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Zhang J, Xia S, Wang Y, Wu J, Wu Y. Recent advances in dynamic reconstruction of electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction. iScience 2024; 27:110005. [PMID: 38846002 PMCID: PMC11154216 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Electrocatalysts undergo structural evolution under operating electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) conditions. This dynamic reconstruction correlates with variations in CO2RR activity, selectivity, and stability, posing challenges in catalyst design for electrochemical CO2RR. Despite increased research on the reconstruction behavior of CO2RR electrocatalysts, a comprehensive understanding of their dynamic structural evolution under reaction conditions is lacking. This review summarizes recent developments in the dynamic reconstruction of catalysts during the CO2RR process, covering fundamental principles, modulation strategies, and in situ/operando characterizations. It aims to enhance understanding of electrocatalyst dynamic reconstruction, offering guidelines for the rational design of CO2RR electrocatalysts.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center (Anhui Energy Laboratory), Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials & Anhui Provincial International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy Materials, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Jiao J, Kang X, Yang J, Jia S, Peng Y, Liu S, Chen C, Xing X, He M, Wu H, Han B. Steering the Reaction Pathway of CO 2 Electroreduction by Tuning the Coordination Number of Copper Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15917-15925. [PMID: 38805725 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Cu-based catalysts are optimal for the electroreduction of CO2 to generate hydrocarbon products. However, controlling product distribution remains a challenging topic. The theoretical investigations have revealed that the coordination number (CN) of Cu considerably influences the adsorption energy of *CO intermediates, thereby affecting the reaction pathway. Cu catalysts with different CNs were fabricated by reducing CuO precursors via cyclic voltammetry (Cyc-Cu), potentiostatic electrolysis (Pot-Cu), and pulsed electrolysis (Pul-Cu), respectively. High-CN Cu catalysts predominantly generate C2+ products, while low-CN Cu favors CH4 production. For instance, over the high-CN Pot-Cu, C2+ is the main product, with the Faradaic efficiency (FE) reaching 82.5% and a partial current density (j) of 514.3 mA cm-2. Conversely, the low-CN Pul(3)-Cu favors the production of CH4, achieving the highest FECH4 value of 56.7% with a jCH4 value of 234.4 mA cm-2. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy studies further confirm the different *CO adsorptions over Cu catalysts with different CN, thereby directing the reaction pathway of the CO2RR.
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- Jiapeng Jiao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Chongming District, Shanghai 202162, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhang T, Xu S, Chen DL, Luo T, Zhou J, Kong L, Feng J, Lu JQ, Weng X, Wang AJ, Li Z, Su Y, Yang F. Selective Increase in CO 2 Electroreduction to Ethanol Activity at Nanograin-Boundary-Rich Mixed Cu(I)/Cu(0) Sites via Enriching Co-Adsorbed CO and Hydroxyl Species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202407748. [PMID: 38818639 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407748] [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: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Selective producing ethanol from CO2 electroreduction is highly demanded, yet the competing ethylene generation route is commonly more thermodynamically preferred. Herein, we reported an efficient CO2-to-ethanol conversion (53.5 % faradaic efficiency at -0.75 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE)) over an oxide-derived nanocubic catalyst featured with abundant "embossment-like" structured grain-boundaries. The catalyst also attains a 23.2 % energy efficiency to ethanol within a flow cell reactor. In situ spectroscopy and electrochemical analysis identified that these dualphase Cu(I) and Cu(0) sites stabilized by grain-boundaries are very robust over the operating potential window, which maintains a high concentration of co-adsorbed *CO and hydroxyl (*OH) species. Theoretical calculations revealed that the presence of *OHad not only promote the easier dimerization of *CO to form *OCCO (ΔG~0.20 eV) at low overpotentials but also preferentially favor the key *CHCOH intermediate hydrogenation to *CHCHOH (ethanol pathway) while suppressing its dehydration to *CCH (ethylene pathway), which is believed to determine the remarkable ethanol selectivity. Such imperative intermediates associated with the bifurcation pathway were directly distinguished by isotope labelling in situ infrared spectroscopy. Our work promotes the understanding of bifurcating mechanism of CO2ER-to-hydrocarbons more deeply, providing a feasible strategy for the design of efficient ethanol-targeted catalysts.
