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Huang S, Fang Z, Lu C, Zhang J, Sun J, Ji H, Zhu J, Zhuang X. Well-defined asymmetric nitrogen/carbon-coordinated single metal sites for carbon dioxide conversion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 675:683-688. [PMID: 38996698 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Asymmetric nitrogen/carbon-coordinated single metal sites (M-NxC4-x) outperform symmetric M-N4 sites in carbon dioxide (CO2) electroreduction. However, the challenge of crafting well-defined M-NxC4-x sites complicates the understanding of their structure-catalytic performance relationship. In this study, we employ metallized N-confused tetraphenylporphyrin (M-NCTPP) to investigate CO2 conversion on M-N3C1 sites using both density functional theory and experimental methods. The optimal cobalt (Co)-N3C1 site (Co-NCTPP) achieves a current density of 500 mA cm-2 and a carbon monoxide Faraday efficiency exceeding 90 % at -1.25 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode, surpassing the performance of Co-N4 (Co-TPP). This research introduces a novel approach for designing and synthesizing high-activity heteroatom-anchored single metal sites, advancing fundamental understanding in the field.
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- Senhe Huang
- The Soft2D Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The Soft2D Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The Soft2D Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 239, Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Carbon Trading Research Center, School of Finance, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, No. 995 Shangchuan Road, Shanghai, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- The Soft2D Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- The Soft2D Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201203, China
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Han J, Bai X, Xu X, Bai X, Husile A, Zhang S, Qi L, Guan J. Advances and challenges in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7870-7907. [PMID: 38817558 PMCID: PMC11134526 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01931h] [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: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (ECO2RR) is a promising way to realize the transformation of waste into valuable material, which can not only meet the environmental goal of reducing carbon emissions, but also obtain clean energy and valuable industrial products simultaneously. Herein, we first introduce the complex CO2RR mechanisms based on the number of carbons in the product. Since the coupling of C-C bonds is unanimously recognized as the key mechanism step in the ECO2RR for the generation of high-value products, the structural-activity relationship of electrocatalysts is systematically reviewed. Next, we comprehensively classify the latest developments, both experimental and theoretical, in different categories of cutting-edge electrocatalysts and provide theoretical insights on various aspects. Finally, challenges are discussed from the perspectives of both materials and devices to inspire researchers to promote the industrial application of the ECO2RR at the earliest.
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- Jingyi Han
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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Ping D, Huang S, Wu S, Zhang Y, Wang S, Yang X, Han L, Tian J, Guo D, Qiu HJ, Fang S. Confinement Effect and 3D Design Endow Unsaturated Single Ni Atoms with Ultrahigh Stability and Selectivity toward CO 2 Electroreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309014. [PMID: 37972262 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Developing single-atomic catalysts with superior selectivity and outstanding stability for CO2 electroreduction is desperately required but still challenging. Herein, confinement strategy and three-dimensional (3D) nanoporous structure design strategy are combined to construct unsaturated single Ni sites (Ni-N3) stabilized by pyridinic N-rich interconnected carbon nanosheets. The confinement agent chitosan and its strong interaction with g-C3N4 nanosheet are effective for dispersing Ni and restraining their agglomeration during pyrolysis, resulting in ultrastable Ni single-atom catalyst. Due to the confinement effect and structure advantage, such designed catalyst exhibits a nearly 100% selectivity and remarkable stability for CO2 electroreduction to CO, exceeding most reported state-of-the-art catalysts. Specifically, the CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO) maintains above 90% over a broad potential range (-0.55 to -0.95 V vs. RHE) and reaches a maximum value of 99.6% at a relatively low potential of -0.67 V. More importantly, the FECO is kept above 95% within a long-term 100 h electrolyzing. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations explain the high selectivity for CO generation is due to the high energy barrier required for hydrogen evolution on the unsaturated Ni-N3. This work provides a new designing strategy for the construction of ultrastable and highly selective single-atom catalysts for efficient CO2 conversion.
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- Dan Ping
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan Engineering Research Center of Technology and Equipment of Biodegradable Materials, School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Chen W, Jin X, Zhang L, Wang L, Shi J. Modulating the Structure and Composition of Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2304424. [PMID: 38044311 PMCID: PMC10916602 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2 RR) is a promising strategy to achieve carbon cycling by converting CO2 into value-added products under mild reaction conditions. Recently, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have shown enormous potential in eCO2 RR due to their high utilization of metal atoms and flexible coordination structures. In this work, the recent progress in SACs for eCO2 RR is outlined, with detailed discussions on the interaction between active sites and CO2 , especially the adsorption/activation behavior of CO2 and the effects of the electronic structure of SACs on eCO2 RR. Three perspectives form the starting point: 1) Important factors of SACs for eCO2 RR; 2) Typical SACs for eCO2 RR; 3) eCO2 RR toward valuable products. First, how different modification strategies can change the electronic structure of SACs to improve catalytic performance is discussed; Second, SACs with diverse supports and how supports assist active sites to undergo catalytic reaction are introduced; Finally, according to various valuable products from eCO2 RR, the reaction mechanism and measures which can be taken to improve the selectivity of eCO2 RR are discussed. Hopefully, this work can provide a comprehensive understanding of SACs for eCO2 RR and spark innovative design and modification ideas to develop highly efficient SACs for CO2 conversion to various valuable fuels/chemicals.
