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Ruan C, Zhao Z, Wu H, Liu J, Shi Y, Zeng L, Li Z. Promotional effects of In(PO 3) 3 on the high catalytic activity of CuO-In(PO 3) 3/C for the CO 2 reduction reaction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9540-9546. [PMID: 38768259 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00645c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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The construction of Cu-In bi-component catalysts is an effective strategy to enhance the electrocatalytic properties towards the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, realizing the co-promotion of In and heteroatom P on the electrocatalytic performance is still a challenge due to the poor selectivity of metal phosphides. Herein, a novel bi-component catalyst (CuO-In(PO3)3/C) was successfully synthesized via a facile one-pot reaction to realize the integration of Cu, In, and P species for the enhancement of electrocatalysis. In particular, the as-obtained nanorod-like Cu-In(PO3)3/C exhibits superior electrocatalysis towards the CO2RR, with the highest Faraday efficiency of CO (FECO) of 88.5% at -0.586 V. Furthermore, Cu-In(PO3)3/C shows better activity, selectivity, and stability in the CO2RR; in particular, the total current density can reach 178.09 mA cm-2 at -0.886 V in 2.0 M KOH solution when a flow cell is employed. This work provides a reliable method for simplifying the synthesis of novel Cu-based catalysts and exploits the application of heteroatom P in the field of efficient CO2RR.
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- Chengtao Ruan
- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
- Fujian Province-Indonesia Marine Food Joint Research and Development Center, Fuqing 350300, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
- Fujian Province-Indonesia Marine Food Joint Research and Development Center, Fuqing 350300, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou 350007, China
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Han J, Bai X, Xu X, Bai X, Husile A, Zhang S, Qi L, Guan J. Advances and challenges in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7870-7907. [PMID: 38817558 PMCID: PMC11134526 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01931h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (ECO2RR) is a promising way to realize the transformation of waste into valuable material, which can not only meet the environmental goal of reducing carbon emissions, but also obtain clean energy and valuable industrial products simultaneously. Herein, we first introduce the complex CO2RR mechanisms based on the number of carbons in the product. Since the coupling of C-C bonds is unanimously recognized as the key mechanism step in the ECO2RR for the generation of high-value products, the structural-activity relationship of electrocatalysts is systematically reviewed. Next, we comprehensively classify the latest developments, both experimental and theoretical, in different categories of cutting-edge electrocatalysts and provide theoretical insights on various aspects. Finally, challenges are discussed from the perspectives of both materials and devices to inspire researchers to promote the industrial application of the ECO2RR at the earliest.
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- Jingyi Han
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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Albertini PP, Newton MA, Wang M, Segura Lecina O, Green PB, Stoian DC, Oveisi E, Loiudice A, Buonsanti R. Hybrid oxide coatings generate stable Cu catalysts for CO 2 electroreduction. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:680-687. [PMID: 38366155 PMCID: PMC11068572 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01819-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Hybrid organic/inorganic materials have contributed to solve important challenges in different areas of science. One of the biggest challenges for a more sustainable society is to have active and stable catalysts that enable the transition from fossil fuel to renewable feedstocks, reduce energy consumption and minimize the environmental footprint. Here we synthesize novel hybrid materials where an amorphous oxide coating with embedded organic ligands surrounds metallic nanocrystals. We demonstrate that the hybrid coating is a powerful means to create electrocatalysts stable against structural reconstruction during the CO2 electroreduction. These electrocatalysts consist of copper nanocrystals encapsulated in a hybrid organic/inorganic alumina shell. This shell locks a fraction of the copper surface into a reduction-resistant Cu2+ state, which inhibits those redox processes responsible for the structural reconstruction of copper. The electrocatalyst activity is preserved, which would not be possible with a conventional dense alumina coating. Varying the shell thickness and the coating morphology yields fundamental insights into the stabilization mechanism and emphasizes the importance of the Lewis acidity of the shell in relation to the retention of catalyst structure. The synthetic tunability of the chemistry developed herein opens new avenues for the design of stable electrocatalysts and beyond.
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- Petru P Albertini
- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Swiss-Norwegian Beamlines, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland.
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Hu X, Lu H, Li G, Liao B, Zhang X, Chen L. Cu-nanocluster-loaded N-doped porous graphitic carbon for electrochemical CO 2 reduction towards syngas generation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4822-4825. [PMID: 38616724 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc06173f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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In this study, a novel electrocatalyst, namely Cu/N-pg-C derived from Cu-doped ZIF-8, was investigated for making syngas products with various H2/CO ratios. Different ratios of the electrocatalytic syngas products CO and H2 could be selected by adjusting the applied potential and hence tuning the transfer of electrons from N-doped graphitic carbon to the well-dispersed Cu nanoclusters.
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- Xuefu Hu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Research, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233030, China
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He R, Luo X, Li L, Zhang Y, Peng L, Xu N, Qiao J. Grain boundary and interface interaction of metal (copper/indium) oxides to boost efficient electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction into syngas. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:1016-1024. [PMID: 38160124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.127] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into syngas is considered a promising approach to mitigate global warming and achieve the recycling of carbon resources. In this work, a series of core-shell metal (copper/indium) oxides with abundant grain boundaries (GBs) between the amorphous In2O3 and cubic Cu2O have been prepared by template-assisted co-precipitation method and tested for the synthesis of syngas by electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). The phases of Cu2O and In2O3 are independent in bimetallic oxides and do not form any alloy oxidation phase, thus Cu2O and In2O3 can maintain their crystal structure and chemical properties in bimetallic oxides. The Cu2O and In2O3 would been completely reduced to metallic Cu and In during CO2RR. The derived copper/indium possesses the maximum FE of CO (80 %) at -0.77 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a good stability of 10 h in an H-type cell. Further applied the copper/indium oxide in the MEA reactor, the FE of CO is more than 80 % at 2.6 V and the total FE of syngas is near 100 % at all applied potentials. More importantly, the H2/CO ratios can be tuned from 1/1 to 1/4 by changing the applied voltages in MEA. Therefore, this study provides a promising strategy to promote the electrocatalytic CO2RR conversion by creating abundant grain boundaries in bimetallic oxides to regulate the ratio of H2/CO.