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- Ting Zhang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photoelectronics, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Instinute of Physical Chemisry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photoelectronics, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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Ding J, Li F, Ren X, Liu Y, Li Y, Shen Z, Wang T, Wang W, Wang YG, Cui Y, Yang H, Zhang T, Liu B. Molecular tuning boosts asymmetric C-C coupling for CO conversion to acetate. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3641. [PMID: 38684736 PMCID: PMC11059391 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47913-1] [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: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Electrochemical carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide reduction reaction offers a promising route to synthesize fuels and value-added chemicals, unfortunately their activities and selectivities remain unsatisfactory. Here, we present a general surface molecular tuning strategy by modifying Cu2O with a molecular pyridine-derivative. The surface modified Cu2O nanocubes by 4-mercaptopyridine display a high Faradaic efficiency of greater than 60% in electrochemical carbon monoxide reduction reaction to acetate with a current density as large as 380 mA/cm2 in a liquid electrolyte flow cell. In-situ attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy reveals stronger *CO signal with bridge configuration and stronger *OCCHO signal over modified Cu2O nanocubes by 4-mercaptopyridine than unmodified Cu2O nanocubes during electrochemical CO reduction. Density function theory calculations disclose that local molecular tuning can effectively regulate the electronic structure of copper catalyst, enhancing *CO and *CHO intermediates adsorption by the stabilization effect through hydrogen bonding, which can greatly promote asymmetric *CO-*CHO coupling in electrochemical carbon monoxide reduction reaction.
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- Jie Ding
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 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, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 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, China
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Chen H, Mo P, Zhu J, Xu X, Cheng Z, Yang F, Xu Z, Liu J, Wang L. Anionic Coordination Control in Building Cu-Based Electrocatalytic Materials for CO 2 Reduction Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400661. [PMID: 38597688 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Renewable energy-driven conversion of CO2 to value-added fuels and chemicals via electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) technology is regarded as a promising strategy with substantial environmental and economic benefits to achieve carbon neutrality. Because of its sluggish kinetics and complex reaction paths, developing robust catalytic materials with exceptional selectivity to the targeted products is one of the core issues, especially for extensively concerned Cu-based materials. Manipulating Cu species by anionic coordination is identified as an effective way to improve electrocatalytic performance, in terms of modulating active sites and regulating structural reconstruction. This review elaborates on recent discoveries and progress of Cu-based CO2RR catalytic materials enhanced by anionic coordination control, regarding reaction paths, functional mechanisms, and roles of different non-metallic anions in catalysis. Finally, the review concludes with some personal insights and provides challenges and perspectives on the utilization of this strategy to build desirable electrocatalysts.
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- Hanxia Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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Fan Q, Bao G, Liu H, Xu Y, Chen X, Zhang X, Li K, Kang P, Zhang S, Ma X. Boosting CO 2 electrocatalysis through electrical double layer regulations. iScience 2024; 27:109060. [PMID: 38375223 PMCID: PMC10875555 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Interfacial investigation for fine-tuning microenvironment has recently emerged as a promising method to optimize the electrochemical CO2 reduction system. The electrical double layer located at the electrode-electrolyte interface presents a particularly significant impact on electrochemical reactions. However, its effect on the activity and selectivity of CO2 electrocatalysis remains poorly understood. Here, we utilized two-dimensional mica flakes, a material with a high dielectric constant, to modify the electrical double layer of Ag nanoparticles. This modification resulted in a significant enhancement of current densities for CO2 reduction and an impressive Faradaic efficiency of 98% for CO production. Our mechanistic investigations suggest that the enhancement of the electrical double layer capacitance through mica modification enriched local CO2 concentration near the reaction interface, thus facilitating CO2 electroreduction.
