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Burwell T, Thangamuthu M, Aliev GN, Ghaderzadeh S, Kohlrausch EC, Chen Y, Theis W, Norman LT, Fernandes JA, Besley E, Licence P, Khlobystov AN. Direct formation of copper nanoparticles from atoms at graphitic step edges lowers overpotential and improves selectivity of electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction. Commun Chem 2024; 7:140. [PMID: 38902511 PMCID: PMC11190262 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01218-y] [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: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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A key strategy for minimizing our reliance on precious metals is to increase the fraction of surface atoms and improve the metal-support interface. In this work, we employ a solvent/ligand/counterion-free method to deposit copper in the atomic form directly onto a nanotextured surface of graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs). Our results demonstrate that under these conditions, copper atoms coalesce into nanoparticles securely anchored to the graphitic step edges, limiting their growth to 2-5 nm. The resultant hybrid Cu/GNF material displays high selectivity in the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) for formate production with a faradaic efficiency of ~94% at -0.38 V vs RHE and a high turnover frequency of 2.78 × 106 h-1. The Cu nanoparticles adhered to the graphitic step edges significantly enhance electron transfer to CO2. Long-term CO2RR tests coupled with atomic-scale elucidation of changes in Cu/GNF reveal nanoparticles coarsening, and a simultaneous increase in the fraction of single Cu atoms. These changes in the catalyst structure make the onset of the CO2 reduction potential more negative, leading to less formate production at -0.38 V vs RHE, correlating with a less efficient competition of CO2 with H2O for adsorption on single Cu atoms on the graphitic surfaces, revealed by density functional theory calculations.
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- Tom Burwell
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Carbon Neutral Laboratory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Gallagher C, Siddiqui W, Arnold T, Cheng C, Su E, Zhao Q. Benchmarking a Molecular Flake Model on the Road to Programmable Graphene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:2876-2883. [PMID: 38414836 PMCID: PMC10895666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) of embedding an active metal in nitrogen-doped graphene are emergent catalytic materials in various applications. The rational design of efficient SACs necessitates an electronic and mechanistic understanding of those materials with reliable quantum mechanical simulations. Conventional computational methods of modeling SACs involve using an infinite slab model with periodic boundary condition, limiting to the selection of generalized gradient approximations as the exchange correlation (XC) functional within density functional theory (DFT). However, these DFT approximations suffer from electron self-interaction error and delocalization error, leading to errors in predicted charge-transfer energetics. An alternative strategy is using a molecular flake model, which carved out the important catalytic center by cleaving C-C bonds and employing a hydrogen capping scheme to saturate the innocent dangling bonds at the molecular boundary. By doing so, we can afford more accurate hybrid XC functionals, or even high-level correlated wavefunction theory, to study those materials. In this work, we compared the structural, electronic, and catalytic properties of SACs simulated using molecular flake models and periodic slab models with first-row transition metals as the active sites. Molecular flake models successfully reproduced structural properties, including both global distortion and local metal-coordination environment, as well as electronic properties, including spin magnetic moments and metal partial charges, for all transition metals studied. In addition, we calculated CO binding strength as a descriptor for electrochemical CO2 reduction reactivity and noted qualitatively similar trends between two models. Using the computationally efficient molecular flake models, we investigated the effect of tuning Hartree-Fock exchange in a global hybrid functional on the CO binding strength and observed system-dependent sensitivities. Overall, our calculations provide valuable insights into the development of accurate and efficient computational tools to simulate SACs.
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- Colin Gallagher
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Li K, Kuwahara Y, Yamashita H. Hollow carbon-based materials for electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO 2 conversion. Chem Sci 2024; 15:854-878. [PMID: 38239694 PMCID: PMC10793651 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05026b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversions provide promising routes to realize global carbon neutrality, and the development of corresponding advanced catalysts is important but challenging. Hollow-structured carbon (HSC) materials with striking features, including unique cavity structure, good permeability, large surface area, and readily functionalizable surface, are flexible platforms for designing high-performance catalysts. In this review, the topics range from the accurate design of HSC materials to specific electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversion applications, aiming to address the drawbacks of conventional catalysts, such as sluggish reaction kinetics, inadequate selectivity, and poor stability. Firstly, the synthetic methods of HSC, including the hard template route, soft template approach, and self-template strategy are summarized, with an evaluation of their characteristics and applicability. Subsequently, the functionalization strategies (nonmetal doping, metal single-atom anchoring, and metal nanoparticle modification) for HSC are comprehensively discussed. Lastly, the recent achievements of intriguing HSC-based materials in electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversion applications are presented, with a particular focus on revealing the relationship between catalyst structure and activity. We anticipate that the review can provide some ideas for designing highly active and durable catalytic systems for CO2 valorization and beyond.
