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Yi J, Chen Y, Lai D, Lv B, Wu X, Jing G. Spherical Bi 2O 3/ATO catalyst with N 2 pre-reduction electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to formic acid. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 140:331-340. [PMID: 38331512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Bi2O3 catalyst with Bi-O bond crystal structure has more active sites, which shows better CO2 catalytic performance than pure Bi catalysts in many catalytic reactions. How to strengthen the Bi-O bond in Bi2O3 to obtain higher selectivity and catalytic activity is a problem worthy of consideration. Here, we develop a N2 pre-reduced spherical Bi2O3/ATO catalyst that has a high formate Faradaic efficiency of 92.7%, which is superior to the existing tin oxide catalyst. Detailed electrocatalytic analysis shows that N2 pre-reduction and spherical structure are helpful for Sn to stabilize the oxidation state of Bi, thus retaining part of the Bi-O structure. The existence of the Bi-O structure can reduce the energy barrier of the CO2 production *OCHO reaction and promote the reaction rate of the CO2-*OCHO-HCOOH path, thus promoting the formation of formate.
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- Junying Yi
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China.
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Zhou L, Chen X, Zhu S, You K, Wang ZJ, Fan R, Li J, Yuan Y, Wang X, Wang J, Chen Y, Jin H, Wang S, Lv JJ. Two-dimensional Cu Plates with Steady Fluid Fields for High-rate Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia and Efficient Zn-Nitrate Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401924. [PMID: 38366134 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Nitrate electroreduction reaction (eNO3 -RR) to ammonia (NH3) provides a promising strategy for nitrogen utilization, while achieving high selectivity and durability at an industrial scale has remained challenging. Herein, we demonstrated that the performance of eNO3 -RR could be significantly boosted by introducing two-dimensional Cu plates as electrocatalysts and eliminating the general carrier gas to construct a steady fluid field. The developed eNO3 -RR setup provided superior NH3 Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99 %, exceptional long-term electrolysis for 120 h at 200 mA cm-2, and a record-high yield rate of 3.14 mmol cm-2 h-1. Furthermore, the proposed strategy was successfully extended to the Zn-nitrate battery system, providing a power density of 12.09 mW cm-2 and NH3 FE of 85.4 %, outperforming the state-of-the-art eNO3 -RR catalysts. Coupled with the COMSOL multiphysics simulations and in situ infrared spectroscopy, the main contributor for the high-efficiency NH3 production could be the steady fluid field to timely rejuvenate the electrocatalyst surface during the electrocatalysis.
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- Limin Zhou
- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, M4Y1M7, Canada
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Electrochemical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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Wang H, Kang X, Han B. Rare-earth Element-based Electrocatalysts Designed for CO 2 Electro-reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301539. [PMID: 38109070 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction presents a promising approach for synthesizing fuels and chemical feedstocks using renewable energy sources. Although significant advancements have been made in the design of catalysts for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in recent years, the linear scaling relationship of key intermediates, selectivity, stability, and economical efficiency are still required to be improved. Rare earth (RE) elements, recognized as pivotal components in various industrial applications, have been widely used in catalysis due to their unique properties such as redox characteristics, orbital structure, oxygen affinity, large ion radius, and electronic configuration. Furthermore, RE elements could effectively modulate the adsorption strength of intermediates and provide abundant metal active sites for CO2RR. Despite their potential, there is still a shortage of comprehensive and systematic analysis of RE elements employed in the design of electrocatalysts of CO2RR. Therefore, the current approaches for the design of RE element-based electrocatalysts and their applications in CO2RR are thoroughly summarized in this review. The review starts by outlining the characteristics of CO2RR and RE elements, followed by a summary of design strategies and synthetic methods for RE element-based electrocatalysts. Finally, an overview of current limitations in research and an outline of the prospects for future investigations are proposed.
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- Hengan Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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Zhao X, Feng Q, Liu M, Wang Y, Liu W, Deng D, Jiang J, Zheng X, Zhan L, Wang J, Zheng H, Bai Y, Chen Y, Xiong X, Lei Y. Built-in Electric Field Promotes Interfacial Adsorption and Activation of CO 2 for C 1 Products over a Wide Potential Window. ACS NANO 2024; 18:9678-9687. [PMID: 38522087 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The unsatisfactory adsorption and activation of CO2 suppress electrochemical reduction over a wide potential window. Herein, the built-in electric field (BIEF) at the CeO2/In2O3 n-n heterostructure realizes the C1 (CO and HCOO-) selectivity over 90.0% in a broad range of potentials from -0.7 to -1.1 V with a maximum value of 98.7 ± 0.3% at -0.8 V. In addition, the C1 current density (-1.1 V) of the CeO2/In2O3 heterostructure with a BIEF is about 2.0- and 3.2-fold that of In2O3 and a physically mixed sample, respectively. The experimental and theoretical calculation results indicate that the introduction of CeO2 triggered the charge redistribution and formed the BIEF at the interfaces, which enhanced the interfacial adsorption and activation of CO2 at low overpotentials. Furthermore, the promoting effect was also extended to CeO2/In2S3. This work gives a deep understanding of BIEF engineering for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction over a wide potential window.
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610097, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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Tan X, Zhu H, He C, Zhuang Z, Sun K, Zhang C, Chen C. Customizing catalyst surface/interface structures for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Chem Sci 2024; 15:4292-4312. [PMID: 38516078 PMCID: PMC10952066 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06990g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) provides a promising route to converting CO2 into value-added chemicals and to neutralizing the greenhouse gas emission. For the industrial application of CO2RR, high-performance electrocatalysts featuring high activities and selectivities are essential. It has been demonstrated that customizing the catalyst surface/interface structures allows for high-precision control over the microenvironment for catalysis as well as the adsorption/desorption behaviors of key reaction intermediates in CO2RR, thereby elevating the activity, selectivity and stability of the electrocatalysts. In this paper, we review the progress in customizing the surface/interface structures for CO2RR electrocatalysts (including atomic-site catalysts, metal catalysts, and metal/oxide catalysts). From the perspectives of coordination engineering, atomic interface design, surface modification, and hetero-interface construction, we delineate the resulting specific alterations in surface/interface structures, and their effect on the CO2RR process. At the end of this review, we present a brief discussion and outlook on the current challenges and future directions for achieving high-efficiency CO2RR via surface/interface engineering.