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- Qun Fan
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Chen M, Xu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Li X, Wang Q, Huang M, Fang W, Zhang Y, Jiang H, Zhu Y, Zhu J. Promoting CO 2 Electroreduction Over Nano-Socketed Cu/Perovskite Heterostructures via A-Site-Valence-Controlled Oxygen Vacancies. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400615. [PMID: 38477702 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Despite the intriguing potential, nano-socketed Cu/perovskite heterostructures for CO2 electroreduction (CO2 RR) are still in their infancy and rational optimization of their CO2 RR properties is lacking. Here, an effective strategy is reported to promote CO2 -to-C2+ conversion over nano-socketed Cu/perovskite heterostructures by A-site-valence-controlled oxygen vacancies. For the proof-of-concept catalysts of Cu/La0.3-x Sr0.6+x TiO3-δ (x from 0 to 0.3), their oxygen vacancy concentrations increase controllably with the decreased A-site valences (or the increased x values). In flow cells, their activity and selectivity for C2+ present positive correlations with the oxygen vacancy concentrations. Among them, the Cu/Sr0.9 TiO3-δ with most oxygen vacancies shows the optimal activity and selectivity for C2+ . And relative to the Cu/La0.3 Sr0.6 TiO3-δ with minimum oxygen vacancies, the Cu/Sr0.9 TiO3-δ exhibits marked improvements (up to 2.4 folds) in activity and selectivity for C2+ . The experiments and theoretical calculations suggest that the optimized performance can be attributed to the merits provided by oxygen vacancies, including the accelerated charge transfer, enhanced adsorption/activation of reaction species, and reduced energy barrier for C─C coupling. Moreover, when explored in a membrane-electrode assembly electrolyzer, the Cu/Sr0.9 TiO3-δ catalyst shows excellent activity, selectivity (43.9%), and stability for C2 H4 at industrial current densities, being the most effective perovskite-based catalyst for CO2 -to-C2 H4 conversion.
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- Mingfa Chen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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Banerji LC, Jang H, Gardner AM, Cowan AJ. Studying the cation dependence of CO 2 reduction intermediates at Cu by in situ VSFG spectroscopy. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2889-2897. [PMID: 38404396 PMCID: PMC10882457 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05295h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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The nature of the electrolyte cation is known to have a significant impact on electrochemical reduction of CO2 at catalyst|electrolyte interfaces. An understanding of the underlying mechanism responsible for catalytic enhancement as the alkali metal cation group is descended is key to guide catalyst development. Here, we use in situ vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectroscopy to monitor changes in the binding modes of the CO intermediate at the electrochemical interface of a polycrystalline Cu electrode during CO2 reduction as the electrolyte cation is varied. A CObridge mode is observed only when using Cs+, a cation that is known to facilitate CO2 reduction on Cu, supporting the proposed involvement of CObridge sites in CO coupling mechanisms during CO2 reduction. Ex situ measurements show that the cation dependent CObridge modes correlate with morphological changes of the Cu surface.
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- Liam C Banerji
- Department of Chemistry, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
- Early Career Laser Laboratory, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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Feng G, Wang S, Li S, Ge R, Feng X, Zhang J, Song Y, Dong X, Zhang J, Zeng G, Zhang Q, Ma G, Chuang YD, Zhang X, Guo J, Sun Y, Wei W, Chen W. Highly Selective Photoelectroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol over Graphene/Silicon Carbide Composites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202218664. [PMID: 36787047 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218664] [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: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2 ), i.e., artificial photosynthesis (AP) is a promising strategy to achieve solar energy storage and a negative carbon cycle. However, selective synthesis of C2 compounds with a high CO2 conversion rate remains challenging for current AP technologies. We performed CO2 photoelectroreduction over a graphene/silicon carbide (SiC) catalyst under simulated solar irradiation with ethanol (C2 H5 OH) selectivity of>99 % and a CO2 conversion rate of up to 17.1 mmol gcat -1 h-1 with sustained performance. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicated an optimal interfacial layer to facilitate the transfer of photogenerated electrons from the SiC substrate to the few-layer graphene overlayer, which also favored an efficient CO2 to C2 H5 OH conversion pathway.
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- Guanghui Feng
- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,Institute of Industrial Catalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Wang X, Hu Q, Li G, Yang H, He C. Recent Advances and Perspectives of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Toward C2+ Products on Cu-Based Catalysts. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00171-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Feng J, Zhou K, Liu C, Hu Q, Fang H, Yang H, He C. Superbase and Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid Confined within Ni Foams as a Free-Standing Catalyst for CO 2 Electroreduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38717-38726. [PMID: 35983881 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Access to high-performance and cost-effective catalyst materials is one of the crucial preconditions for the industrial application of electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR). In this work, a facile and simple strategy is proposed for the construction of a free-standing electrocatalyst via confining a superbase and hydrophobic ionic liquid (IL, [P66614][triz]) into Ni foam pores, denoted as [P66614][triz]@Ni foam. These ILs can modulate the surface of Ni foam and create a microenvironment with high CO2 concentration around the electrode/electrolyte interface, which successfully suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of Ni foam. Consequently, the synthesized [P66614][triz]@Ni foam sample can obtain a CO product with 63% Faradaic efficiency from the ECR procedure, while no detectable CO can be found on pristine Ni foam. Owing to the superbase IL, the valency of Ni species retains Ni(I)/Ni(0) during electrolysis. Furthermore, the strikingly high CO2 capacity by [P66614][Triz] (0.91 mol CO2 per mole of IL) offers a high CO2 local concentration in the reaction region. Theoretical calculations indicated that the neutral CO2 molecule turned to be negatively charged with -0.546 e and changed into a bent geometry, thus rendering CO2 activation and reduction in a low-energy pathway. This study provides a new method of electrode interface modification for the design of efficient ECR catalysts.