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- Kaining Li
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Iqbal A, Tripathi A, Thapa R. C 2 Product Formation over the C 1 Product and HER on the 111 Plane of Specific Cu Alloy Nanoparticles Identified through Multiparameter Optimization. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1462-1470. [PMID: 38175274 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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C2 products are more desirable than C1 products during CO2 electroreduction (CO2ER) because the former possess higher energy density and greater industrial value. For CO2ER, Cu is a well-known catalyst, but the selectivity toward C2 products is still a big challenge for researchers due to complex intermediates, different final products, and large space of the catalyst due to its morphology, plane, size, host surface etc. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we find that alloying of Cu nanoparticles can help to enhance the selectivity toward C2 products during CO2ER with a low overpotential. By a systematic investigation of 111 planes (which prefer the C1 product in the case of bulk Cu), the alloys show the generation of C2 products via *CO-*CO dimerization (* indicates adsorbed state). It also suppresses the counter-pathway of hydrogenation of *CO to *CHO, which leads to C1 products. Further, we find that *CH2CHO is the bifurcating intermediate to distinguish between ethanol and ethylene as the final product. We have used simple graphical construction to identify the catalyst for CO2ER over HER, and vice versa. We have also defined the case of hydrogen poisoning and projected a parity plot to recognize the catalyst for C2 product evolution over the C1 product. Our study reveals that Cu-Ag and Cu-Zn catalysts selectively promote ethanol production on 111 planes. Moreover, an edge-doped 2SO2 graphene nanoribbon as the host layer further lowers the barrier and selectively promotes ethanol on Cu38- and Cu79-based alloys. This work provides new theoretical insights into designing Cu-based nanoalloy catalysts for C2 product formation on the 111 plane.
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- Asif Iqbal
- Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati 522 240, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati 522 240, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati 522 240, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Centre for Computational and Integrative Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravati 522 240, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Zhang K, Wang J, Zhang W, Xiao D, Yin H, Lu Z, Fan M, Fan W, Zhang Y, Zhang P. Adjusted Preferential Adsorption of Intermediates via Regulation of the Electronic Structure during the Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Process. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:34-42. [PMID: 38127717 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The surface electronic structures of catalysts play a crucial role in CO2 adsorption and activation. Here, sulfur vacancies are introduced into CuInS2 nanosheets (Vs-CuInS2) to evaluate the effect of electronic structures at the surface-active sites on the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Vs-CuInS2 exhibits a significant disparity in the highest FEformate/FECO (6.50) compared to that of CuInS2 (1.86). Specifically, the maximum current density (Jmax) of carbon products on Vs-CuInS2 is 78.78 mA cm-2, and a Faraday efficiency of carbon products (FEcarbon products) of ≥80% is achieved in 600 mV wide potential windows. In situ Raman measurements and density functional theory calculations elucidate the origin of the apparent alterations in the carbon product selectivity. The introduction of sulfur vacancies realizes the controllable regulation of the local electronic density around the metal active sites, inducing the transformation of *COOH and *OCHO from competitive adsorption on CuInS2 to specific adsorption on Vs-CuInS2. In addition, the regulation of electronic structures on Vs-CuInS2 inhibits *H adsorption. This work reveals the transfer of adsorption of CO2RR intermediates via regulation of the electronic structure, complementing the understanding of the mechanism for the enhanced CO2RR.
