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Wang B, Ma J, Yang R, Meng B, Yang X, Zhang Q, Zhang B, Zhuo S. Bridging Nickel-MOF and Copper Single Atoms/Clusters with H-Substituted Graphdiyne for the Tandem Catalysis of Nitrate to Ammonia. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202404819. [PMID: 38728151 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404819] [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: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Interfacial engineering of synergistic catalysts is one of the keys to achieving multiple proton-coupled electron transfer processes in nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. Herein, by joining ultrathin nickel-based metal-organic framework (denoted Ni-MOF) nanosheets with few-layered hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne-supported copper single atoms and clusters (denoted HsGDY@Cu), a tandem catalyst of Ni-MOFs@HsGDY@Cu with dual-active interfaces was developed for the concerted catalysis of nitrate-to-ammonia. In such a system, the sandwiched HsGDY layer could serve as a bridge to connect the coordinated unsaturated Ni2+ sites with Cu single atoms/clusters in a limited range of 0 to 3.6 nm. From Ni2+ to Cu, via the hydrogen spillover process, the hydrogen radicals (H⋅) generated at the unsaturated Ni2+ sites could migrate across HsGDY to the Cu sites to participate in the transformation of *HNO3 to NH3. From Cu to Ni2+, bypassing the higher reaction energy for *HNO3 formation on the Ni2+ sites, the NO2 - detached from the Cu sites could diffuse onto the unsaturated Ni2+ sites to form NH3 as well. The combined results make this hybrid a tandem catalyst with dual active sites for the catalysis of nitrate-to-ammonia conversion with improved Faradaic efficiency at lower overpotentials.
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- Biwen Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen City, 518063, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen City, 518063, P. R. China
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Jia Y, Li D, Liu C, Song T, Duan L, Li F, Li F, Ji Y, Sun L, Fan K. Regulating Cu Oxidation State for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Conversion into CO with Near-Unity Selectivity via Oxygen Spillover. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402537. [PMID: 38711307 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Cu-based catalysts are the most intensively studied in the field of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), demonstrating the capacity to yield diverse C1 and C2+ products albeit with unsatisfactory selectivity. Manipulation of the oxidation state of Cu sites during CO2RR process proves advantageous in modulating the selectivity of productions, but poses a formidable challenge. Here, an oxygen spillover strategy is proposed to enhance the oxidation state of Cu during CO2RR by incorporating the oxygen donor Sb2O4. The Cu-Sb bimetallic oxide catalyst attains a remarkable CO2-to-CO selectivity approaching unity, in stark contrast to the diverse product distribution observed with bare CuO. The exceptional Faradaic efficiency of CO can be maintained across a wide range of potential windows of ≈700 mV in 1 m KOH, and remains independent of the Cu/Sb ratio (ranging from 0.1:1 to 10:1). Correlative calculations and experimental results reveal that oxygen spillover from Sb2O4 to Cu sites maintains the relatively high valence state of Cu during CO2RR, which diminishes the binding strength of *CO, thereby achieving heightened selectivity in CO production. These findings propose the role of oxygen spillover in CO2RR over Cu-based catalysts, and shed light on the rational design of highly selective CO2 reduction catalysts.
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- Yufei Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Coal Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou University, No. 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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Chang B, Cao Z, Ren Y, Chen C, Cavallo L, Raziq F, Zuo S, Zhou W, Han Y, Zhang H. Electronic Perturbation of Isolated Fe Coordination Structure for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation. ACS NANO 2024; 18:288-298. [PMID: 37955363 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Modulation of the local electronic structure of isolated coordination structures plays a critical role in electrocatalysis yet remains a grand challenge. Herein, we have achieved electron perturbation for the isolated iron coordination structure via tuning the iron spin state from a high spin state (FeN4) to a medium state (FeN2B2). The transition of spin polarization facilitates electron penetration into the antibonding π orbitals of nitrogen and effectively activates nitrogen molecules, thereby achieving an ammonia yield of 115 μg h-1 mg-1cat. and a Faradaic efficiency of 24.8%. In situ spectroscopic studies and theoretical calculations indicate that boron coordinate sites, as electron acceptors, can regulate the adsorption energy of NxHy intermediates on the Fe center. FeN2B2 sites favor the NNH* intermediate formation and reduce the energy barrier of rate-determining steps, thus accounting for excellent nitrogen fixation performance. Our strategy provides an effective approach for designing efficient electrocatalysts via precise electronic perturbation.
