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Khan I, Khan S, Al Alwan B, El Jery A, Shayan M, Ullah R, Ali S, Rizwan M, Khan A. Dimensionally Intact Construction of Ultrathin S-Scheme CuFe 2O 4/ZnIn 2S 4 Heterojunctional Photocatalysts for CO 2 Photoreduction. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14004-14020. [PMID: 38873892 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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The conversion of CO2 into carbon-neutral fuels such as methane (CH4) through selective photoreduction is highly sought after yet remains challenging due to the slow multistep proton-electron transfer processes and the formation of various C1 intermediates. This research highlights the cooperative interaction between Fe3+ and Cu2+ ions transitioning to Fe2+ and Cu+ ions, enhancing the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to methane. We introduce an S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst, CuFe2O4/ZnIn2S4, which demonstrates significant efficiency in CO2 methanation under light irradiation. The CuFe2O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction forms an internal electric field that aids in the mobility and separation of exciton carriers under a wide solar spectrum for exceptional photocatalytic performance. Remarkably, the optimal CuFe2O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction system achieved an approximately 68-time increase in CO2 conversion compared with ZnIn2S4 and CuFe2O4 nanoparticles using only pure water, with nearly complete CO selectivity and yields of CH4 and CO reaching 172.5 and 202.4 μmol g-1 h-1, respectively, via a 2-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) process. The optimally designed CuFe2O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunctional system achieved approximately 96% conversion of BA and 98.5% selectivity toward benzaldehyde (BAD). Additionally, this photocatalytic system demonstrated excellent cyclic stability and practical applicability. The photogenerated electrons in the CuFe2O4 conduction band enhance the reduction of Fe3+/Cu2+ to Fe2+/Cu+, creating a microenvironment conducive to CO2 reduction to CO and CH4. Simultaneously, the appearance of holes in the ZnIn2S4 valence band facilitates water oxidation to O2. The synergistic function within the CuFe2O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction plays a pivotal role in facilitating charge transfer, accelerating water oxidation, and thereby enhancing CO2 reduction kinetics. This study offers valuable insights and a strategic framework for designing efficient S-scheme heterojunctions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality through solar fuel production.
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- Imran Khan
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
- School of Physics and Electronics Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Heilongjiang University), Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of minerals processing and bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Huang J, Liu Q, Huang J, Xu M, Lai W, Gu Z. Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Multicarbon Products on Non-Copper Based Catalysts. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202401173. [PMID: 38982867 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) to value-added multicarbon (C2+) products offers a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality and storing intermittent renewable energy. Copper (Cu)-based electrocatalysts generally play the predominant role in this process. Yet recently, more and more non-Cu materials have demonstrated the capability to convert CO2 into C2+, which provides impressive production efficiency even exceeding those on Cu, and a wider variety of C2+ compounds not achievable with Cu counterparts. This motivates us to organize the present review to make a timely and tutorial summary of recent progresses on developing non-Cu based catalysts for CO2-to-C2+. We begin by elucidating the reaction pathways for C2+ formation, with an emphasis on the unique C-C coupling mechanisms in non-Cu electrocatalysts. Subsequently, we summarize the typical C2+-involved non-Cu catalysts, including ds-, d- and p-block metals, as well as metal-free materials, presenting the state-of-the-art design strategies to enhance C2+ efficiency. The system upgrading to promote C2+ productivity on non-Cu electrodes covering microbial electrosynthesis, electrolyte engineering, regulation of operational conditions, and synergistic co-electrolysis, is highlighted as well. Our review concludes with an exploration of the challenges and future opportunities in this rapidly evolving field.
