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Zhao Z, Lu G. Nonbonding Metal-Metal Interaction in Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Single-Atom Catalysts Boosts CO Electroreduction. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:9738-9745. [PMID: 39288255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Metal-nitrogen-carbon single-atom catalysts (SACs) have recently emerged as selective electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to CO, but their ability to further electroreduce CO is poor. Here, based on constant-potential density functional theory simulations, we predict that Co-N-M (M = Fe, Co) SACs with nonbonding metallic centers bridged by a common nitrogen atom can catalyze four-electron reduction of CO to methanol at an ultralow overpotential of 220-310 mV. We show that the metal atoms in the SACs are terminated by H species which prevent the formation of σ bonding between CO and the metal atoms. Thanks to the nonbonding electrostatic repulsion between Co and its adjacent M atom, the Co dxz band is broadened and shifted toward the Fermi level, leading to enhanced dxz - 2π* interaction that gives rise to stable CO adsorption and promotes its active and selective reduction. This work offers an alternative strategy to tackle the challenge of CO electroreduction on SACs and highlights the role of nonbonding metal-metal interactions in modulating adsorption properties of SACs.
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- Zhonglong Zhao
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Northridge, Northridge, California 91330, United States
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Song B, Xia X, Ma Z, Li R, Wang X, Zhou L, Huang Y. Breaking the Linear Scaling Relationship by Alloying Micro Sn to a Cu Surface toward CO 2 Electrochemical Reduction. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:9342-9348. [PMID: 39236290 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to HCOOH provides an avenue for reducing global accelerated CO2 emissions and producing high-value-added chemicals. Nevertheless, the presence of an inherent linear scaling relationship (LSR) between *OCHO and *HCOOH leads to the electrosynthesis of HCOOH being achieved at high cathodic potentials. In this work, by adjusting the different Cu:Sn ratio of SnxCu(1-x) alloys, we comprehensively explored the electrocatalytic 2e- CO2RR performance toward the production of HCOOH. Combining density functional theory calculations with the constant-potential implicit solvent model, the Sn0.03Cu0.97 surface alloy was posited to be a promising electrocatalyst with superior HCOOH selectivity and an ultralow limiting potential of -0.20 V in an environment of pH = 7.2. The high performance was found to originate from the breaking of the LSR, which is a result of an extraordinary electronic property of the active Cu site. This work not only advances a global-searched strategy for the rational design of efficient catalysts toward HCOOH production but also provides in-depth insights into the underlying mechanism for the enhanced performance of microalloy electrocatalysts.
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- Bowen Song
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Carbon Neutrality Engineering Center, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Carbon Neutrality Engineering Center, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Carbon Neutrality Engineering Center, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, 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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Liu L, Hu J, Ma Z, Zhu Z, He B, Chen F, Lu Y, Xu R, Zhang Y, Ma T, Sui M, Huang H. One-dimensional single atom arrays on ferroelectric nanosheets for enhanced CO 2 photoreduction. Nat Commun 2024; 15:305. [PMID: 38182600 PMCID: PMC10770382 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44493-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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Single-atom catalysts show excellent catalytic performance because of their coordination environments and electronic configurations. However, controllable regulation of single-atom permutations still faces challenges. Herein, we demonstrate that a polarization electric field regulates single atom permutations and forms periodic one-dimensional Au single-atom arrays on ferroelectric Bi4Ti3O12 nanosheets. The Au single-atom arrays greatly lower the Gibbs free energy for CO2 conversion via Au-O=C=O-Au dual-site adsorption compared to that for Au-O=C=O single-site adsorption on Au isolated single atoms. Additionally, the Au single-atom arrays suppress the depolarization of Bi4Ti3O12, so it maintains a stronger driving force for separation and transfer of photogenerated charges. Thus, Bi4Ti3O12 with Au single-atom arrays exhibit an efficient CO production rate of 34.15 µmol·g-1·h-1, ∼18 times higher than that of pristine Bi4Ti3O12. More importantly, the polarization electric field proves to be a general tactic for the syntheses of one-dimensional Pt, Ag, Fe, Co and Ni single-atom arrays on the Bi4Ti3O12 surface.
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- Lizhen Liu
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China.