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- Kaiyue Zhang
- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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Xiong WF, Si DH, Li HF, Song X, Wang T, Huang YB, Liu TF, Zhang T, Cao R. Steering CO 2 Electroreduction Selectivity U-Turn to Ethylene by Cu-Si Bonded Interface. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:289-297. [PMID: 38135454 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Copper (Cu), with the advantage of producing a deep reduction product, is a unique catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR). Designing a Cu-based catalyst to trigger CO2RR to a multicarbon product and understanding the accurate structure-activity relationship for elucidating reaction mechanisms still remain a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate a rational design of a core-shell structured silica-copper catalyst (p-Cu@m-SiO2) through Cu-Si direct bonding for efficient and selective CO2RR. The Cu-Si interface fulfills the inversion in CO2RR product selectivity. The product ratio of C2H4/CH4 changes from 0.6 to 14.4 after silica modification, and the current density reaches a high of up to 450 mA cm-2. The kinetic isotopic effect, in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectra, and density functional theory were applied to elucidate the reaction mechanism. The SiO2 shell stabilizes the *H intermediate by forming Si-O-H and inhibits the hydrogen evolution reaction effectively. Moreover, the direct-bonded Cu-Si interface makes bare Cu sites with larger charge density. Such bare Cu sites and Si-O-H sites stabilized the *CHO and activated the *CO, promoting the coupling of *CHO and *CO intermediates to form C2H4. This work provides a promising strategy for designing Cu-based catalysts with high C2H4 catalytic activity.
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- Wan-Feng Xiong
- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhao P, Jiang H, Shen H, Yang S, Gao R, Guo Y, Zhang Q, Zhang H. Construction of Low-Coordination Cu-C 2 Single-Atoms Electrocatalyst Facilitating the Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Methane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202314121. [PMID: 37875780 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314121] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Constructing Cu single-atoms (SAs) catalysts is considered as one of the most effective strategies to enhance the performance of electrochemical reduction of CO2 (e-CO2 RR) towards CH4 , however there are challenges with activity, selectivity, and a cumbersome fabrication process. Herein, by virtue of the meta-position structure of alkynyl in 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene and the interaction between Cu and -C≡C-, a Cu SAs electrocatalyst (Cu-SAs/HGDY), containing low-coordination Cu-C2 active sites, was synthesized through a simple and efficient one-step method. Notably, this represents the first achievement of preparing Cu SAs catalysts with Cu-C2 coordination structure, which exhibited high CO2 -to-CH4 selectivity (72.1 %) with a high CH4 partial current density of 230.7 mA cm-2 , and a turnover frequency as high as 2756 h-1 , dramatically outperforming currently reported catalysts. Comprehensive experiments and calculations verified the low-coordination Cu-C2 structure not only endowed the Cu SAs center more positive electricity but also promoted the formation of H•, which contributed to the outstanding e-CO2 RR to CH4 electrocatalytic performance of Cu-SAs/HGDY. Our work provides a novel H⋅-transferring mechanism for e-CO2 RR to CH4 and offers a protocol for the preparation of two-coordinated Cu SAs catalysts.
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- Peng Zhao
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
- Research & Development Institute of, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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Yan T, Chen X, Kumari L, Lin J, Li M, Fan Q, Chi H, Meyer TJ, Zhang S, Ma X. Multiscale CO 2 Electrocatalysis to C 2+ Products: Reaction Mechanisms, Catalyst Design, and Device Fabrication. Chem Rev 2023; 123:10530-10583. [PMID: 37589482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals, directly from CO2, could foster achievement of carbon neutral through an alternative electrical approach to the energy-intensive thermochemical industry for carbon utilization. Progress in this area, based on electrogeneration of multicarbon products through CO2 electroreduction, however, lags far behind that for C1 products. Reaction routes are complicated and kinetics are slow with scale up to the high levels required for commercialization, posing significant problems. In this review, we identify and summarize state-of-art progress in multicarbon synthesis with a multiscale perspective and discuss current hurdles to be resolved for multicarbon generation from CO2 reduction including atomistic mechanisms, nanoscale electrocatalysts, microscale electrodes, and macroscale electrolyzers with guidelines for future research. The review ends with a cross-scale perspective that links discrepancies between different approaches with extensions to performance and stability issues that arise from extensions to an industrial environment.