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- Xin Tan
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Zhu Y, Sun X, Zhang R, Feng X, Zhu Y. Interfacial Electronic Interaction in Amorphous-Crystalline CeO x -Sn Heterostructures for Optimizing CO 2 to Formate Conversion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400191. [PMID: 38497498 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Formate, a crucial chemical raw material, holds significant promise for industrial applications in the context of CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2 RR). Despite its potential, challenges, such as poor selectivity and low formation rate at high current densities persist, primarily due to the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and high energy barriers associated with *OCHO intermediate generation. Herein, one-step chemical co-reduction strategy is employed to construct an amorphous-crystalline CeOx -Sn heterostructure, demonstrating remarkable catalytic performance in converting CO2 to formate. The optimized CeOx -Sn heterostructures reach a current density of 265.1 mA cm-2 and a formate Faraday efficiency of 95% at -1.07 V versus RHE. Especially, CeOx -Sn achieves a formate current density of 444.4 mA cm-2 and a formate production rate of 9211.8 µmol h-1 cm-2 at -1.67 V versus RHE, surpassing most previously reported materials. Experimental results, coupled with (density functional theory)DFT calculations confirm that robust interface interaction between CeOx and Sn active center induces electron transfer from crystalline Sn site to amorphous CeOx , some Ce4+ of CeOx get electrons and convert to unsaturated Ce3+ , optimizing the electronic structure of active Sn. This amorphous-crystalline heterostructure promotes electron transfer during CO2 RR, reducing the energy barrier formed by *OCHO intermediates, and thus achieving efficient reduction of CO2 to formate.
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- Ying Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Chen W, Chen R, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Li Y, Li C. In-Induced Electronic Structure Modulations of Bi─O Active Sites for Selective Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Liquid Fuel in Strong Acid. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306795. [PMID: 38095535 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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The formation of carbonate in neutral/alkaline solutions leads to carbonate crossover, severely reducing carbon dioxide (CO2 ) single pass conversion efficiency (SPCE). Thus, CO2 electrolysis is a prospective route to achieve high CO2 utilization under acidic environment. Bimetallic Bi-based catalysts obtained utilizing metal doping strategies exhibit enhanced CO2 -to-formic acid (HCOOH) selectivity in alkaline/neutral media. However, achieving high HCOOH selectivity remains challenging in acidic media. To this end, Indium (In) doped Bi2O2CO3 via hydrothermal method is prepared for in-situ electroreduction to In-Bi/BiOx nanosheets for acidic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). In doping strategy regulates the electronic structure of Bi, promoting the fast derivatization of Bi2O2CO3 into Bi-O active sites to enhance CO2RR catalytic activity. The optimized Bi2 O2 CO3 -derived catalyst achieves the maximum HCOOH faradaic efficiency (FE) of 96% at 200 mA cm-2 . The SPCE for HCOOH production in acid is up to 36.6%, 2.2-fold higher than the best reported catalysts in alkaline environment. Furthermore, in situ Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrate that In-induced electronic structure modulation promotes a rapid structural evolution from nanobulks to Bi/BiOx nanosheets with more active species under acidic CO2 RR, which is a major factor in performance improvement.
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- Wei Chen
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Cheng Y, Yang R, Xia L, Zhao X, Tan Y, Sun M, Li S, Li F, Huang M. Graphene quantum dot-mediated anchoring of highly dispersed bismuth nanoparticles on porous graphene for enhanced electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to formate. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:2373-2381. [PMID: 38206313 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05853k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to produce formic acid is gaining prominence as a critical technology in the pursuit of carbon neutrality. Nonetheless, it remains challenging to attain both substantial formic acid production and high stability across a wide voltage range, particularly when utilizing bismuth-based catalysts. Herein, we present a novel graphene quantum dot-mediated synthetic strategy to achieve the uniform deposition of highly dispersed bismuth nanoparticles on porous graphene. This innovative design achieves an elevated faradaic efficiency for formate of 87.0% at -1.11 V vs. RHE with high current density and long-term stability. When employing a flow cell, a maximum FEformate of 80.0% was attained with a total current density of 156.5 mA cm-2. The exceptional catalytic properties can be primarily attributed to the use of porous graphene as the support and the auxiliary contribution of graphene quantum dots, which enhance the dispersion of bismuth nanoparticles. This improved dispersion, in turn, has a significantly positive impact on CO2 activation and the generation of *HCOO intermediates to facilitate the formation of formate. This work presents a straightforward technique to create uniform metal nanoparticles on carbon materials for advancing various electrolytic applications.
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- Yi Cheng
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona 08860, Spain
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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Tan Y, Sun G, Jiang T, Liu D, Li Q, Yang S, Chai J, Gao S, Yu H, Zhu M. Symmetry Breaking Enhancing the Activity of Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction on an Icosahedron-Kernel Cluster by Cu Atoms Regulation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317471. [PMID: 38072830 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Recently, CO2 hydrogenation had a new breakthrough resulting from the design of catalysts to effectively activate linear CO2 with symmetry-breaking sites. However, understanding the relationship between symmetry-breaking sites and catalytic activity at the atomic level is still a great challenge. In this study, a set of gold-copper alloy Au13 Cux (x=0-4) nanoclusters were used as research objects to show the symmetry-controlled breaking structure on the surface of nanoclusters with the help of manipulability of the Cu atoms. Among them, Au13 Cu3 nanocluster displays the highest degree of symmetry-breaking on its crystal structure compared with the other nanoclusters in the family. Where the three copper atoms occupying the surface of the icosahedral kernel unevenly with one copper atom is coordinately unsaturated (CuS2 motif relative to CuS3 motif). As expected, Au13 Cu3 has an excellent hydrogenation activity of CO2 , in which the current density is as high as 70 mA cm-2 (-0.97 V) and the maximum FECO reaches 99 % at -0.58 V. Through the combination of crystal structures and theoretical calculations, the excellent catalytic activity of Au13 Cu3 is revealed to be indeed closely related to its asymmetric structure.