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- Ruinan He
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China; Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Wu W, Tong Y, Chen P. Regulation Strategy of Nanostructured Engineering on Indium-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO 2. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305562. [PMID: 37845037 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2 RR), as an emerging technology, can combine with sustainable energies to convert CO2 into high value-added products, providing an effective pathway to realize carbon neutrality. However, the high activation energy of CO2 , low mass transfer, and competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) leads to the unsatisfied catalytic activity. Recently, Indium (In)-based materials have attracted significant attention in CO2 RR and a series of regulation strategies of nanostructured engineering are exploited to rationally design various advanced In-based electrocatalysts, which forces the necessary of a comprehensive and fundamental summary, but there is still a scarcity. Herein, this review provides a systematic discussion of the nanostructure engineering of In-based materials for the efficient electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to fuels. These efficient regulation strategies including morphology, size, composition, defects, surface modification, interfacial structure, alloying, and single-atom structure, are summarized for exploring the internal relationship between the CO2 RR performance and the physicochemical properties of In-based catalysts. The correlation of electronic structure and adsorption behavior of reaction intermediates are highlighted to gain in-depth understanding of catalytic reaction kinetics for CO2 RR. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities of In-based materials are proposed, which is expected to inspire the development of other effective catalysts for CO2 RR.
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- Wenbo Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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Yin L, Li Z, Feng J, Zhou P, Qiao L, Liu D, Yi Z, Ip WF, Luo G, Pan H. Facile and Stable CuInO 2 Nanoparticles for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:47135-47144. [PMID: 37782682 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Searching for electrocatalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (e-CO2RR) with high selectivity and stability remains a significant challenge. In this study, we design a Cu-CuInO2 composite with stable states of Cu0/Cu+ by electrochemically depositing indium onto CuCl-decorated Cu foil. The catalyst displays superior selectivity toward the CO product, with a maximal Faraday efficiency of 89% at -0.9 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, and maintains impressive stability up to 27 h with a retention rate of >76% in Faraday efficiency. Our systematical characterizations reveal that the catalyst's high performance is attributed to CuInO2 nanoparticles. First-principles calculations further confirm that CuInO2(012) is more conducive to CO generation than Cu(111) under applied potential and presents a higher energy barrier than Cu(111) for the hydrogen evolution reaction. These theoretical predictions are consistent with our experimental observations, suggesting that CuInO2 nanoparticles offer a facile catalyst with a high selectivity and stability for e-CO2RR.
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- Lihong Yin
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Science and Material Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao 999078, P. R. China
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Zhang L, Zhang X, Mo H, Hong J, Yang S, Zhan Z, Xu C, Zhang Y. Synergistic Modulation between Non-thermal and Thermal Effects in Photothermal Catalysis based on Modified In 2O 3. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:39304-39318. [PMID: 37556407 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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To promote the solar-energy cascade utilization, it is necessary to increase the thermal effect of irradiation in the catalytic reactions, while simultaneously augmenting the non-thermal effect, so as to fulfill photothermal coupling. Herein, the non-thermal and thermal effect of light radiation on the surface of In2O3-based catalysts are explored and enhanced by the modification of transition metals Fe and Cu. Optical characterizations combined with water-splitting experiments show that Fe doping greatly broadens the radiation response range and enhances the absorption intensity of semiconductors' intrinsic portion, and Cu doping facilitates the absorption of visible-infrared light. The concurrent incorporation of Fe and Cu offers synergistic benefits, resulting in improved radiation response range, carrier separation and migration, as well as higher photothermal temperature upon photoexcitation. Collectively, these advantages comprehensively enhance the photothermal synergistic water-splitting reactivity. The characterizations under variable temperature conditions have demonstrated that the reaction temperature exerts a significant influence on the process of radiation absorption and conversion, ultimately impacting the non-thermal effect. The results of DFT calculations have revealed that the increasing temperature directly impacts the chemical reaction by reducing the energy barrier associated with the rate-determining step. These findings shine new light on the fundamental mechanisms underlying non-thermal and thermal effect, while also imparting significant insights for photo-thermal-coupled catalyst designing.
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- Li Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, Utah 84047, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Jeyachandran N, Yuan W, Giordano C. Cutting-Edge Electrocatalysts for CO 2RR. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083504. [PMID: 37110739 PMCID: PMC10144160 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083504] [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: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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A world-wide growing concern relates to the rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere that leads to devastating consequences for our environment. In addition to reducing emissions, one alternative strategy is the conversion of CO2 (via the CO2 Reduction Reaction, or CO2RR) into added-value chemicals, such as CO, HCOOH, C2H5OH, CH4, and more. Although this strategy is currently not economically feasible due to the high stability of the CO2 molecule, significant progress has been made to optimize this electrochemical conversion, especially in terms of finding a performing catalyst. In fact, many noble and non-noble metal-based systems have been investigated but achieving CO2 conversion with high faradaic efficiency (FE), high selectivity towards specific products (e.g., hydrocarbons), and maintaining long-term stability is still challenging. The situation is also aggravated by a concomitant hydrogen production reaction (HER), together with the cost and/or scarcity of some catalysts. This review aims to present, among the most recent studies, some of the best-performing catalysts for CO2RR. By discussing the reasons behind their performances, and relating them to their composition and structural features, some key qualities for an "optimal catalyst" can be defined, which, in turn, will help render the conversion of CO2 a practical, as well as economically feasible process.
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- Nivetha Jeyachandran
- Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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Jia Y, Hsu HS, Huang WC, Lee DW, Lee SW, Chen TY, Zhou L, Wang JH, Wang KW, Dai S. Probing the Roles of Indium Oxides on Copper Catalysts for Enhanced Selectivity during CO 2-to-CO Electrochemical Reduction. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2262-2268. [PMID: 36913488 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) provides an alternative protocol to producing industrial chemicals with renewable electricity sources, and the highly selective, durable, and economic catalysts should expedite CO2RR applications. Here, we demonstrate a composite Cu-In2O3 catalyst in which a trace amount of In2O3 decorated on Cu surface greatly improves the selectivity and stability for CO2-to-CO reduction as compared to the counterparts (Cu or In2O3), realizing a CO faradaic efficiency (FECO) of 95% at -0.7 V (vs RHE) and no obvious degradation within 7 h. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals that In2O3 undergoes the redox reaction and preserves the metallic state of Cu during the CO2RR process. Strong electronic interaction and coupling occur at the Cu/In2O3 interface which serves as the active site for selective CO2RR. Theoretical calculation confirms the roles of In2O3 in preventing oxidation and altering the electronic structure of Cu to assist COOH* formation and demote CO* adsorption at the Cu/In2O3 interface.