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- Bin Chang
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Wang M, Hu Y, Pu J, Zi Y, Huang W. Emerging Xene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts: Theory, Synthesis, and Catalytic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303492. [PMID: 37328779 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In recent years, the emergence of novel 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes), e.g., graphdiyne, borophene, phosphorene, antimonene, bismuthene, and stanene, has exhibited unprecedented potentials for their versatile applications as well as addressing new discoveries in fundamental science. Owing to their unique physicochemical, optical, and electronic properties, emerging Xenes have been regarded as promising candidates in the community of single-atom catalysts (SACs) as single-atom active sites or support matrixes for significant improvement in intrinsic activity and selectivity. In order to comprehensively understand the relationships between the structure and property of Xene-based SACs, this review represents a comprehensive summary from theoretical predictions to experimental investigations. Firstly, theoretical calculations regarding both the anchoring of Xene-based single-atom active sites on versatile support matrixes and doping/substituting heteroatoms at Xene-based support matrixes are briefly summarized. Secondly, controlled synthesis and precise characterization are presented for Xene-based SACs. Finally, current challenges and future opportunities for the development of Xene-based SACs are highlighted.
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- Mengke Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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Jiang H, Zhao P, Shen H, Yang S, Gao R, Guo Y, Cao Y, Zhang Q, Zhang H. New Insight into the Electronic Effect for Cu Porphyrin Catalysts in Electrocatalytic of CO 2 into CH 4. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304998. [PMID: 37670222 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Perturbation of the copper (Cu) active site by electron manipulation is a crucial factor in determining the activity and selectivity of electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2 ) reduction reaction (e-CO2 RR) in Cu-based molecular catalysts. However, much ambiguity is present concerning their electronic structure-function relationships. Here, three molecular Cu-based porphyrin catalysts with different electron densities at the Cu active site, Cu tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin (Cu─T(OMe)PP), Cu tetraphenylporphyrin (Cu─THPP), and Cu tetrakis(4-bromophenyl)porphyrin (Cu─TBrPP), are prepared. Although all three catalysts exhibit e-CO2 RR activity and the same reaction pathway, their performance is significantly affected by the electronic structure of the Cu site. Theoretical and experimental investigations verify that the conjugated effect of ─OCH3 and ─Br groups lowers the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) gap of Cu─T(OMe)PP and Cu─TBrPP, promoting faster electron transfer between Cu and CO2 , thereby improving their e-CO2 RR activity. Moreover, the high inductive effect of ─Br group reduces the electron density of Cu active site of Cu─TBrPP, facilitating the hydrolysis of the bound H2 O and thus creating a preferable local microenvironment, further enhancing the catalytic performance. This work provides new insights into the relationships between the substituent group characteristics with e-CO2 RR performance and is highly instructive for the design of efficient Cu-based e-CO2 RR electrocatalysts.