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- Weiren Chen
- Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences1295 Dingxi RoadShanghai200050P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences19A Yuquan RoadBeijing100049P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences1295 Dingxi RoadShanghai200050P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences19A Yuquan RoadBeijing100049P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences1295 Dingxi RoadShanghai200050P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences19A Yuquan RoadBeijing100049P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceHangzhou Institute for Advanced StudyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences1 Sub‐lane XiangshanHangzhou310024P. R. China
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD4072Australia
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- Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences1295 Dingxi RoadShanghai200050P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences19A Yuquan RoadBeijing100049P. R. China
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Wang T, Zhang Q, Lian K, Qi G, Liu Q, Feng L, Hu G, Luo J, Liu X. Fe nanoparticles confined by multiple-heteroatom-doped carbon frameworks for aqueous Zn-air battery driving CO 2 electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 655:176-186. [PMID: 37935071 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) derived carbon materials are considered to be excellent conductive mass transfer substrates, and the large specific surface area provides a favorable platform for loading metal nanoparticles. Tuning the coordination of metals through polyacid doping to change the MOF structure and specific surface area is an advanced strategy for designing catalysts. Modification of Fe-doped ZIF-8 pre-curing by pyrolysis of phosphomolybdic acid hydrate (PMo), Fe nanoparticles confined by Mo and N co-doped carbon frameworks (Fe-NP/MNCF) were fabricated, and the impact of PMo doping on the shape and functionality of the catalysts was investigated. The Zn-air battery (ZAB) driven CO2 electrolysis was realized by using Fe-NP/MNCF, which was used as bifunctional oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) catalysts. The results show that the half-wave potential (E1/2) of Fe-NP/MNCF is 0.89 V, and the limiting diffused current density (jL) is 6.4 mA cm-2. The ZAB constructed by Fe-NP/MNCF shows a high specific capacity of 794.8 mAh gZn-1, a high open-circuit voltage (OCV) of 1.475 V, and a high power density of 111.6 mW cm-2. Fe-NP/MNCF exhibited efficient CO2RR performance with high CO Faraday efficiency (FECO) of 87.5 % and current density for the generation of carbon dioxide (jCO) of 10 mA cm-2 at -0.9 V vs RHE. ZAB-driven CO2RR had strong catalytic stability. These findings provide new methods and techniques for the preparation of advanced carbon-based catalysts from MOFs.
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- Tianwei Wang
- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- ShenSi Lab, Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Longhua District, Shenzhen 518110, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi, China.
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Prasanna M, Logeshwaran N, Ramakrishnan S, Yoo DJ. Metallic 1T-N-WS 2 /WO 3 Heterojunctions Featuring Interface-Engineered Cu-S Configuration for Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306165. [PMID: 37715287 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Electrocatalytic carbon-dioxide reduction reactions (ECO2 RR) are one of the most rational techniques to control one's carbon footprint. The desired product formation depends on deliberate reaction kinetics and a choice of electron-proton contribution. Herein the usage of novel CuS active centers decorated over stable 1T metallic N-WS2 /WO3 nanohybrids as an efficient selective formate conversion electrocatalyst with regard to ECO2 RR is reported. The preferred reaction pathway is identified as *OCHO, which is reduced (by gaining H+ + e- ) to HCOO- (HCOO- path) as the primary product. More significantly, at -1.3 V versus RHE yield of FEHCOO - is 55.6% ± 0.5 with a Jgeo of -125.05 mA cm-2 for CuS@1T-N-WS2 /WO3 nanohybrids. In addition, predominant catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability properties are observed; further post-mortem analysis demonstrates the choice of material importance. The present work describes an impressive approach to develop highly active electrocatalysts for selective ECO2 RR applications.
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- Murugesan Prasanna
- Graduate School, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567-Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567-Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567-Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Merz Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, UK
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- Graduate School, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567-Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
- Department of Life Science, Jeonbuk National University, 567-Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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Chen Y, Zhang R, Wang HT, Lu YR, Huang YC, Chuang YC, Wang H, Luo J, Han L. Temperature-Dependent Structures of Single-Atom Catalysts. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300679. [PMID: 37695094 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300679] [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: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have the unique coordination environment and electronic structure due to the quantum size effect, which plays an essential role in facilitating catalytic reactions. However, due to the limited understanding of the formation mechanism of single atoms, achieving the modulation of the local atomic structure of SACs is still difficult and challenging. Herein, we have prepared a series of Ni SACs loaded on nitrogen-doped carbon substrates with different parameters using a dissolution-and-carbonization method to systematically investigate the effect of temperature on the structure of the SACs. The results of characterization and electrochemical measurements are analyzed to reveal the uniform law between temperature and the metal loading, bond length, coordination number, valence state and CO2 reduction performance, showing the feasibility of controlling the structure of SACs through temperature to regulate the catalytic performance. This is important for the understanding of catalytic reaction mechanisms and the design of efficient catalysts.