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- Jiayi Huang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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Li M, Verkuil J, Bunea S, Kortlever R, Urakawa A. Towards Higher NH 3 Faradaic Efficiency: Selective-Poisoning of HER Active Sites by Co-Feeding CO in NO Electroreduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300949. [PMID: 37530423 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Direct electroreduction of nitric oxide offers a promising avenue to produce valuable chemicals, such as ammonia, which is an essential chemical to produce fertilizers. Direct ammonia synthesis from NO in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer is advantageous for its continuous operation and excellent mass transport characteristics. However, at a high current density, the faradaic efficiency of NO electroreduction reaction is limited by the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, we report a CO-mediated selective poisoning strategy to enhance the faradaic efficiency (FE) towards ammonia by suppressing the HER. In the presence of only NO at the cathode, Pt/C and Pd/C catalysts showed a lower FE towards NH3 than to H2 due to the dominating HER. Cu/C catalyst showed a 78 % FE towards NH3 at 2.0 V due to the stronger binding affinity to NO* compared to H*. By co-feeding CO, the FE of Cu/C catalyst towards NH3 was improved by 12 %. More strikingly, for Pd/C, the FE towards NH3 was enhanced by 95 % with CO co-feeding, by effectively suppressing HER. This is attributed to the change of the favorable surface coverage resulting from the selective and competitive binding of CO* to H* binding sites, thereby improving NH3 selectivity.
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- Min Li
- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Process & Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Large-Scale Energy Storage, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628 CB, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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Hwang SY, Maeng JY, Park GE, Yang SY, Kim SY, Rhee CK, Sohn Y. New reaction path for long-chain hydrocarbons by electrochemical CO 2 and CO reduction over Au/stainless steel. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 338:139616. [PMID: 37482308 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis is recognized for its ability to produce long-chain hydrocarbons. In this study, we aimed to replicate F-T synthesis using electrochemical CO2 reduction and CO reduction reactions on a stainless steel (SS) support with a gold (Au) overlayer. Under CO2-saturated conditions, the presence of Au on the SS surface led to the formation of CH4 and a range of hydrocarbons (CnH2n and CnH2n+2, n = 2-7), while bare SS primarily produced hydrogen. The Au(10 nm)/SS exhibited the highest hydrocarbon production in CO2-saturated phosphate, indicating a synergistic effect at the Au-SS interface. In CO-saturated conditions, bare SS also produced long-chain hydrocarbons, but increasing Au thickness resulted in decreased production due to poor CO adsorption. Hydrocarbons were formed through both direct and indirect CO adsorption pathways. Anderson-Schulz-Flory analysis confirmed surface CO hydrogenation and C-C coupling polymerization following conventional F-T synthesis. The C2 hydrocarbons exhibited distinct behavior compared to C3-5 hydrocarbons, suggesting different reaction pathways. Despite low reduction product levels, our EC method successfully replicated F-T synthesis using the Au/SS electrode, providing valuable insights into C-C coupling mechanisms and electrochemical production of long-chain hydrocarbons. Depth-profiling X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed significant changes in surface elemental compositions before and after EC reduction.
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- Seon Young Hwang
- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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Han GH, Bang J, Park G, Choe S, Jang YJ, Jang HW, Kim SY, Ahn SH. Recent Advances in Electrochemical, Photochemical, and Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to C 2+ Products. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205765. [PMID: 36592422 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Environmental problems such as global warming are one of the most prominent global challenges. Researchers are investigating various methods for decreasing CO2 emissions. The CO2 reduction reaction via electrochemical, photochemical, and photoelectrochemical processes has been a popular research topic because the energy it requires can be sourced from renewable sources. The CO2 reduction reaction converts stable CO2 molecules into useful products such as CO, CH4 , C2 H4 , and C2 H5 OH. To obtain economic benefits from these products, it is important to convert them into hydrocarbons above C2 . Numerous investigations have demonstrated the uniqueness of the CC coupling reaction of Cu-based catalysts for the conversion of CO2 into useful hydrocarbons above C2 for electrocatalysis. Herein, the principle of semiconductors for photocatalysis is briefly introduced, followed by a description of the obstacles for C2+ production. This review presents an overview of the mechanism of hydrocarbon formation above C2 , along with advances in the improvement, direction, and comprehension of the CO2 reduction reaction via electrochemical, photochemical, and photoelectrochemical processes.