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- Yesen Tan
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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Wang X, Ding S, Feng X, Zhu Y. High stability copper clusters anchored on N-doped carbon nanosheets for efficient CO 2 electroreduction to HCOOH. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:741-748. [PMID: 37742433 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Cu-based nanomaterials is crucial for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), but they inevitably undergo performance degradation due to structural self-reconstruction at a large current density during CO2RR. Here, we developed a pre-synthetic atomically dispersed Cu source strategy to fabricate a catalyst of stable Cu clusters anchored on N-doped carbon nanosheets (c-Cu/NC), which exhibited an exceptional electroreduction for CO2 to HCOOH with a Faradaic efficiency of up to 96.2 % at current density of 276.4 mA cm-2 at - 0.96 V vs. RHE, which surpasses most reported catalysts. Especially, there was no any decay in stability during a 100 h continuous test, attributed to a strong interaction of Cu-C for restraining its self-reconstruction during CO2RR. DFT calculations indicated that N-doped carbon can strongly stabilize Cu clusters for keeping stability and cause the downshift of d-band center of Cu on c-Cu/NC for reducing the desorption energy between c-Cu/NC and OCHO* intermediates. This work provides an effective way to construct stable Cu clusters catalysts, and unveil the origin of catalyticmechanism over Cu clusters anchored on N-doped carbon towards electrochemical conversion ofCO2 to HCOOH.
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- Xingpu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
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Li M, Zhang D, Wu K, Liu Y, Wang P, Cao Y, Yang J. Local compressive strain regulation of atomically dispersed NiN 4 sites for enhancing CO 2 electroreduction to CO. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:15700-15707. [PMID: 37727997 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02573j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Electroreduction of CO2 to valuable chemicals powered by renewable electricity provides a sustainable approach to reduce the environmental issues originating from CO2 emission. However, insufficient current density and production selectivity hinder its further application. In this case, precisely regulating the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) active sites is an excellent strategy to simultaneously reduce the reaction barrier and suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) pathway. Herein, the strain regulation of atomically dispersed NiN4 active sites is investigated in helical carbon. Ni-N coordination in the curved carbon lattice displays a reduced distance compared to that in a straight lattice, inflicting local compressive strain on NiN4. The resultant catalyst shows the highest CO selectivity of up to 99.4% at -1.4 V (vs. RHE), the FECO is maintained at over 85% over a wide potential range from -0.8 to -1.8 V (vs. RHE), and the maximum partial current density for CO reaches a high of 458 mA cm-2 at -1.8 V (vs. RHE). Theoretical investigations show the superior CO2 electroreduction performance of curved NiN4 stems from its remarkable ability to generate the *COOH intermediate and to suppress the hydrogen combination simultaneously. Our findings offer a novel strategy to rationally regulate the local three-dimensional structure of single-atom sites for efficient electrocatalysis.
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- Minghui Li
- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Physiology, Harbin Medical University-Daqing, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.
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Suzuki N, Katsukawa R, Ishida N, Shiroma Y, Kagaya T, Kondo T, Yuasa M, Terashima C, Fujishima A. Conceptual study on extraction of formic acid from the electrolyte after electroreduction of CO 2: Desalination and dehydration using a high-silica chabazite zeolite membrane. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20259. [PMID: 37822607 PMCID: PMC10562771 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Here, we propose a two-step pervaporation system with a high-silica CHA (chabazite) membrane, which has sufficient resistance to water and acid, to demonstrate the extraction and condensation of the formic acid formed by electroreduction of CO2. The kinetic diameters of water and formic acid are similar and smaller than the pore size of CHA, while the hydrated electrolyte ions (e.g., K+ and Cl-) are larger than the pore size of CHA. Consequently, the electrolyte ions are separated from the mixture of water and formic acid in the first desalination process, and then water molecules are easily removed from the mixture in the second dehydration process. From 300 ml of an approximately 3 wt% formic acid aqueous solution containing 0.5 M KCl, 10 ml of 18.2 wt% formic acid was obtained.
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- Norihiro Suzuki
- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
- Carbon Value Research Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
- Carbon Value Research Center, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Space System Innovation, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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Wang Q, Yang X, Zang H, Liu C, Wang J, Yu N, Kuai L, Qin Q, Geng B. InBi Bimetallic Sites for Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to HCOOH. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303172. [PMID: 37312395 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Formic acid is receiving intensive attention as being one of the most progressive chemical fuels for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. However, the majority of catalysts suffer from low current density and Faraday efficiency. To this end, an efficient catalyst of In/Bi-750 with InOx nanodots load is prepared on a two-dimensional nanoflake Bi2 O2 CO3 substrate, which increases the adsorption of * CO2 due to the synergistic interaction between the bimetals and the exposure of sufficient active sites. In the H-type electrolytic cell, the formate Faraday efficiency (FE) reaches 97.17% at -1.0 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) with no significant decay over 48 h. A formate Faraday efficiency of 90.83% is also obtained in the flow cell at a higher current density of 200 mA cm-2 . Both in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and theoretical calculations show that the BiIn bimetallic site can deliver superior binding energy to the * OCHO intermediate, thereby fundamentally accelerating the conversion of CO2 to HCOOH. Furthermore, assembled Zn-CO2 cell exhibits a maximum power of 6.97 mW cm-1 and a stability of 60 h.
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- Qinru Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Clean Catalytic Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu, 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031, China
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Xu A, Chen X, Wei D, Chu B, Yu M, Yin X, Xu J. Regulating the Electronic Structure of Bismuth Nanosheets by Titanium Doping to Boost CO 2 Electroreduction and Zn-CO 2 Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302253. [PMID: 37211692 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (E-CO2 RR) to formate is a promising strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the global energy crisis. Developing low-cost and environmentally friendly electrocatalysts with high selectivity and industrial current densities for formate production is an ideal but challenging goal in the field of electrocatalysis. Herein, novel titanium-doped bismuth nanosheets (TiBi NSs) with enhanced E-CO2 RR performance are synthesized through one-step electrochemical reduction of bismuth titanate (Bi4 Ti3 O12 ). We comprehensively evaluated TiBi NSs using in situ Raman spectra, finite element method, and density functional theory. The results indicate that the ultrathin nanosheet structure of TiBi NSs can accelerate mass transfer, while the electron-rich properties can accelerate the production of *CO2 - and enhance the adsorption strength of *OCHO intermediate. The TiBi NSs deliver a high formate Faradaic efficiency (FEformate ) of 96.3% and a formate production rate of 4032 µmol h-1 cm-2 at -1.01 V versus RHE. An ultra-high current density of -338.3 mA cm-2 is achieved at -1.25 versus RHE, and simultaneously FEformate still reaches more than 90%. Furthermore, the rechargeable Zn-CO2 battery using TiBi NSs as a cathode catalyst achieves a maximum power density of 1.05 mW cm-2 and excellent charging/discharging stability of 27 h.