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- Yuhui Chen
- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Bachelors's Program in Advanced Materials Science, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- ShenSi Lab, Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, P. R. China
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- ShenSi Lab, Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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Mohamed MS, Gondal MA, Hassan M, Almessiere MA, Tahir AA, Roy A. Effective Hydrogen Production from Alkaline and Natural Seawater using WO 3-x@CdS 1-x Nanocomposite-Based Electrocatalysts. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:33332-33341. [PMID: 37744852 PMCID: PMC10515405 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Offshore hydrogen production through water electrolysis presents significant technical and economic challenges. Achieving an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline and natural seawater environments remains daunting due to the sluggish kinetics of water dissociation. To address this issue, we synthesized electrocatalytic WO3-x@CdS1-x nanocomposites (WCSNCs) using ultrasonic-assisted laser irradiation. The synthesized WCSNCs with varying CdS contents were thoroughly characterized to investigate their structural, morphological, and electrochemical properties. Among the samples tested, the WCSNCs with 20 wt % CdS1-x in WO3-x (Wx@Sx-20%) exhibited superior electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution in a 1 M KOH solution. Specifically, the Wx@Sx-20% catalyst demonstrated an overpotential of 0.191 V at a current density of -10 mA/cm2 and a Tafel slope of 61.9 mV/dec. The Wx@Sx-20% catalysts demonstrated outstanding stability and durability, maintaining their performance after 24 h and up to 1000 CV cycles. Notably, when subjected to natural seawater electrolysis, the Wx@Sx-20% catalysts outperformed in terms of electrocatalytic HER activity and stability. The remarkable performance enhancement of the prepared electrocatalyst can be attributed to the combined effect of sulfur vacancies in CdS1-x and oxygen vacancies in WO3-x. These vacancies promote the electrochemically active surface area, enhance the rate of charge separation and transfer, increase the number of electrocatalytic active sites, and accelerate the HER process in alkaline and natural seawater environments.
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- Mohamed
Jaffer Sadiq Mohamed
- Laser
Research Group, Department of Physics & Interdisciplinary Research
Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Laser
Research Group, Department of Physics & Interdisciplinary Research
Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- K.
A. CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Laser
Research Group, Department of Physics & Interdisciplinary Research
Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman
Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Solar
Energy Research Group, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Faculty
of Environment, Science and Economy, University
of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, U.K.
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- Solar
Energy Research Group, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Faculty
of Environment, Science and Economy, University
of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, U.K.
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Wang Y, Zheng M, Li Y, Chen J, Ye J, Ye C, Li S, Wang J, Zhu Y, Sun SG, Wang D. Oxygen-Bridged Long-Range Dual Sites Boost Ethanol Electrooxidation by Facilitating C-C Bond Cleavage. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:8194-8202. [PMID: 37624651 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Optimizing the interatomic distance of dual sites to realize C-C bond breaking of ethanol is critical for the commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells. Herein, the concept of holding long-range dual sites is proposed to weaken the reaction barrier of C-C cleavage during the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). The obtained long-range Rh-O-Pt dual sites achieve a high current density of 7.43 mA/cm2 toward EOR, which is 13.3 times that of Pt/C, as well as remarkable stability. Electrochemical in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicates that long-range Rh-O-Pt dual sites can increase the selectivity of C1 products and suppress the generation of a CO intermediate. Theoretical calculations further disclose that redistribution of the surface-localized electron around Rh-O-Pt can promote direct oxidation of -OH, accelerating C-C bond cleavage. This work provides a promising strategy for designing oxygen-bridged long-range dual sites to tune the activity and selectivity of complicated catalytic reactions.
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- Yao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Balan B, Xavier MM, Mathew S. MoS 2-Based Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Carbon Dioxide Reduction. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:25649-25673. [PMID: 37521597 PMCID: PMC10373465 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Photocatalysis is a facile and sustainable approach for energy conversion and environmental remediation by generating solar fuels from water splitting. Due to their two-dimensional (2D) layered structure and excellent physicochemical properties, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been effectively utilized in photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction (HER) and CO2 reduction. The photocatalytic efficiency of MoS2 greatly depends on the active edge sites present in their layered structure. Modifications like reducing the layer numbers, creating defective structures, and adopting different morphologies produce more unsaturated S atoms as active edge sites. Hence, MoS2 acts as a cocatalyst in nanocomposites/heterojunctions to facilitate the photogenerated electron transfer. This review highlights the role of MoS2 as a cocatalyst for nanocomposites in H2 evolution reaction and CO2 reduction. The H2 evolution activity has been described comprehensively as binary (with metal oxide, carbonaceous materials, metal sulfides, and metal-organic frameworks) and ternary composites of MoS2. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is a more complex and challenging process that demands an efficient light-responsive semiconductor catalyst to tackle the thermodynamic and kinetic factors. Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 using MoS2 is an emerging topic and would be a cost-effective substitute for noble catalysts. Herein, we also exclusively envisioned the possibility of layered MoS2 and its composites in this area. This review is expected to furnish an understanding of the diverse roles of MoS2 in solar fuel generation, thus endorsing an interest in utilizing this unique layered structure to create nanostructures for future energy applications.
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- Bhagyalakshmi Balan
- School
of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India
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- School
of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India
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- School
of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India
- Advanced
Molecular Materials Research Centre (AMMRC), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India
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Thu Tran HT, Nguyen PM, Van Nguyen H, Chong TV, Bubanja V, Van Vo H. Atomistic Study of the Bandgap Engineering of Two-Dimensional Silicon Carbide by Hydrogenation. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:25424-25431. [PMID: 37483209 PMCID: PMC10357425 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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This work studied hydrogen adsorption by a two-dimensional silicon carbide using a combined molecular dynamics and density functional theory approach. The geometrical properties of partially and fully hydrogenated structures were investigated, considering the effect of zero-point energy. The preferred hydrogen atom location is on top of silicon atoms. The hydrogen interaction energies were obtained for the first time as the attractive force. For fully hydrogenated 2D SiC, the chair-like conformer is the most stable configuration, and the next is the boat-like conformer, while the table-like structure is not stable. The coverage and arrangement of the adsorbed hydrogen atoms significantly influence the values of the direct/indirect bandgaps of the considered systems, increasing the bandgap to 4.07, 3.64, and 4.41 eV for chair-like, table-like, and boat-like, respectively. Their dynamical stability was investigated by phonon dispersion calculations. The obtained results can serve as a guide for the application of hydrogenated two-dimensional silicon carbide in optoelectronic applications in manufacturing innovation.