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- Tianxiang Yan
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Hou B, Zheng H, Zhang K, Wu Q, Qin C, Sun C, Pan Q, Kang Z, Wang X, Su Z. Electron delocalization of robust high-nuclear bismuth-oxo clusters for promoted CO 2 electroreduction. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8962-8969. [PMID: 37621429 PMCID: PMC10445447 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02924g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The integration of high activity, selectivity and stability in one electrocatalyst is highly desirable for electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR), yet it is still a knotty issue. The unique electronic properties of high-nuclear clusters may bring about extraordinary catalytic performance; however, construction of a high-nuclear structure for ECR remains a challenging task. In this work, a family of calix[8]arene-protected bismuth-oxo clusters (BiOCs), including Bi4 (BiOC-1/2), Bi8Al (BiOC-3), Bi20 (BiOC-4), Bi24 (BiOC-5) and Bi40Mo2 (BiOC-6), were prepared and used as robust and efficient ECR catalysts. The Bi40Mo2 cluster in BiOC-6 is the largest metal-oxo cluster encapsulated by calix[8]arenes. As an electrocatalyst, BiOC-5 exhibited outstanding electrochemical stability and 97% Faraday efficiency for formate production at a low potential of -0.95 V vs. RHE, together with a high turnover frequency of up to 405.7 h-1. Theoretical calculations reveal that large-scale electron delocalization of BiOCs is achieved, which promotes structural stability and effectively decreases the energy barrier of rate-determining *OCHO generation. This work provides a new perspective for the design of stable high-nuclear clusters for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 conversion.
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- Baoshan Hou
- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility 239 Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District Shanghai 200120 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery Institution, Northeast Normal University Changchun Jilin 130024 China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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An H, de Ruiter J, Wu L, Yang S, Meirer F, van der Stam W, Weckhuysen BM. Spatiotemporal Mapping of Local Heterogeneities during Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. JACS AU 2023; 3:1890-1901. [PMID: 37502158 PMCID: PMC10369669 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The activity and selectivity of a copper electrocatalyst during the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) are largely dominated by the interplay between local reaction environment, the catalyst surface, and the adsorbed intermediates. In situ characterization studies have revealed many aspects of this intimate relationship between surface reactivity and adsorbed species, but these investigations are often limited by the spatial and temporal resolution of the analytical technique of choice. Here, Raman spectroscopy with both space and time resolution was used to reveal the distribution of adsorbed species and potential reaction intermediates on a copper electrode during eCO2RR. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the in situ Raman spectra revealed that a working electrocatalyst exhibits spatial heterogeneities in adsorbed species, and that the electrode surface can be divided into CO-dominant (mainly located at dendrite structures) and C-C dominant regions (mainly located at the roughened electrode surface). Our spectral evaluation further showed that in the CO-dominant regions, linear CO was observed (as characterized by a band at ∼2090 cm-1), accompanied by the more classical Cu-CO bending and stretching vibrations located at ∼280 and ∼360 cm-1, respectively. In contrast, in the C-C directing region, these three Raman bands are suppressed, while at the same time a band at ∼495 cm-1 and a broad Cu-CO band at ∼2050 cm-1 dominate the Raman spectra. Furthermore, PCA revealed that anodization creates more C-C dominant regions, and labeling experiments confirmed that the 495 cm-1 band originates from the presence of a Cu-C intermediate. These results indicate that a copper electrode at work is very dynamic, thereby clearly displaying spatiotemporal heterogeneities, and that in situ micro-spectroscopic techniques are crucial for understanding the eCO2RR mechanism of working electrocatalyst materials.