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- Aihao Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Li S, Sha X, Gao X, Peng J. Al-Doped Octahedral Cu 2O Nanocrystal for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to Produce Ethylene. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12680. [PMID: 37628877 PMCID: PMC10454826 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Ethylene is an ideal CO2 product in an electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) with high economic value. This paper synthesised Al-doped octahedral Cu2O (Al-Cu2O) nanocrystal by a simple wet chemical method. The selectivity of CO2RR products was improved by doping Al onto the surface of octahedral Cu2O. The Al-Cu2O was used as an efficient electrocatalyst for CO2RR with selective ethylene production. The Al-Cu2O exhibited a high % Faradic efficiency (FEC2H4) of 44.9% at -1.23 V (vs. RHE) in CO2 saturated 0.1 M KHCO3 electrolyte. Charge transfer from the Al atom to the Cu atom occurs after Al doping in Cu2O, optimizing the electronic structure and facilitating CO2RR to ethylene production. The DFT calculation showed that the Al-Cu2O catalyst could effectively reduce the adsorption energy of the *CHCOH intermediate and promote the mass transfer of charges, thus improving the FEC2H4. After Al doping into Cu2O, the center of d orbitals shift positively, which makes the d-band closer to the Fermi level. Furthermore, the density of electronic states increases due to the interaction between Cu atoms and intermediates, thus accelerating the electrochemical CO2 reduction process. This work proved that the metal doping strategy can effectively improve the catalytic properties of Cu2O, thus providing a useful way for CO2 cycling and green production of C2H4.
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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; (S.L.); (X.S.); (X.G.)
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Zhu Y, Ding S, Wang X, Zhang R, Feng X, Sun X, Xiao G, Zhu Y. Interfacial Electronic Interaction in In 2O 3/Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Modified Carbon Heterostructures for Enhanced Electroreduction of CO 2 to Formate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37399534 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Formate, as an important chemical raw material, is considered to be one of the most promising products for industrialization among CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) products, but it still suffers from poor selectivity and a low formation rate at a high current density on account of the competitory hydrogen evolution reaction. Herein, the heterogeneous nanostructure was constructed by anchoring In2O3 nanoparticles on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-modified carbon black (In2O3/PC), in which the PEDOT polymer interface layer could immobilize In2O3 nanoparticles and obtain a notable reduction in electron transfer resistance among the In2O3 particles, showing a 27% increase in the total electron transfer rate. The optimized In2O3/PC with rich heterogeneous interfaces selectively reduced CO2 to formate with a high FE of 95.4% and a current density of 251.4 mA cm-2 under -1.18 V vs RHE. Also, the formate production rate for In2O3/PC was up to 7025.1 μmol h-1 cm-2, surpassing most previously reported CO2RR catalysts. The in situ XRD results revealed that In2O3 particles were reduced to metallic indium (In) as catalytic active sites during CO2RR. DFT calculations verified that a strong interface interaction between In sites and PC induced electron transfer from In sites to PC, which could optimize the charge distribution of active sites, accelerate electron transfer, and elevate the p-band center of In sites toward the Fermi level, thereby lowering the adsorption energy of *OCHO intermediates for CO2 conversion to formate.
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- Ying Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Liu H, Li B, Liu Z, Liang Z, Chuai H, Wang H, Lou SN, Su Y, Zhang S, Ma X. Ceria -Mediated Dynamic Sn 0/Sn δ+ Redox Cycle for CO 2 Electroreduction. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Zhai J, Hu Y, Su M, Shi J, Li H, Qin Y, Gao F, Lu Q. One-Step Phase Separation for Core-Shell Carbon@Indium Oxide@Bismuth Microspheres with Enhanced Activity for CO 2 Electroreduction to Formate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206440. [PMID: 36650934 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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It is a substantial challenge to construct electrocatalysts with high activity, good selectivity, and long-term stability for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid. Herein, bismuth and indium species are innovatively integrated into a uniform heterogeneous spherical structure by a neoteric quasi-microemulsion method, and a novel C@In2 O3 @Bi50 core-shell structure is constructed through a subsequent one-step phase separation strategy due to melting point difference and Kirkendall effect with the nano-limiting effect of the carbon structure. This core-shell C@In2 O3 @Bi50 catalyst can selectively reduce CO2 to formate with high selectivity (≈90% faradaic efficiency), large partial current density (24.53 mA cm-2 at -1.36 V), and long-term stability (up to 14.5 h), superior to most of the Bi-based catalysts. The hybrid Bi/In2 O3 interfaces of core-shell C@In2 O3 @Bi will stabilize the key intermediate HCOO* and suppress CO poisoning, benefiting the CO2 RR selectivity and stability, while the internal cavity of core-shell structure will improve the reaction kinetics because of the large specific surface area and the enhancement of ion shuttle and electron transfer. Furthermore, the nano-limited domain effect of outmost carbon prevent active components from oxidation and agglomeration, helpful for stabilizing the catalyst. This work offers valuable insights into core-shell structure engineering to promote practical CO2 conversion technology.
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- Jingrong Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Kang J, Chen X, Si R, Gao X, Zhang S, Teobaldi G, Selloni A, Liu L, Guo L. Activating Bi
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for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202217428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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- Jianxin Kang
- School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center Beijing 100193 China
- School of Physics Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research Beijing 100190 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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- Scientific Computing Department, STFC UKRI Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Didcot OX11 0QX UK
- School of Chemistry University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
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- School of Physics Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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Qu G, Wei K, Pan K, Qin J, Lv J, Li J, Ning P. Emerging materials for electrochemical CO 2 reduction: progress and optimization strategies of carbon-based single-atom catalysts. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:3666-3692. [PMID: 36734996 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06190b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction can effectively convert CO2 into promising fuels and chemicals, which is helpful in establishing a low-carbon emission economy. Compared with other types of electrocatalysts, single-atom catalysts (SACs) immobilized on carbon substrates are considered to be promising candidate catalysts. Atomically dispersed SACs exhibit excellent catalytic performance in CO2RR due to their maximum atomic utilization, unique electronic structure, and coordination environment. In this paper, we first briefly introduce the synthetic strategies and characterization techniques of SACs. Then, we focus on the optimization strategies of the atomic structure of carbon-based SACs, including adjusting the coordination atoms and coordination numbers, constructing the axial chemical environment, and regulating the carbon substrate, focusing on exploring the structure-performance relationship of SACs in the CO2RR process. In addition, this paper also briefly introduces the diatomic catalysts (DACs) as an extension of SACs. At the end of the paper, we summarize the article with an exciting outlook discussing the current challenges and prospects for research on the application of SACs in CO2RR.