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- Jianpeng Feng
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Li P, Zhao C, Zhou F, Zhang Q, Su C, Wu Y. Multicarbons generation factory: CuO/Ni single atoms tandem catalyst for boosting the productivity of CO2 electrocatalysis. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:1679-1687. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Deng K, Zhang Y, Feng H, Liu N, Ma L, Duan J, Wang Y, Liu D, Li Q. Efficient solar fuel production with a high-pressure CO2-captured liquid feed. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:1467-1476. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dattila F, Seemakurthi RR, Zhou Y, López N. Modeling Operando Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. Chem Rev 2022; 122:11085-11130. [PMID: 35476402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Since the seminal works on the application of density functional theory and the computational hydrogen electrode to electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R) and hydrogen evolution (HER), the modeling of both reactions has quickly evolved for the last two decades. Formulation of thermodynamic and kinetic linear scaling relationships for key intermediates on crystalline materials have led to the definition of activity volcano plots, overpotential diagrams, and full exploitation of these theoretical outcomes at laboratory scale. However, recent studies hint at the role of morphological changes and short-lived intermediates in ruling the catalytic performance under operating conditions, further raising the bar for the modeling of electrocatalytic systems. Here, we highlight some novel methodological approaches employed to address eCO2R and HER reactions. Moving from the atomic scale to the bulk electrolyte, we first show how ab initio and machine learning methodologies can partially reproduce surface reconstruction under operation, thus identifying active sites and reaction mechanisms if coupled with microkinetic modeling. Later, we introduce the potential of density functional theory and machine learning to interpret data from Operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure characterization. Next, we review the role of electrolyte and mass transport effects. Finally, we suggest further challenges for computational modeling in the near future as well as our perspective on the directions to follow.
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- Federico Dattila
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Liu YY, Zhu HL, Zhao ZH, Huang NY, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Insight into the Effect of the d-Orbital Energy of Copper Ions in Metal–Organic Frameworks on the Selectivity of Electroreduction of CO2 to CH4. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yuan-Yuan Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Bian J, Wei C, Wen Y, Zhang B. Regulation of electrocatalytic activity by local microstructure: focusing on catalytic active zone. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103141. [PMID: 34734654 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103141] [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: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Traditional regulation methods of active sites have been successfully optimized the performance of electrocatalysts, but seem unable to achieve further breakthrough in the catalytic activity. Unlike the conventional viewpoint of focusing on single active site, the concept of local microstructure active zone is more comprehensive and new suits of methods to regulate reaction zone for electrocatalytic reactions are developed accordingly. The local microstructure active zone refers to the zone with high catalytic activity formed by the interaction between active atoms and neighboring coordination atoms as well as the surrounding environment. Instead of the traditional single active atom site, the active zone is more suitable for the actual electrochemical reaction process. According to this concept, the activity of the electrocatalysts can be coordinated by multiple active atoms. This strategy is beneficial to understand the relationship between material, structure and catalysis, which realizes the scientific design and synthesis of high performance electrocatalysts. This review provides the research progress of this strategy in electrocatalytic reactions, with the emphasis on their important applications in oxygen evolution reaction, urea oxidation reaction and carbon dioxide reduction.
