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Tang Z, Shi L, Dai N, Zhang F, Wang X, Wang S, Sun Y, Zhang H, Li S, Wang J, Gao X, Hou Z, Xie J, Yang Z, Yan YM. Interfacial Push-Pull Dynamics Enable Rapid H ad Desorption for Enhanced Formate Electrooxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:35074-35083. [PMID: 38919051 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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The electrocatalytic conversion of formate in alkaline solutions is of paramount significance in the realm of fuel cell applications. Nonetheless, the adsorptive affinity of adsorbed hydrogen (Had) on the catalyst surface has traditionally impeded the catalytic efficiency of formate in such alkaline environments. To circumvent this challenge, our approach introduces an interfacial push-pull effect on the catalyst surface. This mechanism involves two primary actions: First, the anchoring of palladium (Pd) nanoparticles on a phosphorus-doped TiO2 substrate (Pd/TiO2-P) promotes the formation of electron-rich Pd with a downshifted d band center, thereby "pushing" the desorption of Had from the Pd active sites. Second, the TiO2-P support diminishes the energy barrier for Had transfer from the Pd sites to the support itself, "pulling" Had to effectively relocate from the Pd active sites to the support. The resultant Pd/TiO2-P catalyst showcases a remarkable mass activity of 4.38 A mgPd-1 and outperforms the Pd/TiO2 catalyst (2.39 A mgPd-1) by a factor of 1.83. This advancement not only surmounts a critical barrier in catalysis but also delineates a scalable pathway to bolster the efficacy of Pd-based catalysts in alkaline media.
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- Zheng Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Dongying Industrial Product Inspection & Metrology Veriffcation Center, Dongying 257000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Wang K, Hu Z, Yu P, Balu AM, Li K, Li L, Zeng L, Zhang C, Luque R, Yan K, Luo H. Understanding Bridging Sites and Accelerating Quantum Efficiency for Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 16:5. [PMID: 37930462 PMCID: PMC10628097 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01221-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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We report a novel double-shelled nanoboxes photocatalyst architecture with tailored interfaces that accelerate quantum efficiency for photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) via Mo-S bridging bonds sites in Sv-In2S3@2H-MoTe2. The X-ray absorption near-edge structure shows that the formation of Sv-In2S3@2H-MoTe2 adjusts the coordination environment via interface engineering and forms Mo-S polarized sites at the interface. The interfacial dynamics and catalytic behavior are clearly revealed by ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption, time-resolved, and in situ diffuse reflectance-Infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. A tunable electronic structure through steric interaction of Mo-S bridging bonds induces a 1.7-fold enhancement in Sv-In2S3@2H-MoTe2(5) photogenerated carrier concentration relative to pristine Sv-In2S3. Benefiting from lower carrier transport activation energy, an internal quantum efficiency of 94.01% at 380 nm was used for photocatalytic CO2RR. This study proposes a new strategy to design photocatalyst through bridging sites to adjust the selectivity of photocatalytic CO2RR.
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- Kangwang Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C3), 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Universidad ECOTEC, Km 13.5 Samborondón, EC092302, Samborondón, Ecuador
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Key Lab of Polymer Composite and Functional Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China.
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Lu X, Li J, Liu F, Wang Y, Tang X, Li H, Peng Y, Xu C. Powerful Orbital Hybridization of Copper-Silver Bimetallic Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37465928 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Electrochemical nitrogen reduction (eNRR) is a promising strategy to replace the energy- and capital-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Unfortunately, the low selectivity of the eNRR process impedes the industrial application of this approach. In this work, a highly efficient and stable NRR electrocatalyst is obtained via coreduction of Cu and Ag precursors using the holly leaves as reducing agents. The as-obtained Cu3Ag bimetallic nanosheets exhibit excellent NRR performance with an NH3 production rate of 31.3 μg h-1 mg-1cat. and a Faradaic efficiency of 31.3% at -0.2 V vs RHE. According to density functional theory (DFT) calculation, the outstanding performance of Cu3Ag bimetallic nanosheets could be caused by the fact that Ag optimizes the 3d orbital occupation of Cu and synergistically enhances the charge transfer during the NRR process, resulting in a suitable adsorption strength of the intermediates.