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- Guangfei Qu
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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Jiang Y, Mao K, Li J, Duan D, Li J, Wang X, Zhong Y, Zhang C, Liu H, Gong W, Long R, Xiong Y. Pushing the Performance Limit of Cu/CeO 2 Catalyst in CO 2 Electroreduction: A Cluster Model Study for Loading Single Atoms. ACS NANO 2023; 17:2620-2628. [PMID: 36715316 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Pushing the performance limit of catalysts is a major goal of CO2 electroreduction toward practical application. A single-atom catalyst is recognized as a solution for achieving this goal, which is, however, a double-edged sword considering the limited loading amount and stability of single-atom sites. To overcome the limit, the loading of single atoms on supports should be well addressed, requiring a suitable model system. Herein, we report the model system of an ultrasmall CeO2 cluster (2.4 nm) with an atomic precise structure and a high surface-to-volume ratio for loading Cu single atoms. The combination of multiple characterizations and theoretical calculations reveals the loading location and limit of Cu single atoms on CeO2 clusters, determining an optimal configuration for CO2 electroreduction. The optimal catalyst achieves a maximum Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 67% and a maximum partial current density of -364 mA/cm2 for CH4, and can maintain high CH4 FE values over 50% in a wide range of applied current densities (-50 ∼ -600 mA/cm2), exceeding those of the reported catalysts.
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- Yawen Jiang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui230031, China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui243032, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui230031, China
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Kong Y, Jiang X, Li X, Sun J, Hu Q, Chai X, Yang H, He C. Boosting electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate via carbon nanofiber encapsulated bismuth nanoparticles with ultrahigh mass activity. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64177-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhang Y, Zhang XY, Sun WY. In Situ Carbon-Encapsulated Copper-Doped Cerium Oxide Derived from MOFs for Boosting CO 2-to-CH 4 Electro-Conversion. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Ya Zhang
- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Messias I, Pinto MR, Roveda AC, Queiroz AC, Lima FH, Nagao R. Electrochemical mass spectrometry study of the pyridine/pyridinium in the CO2 electroreduction reaction on copper electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141445] [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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Zhang B, Wu Y, Zhai P, Wang C, Sun L, Hou J. Rational design of bismuth-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64132-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wang S, Chen H, Lin W, Zhou W, Lv X, Wang J, Fu J. Efficiently Electroreducing CO 2 to Ethylene on Heterostructured CeO 2/CuO. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02726] [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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- Sifan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang324000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang324000, P. R. China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang324000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang324000, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Li F, Dong J, Jia K, Sun T, Xu L. Recent advances in designing efficient electrocatalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formic acid/formate. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Li J, Zhu M, Han YF. Elucidating the structure evolution and reaction mechanism of the Cu-In bimetallic catalysts during CO2RR. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Bimetallic Au-Cu gradient alloy for electrochemical CO2 reduction into C2H4 at low overpotential. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhang F, Wang P, Zhao R, Wang Y, Wang J, Han B, Liu Z. Tuning d-Band Structure of Cu II in Coordinated Polymer via d-π Conjugation for Improving CO 2 Electroreduction Selectivity toward C 2 Products. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201267. [PMID: 35934674 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Copper-coordinated catalysts are reported to be effective for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to C2 products but suffer from low selectivity. Herein a strategy was developed to tune the d-band structure of CuII via coordinating with aromatic ligands to form Cu-based conjugated polymers for CO2 RR to C2 chemicals. The catalysts derived from copper chloride coordinating with tetraminobenzoquinone (TABQ) and with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetramine possessed high-density and compact Cu single-atom sites and displayed high activity for CO2 RR to C2 products. Especially, Cu-TABQ exhibited a maximum C2 faradaic efficiency of 63.2 % with a current density of 423 mA cm-2 at -1.17 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode). Density functional theory calculations indicated that the TABQ linker possessing C=O groups significantly widened the d-band of coordinated CuII , which facilitated binding of *CO intermediate on the catalyst and thus enhanced C-C coupling. This work provides mechanistic insight into the CuII -coordinated polymers for CO2 RR with high selectivity toward C2 products.
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- Fengtao Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2 north 1st street, 100190, Beijing, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19 Yuquan road, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, No.46 Jianshe street, 453007, Xinxiang, Henan, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2 north 1st street, 100190, Beijing, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19 Yuquan road, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2 north 1st street, 100190, Beijing, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19 Yuquan road, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, No.46 Jianshe street, 453007, Xinxiang, Henan, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2 north 1st street, 100190, Beijing, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19 Yuquan road, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2 north 1st street, 100190, Beijing, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19 Yuquan road, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Lou ZX, Wu X, Mei B, Chen J, Zhao JY, Li J, Yuan HY, Zhu M, Dai S, Sun C, Liu PF, Jiang Z, Yang HG. Molecularly Distorted Local Structure in Bi 2 CuO 4 Oxide to Stabilize Lattice Oxygen for Efficient Formate Electrosynthesis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202568. [PMID: 35963789 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) provides an economically feasible way for converting green energy into valuable chemical feedstocks and fuels. Great progress has been achieved in the understanding and synthesis of oxidized-based precatalysts; however, their dynamical changes of local structure under operando conditions still hinder their further applications. Here a molecularly distorted Bi2 CuO4 precatalyst for efficient CO2 -to-formate conversion is reported. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) results and theoretical calculations suggest that the distorted structure with molecularly like [CuO4 ]6- unit rotation is more conducive to the structural stability of the sample. Operando XAFS and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) results prove that quite a bit of lattice oxygen can remain in the distorted sample after CO2 RR. Electrochemical measurements of the distorted sample show an excellent activity and selectivity with a high formate partial current density of 194.6 mA cm-2 at an extremely low overpotential of -400 mV. Further in situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations illustrate that the retained oxygen can optimize the adsorption of *OCHO intermediate for the enhanced CO2 RR performance.