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- Yanyan Jia
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of metal-organic chalcogenolate assemblies as electrocatalysts for syngas production. Commun Chem 2023; 6:43. [PMID: 36859623 PMCID: PMC9977941 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00843-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Today, many essential industrial processes depend on syngas. Due to a high energy demand and overall cost as well as a dependence on natural gas as its precursor, alternative routes to produce this valuable mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide are urgently needed. Electrochemical syngas production via two competing processes, namely carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction and hydrogen (H2) evolution, is a promising method. Often, noble metal catalysts such as gold or silver are used, but those metals are costly and have limited availability. Here, we show that metal-organic chalcogenolate assemblies (MOCHAs) combine several properties of successful electrocatalysts. We report a scalable microwave-assisted synthesis method for highly crystalline MOCHAs ([AgXPh] ∞: X = Se, S) with high yields. The morphology, crystallinity, chemical and structural stability are thoroughly studied. We investigate tuneable syngas production via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and find the MOCHAs show a maximum Faraday efficiency (FE) of 55 and 45% for the production of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, respectively.
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Recent Progress in Surface-Defect Engineering Strategies for Electrocatalysts toward Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: A Review. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, is one of the biggest threats to the world. As per the IEA report of 2021, global CO2 emissions amounted to around 31.5 Gt, which increased the atmospheric concentration of CO2 up to 412.5 ppm. Thus, there is an imperative demand for the development of new technologies to convert CO2 into value-added feedstock products such as alcohols, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, chemicals, and clean fuels. The intrinsic properties of the catalytic materials are the main factors influencing the efficiency of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2-RR) reactions. Additionally, the electroreduction of CO2 is mainly affected by poor selectivity and large overpotential requirements. However, these issues can be overcome by modifying heterogeneous electrocatalysts to control their morphology, size, crystal facets, grain boundaries, and surface defects/vacancies. This article reviews the recent progress in electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions accomplished by surface-defective electrocatalysts and identifies significant research gaps for designing highly efficient electrocatalytic materials.
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Azenha C, Mateos-Pedrero C, Lagarteira T, Mendes AM. Tuning the selectivity of Cu2O/ZnO catalyst for CO2 electrochemical reduction. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Alaizeri ZM, Alhadlaq HA, Aldawood S, Akhtar MJ, Ahamed M. Photodeposition mediated synthesis of silver-doped indium oxide nanoparticles for improved photocatalytic and anticancer performance. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:6055-6067. [PMID: 35986850 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22594-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Indium oxide nanoparticles (In2O3 NPs) are being investigated for a number of applications including gas-sensing, environmental remediation, and biomedicine. We aimed to examine the effect of silver (Ag) doping on photocatalytic and anticancer activity of In2O3 NPs. The Ag-doped (2%, 4%, and 6%weight) In2O3 NPs were synthesized by the photodeposition method. Prepared samples were characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), UV-Vis spectroscopy, and the photoluminescence (PL). XRD data showed that Ag-doping increases the crystallinity of In2O3 NPs. SEM and TEM images indicated that In2O3 NPs have spherical morphology with smooth surfaces, and Ag-doping increases the size without affecting the particle's shape. XPS spectra showed the oxidation state and the presence of Ag in In2O3 NPs. Band gap energy of In2O3 NPs decreases with increasing the concentration of Ag (3.41 eV to 3.12 eV). The peak intensity of PL spectra of In2O3 NPs also reduces with the increment of Ag ions suggesting the hindrance of the recombination rate of e-/h+. The photocatalytic activity was measured by the degradation of Rh B dye under UV irradiation. The degradation efficiency of Ag-doped (6%) In2O3 NPs was 92%. Biochemical data indicated that Ag-doping enhances the anticancer performance of In2O3 NPs against human lung cancer cells (A549). Moreover, Ag-doped In2O3 NPs displayed excellent biocompatibility in normal human lung fibroblasts (IMR90). Overall, this study demonstrated that Ag-doping enhances the photocatalytic activity and anticancer efficacy of In2O3 NPs. This study warrants further investigation on the environmental and biomedical applications of Ag-In2O3 NPs.
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- ZabnAllah M Alaizeri
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Ren T, Miao Z, Ren L, Xie H, Li Q, Xia C. Nanostructure Engineering of Sn-Based Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205168. [PMID: 36399644 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Excessive anthropogenic CO2 emission has caused a series of ecological and environmental issues, which threatens mankind's sustainable development. Mimicking the natural photosynthesis process (i.e., artificial photosynthesis) by electrochemically converting CO2 into value-added products is a promising way to alleviate CO2 emission and relieve the dependence on fossil fuels. Recently, Sn-based catalysts have attracted increasing research attentions due to the merits of low price, abundance, non-toxicity, and environmental benignancy. In this review, the paradigm of nanostructure engineering for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECO2 R) on Sn-based catalysts is systematically summarized. First, the nanostructure engineering of size, composition, atomic structure, morphology, defect, surficial modification, catalyst/substrate interface, and single-atom structure, are systematically discussed. The influence of nanostructure engineering on the electronic structure and adsorption property of intermediates, as well as the performance of Sn-based catalysts for ECO2 R are highlighted. Second, the potential chemical state changes and the role of surface hydroxides on Sn-based catalysts during ECO2 R are introduced. Third, the challenges and opportunities of Sn-based catalysts for ECO2 R are proposed. It is expected that this review inspires the further development of highly efficient Sn-based catalysts, meanwhile offer protocols for the investigation of Sn-based catalysts.
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- Tiyao Ren
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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Winkler MEG, Gonçalves RH, Rubira AF. FTIR-Assisted Electroreduction of CO 2 and H 2O to CO and H 2 by Electrochemically Deposited Copper on Oxidized Graphite Felt. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:45067-45076. [PMID: 36530290 PMCID: PMC9753529 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Obtaining CO and H2 from electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) offers a viable alternative to reduce CO2 emissions and produce chemicals and fuels. Herein, we report a simple strategy for obtaining polycrystalline copper deposited on oxidized graphite felt (Cu-OGF) and its performance on the selective conversion of CO2 and H2O to CO and H2. For the electrode obtaining, graphite felt (GF) was first oxidized (OGF) in order to make the substrate hydrophilic and then copper particles were electrochemically deposited onto OGF. The pH of deposition was investigated, and the CO2RR activity was assessed for the prepared electrodes at each pH (2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, and 10.0). It was found that pH 2.0 was the most promising for CO2RR due to the presence of hexagonal copper microparticles. Fourier transform infrared analysis of the produced gases showed that this is a low-cost catalyst capable of reducing CO2 and H2O to CO and H2, with Faradaic efficiencies between 0.50 and 5.21% for CO and 50.87 to 98.30% for H2, depending on the experimental conditions. Hence, it is possible for this gas mixture to be used as a fuel gas or to be enriched with CO for use in Fischer-Tropsch processes.