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- Xiaoying Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Eco-environmental Monitoring and Scientific Research Center, YRBEEA, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Li Z, Zhou Q, Liang J, Zhang L, Fan X, Zhao D, Cai Z, Li J, Zheng D, He X, Luo Y, Wang Y, Ying B, Yan H, Sun S, Zhang J, Alshehri AA, Gong F, Zheng Y, Sun X. Defective TiO 2- x for High-Performance Electrocatalytic NO Reduction toward Ambient NH 3 Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300291. [PMID: 36919558 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Synthesis of green ammonia (NH3 ) via electrolysis of nitric oxide (NO) is extraordinarily sustainable, but multielectron/proton-involved hydrogenation steps as well as low concentrations of NO can lead to poor activities and selectivities of electrocatalysts. Herein, it is reported that oxygen-defective TiO2 nanoarray supported on Ti plate (TiO2- x /TP) behaves as an efficient catalyst for NO reduction to NH3 . In 0.2 m phosphate-buffered electrolyte, such TiO2- x /TP shows competitive electrocatalytic NH3 synthesis activity with a maximum NH3 yield of 1233.2 µg h-1 cm-2 and Faradaic efficiency of 92.5%. Density functional theory calculations further thermodynamically faster NO deoxygenation and protonation processes on TiO2- x (101) compared to perfect TiO2 (101). And the low energy barrier of 0.7 eV on TiO2- x (101) for the potential-determining step further highlights the greatly improved intrinsic activity. In addition, a Zn-NO battery is fabricated with TiO2- x /TP and Zn plate to obtain an NH3 yield of 241.7 µg h-1 cm-2 while providing a peak power density of 0.84 mW cm-2 .
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- Zixiao Li
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211189, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211189, China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine, First People's Hospital affiliated to Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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Yang F, Liang C, Zhou W, Zhao W, Li P, Hua Z, Yu H, Chen S, Deng S, Li J, Lam YM, Wang J. Oxide-Derived Bismuth as an Efficient Catalyst for Electrochemical Reduction of Flue Gas. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300417. [PMID: 37026664 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Post-combustion flue gas (mainly containing 5-40% CO2 balanced by N2 ) accounts for about 60% global CO2 emission. Rational conversion of flue gas into value-added chemicals is still a formidable challenge. Herein, this work reports a β-Bi2 O3 -derived bismuth (OD-Bi) catalyst with surface coordinated oxygen for efficient electroreduction of pure CO2 , N2, and flue gas. During pure CO2 electroreduction, the maximum Faradaic efficiency (FE) of formate reaches 98.0% and stays above 90% in a broad potential of 600 mV with a long-term stability of 50 h. Additionally, OD-Bi achieves an ammonia (NH3 ) FE of 18.53% and yield rate of 11.5 µg h-1 mgcat -1 in pure N2 atmosphere. Noticeably, in simulated flue gas (15% CO2 balanced by N2 with trace impurities), a maximum formate FE of 97.3% is delivered within a flow cell, meanwhile above 90% formate FEs are obtained in a wide potential range of 700 mV. In-situ Raman combined with theory calculations reveals that the surface coordinated oxygen species in OD-Bi can drastically activate CO2 and N2 molecules by selectively favors the adsorption of *OCHO and *NNH intermediates, respectively. This work provides a surface oxygen modulation strategy to develop efficient bismuth-based electrocatalysts for directly reducing commercially relevant flue gas into valuable chemicals.