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- Yuanwei Liu
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, 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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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Center for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Wang Y, Wang C, Wei Y, Wei F, Kong L, Feng J, Lu J, Zhou X, Yang F. Efficient and Selective Electroreduction of CO
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to HCOOH over Bismuth‐Based Bromide Perovskites in Acidic Electrolytes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201832. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yan Wang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries School of Chemistry and Materials Science Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Department of Chemistry Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries School of Chemistry and Materials Science Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials College of Chemistry and Life Sciences Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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Zhang X, Jiao X, Mao Y, Zhu X, Kang H, Song Z, Yan X, Yan X, Han C, Cui L, Zhang K, Qiao J. A BiPb Bimetallic Electrode for Highly Selective CO2 Conversion to Formate. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li K, Xu J, Zheng T, Yuan Y, Liu S, Shen C, Jiang T, Sun J, Liu Z, Xu Y, Chuai M, Xia C, Chen W. In Situ Dynamic Construction of a Copper Tin Sulfide Catalyst for High-Performance Electrochemical CO 2 Conversion to Formate. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ke Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Wang Q, Yang X, Zang H, Chen F, Wang C, Yu N, Geng B. Metal-Organic Framework-Derived BiIn Bimetallic Oxide Nanoparticles Embedded in Carbon Networks for Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to Formate. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:12003-12011. [PMID: 35838600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bismuth-based catalysts exhibit excellent activity and selectivity for the electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, single-component bismuth-based catalysts are not satisfactory for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formic acid, mainly due to their high hydrogen production, low electrical conductivity, and small catalytic current density. Herein, we used a coordination strategy to recombine Bi and In at the molecular level to form Bi/In bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which were then calcined to obtain MOF-derived Bi/In bimetallic oxide nanoparticles embedded in carbon networks. Thanks to the synergistic effect of bimetallic components, high specific surface area, suitable pore size distribution, and high electrical conductivity of the carbon network, the material exhibits excellent activity and selectivity for electroreduction of CO2 to formate. In H-type electrolyzers, the formate Faradaic efficiency reaches 91% at -0.9 V (vs RHE) and does not decrease significantly within 48 h. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirms the reaction intermediates and reveals that CO2 electroreduction is dominant by the *OCHO pathway.
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- Qinru Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China.,Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031 Anhui, China
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Li X, Wang J, Lv X, Yang Y, Xu Y, Liu Q, Wu HB. Hetero-Interfaces on Cu Electrode for Enhanced Electrochemical Conversion of CO 2 to Multi-Carbon Products. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:134. [PMID: 35699835 PMCID: PMC9198171 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00879-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to multi-carbon products would simultaneously reduce CO2 emission and produce high-value chemicals. Herein, we report Cu electrodes modified by metal-organic framework (MOF) exhibiting enhanced electrocatalytic performance to convert CO2 into ethylene and ethanol. The Zr-based MOF, UiO-66 would in situ transform into amorphous ZrOx nanoparticles (a-ZrOx), constructing a-ZrOx/Cu hetero-interface as a dual-site catalyst. The Faradaic efficiency of multi-carbon (C2+) products for optimal UiO-66-coated Cu (0.5-UiO/Cu) electrode reaches a high value of 74% at - 1.05 V versus RHE. The intrinsic activity for C2+ products on 0.5-UiO/Cu electrode is about two times higher than that of Cu foil. In situ surface-enhanced Raman spectra demonstrate that UiO-66-derived a-ZrOx coating can promote the stabilization of atop-bound CO* intermediates on Cu surface during CO2 electrolysis, leading to increased CO* coverage and facilitating the C-C coupling process. The present study gives new insights into tailoring the adsorption configurations of CO2RR intermediate by designing dual-site electrocatalysts with hetero-interfaces.
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- Xiaotong Li
- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
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Chen J, Chen S, Li Y, Liao X, Zhao T, Cheng F, Wang H. Galvanic-Cell Deposition Enables the Exposure of Bismuth Grain Boundary for Efficient Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201633. [PMID: 35499192 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metallic bismuth (Bi) holds great promise in efficient conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into formate, yet the complicated synthetic routes and unobtrusive performance hinder the practical application. Herein, a facile galvanic-cell deposition method is proposed for the rapid and one-step synthesis of Bi nanodendrites. Compared to the traditional deposition method, it is found that the special galvanic-cell configuration can promote the exposure of low-angle grain boundaries. X-ray absorption spectroscopy, in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations indicate the electronical structures can be greatly tailored by the grain boundaries, which can facilitate the CO2 adsorption and intermediate formation. Consequently, the grain boundary-enriched Bi nanodendrites exhibit a high selectivity toward formate with an impressively high production rate of 557.2 µmol h-1 cm-2 at -0.94 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, which outperforms most of the state-of-the-art Bi-based electrocatalysts with longer synthesis time. This work provides a straightforward method for rapidly fabricating active Bi electrocatalysts, and explicitly reveals the critical effect of grain boundary in Bi nanostructures on CO2 reduction.
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- Jialei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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Guo W, Zhang Y, Su J, Song Y, Huang L, Cheng L, Cao X, Dou Y, Ma Y, Ma C, Zhu H, Zheng T, Wang Z, Li H, Fan Z, Liu Q, Zeng Z, Dong J, Xia C, Tang BZ, Ye R. Transient Solid-State Laser Activation of Indium for High-Performance Reduction of CO 2 to Formate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201311. [PMID: 35561067 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Deficiencies in understanding the local environment of active sites and limited synthetic skills challenge the delivery of industrially-relevant current densities with low overpotentials and high selectivity for CO2 reduction. Here, a transient laser induction of metal salts can stimulate extreme conditions and rapid kinetics to produce defect-rich indium nanoparticles (L-In) is reported. Atomic-resolution microscopy and X-ray absorption disclose the highly defective and undercoordinated local environment in L-In. In a flow cell, L-In shows a very small onset overpotential of ≈92 mV and delivers a current density of ≈360 mA cm-2 with a formate Faradaic efficiency of 98% at a low potential of -0.62 V versus RHE. The formation rate of formate reaches up to 6364.4 µmol h-1mgIn-1$mg_{{\rm{In}}}^{--1}$ , which is nearly 39 folds higher than that of commercial In (160.7 µmol h-1mgIn-1$mg_{{\rm{In}}}^{--1}$ ), outperforming most of the previous results that have been reported under KHCO3 environments. Density function theory calculations suggest that the defects facilitate the formation of *OCHO intermediate and stabilize the *HCOOH while inhibiting hydrogen adsorption. This study suggests that transient solid-state laser induction provides a facile and cost-effective approach to form ligand-free and defect-rich materials with tailored activities.