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Shen J, Wang L, He X, Wang S, Chen J, Wang J, Jin H. Amorphization-Activated Copper Indium Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Stable Syngas Production from Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201350. [PMID: 36149307 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2 RR) refers to the conversion of carbon dioxide into compounds with added value through electrolysis. It is still a great challenge to design and manufacture efficient CO2 RR catalysts for desired products. Producing syngas via CO2 RR is an environmentally friendly way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere and the dependence on fossil fuels. Herein, a new class of Cu/In2 O3 nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled phases and structures were successfully prepared as superior electrocatalysts for CO2 RR, where the CO/H2 ratios in syngas on Cu/In2 O3 NPs/C-H2 remained about 1 : 2 at a broad potential range and the total faradaic efficiency of H2 and CO always remained about 90 %. Electronic structural analysis revealed that the excellent performance was attributed to the electronic interaction between amorphous In2 O3 and Cu. This work broadens the horizons for designing and preparing fascinating electrocatalysts for CO2 RR.
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- Jieyi Shen
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
- Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Leather Engineering, Wenzhou Key Lab of Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, P. R. China
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Mosali VSS, Bond AM, Zhang J. Alloying strategies for tuning product selectivity during electrochemical CO 2 reduction over Cu. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:15560-15585. [PMID: 36254597 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03539a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Excessive reliance on fossil fuels has led to the release and accumulation of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere which has raised serious concerns related to environmental pollution and global warming. One way to mitigate this problem is to electrochemically recycle CO2 to value-added chemicals or fuels using electricity from renewable energy sources. Cu is the only metallic electrocatalyst that has been shown to produce a wide range of industrially important chemicals at appreciable rates. However, low product selectivity is a fundamental issue limiting commercial applications of electrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu catalysts. Combining copper with other metals that actively contribute to the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction process can selectively facilitate generation of desirable products. Alloying Cu can alter surface binding strength through electronic and geometric effects, enhancing the availability of surface confined carbon species, and stabilising key reduction intermediates. As a result, significant research has been undertaken to design and fabricate copper-based alloy catalysts with structures that can enhance the selectivity of targeted products. In this article, progress with use of alloying strategies for development of Cu-alloy catalysts are reviewed. Challenges in achieving high selectivity and possible future directions for development of new copper-based alloy catalysts are considered.
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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Rusdan NA, Timmiati SN, Isahak WNRW, Yaakob Z, Lim KL, Khaidar D. Recent Application of Core-Shell Nanostructured Catalysts for CO 2 Thermocatalytic Conversion Processes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3877. [PMID: 36364653 PMCID: PMC9655136 DOI: 10.3390/nano12213877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carbon-intensive industries must deem carbon capture, utilization, and storage initiatives to mitigate rising CO2 concentration by 2050. A 45% national reduction in CO2 emissions has been projected by government to realize net zero carbon in 2030. CO2 utilization is the prominent solution to curb not only CO2 but other greenhouse gases, such as methane, on a large scale. For decades, thermocatalytic CO2 conversions into clean fuels and specialty chemicals through catalytic CO2 hydrogenation and CO2 reforming using green hydrogen and pure methane sources have been under scrutiny. However, these processes are still immature for industrial applications because of their thermodynamic and kinetic limitations caused by rapid catalyst deactivation due to fouling, sintering, and poisoning under harsh conditions. Therefore, a key research focus on thermocatalytic CO2 conversion is to develop high-performance and selective catalysts even at low temperatures while suppressing side reactions. Conventional catalysts suffer from a lack of precise structural control, which is detrimental toward selectivity, activity, and stability. Core-shell is a recently emerged nanomaterial that offers confinement effect to preserve multiple functionalities from sintering in CO2 conversions. Substantial progress has been achieved to implement core-shell in direct or indirect thermocatalytic CO2 reactions, such as methanation, methanol synthesis, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and dry reforming methane. However, cost-effective and simple synthesis methods and feasible mechanisms on core-shell catalysts remain to be developed. This review provides insights into recent works on core-shell catalysts for thermocatalytic CO2 conversion into syngas and fuels.
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- Nisa Afiqah Rusdan
- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Univesiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Univesiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Univesiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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Payra S, Kanungo S, Roy S. Controlling C-C coupling in electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 over Cu 1-xZn x/C. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:13352-13361. [PMID: 36069301 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03634g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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From the perspective of sustainable environment and economic value, the electroreduction of CO2 to higher order multicarbon products is more coveted than that of C1 products, owing to their higher energy densities and a wider applicability. However, the reduction process remains extremely challenging due to the bottleneck of C-C coupling over the catalyst surfaces, and therefore designing a suitable catalyst for efficient and selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is a need of the hour. With the target of producing C3+ products with higher selectivity, in this study we explored the nano-alloys of Cu1-xZnx as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. The nano-alloy Cu1-xZnx synthesized from the corresponding bimetallic metal organic framework materials demonstrated a gradual enhancement in the selectivity of acetone upon CO2 electroreduction with higher doping of Zn. The Cu1-xZnx alloy opened up a wide possibility of fine-tuning the electronic structure by shifting the position of the d-band centre and modulating the interaction with intermediate CO and thus enhanced the selectivity of desirable products, which might not have been accessible otherwise. The postulated molecular mechanism of CO2 electroreduction involving the desorption of the poorly adsorbed intermediate CO due to the presence of Zn and spilling over of free CO to Cu sites in the nano-alloy Cu1-xZnx for further C-C coupling to yield acetone was corroborated by the first principles studies.
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- Soumitra Payra
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India.
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- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
- Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India.
- Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
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Revealing the Real Role of Etching during Controlled Assembly of Nanocrystals Applied to Electrochemical Reduction of CO2. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12152546. [PMID: 35893514 PMCID: PMC9332456 DOI: 10.3390/nano12152546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In recent years, the use of inexpensive and efficient catalysts for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to regulate syngas ratios has become a hot research topic. Here, a series of nitrogen-doped iron carbide catalysts loaded onto reduced graphene oxide (N-Fe3C/rGO-H) were prepared by pyrolysis of iron oleate, etching, and nitrogen-doped carbonization. The main products of the N-Fe3C/rGO-H electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 are CO and H2, when tested in a 0.5 M KHCO3 electrolyte at room temperature and pressure. In the prepared catalysts, the high selectivity (the Faraday efficiency of CO was 40.8%, at −0.3 V), and the total current density reaches ~29.1 mA/cm2 at −1.0 V as demonstrated when the mass ratio of Fe3O4 NPs to rGO was equal to 100, the nitrogen doping temperature was 800 °C and the ratio of syngas during the reduction process was controlled by the applied potential (−0.2~−1.0 V) in the range of 1 to 20. This study provides an opportunity to develop nonprecious metals for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction preparation of synthesis and gas provides a good reference
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Mahyoub SA, Qaraah FA, Yan S, Hezam A, Chen C, Zhong J, Cheng Z. 3D Cu/In nanocones by morphological and interface engineering design in achieving a high current density for electroreduction of CO2 to syngas under elevated pressure. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102033] [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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Fu HQ, Liu J, Bedford NM, Wang Y, Sun JW, Zou Y, Dong M, Wright J, Diao H, Liu P, Yang HG, Zhao H. Synergistic Cr 2 O 3 @Ag Heterostructure Enhanced Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to CO. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202854. [PMID: 35686844 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 RR to produce value-added chemicals and fuels has been recognized as a promising means to reduce the reliance on fossil resources; it is, however, hindered due to the lack of high-performance electrocatalysts. The effectiveness of sculpturing metal/metal oxides (MMO) heterostructures to enhance electrocatalytic performance toward CO2 RR has been well documented, nonetheless, the precise synergistic mechanism of MMO remains elusive. Herein, an in operando electrochemically synthesized Cr2 O3 -Ag heterostructure electrocatalyst (Cr2 O3 @Ag) is reported for efficient electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO. The obtained Cr2 O3 @Ag can readily achieve a superb FECO of 99.6% at -0.8 V (vs RHE) with a high JCO of 19.0 mA cm-2 . These studies also confirm that the operando synthesized Cr2 O3 @Ag possesses high operational stability. Notably, operando Raman spectroscopy studies reveal that the markedly enhanced performance is attributable to the synergistic Cr2 O3 -Ag heterostructure induced stabilization of CO2 •- /*COOH intermediates. DFT calculations unveil that the metallic-Ag-catalyzed CO2 reduction to CO requires a 1.45 eV energy input to proceed, which is 0.93 eV higher than that of the MMO-structured Cr2 O3 @Ag. The exemplified approaches in this work would be adoptable for design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts for other important reactions.
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- Huai Qin Fu
- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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- The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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Liu C, Gong J, Li J, Yin J, Li W, Gao Z, Xiao L, Wang G, Lu J, Zhuang L. Preanodized Cu Surface for Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to C 1 or C 2+ Products. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:20953-20961. [PMID: 35500252 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu catalysts has shown great potential in producing a wide range of valuable chemicals, but it is still plagued by a poor controllability on product distribution. Herein, we demonstrate an effective regulation of CO2 reduction paths through a preanodization treatment of Cu foil electrodes in different electrolytes. The Cu electrode exhibits a superior C1 and C2+ product selectivity after being preanodized in NaClO4 (Cu-NaClO4) and Na2HPO4 electrolyte (Cu-Na2HPO4), respectively. Combined with in situ electrochemical Raman, ATR-SEIRAS, and SEM characterizations, the preferential C1 path is due to the deposition of many Cu nanocrystals with dominant Cu(111) facets on the Cu-NaClO4 electrode. In contrast, the preferential C2+ path over the Cu-Na2HPO4 is attributed to formation of a unique Cu nanodendritic morphology, which strengthens the *CO intermediate adsorption and induces an environment of low local H2O/CO2 stoichiometric ratio, thus facilitating C-C coupling for C2+ production. Our findings may shed light on the rational control of the CO2 reduction path through engineering of the Cu surface structure.
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- Chang Liu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Wu G, Chen W, Pang Y, Xie R, Xia D, Chai G. Modulating AgIn@In2O3 core‐shell catalysts for amplified electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Guangqing Wu
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Fujian institute of reseach on the structure of matter, Chinese academy of sciences State key laboratory of structural chemistry 155 Yangqiao Road West 350002 Fuzhou CHINA
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Copper decorated indium oxide rods for photocatalytic CO2 conversion under simulated sun light. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wei B, Hao J, Ge B, Luo W, Chen Y, Xiong Y, Li L, Shi W. Highly efficient electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to syngas with tunable ratios over pyridinic- nitrogen rich ultrathin carbon nanosheets. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:2650-2659. [PMID: 34774319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Developing nonmetallic carbon-based electrocatalysts that are affordable and have high activity and stability for carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction to syngas is a new and challenging strategy for solving the energy crisis. Here, we prepared a highly active ultrathin nitrogen (N)-doped carbon nanosheet (UNCN) electrocatalyst. By tuning the applied potential of the UNCN-900 (900 represents the carbonization temperature) electrode, we could tune the H2/CO ratio in clean syngas within a wide range with extra-high Faradic efficiency (FE). The maximum FECO reached 91%, which represented the highest value among the reported nonmetallic carbon-based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction to syngas. According to the results of experiments and density functional theory calculations, we proved that pyridinic-N in UNCNs-900 is the active site of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and that graphitic-N may be the active site for the hydrogen evolution reaction. These results provide a useful case for electrochemical CO2 reduction to syngas with a tunable H2/CO ratio using nonmetallic carbon-based electrocatalysts.
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- Bing Wei
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Liu C, Gong J, Gao Z, Xiao L, Wang G, Lu J, Zhuang L. Regulation of the activity, selectivity, and durability of Cu-based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Liu B, Yao X, Zhang Z, Li C, Zhang J, Wang P, Zhao J, Guo Y, Sun J, Zhao C. Synthesis of Cu 2O Nanostructures with Tunable Crystal Facets for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Alcohols. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:39165-39177. [PMID: 34382393 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction enables the conversion of intermittent renewable energy to value-added chemicals and fuel, presenting a promising strategy to relieve CO2 emission and achieve clean energy storage. In this work, we developed nanosized Cu2O catalysts using the hydrothermal method for electrochemical CO2 reduction to alcohols. Cu2O nanoparticles (NPs) of various morphologies that were enclosed with different crystal facets, named as Cu2O-c (cubic structure with (100) facets), Cu2O-o (octahedron structure with (111) facets), Cu2O-t (truncated octahedron structure with both (100) and (111) facets), and Cu2O-u (urchin-like structure with (100), (220), and (222) facets), were prepared by regulating the content of a polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) template. The electrochemical CO2 reduction performance of the different Cu2O NPs was evaluated in the CO2-saturated 0.5 M KHCO3 electrolyte. The as-synthesized Cu2O nanostructures were capable of reducing CO2 to produce alcohols including methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol. The alcohol selectivity of the different Cu2O NPs followed the order of Cu2O-t < Cu2O-u < Cu2O-c < Cu2O-o (with the total Faradaic efficiencies of alcohol products of 10.7, 25.0, 26.2, and 35.4%). The facet-dependent effects were associated with the varied concentrations of oxygen-vacancy defects, different energy barriers of CO2 reduction, and distinct Cu-O bond lengths over the different crystal facets. The desired Cu2O-o catalyst exhibited good reduction activity with the highest partial current density of 0.51 mA/cm2 for alcohols. The Faradaic efficiencies of alcohol products were 4.9% for methanol, 17.9% for ethanol, and 12.6% for isopropanol. The good electrochemical CO2 reduction performance was also associated with the surface reconstruction of Cu2O, which endowed the catalyst with abundant Cu0 and Cu+ sites for promoted CO2 activation and stabilized CO* adsorption for enhanced C-C coupling. This work will provide a new route for enhancing the alcohol selectivity of nanostructured Cu2O catalysts by crystal facet engineering.
