers a comprehensive insight in the current research status of C-SACs for ECRR, as well as provide help for the rational design of C-SACs with better ECRR performance.
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- Pengyu Song
- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Fangshan District, 102488, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Fangshan District, 102488, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Fangshan District, 102488, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Fangshan District, 102488, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Fangshan District, 102488, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, Research Center of Materials Science,School of Materials Science and Engineering, No.5 South Street of Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100081, Beijing, CHINA
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Gao J, Dai G. DFT study on the mechanism of the CO2-to-CO conversion by Co-quaterpyridine complexes. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Li Y, Shan W, Zachman MJ, Wang M, Hwang S, Tabassum H, Yang J, Yang X, Karakalos S, Feng Z, Wang G, Wu G. Atomically Dispersed Dual-Metal Site Catalysts for Enhanced CO 2 Reduction: Mechanistic Insight into Active Site Structures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205632. [PMID: 35470950 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Carbon-supported nitrogen-coordinated single-metal site catalysts (i.e., M-N-C, M: Fe, Co, or Ni) are active for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to CO. Further improving their intrinsic activity and selectivity by tuning their N-M bond structures and coordination is limited. Herein, we expand the coordination environments of M-N-C catalysts by designing dual-metal active sites. The Ni-Fe catalyst exhibited the most efficient CO2RR activity and promising stability compared to other combinations. Advanced structural characterization and theoretical prediction suggest that the most active N-coordinated dual-metal site configurations are 2N-bridged (Fe-Ni)N6 , in which FeN4 and NiN4 moieties are shared with two N atoms. Two metals (i.e., Fe and Ni) in the dual-metal site likely generate a synergy to enable more optimal *COOH adsorption and *CO desorption than single-metal sites (FeN4 or NiN4 ) with improved intrinsic catalytic activity and selectivity.
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- Yi Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- School of Chemical Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- School of Chemical Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Li Y, Shan W, Zachman MJ, Wang M, Hwang S, Tabassum H, Yang J, Yang X, Karakalos S, Feng Z, Wang G, Wu G. Atomically Dispersed Dual‐Metal Site Catalysts for Enhanced CO
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Reduction: Mechanistic Insight into Active Site Structures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yi Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- School of Chemical Biological and Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina Columbia SC 29208 USA
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- School of Chemical Biological and Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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Juthathan M, Chantarojsiri T, Tuntulani T, Leeladee P. Atomic- and Molecular-Level Modulation of Dispersed Active Sites for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200237. [PMID: 35417092 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Global climate changes have been impacted by the excessive CO 2 emission, which exacerbates the environmental problems. Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) offers the solution for utilizing CO 2 as feedstocks for value-added products while potentially mitigating the negative effects. Owing to the extreme stability of CO 2 , selectivity and efficiency are crucial factors in the development of CO 2 RR electrocatalysts. Recently, single-atom catalysts have emerged as potential electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. They generally comprise of atomically- and molecularly dispersed active sites over conductive supports, which enable atomic-level and molecular-level modulations. In this minireview, catalyst preparations, principle of modulations, and reaction mechanisms are summarised together with related recent advances. The atomic-level modulations are first discussed, followed by the molecular-level modulations. Finally, the current challenges and future opportunities are provided as guidance for further developments regarding the discussed topics.
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- Chulalongkorn University, Chemistry, 254 Phayathai Road, 10330, Bangkok, THAILAND
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Lin L, Li H, Wang Y, Li H, Wei P, Nan B, Si R, Wang G, Bao X. Temperature‐Dependent CO
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Electroreduction over Fe‐N‐C and Ni‐N‐C Single‐Atom Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Long Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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Lin L, Li H, Wang Y, Li H, Wei P, Nan B, Si R, Wang G, Bao X. Temperature-Dependent CO 2 Electroreduction over Fe-N-C and Ni-N-C Single-Atom Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26582-26586. [PMID: 34651393 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Reaction temperature is an important parameter to tune the selectivity and activity of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) due to different thermodynamics of CO2 RR and competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this work, temperature-dependent CO2 RR over Fe-N-C and Ni-N-C single-atom catalysts are investigated from 303 to 343 K. Increasing the reaction temperature improves and decreases CO Faradaic efficiency over Fe-N-C and Ni-N-C catalysts at high overpotentials, respectively. CO current density over Fe-N-C catalyst increases with temperature, then gets into a plateau at 323 K, finally reaches the maximum value of 185.8 mA cm-2 at 343 K. While CO current density over Ni-N-C catalyst achieves the maximum value of 252.5 mA cm-2 at 323 K, and then drops significantly to 202.9 mA cm-2 at 343 K. Temperature programmed desorption results and density functional theory calculations reveal that the difference of temperature-dependent variation on CO Faradaic efficiency and current density between Fe-N-C and Ni-N-C catalysts results from the varied adsorption strength of key reaction intermediates during CO2 RR.