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- Weihua Guo
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, 518172, China
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, 518172, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Li X, Qian N, Ji L, Wu X, Li J, Huang J, Yan Y, Yang D, Zhang H. Enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to formate via doping Ce in Bi 2O 3 nanosheets. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:2288-2293. [PMID: 36133699 PMCID: PMC9417881 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00141a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Formate is considered as the most economically viable product of the prevalent electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) products. However, most of the catalysts for ECR to formate in aqueous solution often suffer from low activity and limited selectivity. Herein, we report a novel Ce-doped Bi2O3 nanosheet (NS) electrocatalyst by a facile solvothermal method for highly efficient ECR to formate. The 5.04% Ce-doped Bi2O3 NSs exhibited a current density of 37.4 mA cm-2 for the production of formate with a high formate faradaic efficiency (FE) of 95.8% at -1.12 V. The formate FE was stably maintained at about 90% in a wide potential range from -0.82 to -1.22 V. More importantly, density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that Ce doping can lead to a significant synergistic effect, which promotes the formation and the adsorption of the OCHO* intermediate for ECR, while significantly inhibiting the hydrogen evolution reaction via depressing the formation of *H, thus helping achieve high current density and FE. This work provides an effective and promising strategy to develop efficient electrocatalysts with heteroatom doping and new insights for boosting ECR into formate.
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- Xiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
- BTR New Material Group CO., LTD GuangMing District Shenzhen 518106 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
- Institute of Advanced Semiconductors, Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 People's Republic of China
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He C, Wang S, Jiang X, Hu Q, Yang H, He C. Bimetallic Cobalt–Copper Nanoparticle-Decorated Hollow Carbon Nanofibers for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction. Front Chem 2022; 10:904241. [PMID: 35572101 PMCID: PMC9099375 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.904241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bimetallic materials are one of the most promising catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2, but there are still many challenges to be overcome on the route to industrialization. Herein, a series of carbon nanofiber-supported bimetallic cobalt–copper catalysts (CoxCuy/CFs) are designed and constructed through the electrospinning technique and a subsequent pyrolysis procedure. Small-sized Co–Cu nanoparticles are homogenously distributed on the porous carbon nanofibers, which can significantly improve the utilization rate of metal sites and greatly reduce the loading amount of metals. Moreover, different product distributions and catalytic performance can be obtained in CO2 reduction via adjusting the metal proportion of CoxCuy/CFs. Especially, Co3Cu/CFs can bring forth a 97% total faradaic efficiency (FE) of CO (68%) and HCOOH (29%) at –0.8 VRHE cathode potential in 0.5 M KHCO3 electrolyte. Furthermore, the hierarchical pores can firmly confine the small Co–Cu nanoparticles and keep them from easy agglomeration during electrolysis, eventually leading to 60 h of stability for Co3Cu/CFs in CO2 electroreduction. This study might provide a facile and economic method to fabricate efficient bimetallic catalysts for CO2 electroreduction and other electrocatalysis applications.
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- *Correspondence: Hengpan Yang, ; Chuanxin He,
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Luo X, Jiang R, Ma Z, Yang T, Liu H, Deng H, Wu W, Dong C, Du XW. Regulating the work function of silver catalysts via surface engineering for enhanced CO 2 electroreduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:9188-9195. [PMID: 35383804 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00702a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The work function can serve as a characteristic quantity to evaluate the catalytic activity due to its relationship with the surface structure of a material. However, what factors determine the influence of the work function on the electrochemical performance are still unclear. Herein, we elucidate the effect of the work function of Ag on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO by controlling the ratio of exposed crystalline planes. To this end, the exposed surface of Ag powder was regulated by high-energy ball milling and its influence on CO2 reduction was investigated. The surface structure with more Ag(110) surface achieves higher activity and selectivity for CO production, resulting from the lower work function of Ag(110), which dramatically enhances the electron tunnelling probability during CO2 electroreduction. We found that a higher ratio of Ag(110) to Ag(100) leads to a lower work function and thus better electrochemical activity and selectivity. This study demonstrates a promising strategy to enhance the electrochemical performance of metal catalysts through tuning their work functions via regulating exposed crystalline planes.
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- Xifeng Luo
- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- The 718th research institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, Handan City, Hebei Province 56027, P. R. China.
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- The 718th research institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, Handan City, Hebei Province 56027, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30072, P. R. China.
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Duan J, Liu T, Zhao Y, Yang R, Zhao Y, Wang W, Liu Y, Li H, Li Y, Zhai T. Active and conductive layer stacked superlattices for highly selective CO 2 electroreduction. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2039. [PMID: 35440660 PMCID: PMC9018841 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29699-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Metal oxides are archetypal CO2 reduction reaction electrocatalysts, yet inevitable self-reduction will enhance competitive hydrogen evolution and lower the CO2 electroreduction selectivity. Herein, we propose a tangible superlattice model of alternating metal oxides and selenide sublayers in which electrons are rapidly exported through the conductive metal selenide layer to protect the active oxide layer from self-reduction. Taking BiCuSeO superlattices as a proof-of-concept, a comprehensive characterization reveals that the active [Bi2O2]2+ sublayers retain oxidation states rather than their self-reduced Bi metal during CO2 electroreduction because of the rapid electron transfer through the conductive [Cu2Se2]2- sublayer. Theoretical calculations uncover the high activity over [Bi2O2]2+ sublayers due to the overlaps between the Bi p orbitals and O p orbitals in the OCHO* intermediate, thus achieving over 90% formate selectivity in a wide potential range from −0.4 to −1.1 V. This work broadens the studying and improving of the CO2 electroreduction properties of metal oxide systems. It is important yet challenging to improve the interface contact between commonly used carbon conductive layer and metal oxide catalysts. Here the authors propose BiCuSeO with alternant active [Bi2O2]2+ sublayers and conductive [Cu2Se2]2- sublayer within its superlattice as efficient catalyst for CO2 electroreduction to formate.
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- Junyuan Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
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Lee J, Liu H, Chen Y, Li W. Bismuth Nanosheets Derived by In Situ Morphology Transformation of Bismuth Oxides for Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Formate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14210-14217. [PMID: 35297598 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c25217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bismuth nanosheets (BiNSs) have been recognized as a promising catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) to formate, but their preparation typically involves an elaborate synthesis of Bi precursors under elevated temperatures and pressures. Here, we demonstrate a simple surfactant-free method of preparing Bi2O3-derived BiNSs (OD-BiNSs) by aqueous precipitation and cyclic voltammetry (CV) under ambient conditions. In situ morphology transformation from Bi2O3 to BiNSs was observed during CV, in which the presence of oxygen and the initial morphology of Bi2O3 are crucial for the phase transformation. The as-prepared OD-BiNSs showed 93% of faradic efficiency (FE) to formate with a partial current density of 62 mA cm-2 at -0.95 VRHE in the H-cell and >94% FE at 50-200 mA cm-2 with cell voltages of 2.4-4.0 V in the flow cell.