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Shao Y, Yuan Q, Zhou J. Single-Atom Catalysts and Dual-Atom Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction: Competition or Cooperation? SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303446. [PMID: 37267928 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Developing highly active and selective electrocatalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2 can reduce environmental pollution and mitigation of greenhouse gas emission. Owing to maximal atomic utilization, the atomically dispersed catalysts are broadly adopted in CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR). Dual-atom catalysts (DACs), with more flexible active sites, distinct electronic structures, and synergetic interatomic interactions compared to single-atom catalysts (SACs), may have great potential to enhance catalytic performance. Nevertheless, most of the existing electrocatalysts have low activity and selectivity due to their high energy barrier. Herein, 15 electrocatalysts are explored with noble metallic (Cu, Ag, and Au) active sites embedded in metal-organic hybrids (MOHs) for high-performance CO2 RR and studied the relationship between SACs and DACs by first-principles calculation. The results indicated that the DACs have excellent electrocatalytic performance, and the moderate interaction between the single- and dual-atomic center can improve catalytic activity in CO2 RR. Four among the 15 catalysts, including (CuAu), (CuCu), Cu(CuCu), and Cu(CuAu) MOHs inherited a capability of suppressing the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction with favorable CO overpotential. This work not only reveals outstanding candidates for MOHs-based dual-atom CO2 RR electrocatalysts but also provides new theoretical insights into rationally designing 2D metallic electrocatalysts.
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- Yueyue Shao
- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Ji S, Li Y, Zhang Y, Lin W. Computational screening of high activity and selectivity of CO 2 reduction via transition metal single-atom catalysts on triazine-based graphite carbon nitride. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:24022-24030. [PMID: 37650553 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03051b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are emerging as promising catalysts in the field of the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Herein, a series of 3d to 5d transition metal atoms supported on triazine-based graphite carbon nitride (TM@TGCN) as a CO2 reduction catalyst are studied via density functional theory computations. Eventually, four TM@TGCN catalysts (TM = Ni, Rh, Os, and Ir) are selected using a five-step screening method, in which Rh@TGCN and Ni@TGCN show a low limiting potential of -0.48 and -0.58 V, respectively, for reducing CO2 to CH4. The activity mechanism shows that the catalysts with a negative d-band center and optimal positive charge can improve the CO2RR performance. Our study provides theoretical guidance for the rational design of highly active and selective catalysts.
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- Shuang Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Cao S, Liu Y, Hu Y, Li J, Yang C, Chen Z, Wang Z, Wei S, Liu S, Lu X. Precise electronic structure modulation on MXene-based single atom catalysts for high-performance electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction: A first-principle study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:273-282. [PMID: 37004261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to CO is a logical approach to achieve a carbon-neutral cycle. In this work, a series of Ti2CO2 and O vacancy containing Ti2CO2 MXene-based transition metal (TM) single atom catalysts (SACs), including TM-Ti2CO2 and TM-Ov-Ti2CO2, are explored for high-performance CO2RR. Sc/Ti/V/Cr-Ti2CO2 and Ni-Ov-Ti2CO2 are screened out with limiting potential (UL) more positive than -0.50 V. Ni-Ov-Ti2CO2 is a candidate catalyst for CO2RR to CO, considering its activity with UL of -0.27 eV, and the selectivity relevant to hydrogen evolution reaction and HCOOH production. Meanwhile, a novel activity descriptor of TM-Ti-O group valence state is proposed according to that TMs work in synergy with coordinated Ti and O atoms and a level of around 0.64 e- benefits to CO2RR. This work highlights oxygen vacancy containing Ti2CO2-based Ni SAC as a promising catalyst for CO2RR, and provides a feasible electronic structure design principle for guiding the design of MXene-based SACs for CO2RR.