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- Hao Jiang
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518063, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518063, P. R. China
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Zhao P, Jiang H, Shen H, Yang S, Gao R, Guo Y, Zhang Q, Zhang H. Construction of Low-Coordination Cu-C 2 Single-Atoms Electrocatalyst Facilitating the Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Methane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202314121. [PMID: 37875780 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314121] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Constructing Cu single-atoms (SAs) catalysts is considered as one of the most effective strategies to enhance the performance of electrochemical reduction of CO2 (e-CO2 RR) towards CH4 , however there are challenges with activity, selectivity, and a cumbersome fabrication process. Herein, by virtue of the meta-position structure of alkynyl in 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene and the interaction between Cu and -C≡C-, a Cu SAs electrocatalyst (Cu-SAs/HGDY), containing low-coordination Cu-C2 active sites, was synthesized through a simple and efficient one-step method. Notably, this represents the first achievement of preparing Cu SAs catalysts with Cu-C2 coordination structure, which exhibited high CO2 -to-CH4 selectivity (72.1 %) with a high CH4 partial current density of 230.7 mA cm-2 , and a turnover frequency as high as 2756 h-1 , dramatically outperforming currently reported catalysts. Comprehensive experiments and calculations verified the low-coordination Cu-C2 structure not only endowed the Cu SAs center more positive electricity but also promoted the formation of H•, which contributed to the outstanding e-CO2 RR to CH4 electrocatalytic performance of Cu-SAs/HGDY. Our work provides a novel H⋅-transferring mechanism for e-CO2 RR to CH4 and offers a protocol for the preparation of two-coordinated Cu SAs catalysts.
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- Peng Zhao
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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Chen X, Jia S, Chen C, Jiao J, Zhai J, Deng T, Xue C, Cheng H, Dong M, Xia W, Zeng J, Xing X, Wu H, He M, Han B. Highly Stable Layered Coordination Polymer Electrocatalyst toward Efficient CO 2 -to-CH 4 Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2310273. [PMID: 37974514 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Cu2+ -based materials, a class of promising catalysts for the electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to value-added chemicals, usually undergo inevitable and uncontrollable reorganization processes during the reaction, resulting in catalyst deactivation or the new active sites formation and bringing great challenges to exploring their structure-performance relationships. Herein, a facile strategy is reported for constructing Cu2+ and 3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) coordination to stabilize Cu2+ ions to prepare a novel layered coordination polymer (CuPEDOT). CuPEDOT enables selective reduction of CO2 to CH4 with 62.7% Faradaic efficiency at the current density of 354 mA cm-2 in a flow cell, and the catalyst is stable for at least 15 h. In situ spectroscopic characterization and theoretical calculations reveal that CuPEDOT catalyst can maintain the Cu2+ -EDOT coordination structurally stable in CO2 RR and significantly promote the further hydrogenation of *CO intermediates, favoring the formation of CH4 instead of dimerization to C2 products. The strong coordination between EDOT and Cu2+ prevents the reduction of Cu2+ ions during CO2 RR. The finding of this work provides a new perspective on designing molecularly stable, highly active catalysts for CO2 RR.
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- Xiao Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, P. R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key 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, P. R. China
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Wang J, Deng D, Wu Q, Liu M, Wang Y, Jiang J, Zheng X, Zheng H, Bai Y, Chen Y, Xiong X, Lei Y. Insight on Atomically Dispersed Cu Catalysts for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS NANO 2023; 17:18688-18705. [PMID: 37725796 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECO2R) with renewable electricity is an advanced carbon conversion technology. At present, copper is the only metal to selectively convert CO2 into multicarbon (C2+) products. Among them, atomically dispersed (AD) Cu catalysts have received great attention due to the relatively single chemical environment, which are able to minimize the negative impact of morphology, valence state, and crystallographic properties, etc. on product selectivity. Furthermore, the completely exposed atomic Cu sites not only provide space and bonding electrons for the adsorption of reactants in favor of better catalytic activity but also provide an ideal platform for studying its reaction mechanism. This review summarizes the recent progress of AD Cu catalysts as a chemically tunable platform for ECO2R, including the atomic Cu sites dynamic evolution, the catalytic performance, and mechanism. Furthermore, the prospects and challenges of AD Cu catalysts for ECO2R are carefully discussed. We sincerely hope that this review can contribute to the rational design of AD Cu catalysts with enhanced performance for ECO2R.