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- Hanh Thi Thu Tran
- Laboratory
of Computational Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District
10, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Laboratory
of Computational Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District
10, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Laboratory
of Computational Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District
10, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty
of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI
International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Measurement
Standards Laboratory of New Zealand, Callaghan Innovation, Lower Hutt, P.O. Box 31310, Wellington 5040, New Zealand
- The
Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago, 730 Cumberland Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Laboratory
of Computational Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District
10, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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Masoumi Z, Tayebi M, Tayebi M, Masoumi Lari SA, Sewwandi N, Seo B, Lim CS, Kim HG, Kyung D. Electrocatalytic Reactions for Converting CO 2 to Value-Added Products: Recent Progress and Emerging Trends. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9952. [PMID: 37373100 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are an important environmental issue that causes greenhouse and climate change effects on the earth. Nowadays, CO2 has various conversion methods to be a potential carbon resource, such as photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and photo-electrocatalytic. CO2 conversion into value-added products has many advantages, including facile control of the reaction rate by adjusting the applied voltage and minimal environmental pollution. The development of efficient electrocatalysts and improving their viability with appropriate reactor designs is essential for the commercialization of this environmentally friendly method. In addition, microbial electrosynthesis which utilizes an electroactive bio-film electrode as a catalyst can be considered as another option to reduce CO2. This review highlights the methods which can contribute to the increase in efficiency of carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R) processes through electrode structure with the introduction of various electrolytes such as ionic liquid, sulfate, and bicarbonate electrolytes, with the control of pH and with the control of the operating pressure and temperature of the electrolyzer. It also presents the research status, a fundamental understanding of carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) mechanisms, the development of electrochemical CO2R technologies, and challenges and opportunities for future research.
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- Zohreh Masoumi
- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehakro 93, Namgu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jonggaro 45, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Biology, York University, Farquharson Life Sciences Building, Ottawa Rd, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehakro 93, Namgu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jonggaro 45, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jonggaro 45, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jonggaro 45, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehakro 93, Namgu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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Ajmal S, Yasin G, Kumar A, Tabish M, Ibraheem S, Sammed KA, Mushtaq MA, Saad A, Mo Z, Zhao W. A disquisition on CO2 electroreduction to C2H4: An engineering and design perspective looking beyond novel choosy catalyst materials. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Sheng Y, Guo Y, Yu H, Deng K, Wang Z, Li X, Wang H, Wang L, Xu Y. Engineering Under-Coordinated Active Sites with Tailored Chemical Microenvironments over Mosaic Bismuth Nanosheets for Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to Formate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207305. [PMID: 36670091 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 into fuels or chemical feedstocks is a promising avenue to achieve carbon-neutral goal, but its development is severely limited by the lack of highly efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, cation-exchange strategy is combined with electrochemical self-reconstruction strategy to successfully develop diethylenetriamine-functionalized mosaic Bi nanosheets (mBi-DETA NSs) for selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate, delivering a superior formate Faradaic efficiency of 96.87% at a low potential of -0.8 VRHE . Mosaic nanosheet morphology of Bi can sufficiently expose the under-coordinated Bi active sites and promote the activation of CO2 molecules to form the OCHO- * intermediate. Moreover, in situ attenuated total reflectance infrared spectra further corroborate that surface chemical microenvironment modulation of mosaic Bi nanosheets via DETA functionalization can improve CO2 adsorption on the catalyst surface and stabilize the key intermediate (OCHO- *) due to the presence of amine groups, thus facilitate the CO2 -to-HCOO- reaction kinetics and promote formate formation.
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- Youwei Sheng
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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Han J, Guan J. Heteronuclear dual-metal atom catalysts for nanocatalytic tumor therapy. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Chen Y, Gong Q, Sun X, Li G, Zhou G. Regulating the d-band electrons of the Fe-N-C single-atom catalyst for high-efficiency CO 2 electroreduction by electron-donating S-doping. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:4819-4825. [PMID: 36939161 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00394a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Developing highly efficient electrocatalysts is crucially significant for the application of advanced energy conversion. The Fe-N-C single-atom catalyst is promising for CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) but suffers from insufficient intrinsic activity and inferior conductivity, which could be addressed by redistributing the electron density via heteroatom doping. Herein, we synthesized S-doped Fe-N-C (Fe-SN-C) as an advanced electrocatalyst for CO2RR using a simple trapping-pyrolysis strategy. Density functional theory calculations and experimental results indicate that S doping increases the d-band electrons and conductivity of Fe-SN-C by electron donating, and thus boosts *CO desorption during the CO2RR process and suppresses the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. Consequently, Fe-SN-C exhibits the maximum CO faradaic efficiency of 93% at -0.5 V and the highest partial current density of 10.1 mA cm-2 at -0.8 V for 2e- CO2RR. This finding provides a feasible and controllable method to achieve advanced electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion.
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- Yiqun Chen
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P.R. China. .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, P. R. China.