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Qiu Y, Xie Z, Gao S, Cao H, Zhang S, Liu Q, Liu X, Luo J. Nitrogen Defects in Porous Carbons with Adjacent Silver Nanoclusters for Efficient CO
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Reduction. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200987] [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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- Yuan Qiu
- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education) Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices National Demonstration Center for Experimental Function Materials Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education) Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices National Demonstration Center for Experimental Function Materials Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- Institute for Advanced Study Chengdu University Chengdu 610106 Sichuan China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials School of Resource Environments and Materials Guangxi University Nanning 530004 China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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Yang Y, He A, Li H, Zou Q, Liu Z, Tao C, Du J. Operando Constructing Cu/Cu 2O Electrocatalysts for Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction to Ethanol: CO 2-Assisted Structural Evolution of Octahedral Cu 2O by Operando CV Activation. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yong Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control Chongqing University, NO.174 Shazheng Street Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control Chongqing University, NO.174 Shazheng Street Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing401331, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control Chongqing University, NO.174 Shazheng Street Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing400044, China
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Sun J, Yu B, Yan X, Wang J, Tan F, Yang W, Cheng G, Zhang Z. High Throughput Preparation of Ag-Zn Alloy Thin Films for the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to CO. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:6892. [PMID: 36234233 PMCID: PMC9571298 DOI: 10.3390/ma15196892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ag-Zn alloys are identified as highly active and selective electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), while how the phase composition of the alloy affects the catalytic performances has not been systematically studied yet. In this study, we fabricated a series of Ag-Zn alloy catalysts by magnetron co-sputtering and further explored their activity and selectivity towards CO2 electroreduction in an aqueous KHCO3 electrolyte. The different Ag-Zn alloys involve one or more phases of Ag, AgZn, Ag5Zn8, AgZn3, and Zn. For all the catalysts, CO is the main product, likely due to the weak CO binding energy on the catalyst surface. The Ag5Zn8 and AgZn3 catalysts show a higher CO selectivity than that of pure Zn due to the synergistic effect of Ag and Zn, while the pure Ag catalyst exhibits the highest CO selectivity. Zn alloying improves the catalytic activity and reaction kinetics of CO2RR, and the AgZn3 catalyst shows the highest apparent electrocatalytic activity. This work found that the activity and selectivity of CO2RR are highly dependent on the element concentrations and phase compositions, which is inspiring to explore Ag-Zn alloy catalysts with promising CO2RR properties.
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- Jiameng Sun
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Taian Institute of Supervision & Inspection on Product Quality, Taian 271000, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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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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Ren C, Lu S, Wu Y, Ouyang Y, Zhang Y, Li Q, Ling C, Wang J. A Universal Descriptor for Complicated Interfacial Effects on Electrochemical Reduction Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12874-12883. [PMID: 35700099 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Supported catalysts have exhibited excellent performance in various reactions. However, the rational design of supported catalysts with high activity and certain selectivity remains a great challenge because of the complicated interfacial effects. Using recently emerged two-dimensional materials supported dual-atom catalysts (DACs@2D) as a prototype, we propose a simple and universal descriptor based on inherent atomic properties (electronegativity, electron type, and number), which can well evaluate the complicated interfacial effects on the electrochemical reduction reactions (i.e., CO2, O2, and N2 reduction reactions). Based on this descriptor, activity and selectivity trends in CO2 reduction reaction are successfully elucidated, in good agreement with available experimental data. Moreover, several potential catalysts with superior activity and selectivity for target products are predicted, such as CuCr/g-C3N4 for CH4 and CuSn/N-BN for HCOOH. More importantly, this descriptor can also be extended to evaluate the activity of DACs@2D for O2 and N2 reduction reactions, with very small errors between the prediction and reported experimental/computational results. This work provides feasible principles for the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts and the construction of universal descriptors based on inherent atomic properties.
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- Chunjin Ren
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Zhang S, Chen L, Luan X, Li H. The selectivity consideration on Cu cluster between HER and CO2 reduction. Chem Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yang Z, Gao W. Applications of Machine Learning in Alloy Catalysts: Rational Selection and Future Development of Descriptors. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2106043. [PMID: 35229986 PMCID: PMC9036033 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202106043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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At present, alloys have broad application prospects in heterogeneous catalysis, due to their various catalytic active sites produced by their vast element combinations and complex geometric structures. However, it is the diverse variables of alloys that lead to the difficulty in understanding the structure-property relationship for conventional experimental and theoretical methods. Fortunately, machine learning methods are helpful to address the issue. Machine learning can not only deal with a large number of data rapidly, but also help establish the physical picture of reactions in multidimensional heterogeneous catalysis. The key challenge in machine learning is the exploration of suitable general descriptors to accurately describe various types of alloy catalysts, which help reasonably design catalysts and efficiently screen candidates. In this review, several kinds of machine learning methods commonly used in the design of alloy catalysts is introduced, and the applications of various reactivity descriptors corresponding to different alloy systems is summarized. Importantly, this work clarifies the existing understanding of physical picture of heterogeneous catalysis, and emphasize the significance of rational selection of universal descriptors. Finally, the development of heterogeneous catalytic descriptors for machine learning are presented.