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- Fangqi Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, No. 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, 551 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
- Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Jiangxi, 330031, China
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Xu W, Cheng Y, Hou J, Kang P. Selective Electroreduction of Oxalic Acid to Glycolic Acid by Mesoporous TiO
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Spheres. ChemCatChem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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- Wenjing Xu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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Sun Y, Yu Y, Xu W, Wu D, Wei Y, Lai J, Wang L. ·H effectively enhance electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:619-625. [PMID: 36889059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.056] [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: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Nowadays, most reported ammonia (NH3) yields and Faradaic efficiency (FE) of electrocatalysts are very low in the field of electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR). Here, we are reported ·H for the first time in the field of electrocatalytic NRR, which are generated by sulfite (SO32-) and H2O in electrolyte solutions upon exposure to UV light. The high NH3 yields can achieve 100.7 μg h-1 mgcat-1, while stability can achieve 64 h and the FE can achieve 27.1% at -0.3 V (vs. RHE) with UV irradiation. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electron spin resonance (ESR), density functional theory (DFT) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests showed that the ∙H effectively lowered the reaction energy barrier at each step of the NRR process and inhibits the occurrence of competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This explores the path and provides ideas for the field of electrocatalysis involving water.
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- Yuyao Sun
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China; Shandong Engineering Research Center for Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China.
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Huang Z, Rafiq M, Woldu AR, Tong QX, Astruc D, Hu L. Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR). Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ji Y, Liu P, Huang Y. First-principles screening of transition metal doped anatase TiO 2(101) surfaces for the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5827-5835. [PMID: 36745429 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04635k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) has been attracting intensive scientific attention as a potential alternative to the industrial Haber-Bosch process for ammonia production. Although many materials have been investigated, optimal catalysts for the reaction remain to be found. In this work, we performed the theoretical screening of 3d-5d transition metal doped anatase TiO2 for the eNRR. The most favorable doping site of each transition metal on the (101) surface was located. We found that the doping of transition metals promotes the formation of oxygen vacancies which are beneficial for the reaction. The scaling relations between the energies of the key intermediates were investigated. Using a machine learning algorithm (SVM), we identified two adsorption modes for the end-on adsorbed *HNN, which exhibited different scaling relations with *NH2. From a two-step process, we screened out several candidates, among which Au and Ta were proposed to be the most efficient dopants. Electronic structure analysis reveals that they can efficiently lower the energy of the intermediates. These results should be helpful for the design of more efficient TiO2-based catalysts for the eNRR.
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- Yongfei Ji
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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Ji Y, Liu P, Fan T. Unifying the Nitrogen Reduction Activity of Anatase and Rutile TiO 2 Surfaces. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200653. [PMID: 36195557 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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TiO2 is a model transition metal oxide that has been applied frequently in both photocatalytic and electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR). However, the phase which is more NRR active still remains a puzzle. This work presents a theoretical study on the NRR activity of the (001), (100), (101), and (110) surfaces of both anatase and rutile TiO2 . We found that perfect surfaces are not active for NRR, while the oxygen vacancy can promote the reaction by providing excess electrons and low-coordinated Ti atoms that enhance the binding of the key intermediate (HNN*). The NRR activity of the eight facets can be unified into a single scaling line. The anatase TiO2 (101) and rutile TiO2 (101) surfaces were found to be the most and the second most active surfaces with a limiting potential of -0.91 V and -0.95 V respectively, suggesting that the TiO2 NRR activity is not very phase-sensitive. For photocatalytic NRR, the results suggest that the anatase TiO2 (101) surface is still the most active facet. We further found that the binding strength of key intermediates scale well with the formation energy of oxygen vacancy, which is determined by the oxygen coordination number and the degree of relaxation of the surface after the creation of oxygen vacancy. This work provides a comprehensive understanding of the activity of TiO2 surfaces. The results should be helpful for the design of more efficient TiO2 -based NRR catalysts.
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- Yongfei Ji
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, 230 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, 230 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510641, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Defect engineering for advanced electrocatalytic conversion of nitrogen-containing molecules. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1419-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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