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Wang C, Lv Z, Yang W, Feng X, Wang B. A rational design of functional porous frameworks for electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1382-1427. [PMID: 36723190 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00843b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2RR) is considered one of the approaches with the most potential to achieve lower carbon emissions in the future, but a huge gap still exists between the current ECO2RR technology and industrial applications. Therefore, the design and preparation of catalysts with satisfactory activity, selectivity and stability for the ECO2RR have attracted extensive attention. As a classic type of functional porous framework, crystalline porous materials (e.g., metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs)) and derived porous materials (e.g., MOF/COF composites and pyrolysates) have been regarded as superior catalysts for the ECO2RR due to their advantages such as designable porosity, modifiable skeleton, flexible active site structure, regulable charge transfer pathway and controllable morphology. Meanwhile, with the rapid development of nano-characterization and theoretical calculation technologies, the structure-activity relationships of functional porous frameworks have been comprehensively considered, i.e., metallic element type, local coordination environment, and microstructure, corresponding to selectivity, activity and mass transfer efficiency for the ECO2RR, respectively. In this review, the rational design strategy for functional porous frameworks is briefly but precisely generalized based on three key factors including metallic element type, local coordination environment, and microstructure. Then, details about the structure-activity relationships for functional porous frameworks are illustrated in the order of MOFs, COFs, composites and pyrolysates to analyze the effect of the above-mentioned three factors on their ECO2RR performance. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of functional porous frameworks for the further development of the ECO2RR are reasonably proposed, aiming to offer insights for future studies in this intriguing and significant research field.
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- Changli Wang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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Xu H, Guan D, Ma L. The bio-inspired heterogeneous single-cluster catalyst Ni100-Fe 4S 4 for enhanced electrochemical CO 2 reduction to CH 4. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2756-2766. [PMID: 36656066 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06665c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrochemical conversion of CO2-to-CH4 is a process of converting the inert greenhouse gas into energy molecules. It offers great promise for the transformation of carbon-neutral economy. However, achieving high CH4 activity and selectivity remains a major challenge because the electrochemical reduction of CO2-to-CH4 is accompanied by various C1 intermediates at the catalytic site, involving multiple proton-coupled electron transfer processes. Herein, different from the traditional designing strategy, we propose a bio-inspired theoretical design approach to construct a heterogeneous single-cluster catalyst Ni100-Fe4S4 at the atomic level, which may show high CO2 electroreduction performance. Combined with the crystallographic data and theoretical calculations, Ni100-Fe4S4 and CO dehydrogenase exhibit highly similar catalytic geometric active centers and CO2 binding modes. By exploring the origin of the catalytic activity of this biomimetic structure, we found that the activation of CO2 on Ni100-Fe4S4 theoretically exceeds that on natural CO dehydrogenase. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the dehydrogenase enzyme-liked Fe-Ni active site serves as an electron enrichment 'electro-bridge' (an electron-rich highly active catalytic site), which can activate CO2 molecules efficiently and stabilize various intermediates in multistep elementary reactions to selectively produce CH4 at a low overpotential (0.13 eV). The calculated CO2 electroreduction pathways are well consistent with the nickel-based catalytic materials reported in experimental studies. Our work showcases and highlights the rational design of high-performance catalytic materials via the biomimetic methodology at the atomic level.
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- Hengyue Xu
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Liu Q, Cheng H, Wang X, Qian P. Exploring efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts of nonmetal atom doped Mo 2CO 2 MXenes by first-principles screening. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5056-5065. [PMID: 36723035 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05239c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Non-metal doping engineering has shown great potential for designing high-performance MXene-based catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. We rationally design 14 kinds of nonmetal atom-doped Mo2CO2 catalysts and investigate the effects of nonmetal doping on the thermal stability and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytic activity of these structures through first-principles calculations. The results show that the addition of nonmetal dopants, such as Si, Cl, Br and I, on the Mo2CO2 surface can effectively improve the HER activity, making them promising candidates for effective HER catalysts. Besides, we studied the thermal stability of nonmetal doped Mo2CO2 by calculating the binding energy and explored the reason behind the variation in the binding energy. Furthermore, the origin of the HER activity difference regulated by various nonmetal dopants is explained based on the analysis of their electronic properties. We found that the number of valence electrons and Bader charge coupling of doped nonmetal atoms are effective electronic descriptors of the hydrogen adsorption strength and HER activity, which provide a clue for future prediction of highly efficient MXene-based HER catalysts.
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- Qing Liu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Material Digital R&D Center, China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group, Beijing 100081, China.