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- Ze Yang
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022P. R. China
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Zhao Z, Lu G. Circumventing the scaling relationship on bimetallic monolayer electrocatalysts for selective CO 2 reduction. Chem Sci 2022; 13:3880-3887. [PMID: 35432893 PMCID: PMC8966713 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00135g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dual-functional active sites are designed to circumvent the scaling relationship between the HER and CO2RR on bimetallic monolayer electrocatalysts.
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- Zhonglong Zhao
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Northridge, California 91330, USA
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Verga LG, Mendes PCD, Ocampo-Restrepo VK, Da Silva JLF. The role of site coordination on the CO 2 electroreduction pathway on stepped and defective copper surfaces. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02337j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Changes in adsorption site coordination on stepped and defective Cu surfaces affect reaction pathways and potential-determining steps for CO2 electroreduction.
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- Lucas G. Verga
- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry
- University of São Paulo
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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Yang Y, He A, Yang M, Zou Q, Li H, Liu Z, Tao C, Du J. Selective electroreduction of CO 2 to ethanol over a highly stable catalyst derived from polyaniline/CuBi 2O 4. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01063h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We highlights the importance of surface evolution by electrochemical pre-treatment while stabilizing the main body of the catalyst. The PANi/CuBi2O4via electro-chemical activation process shows high faraday efficiency to ethanol.
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- Yong Yang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No.55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba, Chongqing, China
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Enhancement of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to methanol and suppression of H2 evolution over CuO nanowires. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gong L, Zhang D, Shen Y, Wang X, Zhang J, Han X, Zhang L, Xia Z. Enhancing both selectivity and activity of CO2 conversion by breaking scaling relations with bimetallic active sites anchored in covalent organic frameworks. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cramer LA, Liu Y, Deshlahra P, Sykes ECH. Dynamic Restructuring Induced Oxygen Activation on AgCu Near-Surface Alloys. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:5844-5848. [PMID: 32602721 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recent studies have shown that the addition of Cu to Ag catalysts improves their epoxidation performance by increasing the overall selectivity of the bimetallic catalyst. We have prepared AgCu near-surface alloys and used scanning tunneling microscopy to gain an atomistic picture of O2 dissociation on the bimetallic system. These data reveal a higher dissociative sticking probability for O2 on AgCu than on Ag(111), and density functional theory (DFT) confirms that the O2 dissociation barrier is 0.17 eV lower on the alloy. Surprisingly, we find that, after a slow initial uptake of O2, the sticking probability increases exponentially. Further DFT calculations indicate that surface oxygen reverses the segregation energy for AgCu, stabilizing Cu atoms in the Ag layer. These single Cu atoms in the Ag surface are found to significantly lower the O2 dissociation barrier. Together, these results explain nonlinear effects in the activation of O2 on this catalytically relevant surface alloy.
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Han Y, Zhang Z, Guo X, Xing M, Guo L. DFT Comparison the Performance of Pd
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2. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yu Han
- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of EducationShanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of EducationShanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of EducationShanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of EducationShanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of EducationShanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 China
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Bai X, Li Q, Shi L, Niu X, Ling C, Wang J. Hybrid Cu 0 and Cu x + as Atomic Interfaces Promote High-Selectivity Conversion of CO 2 to C 2 H 5 OH at Low Potential. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1901981. [PMID: 31192525 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201901981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The mixing of charge states of metal copper catalysts may lead to a much improved reactivity and selectivity toward multicarbon products for CO2 reduction. Here, an electrocatalyst model composed of copper clusters supported on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) is proposed; the connecting Cu atoms with g-C3 N4 can be oxidized to Cux + due to substantial charge transfer from Cu to N atoms, while others stay as Cu0 . It is revealed that CO2 can be captured and reduced into *CO on the Cut 0 site, owing to its zero oxidation state. More importantly, C-C coupling reaction of two *CHO species on the Cut 0 -Cub x + atomic interface can occur with a rather low kinetic barrier of 0.57 eV, leading to the formation of the final C2 product, namely, C2 H5 OH. During the whole process, the limiting potential is just 0.68 V. These findings may open a new avenue for CO2 reduction into high-value fuels and chemicals.