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- Bingqian Liu
- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Grid Anhui Electric Power Research Institute, Hefei 230022, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210042, China
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Xie H, Zhang T, Xie R, Hou Z, Ji X, Pang Y, Chen S, Titirici MM, Weng H, Chai G. Facet Engineering to Regulate Surface States of Topological Crystalline Insulator Bismuth Rhombic Dodecahedrons for Highly Energy Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008373. [PMID: 34174114 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bismuth (Bi) is a topological crystalline insulator (TCI), which has gapless topological surface states (TSSs) protected by a specific crystalline symmetry that strongly depends on the facet. Bi is also a promising electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2 RR) electrocatalyst for formate production. In this study, single-crystalline Bi rhombic dodecahedrons (RDs) exposed with (104) and (110) facets are developed. The Bi RDs demonstrate a very low overpotential and high selectivity for formate production (Faradic efficiency >92.2%) in a wide partial current density range from 9.8 to 290.1 mA cm-2 , leading to a remarkably high full-cell energy efficiency (69.5%) for ECO2 RR. The significantly reduced overpotential is caused by the enhanced *OCHO adsorption on the Bi RDs. The high selectivity of formate can be ascribed to the TSSs and the trivial surface states opening small gaps in the bulk gap on Bi RDs, which strengthens and stabilizes the preferentially adsorbed *OCHO and mitigates the competing adsorption of *H during ECO2 RR. This study describes a promising application of Bi RDs for high-rate formate production and high-efficiency energy storage of intermittent renewable electricity. Optimizing the geometry of TCIs is also proposed as an effective strategy to tune the TSSs of topological catalysts.
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- Huan Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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Wang X, Pan J, Wei H, Li W, Zhao J, Hu Z. CO 2 activation and dissociation on In 2O 3(110) supported Pd nPt (4-n) ( n = 0-4) catalysts: a density functional theory study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11557-11567. [PMID: 33978017 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01015h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Converting CO2 into valuable chemicals via catalytic reactions can mitigate both the greenhouse effect and energy shortage problems, thus designing efficient catalysts have attracted considerable attention over the past decades. In this work, a density functional theory (DFT) calculation was carried out to investigate the CO2 activation and dissociation processes on various PdnPt(4-n)/In2O3 (n = 0-4) catalysts. The PdnPt(4-n)/In2O3 models were initially built, and the interface sites of PdnPt(4-n)/In2O3 for CO2 adsorption were confirmed among cluster sites and substrate sites. The CO2 adsorption geometries, charger transfer, and projected density of states (PDOS) were analyzed to study the CO2-PdnPt(4-n)/In2O3 interactions. From the adsorbed *CO2, the transition states (TSs) for CO2 dissociation to form *CO and *O were gained to reveal the characteristics of the activated CO2δ-. Overall, according to the adsorption energy Eads results, the bimetallic PdPt3/In2O3 and Pd3Pt/In2O3 catalysts showed the strongest and weakest CO2 adsorption stabilities, respectively, while the Pd element addition decreases the barriers for CO2 dissociation with the priority order of Pd4 > Pd3Pt > Pd2Pt2 > PdPt3 > Pt4. The Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi (BEP) relation between activation barriers (Eb) and reaction energies E was obtained for the CO2 dissociation mechanism on PdnPt(4-n)/In2O3 catalysts with the equation of E = 0.20Eb + 0.40. Finally, the optimal Pd2Pt2/In2O3 catalyst for CO2 activation and dissociation was proposed. This study provides useful information for CO2 activation and conversation procedures on bimetal-oxide catalysts, and helps to take the optimal design of PdPt/In2O3 catalysts for the CO2 reaction.
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- Xiaowen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Tianjin University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Tianjin University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, China.
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Interface engineering of earth-abundant Cu/In(OH)3 catalysts towards electrochemical reduction of CO2 favoring CO selectivity. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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From CO2 to Value-Added Products: A Review about Carbon-Based Materials for Electro-Chemical CO2 Conversion. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11030351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The global warming and the dangerous climate change arising from the massive emission of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels have motivated the search for alternative clean and sustainable energy sources. However, the industrial development and population necessities make the decoupling of economic growth from fossil fuels unimaginable and, consequently, the capture and conversion of CO2 to fuels seems to be, nowadays, one of the most promising and attractive solutions in a world with high energy demand. In this respect, the electrochemical CO2 conversion using renewable electricity provides a promising solution. However, faradaic efficiency of common electro-catalysts is low, and therefore, the design of highly selective, energy-efficient, and cost-effective electrocatalysts is critical. Carbon-based materials present some advantages such as relatively low cost and renewability, excellent electrical conductivity, and tunable textural and chemical surface, which show them as competitive materials for the electro-reduction of CO2. In this review, an overview of the recent progress of carbon-based electro-catalysts in the conversion of CO2 to valuable products is presented, focusing on the role of the different carbon properties, which provides a useful understanding for the materials design progress in this field. Development opportunities and challenges in the field are also summarized.
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Hou P, Wang X, Kang P. Membrane-electrode assembly electrolysis of CO2 to formate using indium nitride nanomaterials. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Xie L, Liang J, Priest C, Wang T, Ding D, Wu G, Li Q. Engineering the atomic arrangement of bimetallic catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1839-1854. [PMID: 33527108 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07589b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to form highly valued chemicals is a sustainable solution to address the environmental issues caused by excessive CO2 emissions. Generally, it is challenging to achieve high efficiency and selectivity simultaneously in the CO2RR due to multi-proton/electron transfer processes and complex reaction intermediates. Among the studied formulations, bimetallic catalysts have attracted significant attention with promising activity, selectivity, and stability. Engineering the atomic arrangement of bimetallic nanocatalysts is a promising strategy for the rational design of structures (intermetallic, core/shell, and phase-separated structures) to improve catalytic performance. This review summarizes the recent advances, challenges, and opportunities in developing bimetallic catalysts for the CO2RR. In particular, we firstly introduce the possible reaction pathways on bimetallic catalysts concerning the geometric and electronic properties of intermetallic, core/shell, and phase-separated structures at the atomic level. Then, we critically examine recent advances in crystalline structure engineering for bimetallic catalysts, aiming to establish the correlations between structures and catalytic properties. Finally, we provide a perspective on future research directions, emphasizing current challenges and opportunities.
