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Phan VTT, Nguyen QP, Wang B, Burgess IJ. Oxygen Vacancies Alter Methanol Oxidation Pathways on NiOOH. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4830-4841. [PMID: 38346096 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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A thorough comprehension of the mechanism underlying the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) on Ni-based catalysts is critical for future electrocatalytic design and development. However, the mechanism of MOR on these materials remains a matter of controversy. Herein, we combine in situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to identify the active sites and determine the mechanism of MOR on monometallic Ni-based catalysts in alkaline media. The SEIRAS results show that formate and (bi)carbonate are formed after the commencement of the MOR with potential-dependent relative distributions. These spectroscopic results are in good agreement with the DFT-computed reaction profiles over an oxygen vacancy, suggesting that the MOR mainly proceeds through the formate-involving pathway, in which the early consumption of methanol yields formate as the major product, while increasing potential drives further oxidation of formate to (bi)carbonate. We also find a parallel pathway for the generation of (bi)carbonate at high potentials that bypasses the formation of formate. The two main pathways are thermodynamically more feasible than the one predominantly reported in the literature for MOR on NiOOH that involves CHO and/or CO as key intermediates. These DFT results are supported by spectroscopic evidence showing that no band associated with CHO or CO can be detected by SEIRAS, which is attributed to the nature of the oxygen vacancies as the active sites, suppressing deep dehydrogenation of CH2O to CHO. This work thus shows the promising role of defect engineering in promoting the electrocatalytic MOR activity and selectivity.
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- Vi Thuy Thi Phan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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- School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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Cui R, Yuan Q, Zhang C, Yang X, Ji Z, Shi Z, Han X, Wang Y, Jiao J, Lu T. Revealing the Behavior of Interfacial Water in Te-Doped Bi via Operando Infrared Spectroscopy for Improving Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ruixue Cui
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Thuy Thi Phan V, Andvaag IR, Boyle ND, Flaman GT, Unni B, Burgess IJ. Surface Sensitive Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry using Palladium Electrodeposited on ITO-Modified Internal Reflection Elements. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:2925-2933. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05130j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Palladium nanoparticles have been electrodeposited on the surfaces of conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) modified silicon internal reflection elements. The resulting films are shown to be excellent platforms for attenuated...
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Xiao Y, Liu J, Lin J, Yu H, Pang R, Wu D, Tian Z. Adsorption and Co‐adsorption of Chlorine and Water‐Chlorine Complexes on Au(111) Surfaces: First‐Principles DFT Study. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yuan‐Hui Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 Fujian China
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Tu K, Morhart TA, Read ST, Rosendahl SM, Burgess IJ. Probing Heterogeneity in Attenuated Total Reflection Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) Response with Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 75:1198-1206. [PMID: 33709793 PMCID: PMC8446892 DOI: 10.1177/00037028211005817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The heterogeneity of metal island films electrodeposited on conductive metal oxide modified internal reflection elements is shown to provide a variable attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) response. A self-assembled monolayer of a ferrocene-terminated thiol monolayer (FcC11SH) was formed on the gold islands covering a single substrate, which was measured using both a conventional spectrometer and a custom-built horizontal microscope. Cyclic voltammetry and ATR-SEIRAS results reveal that the FcC11SH-modified substrate undergoes a reversible electron transfer and an associated re-orientation of both the ferrocene/ferrocenium headgroup and the hydrocarbon backbone. The magnitude of the absorption signal arising from the redox changes in the monolayer, as well as the IR signature arising from the ingress/egress of the perchlorate counterions, is shown to depend significantly on the size of the infrared beam spot when using a conventional Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. By performing equivalent measurements on a horizontal microscope, the primary cause of the differences in the signal level is found to be the heterogeneity in the density of gold islands on the conductive metal oxide.
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- Kaiyang Tu
- Department of Chemistry, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon,
Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon,
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- Department of Chemistry, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Wu Z, Wu H, Cai W, Wen Z, Jia B, Wang L, Jin W, Ma T. Engineering Bismuth-Tin Interface in Bimetallic Aerogel with a 3D Porous Structure for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to HCOOH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12554-12559. [PMID: 33720479 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2 RR) into valuable hydrocarbons is appealing in alleviating the excessive CO2 level. We present the very first utilization of metallic bismuth-tin (Bi-Sn) aerogel for CO2 RR with selective HCOOH production. A non-precious bimetallic aerogel of Bi-Sn is readily prepared at ambient temperature, which exhibits 3D morphology with interconnected channels, abundant interfaces and a hydrophilic surface. Superior to Bi and Sn, the Bi-Sn aerogel exposes more active sites and it has favorable mass transfer properties, which endow it with a high FEHCOOH of 93.9 %. Moreover, the Bi-Sn aerogel achieves a FEHCOOH of ca. 90 % that was maintained for 10 h in a flow battery. In situ ATR-FTIR measurements confirmed that the formation of *HCOO is the rate-determining step toward formic acid generation. DFT demonstrated the coexistence of Bi and Sn optimized the energy barrier for the production of HCOOH, thereby improving the catalytic activity.
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- Zexing Wu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of chemistry and chemical engineering, Guangzhou University, 230 Guangzhou University City Outer Ring Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, John Street, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, John Street, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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Wu Z, Wu H, Cai W, Wen Z, Jia B, Wang L, Jin W, Ma T. Engineering Bismuth–Tin Interface in Bimetallic Aerogel with a 3D Porous Structure for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction to HCOOH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Zexing Wu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology 53 Zhengzhou Road Qingdao 266042 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse School of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
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- School of chemistry and chemical engineering Guangzhou University 230 Guangzhou University City Outer Ring Road Guangzhou 510006 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology John Street Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology 53 Zhengzhou Road Qingdao 266042 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse School of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology John Street Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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Shi Y, Lyu Z, Cao Z, Xie M, Xia Y. How to Remove the Capping Agent from Pd Nanocubes without Destructing Their Surface Structure for the Maximization of Catalytic Activity? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yifeng Shi
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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Shi Y, Lyu Z, Cao Z, Xie M, Xia Y. How to Remove the Capping Agent from Pd Nanocubes without Destructing Their Surface Structure for the Maximization of Catalytic Activity? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19129-19135. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yifeng Shi
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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Shi Y, Ji Y, Long J, Liang Y, Liu Y, Yu Y, Xiao J, Zhang B. Unveiling hydrocerussite as an electrochemically stable active phase for efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction to formate. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3415. [PMID: 32641692 PMCID: PMC7343827 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17120-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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For most metal-containing CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) electrocatalysts, the unavoidable self-reduction to zero-valence metal will promote hydrogen evolution, hence lowering the CO2RR selectivity. Thus it is challenging to design a stable phase with resistance to electrochemical self-reduction as well as high CO2RR activity. Herein, we report a scenario to develop hydrocerussite as a stable and active electrocatalyst via in situ conversion of a complex precursor, tannin-lead(II) (TA-Pb) complex. A comprehensive characterization reveals the in situ transformation of TA-Pb to cerussite (PbCO3), and sequentially to hydrocerussite (Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2), which finally serves as a stable and active phase under CO2RR condition. Both experiments and theoretical calculations confirm the high activity and selectivity over hydrocerussite. This work not only offers a new approach of enhancing the selectivity in CO2RR by suppressing the self-reduction of electrode materials, but also provides a strategy for studying the reaction mechanism and active phases of electrocatalysts.
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- Yanmei Shi
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Uwitonze N, Zhou D, Lei J, Chen W, Zuo XQ, Cai J, Chen YX. The high Tafel slope and small potential dependence of activation energy for formic acid oxidation on a Pd electrode. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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