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- DP Technology, Beijing 100080, China. .,AI for Science Institute, Beijing 100080, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Atta A, Negm H, Abdeltwab E, Rabia M, Abdelhamied MM. Facile fabrication of polypyrrole/
NiO
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core‐shell nanocomposites for hydrogen production from wastewater. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- A. Atta
- Physics Department, College of Science Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, College of Science Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, College of Science Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia
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- Nanomaterials Science Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science Beni‐Suef University Beni‐Suef Egypt
- Nanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science Beni‐Suef University Beni‐Suef Egypt
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- Charged Particles Lab., Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT) Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Cairo Egypt
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Huang Y, Zhu C, Liao J, Gu XK, Li WX. First-principles study of the effect of the local coordination environment on the electrochemical activity of Pd1-CxNy single atom catalysts. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Wang F, Li Y, Zhang R, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zheng X, Zhang J, Chen C, Zheng S, Xin HL. Activating Single-Atom Ni Site via First-Shell Si Modulation Boosts Oxygen Reduction Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206071. [PMID: 36504446 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Atomically dispersed nitrogen-coordinated 3d transition-metal site on carbon support (M-NC) are promising alternatives to Pt group metal-based catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, despite the excellent activities of most of M-NC catalysts, such as Fe-NC, Co-NC et al., their durability is far from satisfactory due to Fenton reaction. Herein, this work reports a novel Si-doped Ni-NC catalyst (Ni-SiNC) that possesses high activity and excellent stability. X-ray absorption fine structure and aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy uncover that the single-atom Ni site is coordinated with one Si atom and three N atoms, constructing Ni-Si1 N3 moiety. The Ni-SiNC catalyst exhibits a half-wave potential (E1/2 ) of 0.866 V versus RHE, with a distinguished long-term durability in alkaline media of only 10 mV negative shift in E1/2 after 35 000 cycles, which is also validated in Zn-air battery. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the Ni-Si1 N3 moiety facilitates ORR kinetics through optimizing the adsorption of intermediates.
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- Fangqing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Younan S, Li Z, Yan X, He D, Hu W, Demetrashvili N, Trulson G, Washington A, Xiao X, Pan X, Huang J, Gu J. Zinc Single Atom Confinement Effects on Catalysis in 1T-Phase Molybdenum Disulfide. ACS NANO 2023; 17:1414-1426. [PMID: 36629491 PMCID: PMC9878712 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Active sites are atomic sites within catalysts that drive reactions and are essential for catalysis. Spatially confining guest metals within active site microenvironments has been predicted to improve catalytic activity by altering the electronic states of active sites. Using the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as a model reaction, we show that intercalating zinc single atoms between layers of 1T-MoS2 (Zn SAs/1T-MoS2) enhances HER performance by decreasing the overpotential, charge transfer resistance, and kinetic barrier. The confined Zn atoms tetrahedrally coordinate to basal sulfur (S) atoms and expand the interlayer spacing of 1T-MoS2 by ∼3.4%. Under confinement, the Zn SAs donate electrons to coordinated S atoms, which lowers the free energy barrier of H* adsorption-desorption and enhances HER kinetics. In this work, which is applicable to all types of catalytic reactions and layered materials, HER performance is enhanced by controlling the coordination geometry and electronic states of transition metals confined within active-site microenvironments.
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- Sabrina
M. Younan
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
- State Key
Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute
of Technology, Shenzhen518055, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Irvine, California92697, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan430072, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin53201, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan430072, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Irvine, California92697, United States
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
California, Irvine, California92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin53201, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, California92182, United States
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Xu J, Zhong G, Li M, Zhao D, Sun Y, Hu X, Sun J, Li X, Zhu W, Li M, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Zheng C, Sun X. Review on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture and transformation with bipolar membranes. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recent Advances in Non-Precious Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Single-Site Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction Reaction to CO. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00156-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wang X, Li L, Shi M, Wang Y, Xu G, Yuan K, Zhu P, Ding M, Chen Y. Understanding the electrocatalytic mechanism of self-template formation of hierarchical Co 9S 8/Ni 3S 2 heterojunctions for highly selective electroreduction of nitrobenzene. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11639-11647. [PMID: 36320394 PMCID: PMC9555750 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03585e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Aqueous electrochemical nitroarene reduction reaction using H2O as the sustainable hydrogen source is an emerging technology to produce functionalized anilines. However, the development of low-cost electrocatalysts and the fundamental mechanistic understanding of the selective NO-RR still remain challenging. Herein, self-supporting hierarchical nanosheets consisting of high-density Co9S8/Ni3S2 heterojunctions on Ni foam (Co9S8/Ni3S2-NF) are constructed via an in situ self-template strategy. With combined advantages of high-loading, high surface exposure, efficient conductivity and unique electronic structure of the Co9S8/Ni3S2 interface, the as-prepared Co9S8/Ni3S2-NF exhibits efficient electrocatalytic NO-RR performance, including up to 99.0% conversion and 96.0% selectivity towards aniline, and outstanding functional group tolerance. Mechanistic investigations and theoretical calculations reveal that electron transfer from Ni3S2 to Co9S8 is beneficial for the co-adsorption of H2O and nitrobenzene molecules at the interfacial sites, promoting the formation of active hydrogen and subsequent reduction of nitrobenzene. Additionally, the interfacial charge transfer breaks the symmetry of two active Co sites at the Co9S8/Ni3S2 interface, which markedly reduces the energy barrier for reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline. This work offers a successful example for the interfacial engineering of metal sulfide-based heterojunctions with excellent electrocatalytic nitroarene reduction performance, and also paves the way for the in-depth understanding of the corresponding mechanism.