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- Gyeong Ho Han
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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Barrio J, Pedersen A, Favero S, Luo H, Wang M, Sarma SC, Feng J, Ngoc LTT, Kellner S, Li AY, Jorge Sobrido AB, Titirici MM. Bioinspired and Bioderived Aqueous Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2311-2348. [PMID: 36354420 PMCID: PMC9999430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The development of efficient and sustainable electrochemical systems able to provide clean-energy fuels and chemicals is one of the main current challenges of materials science and engineering. Over the last decades, significant advances have been made in the development of robust electrocatalysts for different reactions, with fundamental insights from both computational and experimental work. Some of the most promising systems in the literature are based on expensive and scarce platinum-group metals; however, natural enzymes show the highest per-site catalytic activities, while their active sites are based exclusively on earth-abundant metals. Additionally, natural biomass provides a valuable feedstock for producing advanced carbonaceous materials with porous hierarchical structures. Utilizing resources and design inspiration from nature can help create more sustainable and cost-effective strategies for manufacturing cost-effective, sustainable, and robust electrochemical materials and devices. This review spans from materials to device engineering; we initially discuss the design of carbon-based materials with bioinspired features (such as enzyme active sites), the utilization of biomass resources to construct tailored carbon materials, and their activity in aqueous electrocatalysis for water splitting, oxygen reduction, and CO2 reduction. We then delve in the applicability of bioinspired features in electrochemical devices, such as the engineering of bioinspired mass transport and electrode interfaces. Finally, we address remaining challenges, such as the stability of bioinspired active sites or the activity of metal-free carbon materials, and discuss new potential research directions that can open the gates to the implementation of bioinspired sustainable materials in electrochemical devices.
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- Jesús Barrio
- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.,Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi980-8577, Japan
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Wan H, Wang X, Tan L, Filippi M, Strasser P, Rossmeisl J, Bagger A. Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea: Co-reduction of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Hao Wan
- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623Berlin, Germany
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2.03b, Royal School of Mines, Prince Consort Rd., LondonSW7 2AZ, England
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Yang W, Jia Z, Zhou B, Wei L, Gao Z, Li H. Surface states of dual-atom catalysts should be considered for analysis of electrocatalytic activity. Commun Chem 2023; 6:6. [PMID: 36698039 PMCID: PMC9822963 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00810-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Experimentally well-characterized dual-atom catalysts (DACs), where two adjacent metal atoms are stably anchored on carbon defects, have shown some clear advantages in electrocatalysis compared to conventional catalysts and emerging single-atom catalysts. However, most previous theoretical studies directly used a pristine dual-atom site to analyze the electrocatalytic activity of a DAC. Herein, by analyzing 8 homonuclear and 64 heteronuclear DACs structures with ab initio calculations, our derived surface Pourbaix diagrams show that the surface states of DACs generally differ from a pristine surface at electrocatalytic operating conditions. This phenomenon suggests that the surface state of a DAC should be considered before analyzing the catalytic activity in electrocatalysis, while the electrochemistry-driven pre-adsorbed molecules generated from the liquid phase may either change the electronic properties or even block the active site of DACs. Based on these results, we provide a critical comment to the catalyst community: before analyzing the electrocatalytic activity of a DAC, its surface state should be analyzed beforehand.
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- Weijie Yang
- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 071003, Baoding, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 071003, Baoding, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 071003, Baoding, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecule Engineering, The University of Sydney, Darlington, 2006, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 071003, Baoding, China.
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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Wan H, Bagger A, Rossmeisl J. Limitations of Electrochemical Nitrogen Oxidation toward Nitrate. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:8928-8934. [PMID: 36130288 PMCID: PMC9531249 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrocatalytic N2 oxidation reaction (NOR) using renewable electricity is a promising alternative to the industrial synthesis of nitrate from NH3 oxidation. However, breaking the triple bond in the nitrogen molecule is one of the most essential challenges in chemistry. In this work, we use density functional theory simulations to investigate the plausible reaction mechanisms of electrocatalytic NOR and its competition with oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the atomic scale. We focus on the electrochemical conversion of inert N2 to active *NO during NOR. We propose formation of *N2O from *N2 and *O as the rate-determining step (RDS). Following the RDS, a microkinetic model is utilized to study the rate of NOR on metal oxides. Our results demonstrate that a lower activation energy is obtained when a catalyst binds *O weakly. We show that the reaction is extremely challenging but also that design strategies have been suggested to promote electrochemical NOR.