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- Jinxian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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Jia Y, Ding Y, Song T, Xu Y, Li Y, Duan L, Li F, Sun L, Fan K. Dynamic Surface Reconstruction of Amphoteric Metal (Zn, Al) Doped Cu 2 O for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to C 2+ Products. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2303726. [PMID: 37530207 PMCID: PMC10558649 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
Abstract
The recognition of the surface reconstruction of the catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) is essential for exploring and comprehending active sites. Although the superior performance of Cu-Zn bimetallic sites toward multicarbon C2+ products has been established, the dynamic surface reconstruction has not been fully understood. Herein, Zn-doped Cu2 O nano-octahedrons are used to investigate the effect of the dynamic stability by the leaching and redeposition on CO2RR. Correlative characterizations confirm the Zn leaching from Zn-doped Cu2 O, which is redeposited at the surface of the catalysts, leading to dynamic stability and abundant Cu-Zn bimetallic sites at the surface. The reconstructed Zn-doped Cu2 O catalysts achieve a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of C2+ products (77% at -1.1 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)). Additionally, similar dynamic stability is also discovered in Al-doped Cu2 O for CO2RR, proving its universality in amphoteric metal-doped catalysts. Mechanism analyses reveal that the OHC-CHO pathway can be the C-C coupling processes on bare Cu2 O and Zn-doped Cu2 O, and the introduction of Zn to Cu can efficiently lower the energy barrier for CO2RR to C2 H4 . This research provides profound insight into unraveling surface dynamic reconstruction of amphoteric metal-containing electrocatalysts and can guide rational design of the high-performance electrocatalysts for CO2RR.
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- Yufei Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
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- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels, Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceWestlake UniversityHangzhou310024P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels, Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceWestlake UniversityHangzhou310024P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsInstitute of Artificial PhotosynthesisDUT‐KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular DevicesInstitute for Energy Science and TechnologyDalian University of TechnologyDalian116024P. R. China
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Matsuda S, Yamanaka S, Umeda M. Influence of Water Molecules on CO 2 Reduction at the Pt Electrocatalyst in the Membrane Electrode Assembly System. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:42676-42684. [PMID: 37642425 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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CO2 electroreduction using a Pt catalyst in an aqueous solution system is known to produce only H2. Recently, a remarkable result has been reported that CH4 can be obtained by reducing CO2 using a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) containing a Pt catalyst. A big difference that exists between the two systems is the number of water molecules. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of water molecules on the CO2-reduction process at the Pt electrocatalyst in the MEA system. As a result, cyclic voltammetry indicated that adsorbed CO (COads) was formed by CO2 reduction in the MEA system more preferably than the aqueous solution system. In detail, the ratio of COads at the atop sites (linear CO, COL) on Pt, which participates in the CH4 generation reaction, to the total COads formed by the CO2 reduction became higher as the lower relative humidity (RH) at 50 °C in the MEA system. Cyclic voltammetry combined with in-line mass spectrometry revealed that the amount of COL and CH4 generated by the CO2 reduction reached their maximums at 63.1% RH. CH4 production by the extremely low-overpotential CO2 reduction was significantly achieved under all the RH conditions. Consequently, the Faradaic efficiency of the CH4 production at 63.1% RH was improved by 1.35 times compared to that at 100% RH. These results would be mainly obtained based on the H2O-involved chemical equilibrium of the reactions for the COads and CH4 formation. Overall, the present study experimentally clarified that the formation of COads (particularly COL) and the following CH4 from the CO2 reduction at the Pt electrocatalyst in the MEA system was facilitated by appropriately controlling the water-molecule content.
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- Shofu Matsuda
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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Sun Y, Liu X, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Wang S, Ji Z, Yang H, Wang X. Non-noble metal single atom-based catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2: Synthesis approaches and performance evaluation. DECARBON 2023:100018. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.decarb.2023.100018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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