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- Xuanping Wang
- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University 999 Xuefu Avenue Nanchang 330031 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University 999 Xuefu Avenue Nanchang 330031 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing 210023 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China
- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University 999 Xuefu Avenue Nanchang 330031 China
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Yang B, Luo D, Wu S, Zhang N, Ye J. Nanoscale hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2022; 23:587-616. [PMID: 36212680 PMCID: PMC9543084 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2022.2125827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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As green and sustainable methods to produce hydrogen energy, photocatalytic and electrochemical water splitting have been widely studied. In order to find efficient photocatalysts and electrocatalysts, materials with various composition, size, and surface/interface are investigated. In recent years, constructing suitable nanoscale hetero-interfaces can not only overcome the disadvantages of the single-phase material, but also possibly provide new functionalities. In this review, we systematically introduce the fundamental understanding and experimental progress in nanoscale hetero-interface engineering to design and fabricate photocatalytic and electrocatalytic materials for water splitting. The basic principles of photo-/electro-catalytic water splitting and the fundamentals of nanoscale hetero-interfaces are briefly introduced. The intrinsic behaviors of nanoscale hetero-interfaces on electrocatalysts and photocatalysts are summarized, which are the electronic structure modulation, space charge separation, charge/electron/mass transfer, support effect, defect effect, and synergistic effect. By highlighting the main characteristics of hetero-interfaces, the main roles of hetero-interfaces for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic water splitting are discussed, including excellent electronic structure, efficient charge separation, lower reaction energy barriers, faster charge/electron/mass transfer, more active sites, higher conductivity, and higher stability on hetero-interfaces. Following above analysis, the developments of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts with hetero-structures are systematically reviewed.
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- Baopeng Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Surface Organometallic Chemistry for Single-site Catalysis and Single-atom Catalysis. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2211-x] [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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Zhao X, Zhao K, Liu Y, Su Y, Chen S, Yu H, Quan X. Highly Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction on a Precise Homonuclear Diatomic Fe–Fe Catalyst. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Xueyang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification By Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Opto-Electronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Mei B, Liu C, Sun F, Lu S, Du X, Li X, Song F, Xu W, Jiang Z. Unraveling the Potential-Dependent Volcanic Selectivity Changes of an Atomically Dispersed Ni Catalyst During CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bingbao Mei
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, & Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, & Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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Overa S, Ko BH, Zhao Y, Jiao F. Electrochemical Approaches for CO 2 Conversion to Chemicals: A Journey toward Practical Applications. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:638-648. [PMID: 35041403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration play an essential role to address CO2 emissions. Among all carbon utilization technologies, CO2 electroreduction has gained immense interest due to its potential for directly converting CO2 to a variety of valuable commodity chemicals using clean, renewable electricity as the sole energy source. The research community has witnessed rapid advances in CO2 electrolysis technology in recent years, including highly selective catalysts, larger-scale reactors, specific process modeling, as well as a mechanistic understanding of the CO2 reduction reaction. The rapid advances in the field brings promise to the commercial application of the technology and the rapid rollout of the CO2 electroreduction for chemical manufacturing.This Account focuses on our contributions in both fundamental and applied research in the field of electrocatalytic CO2 and CO reduction reactions. We first discuss (1) the development of novel electrocatalysts for CO2/CO electroreduction to enhance the product selectivity and lower the energy consumption. Specifically, we synthesized nanoporous Ag and homogeneously mixed Cu-based bimetallic catalysts for the enhanced production of CO from CO2 and multicarbon products from CO, respectively. Then, we review our efforts in (2) the field of reactor engineering, including a dissolved CO2 H-type cell, vapor-fed CO2 three-compartment flow cell, and vapor-fed CO2 membrane electrode assembly, for enhancing reaction rates and scalability. Next, we describe (3) the investigation of reaction mechanisms using in situ and operando techniques, such as surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopies and electrochemical mass spectroscopy. We revealed the participation of bicarbonate in CO2 electroreduction on Au using attenuated total-reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, the presence of an "oxygenated" surface of Cu under CO electroreduction conditions using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and the origin of oxygen in acetaldehyde and other CO electroreduction products on Cu using flow electrolyzer mass spectrometry. Lastly, we examine (4) the commercial potential of the CO2 electrolysis technology, such as understanding pollutant effects in CO2 electroreduction and developing techno-economic analysis. Specifically, we discuss the effects of SO2 and NOx in CO2 electroreduction using Cu, Ag, and Sn catalysts. We also identify technical barriers that need to be overcome and offer our perspective on accelerating the commercial deployment of the CO2 electrolysis technology.
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- Sean Overa
- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Cheng H, Fan Z, Wu X, Feng M, Zheng W, Lei G, Li X, Cui F, He G. Coordination engineering of the hybrid Co-C and Co-N active sites for efficient catalyzing CO2 electroreduction. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chanda D, Basu S. Carbon doped selenium electrocatalyst toward CO
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reduction to chemical fuels. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Debabrata Chanda
- Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi India
- CSIR Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha India
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Wang L, Zhu C, Xu M, Zhao C, Gu J, Cao L, Zhang X, Sun Z, Wei S, Zhou W, Li WX, Lu J. Boosting Activity and Stability of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts via Regulation of Coordination Number and Local Composition. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18854-18858. [PMID: 34730347 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Controlling the chemical environments of the active metal atom including both coordination number (CN) and local composition (LC) is vital to achieve active and stable single-atom catalysts (SACs), but remains challenging. Here we synthesized a series of supported Pt1 SACs by depositing Pt atoms onto the pretuned anchoring sites on nitrogen-doped carbon using atomic layer deposition. In hydrogenation of para-chloronitrobenzene, the Pt1 SAC with a higher CN about four but less pyridinic nitrogen (Npyri) content exhibits a remarkably high activity along with superior recyclability compared to those with lower CNs and more Npyri. Theoretical calculations reveal that the four-coordinated Pt1 atoms with about 1 eV lower formation energy are more resistant to agglomerations than the three-coordinated ones. Composition-wise decrease of the Pt-Npyri bond upshifts gradually the Pt-5d center, and minimal one Pt-Npyri bond features a high-lying Pt-5d state that largely facilitates H2 dissociation, boosting hydrogenation activity remarkably.