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Beamer AW, Buss JA. Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and CO 2 Reactivity of a Constitutionally Analogous Series of Tricopper Mono-, Di-, and Trihydrides. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37276588 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The formation of hydrides at heterogeneous copper surfaces results in dramatic structural and reactivity changes, yet the morphologies of these materials and their respective roles in catalysis are not well understood. Of particular interest is the reactivity of heterogeneous copper hydrides with carbon dioxide (CO2), an early mechanistic branching point in the CO2 reduction reaction. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of tricopper compounds supported by a facially biased, chelating tris(carbene) ligand scaffold. This sterically bulky environment affords access to an isolable series of tricopper hydrides: [LCu3H]2+ (4), [LCu3H2]+ (3), and LCu3H3 (6). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and solution NMR spectroscopy studies reveal both geometric flexibility within the Cu3 core and fluxionality of hydride ligands across the Cu3 cluster, providing both atomically precise experimental analogues of static surface species and emulating dynamic ligand behavior proposed for surfaces. Electronic structure calculations serve as a predictor of hydricity, which was likewise benchmarked experimentally via both protonolysis and hydride abstraction reactions. Increased hydride number (and commensurately lower cluster charge) results in more hydridic complexes, with a thermodynamic hydricity range spanning >30 kcal/mol. These thermochemical studies serve as an accurate predictor of CO2 reactivity. Together, this Cu3Hx series exhibits the structure/reactivity relationships proposed for catalytically active copper surfaces, validating the application of carefully designed molecular clusters toward elucidating mechanisms in surface science.
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- Andrew W Beamer
- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Liu Y, Xia M, Ren D, Nussbaum S, Yum JH, Grätzel M, Guijarro N, Sivula K. Photoelectrochemical CO 2 Reduction at a Direct CuInGaS 2/Electrolyte Junction. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2023; 8:1645-1651. [PMID: 37090168 PMCID: PMC10111408 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2 reduction has received considerable attention given the inherent sustainability and simplicity of directly converting solar energy into carbon-based chemical fuels. However, complex photocathode architectures with protecting layers and cocatalysts are typically needed for selective and stable operation. We report herein that bare CuIn0.3Ga0.7S2 photocathodes can drive the PEC CO2 reduction with a benchmarking 1 Sun photocurrent density of over 2 mA/cm2 (at -2 V vs Fc+/Fc) and a product selectivity of up to 87% for CO (CO/all products) production while also displaying long-term stability for syngas production (over 44 h). Importantly, spectroelectrochemical analysis using PEC impedance spectroscopy (PEIS) and intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS) complements PEC data to reveal that tailoring the proton donor ability of the electrolyte is crucial for enhancing the performance, selectivity, and durability of the photocathode. When a moderate amount of protons is present, the density of photogenerated charges accumulated at the interface drops significantly, suggesting a faster charge transfer process. However, with a high concentration of proton donors, the H2 evolution reaction is preferred.
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Teale AM, Helgaker T, Savin A, Adamo C, Aradi B, Arbuznikov AV, Ayers PW, Baerends EJ, Barone V, Calaminici P, Cancès E, Carter EA, Chattaraj PK, Chermette H, Ciofini I, Crawford TD, De Proft F, Dobson JF, Draxl C, Frauenheim T, Fromager E, Fuentealba P, Gagliardi L, Galli G, Gao J, Geerlings P, Gidopoulos N, Gill PMW, Gori-Giorgi P, Görling A, Gould T, Grimme S, Gritsenko O, Jensen HJA, Johnson ER, Jones RO, Kaupp M, Köster AM, Kronik L, Krylov AI, Kvaal S, Laestadius A, Levy M, Lewin M, Liu S, Loos PF, Maitra NT, Neese F, Perdew JP, Pernal K, Pernot P, Piecuch P, Rebolini E, Reining L, Romaniello P, Ruzsinszky A, Salahub DR, Scheffler M, Schwerdtfeger P, Staroverov VN, Sun J, Tellgren E, Tozer DJ, Trickey SB, Ullrich CA, Vela A, Vignale G, Wesolowski TA, Xu X, Yang W. DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:28700-28781. [PMID: 36269074 PMCID: PMC9728646 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02827a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this paper, the history, present status, and future of density-functional theory (DFT) is informally reviewed and discussed by 70 workers in the field, including molecular scientists, materials scientists, method developers and practitioners. The format of the paper is that of a roundtable discussion, in which the participants express and exchange views on DFT in the form of 302 individual contributions, formulated as responses to a preset list of 26 questions. Supported by a bibliography of 777 entries, the paper represents a broad snapshot of DFT, anno 2022.