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- Xiaowan Bai
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Liu S, Sun C, Xiao J, Luo JL. Unraveling Structure Sensitivity in CO2 Electroreduction to Near-Unity CO on Silver Nanocubes. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Subiao Liu
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Gao W, Bai X, Gao Y, Liu J, He H, Yang Y, Han Q, Wang X, Wu X, Wang J, Fan F, Zhou Y, Li C, Zou Z. Anchoring of black phosphorus quantum dots onto WO3 nanowires to boost photocatalytic CO2 conversion into solar fuels. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7777-7780. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc00805b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A 0D–1D direct Z-scheme heterojunction consisting of black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) anchored onto WO3 nanowires was well designed.
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Colloidal silver diphosphide (AgP 2) nanocrystals as low overpotential catalysts for CO 2 reduction to tunable syngas. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5724. [PMID: 31844056 PMCID: PMC6915715 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13388-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Production of syngas with tunable CO/H2 ratio from renewable resources is an ideal way to provide a carbon-neutral feedstock for liquid fuel production. Ag is a benchmark electrocatalysts for CO2-to-CO conversion but high overpotential limits the efficiency. We synthesize AgP2 nanocrystals (NCs) with a greater than 3-fold reduction in overpotential for electrochemical CO2-to-CO reduction compared to Ag and greatly enhanced stability. Density functional theory calculations reveal a significant energy barrier decrease in the formate intermediate formation step. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) shows that a maximum Faradaic efficiency is achieved at an average silver valence state of +1.08 in AgP2 NCs. A photocathode consisting of a n+p-Si wafer coated with ultrathin Al2O3 and AgP2 NCs achieves an onset potential of 0.2 V vs. RHE for CO production and a partial photocurrent density for CO at −0.11 V vs. RHE (j−0.11, CO) of −3.2 mA cm−2. Conversion of CO2 into value-added chemicals by use of renewable energy is promising to achieve a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Here, the authors show that AgP2 is a stable, selective and efficient syngas catalyst for solar-to-fuel conversion with a 3-fold lower overpotential compared to the benchmark Ag catalyst.
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Guo C, Zhang T, Deng X, Liang X, Guo W, Lu X, Wu CML. Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to C 1 Products on Single Nickel/Cobalt/Iron-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A DFT Study. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:5126-5132. [PMID: 31600404 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CRR) is one of the most promising strategies to convert greenhouse gases to energy sources. Herein, the CRR was applied towards making C1 products (CO, HCOOH, CH3 OH, and CH4 ) on g-C3 N4 frameworks with single Ni, Co, and Fe introduction; this process was investigated by density functional theory. The structures of the electrocatalysts, CO2 adsorption configurations, and CO2 reduction mechanisms were systematically studied. Results showed that the single Ni, Co, and Fe located from the corner of the g-C3 N4 cavity to the center. Analyses of the adsorption configurations and electronic structures suggested that CO2 could be chemically adsorbed on Co-C3 N4 and Fe-C3 N4 , but physically adsorbed on Ni-C3 N4 . The H2 evolution reaction (HER), as a suppression of CRR, was investigated, and results showed that Ni-C3 N4 , Co-C3 N4 , and Fe-C3 N4 exhibited more CRR selectivity than HER. CRR proceeded via COOH and OCHO as initial protonation intermediates on Ni-C3 N4 and Co/Fe-C3 N4 , respectively, which resulted in different C1 products along quite different reaction pathways. Compared with Ni-C3 N4 and Fe-C3 N4 , Co-C3 N4 had more favorable CRR activity and selectivity for CH3 OH production with unique rate-limiting steps and lower limiting potential.