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- Long Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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Sun X, Tuo Y, Ye C, Chen C, Lu Q, Li G, Jiang P, Chen S, Zhu P, Ma M, Zhang J, Bitter JH, Wang D, Li Y. Phosphorus Induced Electron Localization of Single Iron Sites for Boosted CO 2 Electroreduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23614-23618. [PMID: 34463412 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into chemicals and fuels has recently attracted much interest, but normally suffers from a high overpotential and low selectivity. In this work, single P atoms were introduced into a N-doped carbon supported single Fe atom catalyst (Fe-SAC/NPC) mainly in the form of P-C bonds for CO2 electroreduction to CO in an aqueous solution. This catalyst exhibited a CO Faradaic efficiency of ≈97 % at a low overpotential of 320 mV, and a Tafel slope of only 59 mV dec-1 , comparable to state-of-the-art gold catalysts. Experimental analysis combined with DFT calculations suggested that single P atom in high coordination shells (n≥3), in particular the third coordination shell of Fe center enhanced the electronic localization of Fe, which improved the stabilization of the key *COOH intermediate on Fe, leading to superior CO2 electrochemical reduction performance at low overpotentials.
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- Xiaohui Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Sun X, Tuo Y, Ye C, Chen C, Lu Q, Li G, Jiang P, Chen S, Zhu P, Ma M, Zhang J, Bitter JH, Wang D, Li Y. Phosphorus Induced Electron Localization of Single Iron Sites for Boosted CO
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Electroreduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Xiaohui Sun
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology Wageningen University Bornse Weilanden 9 6708WG Wageningen The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Wageningen University Stippeneng 4 6708WE Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology Wageningen University Bornse Weilanden 9 6708WG Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Pore Modification and Phosphorus Doping Effect on Phosphoric Acid-Activated Fe-N-C for Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11061519. [PMID: 34201332 PMCID: PMC8229517 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The price and scarcity of platinum has driven up the demand for non-precious metal catalysts such as Fe-N-C. In this study, the effects of phosphoric acid (PA) activation and phosphorus doping were investigated using Fe-N-C catalysts prepared using SBA-15 as a sacrificial template. The physical and structural changes caused by the addition of PA were analyzed by nitrogen adsorption/desorption and X-ray diffraction. Analysis of the electronic states of Fe, N, and P were conducted by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The amount and size of micropores varied depending on the PA content, with changes in pore structure observed using 0.066 g of PA. The electronic states of Fe and N did not change significantly after treatment with PA, and P was mainly found in states bonded to oxygen or carbon. When 0.135 g of PA was introduced per 1 g of silica, a catalytic activity which was increased slightly by 10 mV at −3 mA/cm2 was observed. A change in Fe-N-C stability was also observed through the introduction of PA.
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Zhang N, Zhang X, Kang Y, Ye C, Jin R, Yan H, Lin R, Yang J, Xu Q, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Gu L, Liu L, Song W, Liu J, Wang D, Li Y. A Supported Pd
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Dual‐Atom Site Catalyst for Efficient Electrochemical CO
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Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Ningqiang Zhang
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Xue Yuan Rd. 18 Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Chinese Academy of Science Shanghai 201204 PR China
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- Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 PR China
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- Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 PR China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 PR China
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Zhang N, Zhang X, Kang Y, Ye C, Jin R, Yan H, Lin R, Yang J, Xu Q, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Gu L, Liu L, Song W, Liu J, Wang D, Li Y. A Supported Pd 2 Dual-Atom Site Catalyst for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13388-13393. [PMID: 33817923 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Dual-atom site catalysts (DACs) have emerged as a new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis because the synergistic effect between adjacent metal atoms can promote their catalytic activity while maintaining the advantages of single-atom site catalysts (SACs), like 100 % atomic utilization efficiency and excellent selectivity. Herein, a supported Pd2 DAC was synthesized and used for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) for the first time. The as-obtained Pd2 DAC exhibited superior CO2 RR catalytic performance with 98.2 % CO faradic efficiency at -0.85 V vs. RHE, far exceeding that of Pd1 SAC, and coupled with long-term stability. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the intrinsic reason for the superior activity of Pd2 DAC toward CO2 RR was the electron transfer between Pd atoms at the dimeric Pd sites. Thus, Pd2 DAC possessed moderate adsorption strength of CO*, which was beneficial for CO production in CO2 RR.
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- Ningqiang Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Xue Yuan Rd. 18, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201204, PR China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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He Y, Shi Q, Shan W, Li X, Kropf AJ, Wegener EC, Wright J, Karakalos S, Su D, Cullen DA, Wang G, Myers DJ, Wu G. Dynamically Unveiling Metal-Nitrogen Coordination during Thermal Activation to Design High-Efficient Atomically Dispersed CoN 4 Active Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:9516-9526. [PMID: 33492674 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
We elucidate the structural evolution of CoN4 sites during thermal activation by developing a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-8-derived carbon host as an ideal model for Co2+ ion adsorption. Subsequent in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis can dynamically track the conversion from inactive Co-OH and Co-O species into active CoN4 sites. The critical transition occurs at 700 °C and becomes optimal at 900 °C, generating the highest intrinsic activity and four-electron selectivity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). DFT calculations elucidate that the ORR is kinetically favored by the thermal-induced compressive strain of Co-N bonds in CoN4 active sites formed at 900 °C. Further, we developed a two-step (i.e., Co ion doping and adsorption) Co-N-C catalyst with increased CoN4 site density and optimized porosity for mass transport, and demonstrated its outstanding fuel cell performance and durability.
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- Yanghua He
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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He Y, Shi Q, Shan W, Li X, Kropf AJ, Wegener EC, Wright J, Karakalos S, Su D, Cullen DA, Wang G, Myers DJ, Wu G. Dynamically Unveiling Metal–Nitrogen Coordination during Thermal Activation to Design High‐Efficient Atomically Dispersed CoN
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Active Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yanghua He
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL 60616 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina Columbia SC 29201 USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Materials Science and Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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