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- Andrew M. Teale
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottinghamNG7 2RDUK
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, CNRS and Sorbonne University, 4 Place Jussieu, CEDEX 05, 75252 Paris, France.
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- PSL University, CNRS, ChimieParisTech-PSL, Institute of Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences, i-CLeHS, 11 rue P. et M. Curie, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Sekr. C7Straße des 17. Juni 13510623Berlin
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56125 Pisa, Italy.
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), CDMX, 07360, Mexico.
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- CERMICS, Ecole des Ponts and Inria Paris, 6 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton UniversityPrincetonNJ 08544-5263USA
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- Institut Sciences Analytiques, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, CNRS UMR 5280, 69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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- PSL University, CNRS, ChimieParisTech-PSL, Institute of Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences, i-CLeHS, 11 rue P. et M. Curie, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia TechBlacksburgVA 24061USA,Molecular Sciences Software InstituteBlacksburgVA 24060USA
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- Research Group of General Chemistry (ALGC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Institut für Physik and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany. .,Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany. .,Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), 100193 Beijing, China.,Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, 518110 Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, Institut de Chimie, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The James Franck Institute, and Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Research Group of General Chemistry (ALGC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of SydneyCamperdown NSW 2006Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Qld Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld 4222, Australia.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Beringstrasse 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie UniversityHalifaxNova ScotiaB3H 4R2Canada
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- Peter Grünberg Institut PGI-1, Forschungszentrum Jülich52425 JülichGermany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin.
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav)CDMX07360Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth, 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCalifornia 90089USA
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, USA.
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- CNRS & CEREMADE, Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL Research University, Place de Lattre de Tassigny, 75016 Paris, France.
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- Research Computing Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3420, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France.
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- Department of Physics, Rutgers University at Newark101 Warren StreetNewarkNJ 07102USA
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- Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser Wilhelm Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPA 19122USA
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- Institute of Physics, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Wolczanska 219, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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- Institut de Chimie Physique, UMR8000, CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay, Bât. 349, Campus d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. .,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut Laue Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés, CNRS, CEA/DRF/IRAMIS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91120 Palaiseau, France. .,European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility
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- Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (UMR 5152), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France.
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CMS – Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST – Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary2500 University Drive NWCalgaryAlbertaT2N 1N4Canada
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- The NOMAD Laboratory at the FHI of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and IRIS-Adlershof of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195, Germany.
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- Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University Auckland, 0632 Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western OntarioLondonOntario N6A 5B7Canada
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham UniversitySouth RoadDurhamDH1 3LEUK
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- Quantum Theory Project, Deptartment of Physics, University of FloridaGainesvilleFL 32611USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of MissouriColumbiaMO 65211USA
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), CDMX, 07360, Mexico.
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- Department of Physics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Université de Genève30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet1211 GenèveSwitzerland
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovation Materials, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, MOE Laboratory for Computational Physical Science, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27516, USA.
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Zhao Q, Martirez JMP, Carter EA. Electrochemical Hydrogenation of CO on Cu(100): Insights from Accurate Multiconfigurational Wavefunction Methods. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10282-10290. [PMID: 36305601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Copper (Cu) remains the most efficacious electrocatalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R). Its activity and selectivity are highly facet-dependent. We recently examined the commonly proposed rate-limiting CO hydrogenation step on Cu(111) via embedded correlated wavefunction (ECW) theory and demonstrated that only this higher-level theory yields predictions consistent with potential-dependent experimental kinetics. Here, to understand the differing activities of Cu(111) and Cu(100) in catalyzing CO2R, we explore CO hydrogenation on Cu(100) using ECW theory. We predict that the preferred pathway involves the reduction of adsorbed CO (*CO) to *COH via proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) at working potentials, although *CHO also may form with a kinetically accessible but higher barrier. In contrast, our earlier work on Cu(111) concluded that *COH and *CHO formation via PCET are equally feasible. This work illustrates one possible origin of the facet dependence of CO2R mechanisms and products on Cu electrodes and sheds light on how the selectivity of CO2R electrocatalysts can be controlled by the surface morphology.