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- Chen Guo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Zhang Q, Du J, He A, Liu Z, Tao C. High-selectivity electrochemical conversion of CO2 to lower alcohols using a multi-active sites catalyst of transition-metal oxides. J CO2 UTIL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2019.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Granda-Marulanda LP, Builes S, Koper MTM, Calle-Vallejo F. Influence of Van der Waals Interactions on the Solvation Energies of Adsorbates at Pt-Based Electrocatalysts. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:2968-2972. [PMID: 31348598 PMCID: PMC6899950 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Solvation can significantly modify the adsorption energy of species at surfaces, thereby influencing the performance of electrocatalysts and liquid-phase catalysts. Thus, it is important to understand adsorbate solvation at the nanoscale. Here we evaluate the effect of van der Waals (vdW) interactions described by different approaches on the solvation energy of *OH adsorbed on near-surface alloys (NSAs) of Pt. Our results show that the studied functionals can be divided into two groups, each with rather similar average *OH solvation energies: (1) PBE and PW91; and (2) vdW functionals, RPBE, PBE-D3 and RPBE-D3. On average, *OH solvation energies are less negative by ∼0.14 eV in group (2) compared to (1), and the values for a given alloy can be extrapolated from one functional to another within the same group. Depending on the desired level of accuracy, these concrete observations and our tabulated values can be used to rapidly incorporate solvation into models for electrocatalysis and liquid-phase catalysis.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos, Universidad EAFIT, Carrera 49 No 7 sur - 50, 050022, Medellín, Colombia
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física & Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang Q, Du J, He A, Liu Z, Tao C. Low overpotential electrochemical CO2 reduction to formate on Co3O4–CeO2/low graphitic carbon catalyst with oxygen vacancies. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.120946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zeng J, Zhang W, Yang Y, Li D, Yu X, Gao Q. Pd-Ag Alloy Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction: Composition Tuning to Break the Scaling Relationship. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:33074-33081. [PMID: 31424903 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Constructing solid-solution-alloy electrocatalysts with tunable surface electronic configurations is the key to optimize intermediate bindings and thereby to promote the activity and selectivity of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Herein, Pd1-xAgx alloy electrocatalysts are investigated as a platform to uncover the electronic effects on the CO2RR. The optimal Pd0.75Ag0.25/C affords a superior CO Faradaic efficiency of 95.3% at -0.6 V (vs RHE) in 0.5 M KHCO3, performing at a high level among recently reported electrocatalysts. Experimental and theoretical analysis further evidence that varying the composition of Pd1-xAgx alloys can effectively alter the electronic configurations and consequently break the inherent scaling relationship of the binding energy of different intermediates (*COOH and *CO). Among Pd1-xAgx, Pd0.75Ag0.25 gains the obviously weakened *CO and *H bindings but retained well the binding with *COOH, contributing to the facilitated kinetics toward CO product. Elucidating a feasible way to break the scaling relationship and further uncover the underlying mechanism, this work will inspire new design strategies toward active and selective electrocatalysts.
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Chatterjee S, Griego C, Hart JL, Li Y, Taheri ML, Keith J, Snyder JD. Free Standing Nanoporous Palladium Alloys as CO Poisoning Tolerant Electrocatalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Swarnendu Chatterjee
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Luo W, Zhang J, Li M, Züttel A. Boosting CO Production in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Highly Porous Zn Catalysts. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b05109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wen Luo
- Laboratory of Materials for Renewable Energy (LMER), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Basic Science Faculty (SB), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Valais/Wallis, Energypolis, Rue de l’Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
- Empa Materials Science & Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Materials for Renewable Energy (LMER), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Basic Science Faculty (SB), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Valais/Wallis, Energypolis, Rue de l’Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
- Empa Materials Science & Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Materials for Renewable Energy (LMER), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Basic Science Faculty (SB), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Valais/Wallis, Energypolis, Rue de l’Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
- Empa Materials Science & Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Materials for Renewable Energy (LMER), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Basic Science Faculty (SB), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Valais/Wallis, Energypolis, Rue de l’Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
- Empa Materials Science & Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Xing M, Guo L, Hao Z. Theoretical insight into the electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 with different metal ratios and reaction mechanisms on palladium-copper alloys. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:1504-1515. [PMID: 30632583 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03571g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Environmental impacts of continued CO2 production have led to an increased need for new methods of CO2 removal and energy development. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 has been shown to be a good method through recent studies. Alloys are of special interest for these applications, because of their unique chemical and physical properties that allow for highly active surfaces. Here, PdnCum (m + n = 15 and n > m) bimetallic electrocatalysts were used for systematic studies to understand the effect of the composition of Pd and Cu on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. In particular, the Pd-Cu alloy with the Pd/Cu = 2/1 atomic ratio (i.e., Pd10Cu5) has the best catalytic effect, particularly true at the step of the hydrogenation of CO2 to COOH, and the Pd10Cu5 catalyst is better than most known electrodes. With the energetic analysis of the proposed reaction pathways over the Pd10Cu5 catalyst, the limiting voltages for CO2 reduction to CH3OH, CH4, and CH3CH2O have been compared. Most importantly, the kinetic model analysis showed that the rate constant values indicate that the probability of generating C2H5OH on the Pd10Cu5 catalyst is greater than that of CH3OH or CH4. The findings revealed in this study may shed some light on the design of cost-effective and efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion to CO or to other useful hydrocarbons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Minmin Xing
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China.
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