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- Leilei Wang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Qi Y, Wang B, Fan M, Li D, Zhang R. C2H2 semi-hydrogenation on the metal M (M = Cu, Ag, Au) alloyed single-atom Pd catalysts: Effects of Pd coordination number and environment on the catalytic performance. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bulushev DA, Nishchakova AD, Trubina SV, Stonkus OA, Asanov IP, Okotrub AV, Bulusheva LG. Ni-N4 sites in a single-atom Ni catalyst on N-doped carbon for hydrogen production from formic acid. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yang J, Liu W, Xu M, Liu X, Qi H, Zhang L, Yang X, Niu S, Zhou D, Liu Y, Su Y, Li JF, Tian ZQ, Zhou W, Wang A, Zhang T. Dynamic Behavior of Single-Atom Catalysts in Electrocatalysis: Identification of Cu-N 3 as an Active Site for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14530-14539. [PMID: 34464109 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Atomically dispersed M-N-C (M refers to transition metals) materials represent the most promising catalyst alternatives to the precious metal Pt for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen (ORR), yet the genuine active sites in M-N-C remain elusive. Here, we develop a two-step approach to fabricate Cu-N-C single-atom catalysts with a uniform and well-defined Cu2+-N4 structure that exhibits comparable activity and superior durability in comparison to Pt/C. By combining operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy with theoretical calculations, we unambiguously identify the dynamic evolution of Cu-N4 to Cu-N3 and further to HO-Cu-N2 under ORR working conditions, which concurrently occurs with reduction of Cu2+ to Cu+ and is driven by the applied potential. The increase in the Cu+/Cu2+ ratio with the reduced potential indicates that the low-coordinated Cu+-N3 is the real active site, which is further supported by DFT calculations showing the lower free energy in each elemental step of the ORR on Cu+-N3 than on Cu2+-N4. These findings provide a new understanding of the dynamic electrochemistry on M-N-C catalysts and may guide the design of more efficient low-cost catalysts.
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- Ji Yang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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Suominen M, Kallio T. What We Currently Know about Carbon‐Supported Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials in Electrochemical CO
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Reduction. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Milla Suominen
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Aalto University Kemistintie 1 02015 Espoo Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Aalto University Kemistintie 1 02015 Espoo Finland
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Niu Y, Zhang C, Wang Y, Fang D, Zhang L, Wang C. Confining Chainmail-Bearing Ni Nanoparticles in N-doped Carbon Nanotubes for Robust and Efficient Electroreduction of CO 2. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:1140-1154. [PMID: 33464697 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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It still remains challenging to simultaneously achieve high stability, selectivity, and activity in CO2 reduction. Herein, a dual chainmail-bearing nickel-based catalyst (Ni@NC@NCNT) was fabricated via a solvothermal-evaporation-calcination approach. In situ encapsulated N-doped carbon layers (NCs) and nanotubes (NCNTs) gave a dual protection to the metallic core. The confined space well maintained the local alkaline pH value and suppressed hydrogen evolution. Large surface area and abundant pyridinic N and Niδ+ sites ensured high CO2 adsorption capacity and strength. Benefitting from these, it delivered a CO faradaic efficiency of 94.1 % and current density of 48.0 mA cm-2 at -0.75 and -1.10 V, respectively. Moreover, the performance remained unchanged after continuous electrolysis for 43 h, far exceeding Ni@NC with single chainmail, Ni@NC/NCNT with Ni@NC sitting on the walls of NCNT, bare NCNT and most state-of-the-art catalysts, demonstrating structural superiority of Ni@NC@NCNT. This work sheds light on designing unique architectures to improve electrochemical performances.
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- Yongjian Niu
- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Unilever Co., Ltd., 88# Jinxiu Avenue, Economy & Technology Dev. Zone, Hefei, 230000, P. R. China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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Jamil R, Tomé LC, Mecerreyes D, Silvester DS. Emerging Ionic Polymers for CO2 Conversion to Cyclic Carbonates: An Overview of Recent Developments. Aust J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/ch21182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this mini review, we highlight some key work from the last 2 years where ionic polymers have been used as a catalyst to convert CO2 into cyclic carbonates. Emerging ionic polymers reported for this catalytic application include materials such as poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs), ionic porous organic polymers (iPOPs) or ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) among others. All these organic materials share in common the ionic moiety cations such as imidazolium, pyridinium, viologen, ammonium, phosphonium, and guanidinium, and anions such as halides, [BF4]–, [PF6]–, and [Tf2N]–. The mechanistic aspects and efficiency of the CO2 conversion reaction and the polymer design including functional groups and porosity are discussed in detail. This review should provide valuable information for researchers to design new polymers for important catalysis applications.
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Lang R, Du X, Huang Y, Jiang X, Zhang Q, Guo Y, Liu K, Qiao B, Wang A, Zhang T. Single-Atom Catalysts Based on the Metal–Oxide Interaction. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11986-12043. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Rui Lang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Franco F, Rettenmaier C, Jeon HS, Roldan Cuenya B. Transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction: from atoms and molecules to nanostructured materials. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6884-6946. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00835d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An overview of the main strategies for the rational design of transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, ranging from molecular systems to single-atom and nanostructured catalysts.
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- Federico Franco
- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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