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- Qing Zhao
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1592, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5263, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1592, United States
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Charting C–C coupling pathways in electrochemical CO
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reduction on Cu(111) using embedded correlated wavefunction theory. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2202931119. [PMID: 36306330 PMCID: PMC9636923 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202931119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The electrochemical CO
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RR) powered by excess zero-carbon-emission electricity to produce especially multicarbon (C
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) products could contribute to a carbon-neutral to carbon-negative economy. Foundational to the rational design of efficient, selective CO
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RR electrocatalysts is mechanistic analysis of the best metal catalyst thus far identified, namely, copper (Cu), via quantum mechanical computations to complement experiments. Here, we apply embedded correlated wavefunction (ECW) theory, which regionally corrects the electron exchange-correlation error in density functional theory (DFT) approximations, to examine multiple C–C coupling steps involving adsorbed CO (*CO) and its hydrogenated derivatives on the most ubiquitous facet, Cu(111). We predict that two adsorbed hydrogenated CO species, either *COH or *CHO, are necessary precursors for C–C bond formation. The three kinetically feasible pathways involving these species yield all three possible products: *COH–CHO, *COH–*COH, and *OCH–*OCH. The most kinetically favorable path forms *COH–CHO. In contrast, standard DFT approximations arrive at qualitatively different conclusions, namely, that only *CO and *COH will prevail on the surface and their C–C coupling paths produce only *COH–*COH and *CO–*CO, with a preference for the first product. This work demonstrates the importance of applying qualitatively and quantitatively accurate quantum mechanical method to simulate electrochemistry in order ultimately to shed light on ways to enhance selectivity toward C
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product formation via CO
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Xu X, Peng Z, Xu H, Cheng D. Computational screening of nonmetal dopants to active MoS2 basal-plane for hydrogen evolution reaction via structural descriptor. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Chen C, Yu S, Yang Y, Louisia S, Roh I, Jin J, Chen S, Chen PC, Shan Y, Yang P. Exploration of the bio-analogous asymmetric C–C coupling mechanism in tandem CO2 electroreduction. Nat Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00844-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wei Z, Sautet P. Improving the Accuracy of Modelling CO
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Electroreduction on Copper Using Many‐Body Perturbation Theory. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210060. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ziyang Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA, 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA, 90095 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA, 90095 USA
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Wei Z, Sautet P. Improving the Accuracy of Modelling CO2 Electroreduction on Copper Using Many‐Body Perturbation Theory. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ziyang Wei
- UCLA: University of California Los Angeles Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of California Los Angeles Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 5531 Boelter HallBox 951592 90095-1592 Los Angeles UNITED STATES
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Nagarajan AV, Loevlie DJ, Cowan MJ, Mpourmpakis G. Resolving electrocatalytic imprecision in atomically precise metal nanoclusters. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Zhao X, Levell ZH, Yu S, Liu Y. Atomistic Understanding of Two-dimensional Electrocatalysts from First Principles. Chem Rev 2022; 122:10675-10709. [PMID: 35561417 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two-dimensional electrocatalysts have attracted great interest in recent years for renewable energy applications. However, the atomistic mechanisms are still under debate. Here we review the first-principles studies of the atomistic mechanisms of common 2D electrocatalysts. We first introduce the first-principles models for studying heterogeneous electrocatalysis then discuss the common 2D electrocatalysts with a focus on N doped graphene, single metal atoms in graphene, and transition metal dichalcogenides. The reactions include hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, oxygen reduction, and carbon dioxide reduction. Finally, we discuss the challenges and the future directions to improve the fundamental understanding of the 2D electrocatalyst at atomic level.
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- Xunhua Zhao
- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Water coordinated on Cu(I)-based catalysts is the oxygen source in CO 2 reduction to CO. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2577. [PMID: 35562192 PMCID: PMC9095693 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30289-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Catalytic reduction of CO2 over Cu-based catalysts can produce various carbon-based products such as the critical intermediate CO, yet significant challenges remain in shedding light on the underlying mechanisms. Here, we develop a modified triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometer to monitor the reduction of CO2 to CO in the gas phase online. Our experimental observations reveal that the coordinated H2O on Cu(I)-based catalysts promotes CO2 adsorption and reduction to CO, and the resulting efficiencies are two orders of magnitude higher than those without H2O. Isotope-labeling studies render compelling evidence that the O atom in produced CO originates from the coordinated H2O on catalysts, rather than CO2 itself. Combining experimental observations and computational calculations with density functional theory, we propose a detailed reaction mechanism of CO2 reduction to CO over Cu(I)-based catalysts with coordinated H2O. This study offers an effective method to reveal the vital roles of H2O in promoting metal catalysts to CO2 reduction. Understanding the underlying mechanisms for catalytic reduction of CO2 over Cu based catalysts remains challenging. Here, the authors develop an effective method to reveal the vital roles of H2O in promoting metal catalysts to CO2 reduction via a modified triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer.