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- Juanjuan Bian
- Fudan University, Department of Macromolecular Science, CHINA
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- Fudan University, Department of Macromolecular Science, CHINA
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- Fudan University, Department of Macromolecular Science, CHINA
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Zhan C, Dattila F, Rettenmaier C, Bergmann A, Kühl S, García-Muelas R, López N, Cuenya BR. Revealing the CO Coverage-Driven C-C Coupling Mechanism for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction on Cu 2O Nanocubes via Operando Raman Spectroscopy. ACS Catal 2021; 11:7694-7701. [PMID: 34239771 PMCID: PMC8256421 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) is an attractive route to close the carbon cycle and potentially turn CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels. However, the highly selective generation of multicarbon products remains a challenge, suffering from poor mechanistic understanding. Herein, we used operando Raman spectroscopy to track the potential-dependent reduction of Cu2O nanocubes and the surface coverage of reaction intermediates. In particular, we discovered that the potential-dependent intensity ratio of the Cu-CO stretching band to the CO rotation band follows a volcano trend similar to the CO2RR Faradaic efficiency for multicarbon products. By combining operando spectroscopic insights with Density Functional Theory, we proved that this ratio is determined by the CO coverage and that a direct correlation exists between the potential-dependent CO coverage, the preferred C-C coupling configuration, and the selectivity to C2+ products. Thus, operando Raman spectroscopy can serve as an effective method to quantify the coverage of surface intermediates during an electrocatalytic reaction.
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- Chao Zhan
- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Li S, Ma Y, Zhao T, Li J, Kang X, Guo W, Wen Y, Wang L, Wang Y, Lin R, Li T, Tan H, Peng H, Zhang B. Polymer-Supported Liquid Layer Electrolyzer Enabled Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to CO with High Energy Efficiency. ChemistryOpen 2021; 10:639-644. [PMID: 34102039 PMCID: PMC8186884 DOI: 10.1002/open.202100084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) to carbon monoxide (CO) is a favorable approach to reduce CO2 emission while converting excess sustainable energy to important chemical feedstocks. At high current density (>100 mA cm-2 ), low energy efficiency (EE) and unaffordable cell cost limit the industrial application of conventional CO2 electrolyzers. Thus, a crucial and urgent task is to design a new type of CO2 electrolyzer that can work efficiently at high current density. Here we report a polymer-supported liquid layer (PSL) electrolyzer using polypropylene non-woven fabric as a separator between anode and cathode. Ag based cathode was fed with humid CO2 and potassium hydroxide was fed to earth-abundant NiFe-based anode. In this configuration, the PSL provided high-pH condition for the cathode reaction and reduced the cell resistance, achieving a high full cell EE over 66 % at 100 mA cm-2 .
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- Shangyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollege of Engineering and Applied ScienceNanjing University210093JiangsuP. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollege of Engineering and Applied ScienceNanjing University210093JiangsuP. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollege of Engineering and Applied ScienceNanjing University210093JiangsuP. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollege of Engineering and Applied ScienceNanjing University210093JiangsuP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersDepartment of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced MaterialsFudan University200438ShanghaiP. R. China
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Li H, Liu T, Wei P, Lin L, Gao D, Wang G, Bao X. High‐Rate CO
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Electroreduction to C
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Products over a Copper‐Copper Iodide Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Hefei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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Li H, Liu T, Wei P, Lin L, Gao D, Wang G, Bao X. High-Rate CO 2 Electroreduction to C 2+ Products over a Copper-Copper Iodide Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14329-14333. [PMID: 33837619 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to multicarbon hydrocarbon and oxygenate (C2+ ) products with high energy density and wide availability is of great importance, as it provides a promising way to achieve the renewable energy storage and close the carbon cycle. Herein we design a Cu-CuI composite catalyst with abundant Cu0 /Cu+ interfaces by physically mixing Cu nanoparticles and CuI powders. The composite catalyst achieves a remarkable C2+ partial current density of 591 mA cm-2 at -1.0 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode in a flow cell, substantially higher than Cu (329 mA cm-2 ) and CuI (96 mA cm-2 ) counterparts. Induced by alkaline electrolyte and applied potential, the Cu-CuI composite catalyst undergoes significant reconstruction under CO2 RR conditions. The high-rate C2+ production over Cu-CuI is ascribed to the presence of residual Cu+ and adsorbed iodine species which improve CO adsorption and facilitate C-C coupling.
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- Hefei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Jiang TW, Zhou YW, Ma XY, Qin X, Li H, Ding C, Jiang B, Jiang K, Cai WB. Spectrometric Study of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Pd and Pd-B Electrodes. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Tian-Wen Jiang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, Interdisciplinary Science Research Centre, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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