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- Linfeng Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. and Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Yao X, Guo Y, Liu B, Wang P, Sun J, Li W, Zhao C. Syngas Production from Electrochemical CO
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- Xi Yao
- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Energy System Process Conversion & Emission Control Technology of Jiangsu Province School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering Nanjing Normal University 2 Xuelin Road Nanjing 210023 PR China
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Shen J, Tang R, Huang J, Wu Y, Chen C, Zhou Q, Huang Y, Motkuri RK, Jin X, Cao H. Strain engineered gas-consumption electroreduction reactions: Fundamentals and perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hao J, Hu H, Dong Y, Hu J, Sang X, Duan F, Lu S, Zhu H, Du M. Interface engineering in core–shell Co 9S 8@MoS 2 nanocrystals induces enhanced hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline media. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01221e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbon nanofiber-supported Co9S8 nanocrystals fully (F-Co9S8@MoS2/CNFs) and semi (S-Co9S8@MoS2/CNFs) wrapped by MoS2 with precise interfaces were successfully synthesized.
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- Jiace Hao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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Zheng YL, Liu HC, Zhang YW. Engineering Heterostructured Nanocatalysts for CO 2 Transformation Reactions: Advances and Perspectives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6090-6123. [PMID: 32662587 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As a conceivable route to achieving anthropological carbon looping, carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies employ waste CO2 as an accessible C1 building block to generate upgraded chemicals or fuels, thereby simultaneously remedying environmental issues and energy crises. However, efficient CO2 conversion is disfavored by both its thermodynamics and its kinetics. Heterostructured materials with well-controlled interfaces have great potential for enhanced catalytic performance in various CO2 transformation reactions, owing to the synergistic effects among components, numerous interfacial and/or surface active sites, increased CO2 adsorption capacity, promoted charge transfer efficiency, and unique physicochemical properties. This Review highlights the state of the art in typical heterostructures, such as core-shell, yolk-shell, Janus, hierarchical (branched and hollow), and 2D/2D layered structures, applied for CO2 conversion with various energy inputs (radiation, electricity, heat). Fabrication methods of different heterostructures and structure-composition-performance relationships are also discussed concisely. Finally, a brief summary and prospective research directions are provided. The motivation of this Review is to offer instructive information on the applicability of inorganic heterostructures for CO2 transformation reactions, and it is hoped that further enlightening studies in this field could emerge in the future.
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- Ya-Li Zheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Stable and Unstable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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Guo Z, Pang Y, Xie H, He G, Parkin IP, Chai G. Phosphorus‐Doped CuCo
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- Zhen Guo
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Fujian Normal University Fuzhou Fujian 350007 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ U.K
- School of Chemistry University of Lincoln Brayford Pool Lincoln LN6 7TS UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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Irtem E, Arenas Esteban D, Duarte M, Choukroun D, Lee S, Ibáñez M, Bals S, Breugelmans T. Ligand-Mode Directed Selectivity in Cu–Ag Core–Shell Based Gas Diffusion Electrodes for CO2 Electroreduction. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Erdem Irtem
- Research Group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Research Group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria, Am Campus 1, A-3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria, Belgium
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- Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria, Am Campus 1, A-3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria, Belgium
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
- Separation & Conversion Technologies, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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Li J, Zhu M, Han Y. Recent Advances in Electrochemical CO
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Reduction on Indium‐Based Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jiayu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P.R. China
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Ye Y, Liu Y, Li Z, Zou X, Wu H, Lin S. Highly selective and active Cu-In 2O 3/C nanocomposite for electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to CO. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 586:528-537. [PMID: 33198976 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The Cu-In2O3/C nanocomposite was prepared by a simple solid-phase reduction method. The introduction of In2O3 into Cu/C to form the Cu-In2O3/C nanocomposite evidently enhances the electrocatalytic activity for the selective reduction of CO2 to CO. Specifically, the Cu-In2O3/C nanocomposite exhibits higher Faraday efficiency (FE = 86.7%) at -0.48 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO and larger current densities (55 mA cm-2) under a low overpotential (-1.08 V vs. RHE). These indicate its superior performance over many of the reported Cu-based catalysts [1-4]. It was also found that by rationally adjusting the applied potential, tunable syngas can be formed, which can be used to synthesize formic acid, methyl ether, methanol, synthetic fuels, or other bulk chemicals through appropriate industrial processes. Furthermore, the Cu-In2O3/C nanocomposite maintains good stability in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. This work demonstrates a novel strategy to convert CO2 into desired products with high energy efficiency and large current density under low overpotential by the rational designing of non-precious metal catalysts.
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- Yanzhu Ye
- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Department of Science Research and Training, Fujian Institute of Education, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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Salvatore KL, Deng K, Yue S, McGuire SC, Rodriguez JA, Wong SS. Optimized Microwave-Based Synthesis of Thermally Stable Inverse Catalytic Core-shell Motifs for CO 2 Hydrogenation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:32591-32603. [PMID: 32657113 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The rational synthesis of Cu@TiO2 core@shell nanowire (NW) structures was thoroughly explored using a microwave-assisted method through the tuning of experimental parameters such as but not limited to (i) controlled variation in molar ratios, (ii) the effect of discrete Ti precursors, (iii) the method of addition of the precursors themselves, and (iv) time of irradiation. Uniform coatings were obtained using Cu/Ti molar ratios of 1:2, 1:1, 2:1, and 4:1, respectively. It should be noted that although relative molar precursor concentrations primarily determined the magnitude of the resulting shell size, the dependence was nonlinear. Moreover, additionally important reaction parameters, such as precursor identity, the means of addition of precursors, and the reaction time, were individually explored with the objective of creating a series of optimized reaction conditions. As compared with Cu NWs alone, it is evident that both of the Cu@TiO2 core-shell NW samples, regardless of pretreatment conditions, evinced much better catalytic performance, up to as much as 20 times greater activity as compared with standard Cu NWs. These results imply the significance of the Cu/TiO2 interface in terms of promoting CO2 hydrogenation, because TiO2 alone is known to be inert for this reaction. Furthermore, it is additionally notable that the N2 annealing pretreatment is crucial in terms of preserving the overall Cu@TiO2 core@shell structure. We also systematically analyzed and tracked the structural and chemical evolution of our catalysts before and after the CO2 reduction experiments. Indeed, we discovered that the core@shell wire motif was essentially maintained and conserved after this high-temperature reaction process, thereby accentuating the thermal stability and physical robustness of our as-prepared hierarchical motifs.