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- Jungkuk Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Sun Y, Wang F, Liu F, Zhang S, Zhao S, Chen J, Huang Y, Liu X, Wu Y, Chen Y. Accelerating Pd Electrocatalysis for CO 2-to-Formate Conversion across a Wide Potential Window by Optimized Incorporation of Cu. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:8896-8905. [PMID: 35148060 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to formate is a viable way to reduce CO2 emissions and realize a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Although Pd can convert CO2 to formate with a high Faradaic efficiency at minimal overpotentials, it suffers from a limited and narrow potential window. Alloying is an important strategy for the catalyst design and tuning the electronic structures. Here, we report a series of PdCu bimetallic alloy catalysts with tunable compositions based on dendritic architectures. Optimal introduction of Cu atoms into the Pd matrix facilitates formate production and suppresses CO generation. In 0.1 M KHCO3 aqueous solution, our best candidate, Pd82Cu18 catalyst, delivered a high formate Faradaic efficiency of 96.0% at -0.3 V versus RHE. More interestingly, the high selectivity (>90%) toward formate maintained an enlarged electrochemical potential window of 600 mV. The ensemble effect with electronic coupling between Pd and Cu upon alloying and its induced moderate surface O-containing configuration were found to enhance the formate formation and suppress CO poisoning during CO2 reduction.
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- Yidan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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Hao Q, Liu DX, Deng R, Zhong HX. Boosting Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Nickel Catalyst. Front Chem 2022; 9:837580. [PMID: 35127659 PMCID: PMC8811444 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.837580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with metal–nitrogen (M–N) sites are one of the most promising electrocatalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2R). However, challenges in simultaneously enhancing the activity and selectivity greatly limit the efficiency of ECO2R due to the improper interaction of reactants/intermediates on these catalytic sites. Herein, we report a carbon-based nickel (Ni) cluster catalyst containing both single-atom and cluster sites (NiNx-T, T = 500–800) through a ligand-mediated method and realize a highly active and selective electrocatalytic CO2R process. The catalytic performance can be regulated by the dispersion of Ni–N species via controlling the pyrolysis condition. Benefitting from the synergistic effect of pyrrolic-nitrogen coordinated Ni single-atom and cluster sites, NiNx-600 exhibits a satisfying catalytic performance, including a high partial current density of 61.85 mA cm−2 and a high turnover frequency (TOF) of 7,291 h−1 at −1.2 V vs. RHE, and almost 100% selectivity toward carbon monoxide (CO) production, as well as good stability under 10 h of continuous electrolysis. This work discloses the significant role of regulating the coordination environment of the transition metal sites and the synergistic effect between the isolated single-site and cluster site in enhancing the ECO2R performance.
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- Qi Hao
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- *Correspondence: Hai-Xia Zhong,
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Scale Effect on Producing Gaseous and Liquid Chemical Fuels via CO2 Reduction. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15010335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Producing chemical fuels from sunlight is a sustainable way to utilize solar energy and reduce carbon emissions. Within the current photovoltaic-electrolysis or photoelectrochemical-based solar fuel generation system, electrochemical CO2 reduction is the key step. Although there has been important progress in developing new materials and devices, scaling up electrochemical CO2 reduction is essential to promote the industrial application of this technology. In this work, we use Ag and In as the representative electrocatalyst for producing gas and liquid products in both small and big electrochemical cells. We find that gas production is blocked more easily than liquid products when scaling up the electrochemical cell. Simulation results show that the generated gas product, CO, forms bubbles on the surface of the electrocatalyst, thus blocking the transport of CO2, while there is no such trouble for producing the liquid product such as formate. This work provides methods for studying the mass transfer of CO, and it is also an important reference for scaling up solar fuel generation devices that are constructed based on electrochemical CO2 reduction.
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Liu L, Yao K, Fu J, Huang Y, Li N, Liang H. Bismuth metal-organic framework for electroreduction of carbon dioxide. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sun XC, Yuan K, Zhou JH, Yuan CY, Liu HC, Zhang YW. Au3+ Species-Induced Interfacial Activation Enhances Metal–Support Interactions for Boosting Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Xiao-Chen Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Stable and Unstable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Wang Y, Gong H, Wang Y, Gao L. Lattice-dislocated Bi nanosheets for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to formate over a wide potential window. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 611:246-254. [PMID: 34953457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to HCOOH (ERC-HCOOH) is one of the most feasible and economically valuable ways to achieve carbon neutrality. Unfortunately, achieving optimal activity and selectivity for ERC-HCOOH remains a challenge. Herein, ultrathin Bi nanosheets (NS) with lattice dislocations (LD-Bi) were prepared by the topological transformation of Bi2O2CO3 NS under high current conditions. LD-Bi exhibited excellent activity and selectivity as well as stability in ERC-HCOOH. Electrochemical tests and DFT calculations revealed that the excellent performance of LD-Bi was attributed to lattice dislocations, which can induce the production of more active sites on the catalyst surface and improve the electronic transfer ability. In addition, LD-Bi was beneficial to enhance the adsorption of CO2 and key reaction intermediates (OCHO*), thus improving the reaction kinetics. The result provides a unique perspective on the crucial role of lattice dislocations, which may have a significant impact on highly selective electrochemical conversion of CO2.
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- Yuhong Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China; School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, WA 6009, Australia.
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Wu SQ, Hao YC, Chen LW, Li J, Yu ZL, Zhu Z, Liu D, Su X, Hu L, Huang HZ, Yin AX. Modulating the electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction performances of bismuth nanoparticles with carbon substrates with controlled degrees of oxidation. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:20091-20097. [PMID: 34846444 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05793f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The catalytic performances of metal nanoparticles can be widely tuned and promoted by the metal-support interactions. Here, we report that the morphologies and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) properties of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) can be rationally modulated by their interactions with carbon black (CB) supports by controlling the degree of surface oxidation. Appropriately oxidized CB supports can provide sufficient oxygen-containing groups for anchoring BiNPs with tunable sizes and surface areas, desirable key intermediate adsorption abilities, appropriate surface wettability, and adequate electron transfer abilities. As a result, the optimized Bi/CB catalysts exhibited a promoted CO2RR performance with a Faradaic efficiency of 94% and a current density of 16.7 mA cm-2 for HCOO- at -0.9 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode. Our results demonstrate the significance of regulating the interactions between supports and metal nanoparticles for both synthesis of the catalyst and electrolysis applications, which may find broader applicability in more electrocatalyst designs.
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- Si-Qian Wu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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