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- Hao Wan
- Fritz
Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Center
for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center
for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Metal-organic framework-based single-atom catalysts for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liu P, Huang Z, Gao X, Hong X, Zhu J, Wang G, Wu Y, Zeng J, Zheng X. Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO 2 Photoreduction to CH 4. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200057. [PMID: 35212057 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Selective photoreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into carbon-neutral fuels such as methane (CH4 ) is extremely desirable but remains a challenge since sluggish multiple proton-electron coupling transfer and various C1 intermediates are involved. Herein, a synergistic function between single Pd atoms (Pd1 ) and Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs ) on graphitic carbon nitride (C3 N4 ) for photocatalytic CO2 methanation is presented. The catalyst achieves a high selectivity of 97.8% for CH4 production with a yield of 20.3 µmol gcat. -1 h-1 in pure water. Mechanistic studies revealed that Pd1 sites activated CO2 , while PdNPs sites boosted water (H2 O) dissociation for increased H* coverage. The H* produced by PdNPs migrate to the Pd1 sites to promote multiple proton-electron coupling transfer via hydrogen spillover. Moreover, the adjacent Pd1 and PdNPs effectively stabilized intermediates such as *CHO, thereby favoring the pathway for CH4 production. This work provides a new perspective into the development of selective photocatalytic CO2 conversion through the artful design of synergistic catalytic sites.
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- Peigen Liu
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, China
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Barrio J, Pedersen A, Feng J, Sarma SC, Wang M, Li AY, Yadegari H, Luo H, Ryan MP, Titirici MM, Stephens IEL. Metal coordination in C 2N-like materials towards dual atom catalysts for oxygen reduction. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2022; 10:6023-6030. [PMID: 35401983 PMCID: PMC8922559 DOI: 10.1039/d1ta09560a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts, in particular the Fe-N-C family of materials, have emerged as a promising alternative to platinum group metals in fuel cells as catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Numerous theoretical studies have suggested that dual atom catalysts can appreciably accelerate catalytic reactions; nevertheless, the synthesis of these materials is highly challenging owing to metal atom clustering and aggregation into nanoparticles during high temperature synthesis treatment. In this work, dual metal atom catalysts are prepared by controlled post synthetic metal-coordination in a C2N-like material. The configuration of the active sites was confirmed by means of X-ray adsorption spectroscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. During oxygen reduction, the catalyst exhibited an activity of 2.4 ± 0.3 A gcarbon -1 at 0.8 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode in acidic media, comparable to the most active in the literature. This work provides a novel approach for the targeted synthesis of catalysts containing dual metal sites in electrocatalysis.
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- Jesús Barrio
- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ England UK
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aobaku Sendai Miyagi 980-8577 Japan
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- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London London SW27 AZ England UK
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Patniboon T, Hansen HA. Acid-Stable and Active M–N–C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: The Role of Local Structure. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Tipaporn Patniboon
- Technical University of Denmark Anker Engelunds Vej, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark Anker Engelunds Vej, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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Wan H, Bagger A, Rossmeisl J. Electrochemical Nitric Oxide Reduction on Metal Surfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Hao Wan
- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC) Department of Chemistry University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC) Department of Chemistry University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC) Department of Chemistry University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark
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Wan H, Bagger A, Rossmeisl J. Electrochemical Nitric Oxide Reduction on Metal Surfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21966-21972. [PMID: 34350689 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Electrocatalytic denitrification is a promising technology for removing NOx species (NO3 - , NO2 - and NO). For NOx electroreduction (NOx RR), there is a desire for understanding the catalytic parameters that control the product distribution. Here, we elucidate selectivity and activity of catalyst for NOx RR. At low potential we classify metals by the binding of *NO versus *H. Analogous to classifying CO2 reduction by *CO vs. *H, Cu is able to bind *NO while not binding *H giving rise to a selective NH3 formation. Besides being selective, Cu is active for the reaction found by an activity-volcano. For metals that does not bind NO the reaction stops at NO, similar to CO2 -to-CO. At potential above 0.3 V vs. RHE, we speculate a low barrier for N coupling with NO causing N2 O formation. The work provides a clear strategy for selectivity and aims to inspire future research on NOx RR.
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- Hao Wan
- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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da Silva Freitas W, D’Epifanio A, Mecheri B. Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on nanostructured metal-based materials: Challenges and constraints for a sustainable pathway to decarbonization. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bagger A, Wan H, Stephens IEL, Rossmeisl J. Role of Catalyst in Controlling N2 Reduction Selectivity: A Unified View of Nitrogenase and Solid Electrodes. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Alexander Bagger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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