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- Kenna L Salvatore
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
- Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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Rabiee H, Zhang X, Ge L, Hu S, Li M, Smart S, Zhu Z, Yuan Z. Tuning the Product Selectivity of the Cu Hollow Fiber Gas Diffusion Electrode for Efficient CO 2 Reduction to Formate by Controlled Surface Sn Electrodeposition. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21670-21681. [PMID: 32309923 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The efficient CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction (CO2RR) relies not only on the development of selective/active catalysts but also on the advanced electrode configuration to solve the critical issue of poor CO2 mass transport and derived sluggish cathodic reaction kinetics. In this work, to achieve a favorable reaction rate and product selectivity, we designed and synthesized an asymmetric porous Cu hollow fiber gas diffusion electrode (HFGDE) with controlled Sn surface electrodeposition. The HFGDE derived from the optimal Sn electrodeposition condition exhibited a formate Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 78% and a current density of 88 mA cm-2 at -1.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, which are more than 2 times higher than those from the pristine Cu HFGDE. The achieved performance outperformed most of the other Sn-based GDEs, indicating the creation of sufficient contact among CO2, electrolyte, and electrode catalyst through the design of the hollow fiber pore structure and catalytic active sites. The enhancement of formate production selectivity and the suppression of the hydrogen by-product were attributed to the optimized ratio of SnOx species on the electrode surface. The best performance was seen in the HFGDE with the highest Sn2+/Sn4+ (120 s deposition), likely due to the modulating effect of the Cu substrate via electron donation with Sn species. The selectivity control strategy developed in the asymmetric HFGDE provides an efficient and facile method to stimulate selective electrochemical reactions in which the gas-phase reactant with low solubility is involved.
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- Hesamoddin Rabiee
- Advanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, Queensland 4300, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Tuning the oxygen evolution electrocatalysis on NiFe-layered double hydroxides via sulfur doping. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tomboc GM, Choi S, Kwon T, Hwang YJ, Lee K. Potential Link between Cu Surface and Selective CO 2 Electroreduction: Perspective on Future Electrocatalyst Designs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908398. [PMID: 32134526 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 RR) product distribution has been identified to be dependent on various surface factors, including the Cu facet, morphology, chemical states, doping, etc., which can alter the binding strength of key intermediates such as *CO and *OCCO during reduction. Therefore, in-depth knowledge of the Cu catalyst surface and identification of the active species under reaction conditions aid in designing efficient Cu-based electrocatalysts. This progress report categorizes various Cu-based electrocatalysts into four main groups, namely metallic Cu, Cu alloys, Cu compounds (Cu + non-metal), and supported Cu-based catalysts (Cu supported by carbon, metal oxides, or polymers). The detailed mechanisms for the selective CO2 RR are presented, followed by recent relevant developments on the synthetic procedures for preparing Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles. Herein, the potential link between the Cu surface and CO2 RR performance is highlighted, especially in terms of the chemical states, but other significant factors such as defective sites and roughened morphology of catalysts are equally considered during the discussion of current studies of CO2 RR with Cu-based electrocatalysts to fully understand the origin of the significant enhancement toward C2 formation. This report concludes by providing suggestions for future designs of highly selective and stable Cu-based electrocatalysts for CO2 RR.
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- Gracita M Tomboc
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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Wang X, Lv J, Zhang J, Wang XL, Xue C, Bian G, Li D, Wang Y, Wu T. Hierarchical heterostructure of SnO 2 confined on CuS nanosheets for efficient electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:772-784. [PMID: 31830183 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08726e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The direct electroreduction of CO2 to ratio-tunable syngas (CO + H2) is an appealing solution to provide important feedstocks for many industrial processes. However, low-cost, Earth-abundant yet efficient and stable electrocatalysts for composition-adjustable syngas have still not been realized for practical applications. Herein, new hierarchical 0D/2D heterostructures of SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) confined on CuS nanosheets (NSs) were designed to enable CO2 electroreduction to a wide-range syngas (CO/H2: 0.11-3.86) with high faradaic efficiency (>85%), remarkable turnover frequency (96.12 h-1) and excellent durability (over 24 h). Detailed experimental characterization studies together with theoretical calculations manifest that the ascendant catalytic performance is not only attributed to the heterostructure of ultrasmall SnO2 NPs homogeneously confined on ultrathin CuS NSs, which endows the maximum exposure of active sites and faster charge transfer, but is also accounted by the strong interaction between well-defined SnO2 and CuS interfaces, which modulated reaction free-energies of reaction intermediates and hence improved the activity of CO2 electroreduction to highly ratio-tunable syngas. This work provides a better understanding and a new strategy for intermediate regulation by interface engineering of hereostructures for CO2 reduction and beyond.
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- Xiang Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Das S, Pérez-Ramírez J, Gong J, Dewangan N, Hidajat K, Gates BC, Kawi S. Core–shell structured catalysts for thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:2937-3004. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00713j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An in-depth assessment of properties of core–shell catalysts and their application in the thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2into synthesis gas and valuable hydrocarbons.
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- Sonali Das
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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Muzzio M, Li J, Yin Z, Delahunty IM, Xie J, Sun S. Monodisperse nanoparticles for catalysis and nanomedicine. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18946-18967. [PMID: 31454005 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06080d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The growth and breadth of nanoparticle (NP) research now encompasses many scientific and technologic fields, which has driven the want to control NP dimensions, structures and properties. Recent advances in NP synthesis, especially in solution phase synthesis, and characterization have made it possible to tune NP sizes and shapes to optimize NP properties for various applications. In this review, we summarize the general concepts of using solution phase chemistry to control NP nucleation and growth for the formation of monodisperse NPs with polyhedral, cubic, octahedral, rod, or wire shapes and complex multicomponent heterostructures. Using some representative examples, we demonstrate how to use these monodisperse NPs to tune and optimize NP catalysis of some important energy conversion reactions, such as the oxygen reduction reaction, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, and cascade dehydrogenation/hydrogenation for the formation of functional organic compounds under greener chemical reaction conditions. Monodisperse NPs with controlled surface chemistry, morphologies and magnetic properties also show great potential for use in biomedicine. We highlight how monodisperse iron oxide NPs are made biocompatible and target-specific for biomedical imaging, sensing and therapeutic applications. We intend to provide readers some concrete evidence that monodisperse NPs have been established to serve as successful model systems for understanding structure-property relationships at the nanoscale and further to show great potential for advanced nanotechnological applications.
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- Michelle Muzzio
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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