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Zheng Y, Zhang J, Ma Z, Zhang G, Zhang H, Fu X, Ma Y, Liu F, Liu M, Huang H. Seeded Growth of Gold-Copper Janus Nanostructures as a Tandem Catalyst for Efficient Electroreduction of CO 2 to C 2+ Products. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201695. [PMID: 35398985 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Gold-copper (Au-Cu) Janus nanostructures (Au-Cu Janus NSs) are successfully prepared using N-oleyl-1,3-propanediamine as capping agent and Cu(acac)2 as the precursor in a typical seeded growth strategy. By preferably depositing Cu atoms on one side of concave cubic Au seeds, the Cu part gradually grows larger as more Cu precursors are added, making the size tuning feasible in the range of 74-156 nm. When employed as an electrocatalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2 RR), the Au-Cu Janus NSs display superior performance to Au@Cu core-shell NSs and Cu NPs in terms of C2+ products selectivity (67%) and C2+ partial current density (-0.29 A cm-2 ). Combined experimental verification and theoretical simulations reveal that CO spillover from Au sites to the nearby Cu counterparts would enhance CO coverage and thus promote C-C coupling, highlighting the unique structural advantages of the Au-Cu Janus NSs toward deep reduction of CO2 . The current work provides a facile strategy to fabricate tandem catalyst with a Janus structure and validates its structural advantages toward CO2 RR, which are of critical importance for the rational design of efficient CO2 RR catalyst.
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- Yiqun Zheng
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, National Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, National Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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Zhang W, Huang C, Zhu J, Zhou Q, Yu R, Wang Y, An P, Zhang J, Qiu M, Zhou L, Mai L, Yi Z, Yu Y. Dynamic Restructuring of Coordinatively Unsaturated Copper Paddle Wheel Clusters to Boost Electrochemical CO
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Reduction to Hydrocarbons**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Wei Zhang
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 Hubei P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 Hubei P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 Hubei P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 Hubei P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 Hubei P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology College of Physical Science and Technology Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 Hubei P. R. China
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Deng B, Huang M, Li K, Zhao X, Geng Q, Chen S, Xie H, Dong X, Wang H, Dong F. The Crystal Plane is not the Key Factor for CO
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O Microparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Bangwei Deng
- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 70 Nanyang Drive 637457 Singapore Singapore
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- College of Architecture and Environment Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 P.R. China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Huzhou 313001 P.R. China
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Zhang HP, Zhang R, Sun C, Jiao Y, Zhang Y. CO 2 reduction to CH 4 on Cu-doped phosphorene: a first-principles study. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:20541-20549. [PMID: 34859810 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06066j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Optimizing the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CRR) to fuels is one of the most significant challenges in materials science and chemistry. Recently, single metal atom catalysts based on 2D materials have shown promise to improve the electroreduction performance of pristine 2D materials in the CRR. The physical origins of such performance enhancements are still poorly understood. Herein, we report the potential of a single Cu atom doped phosphorene catalyst for CO2 electroreduction based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The doping sites (hollow, bridge, and on-top) of Cu on phosphorene are investigated first. Phosphorene with a Cu atom anchored on the hollow site is chosen for further study. The pathways for different CRR products, including HCOOH, CO, CH3OH, and CH4, are examined via constructing free energy diagrams and via comparing the limiting potentials. CH4 is the most likely product after analysis of the adsorption energies and free energy pathways. Cu-Doped phosphorene in general shows improved CRR performance with lower limiting potential values. Cu doping leads to a decrease in the band gap value (about 0.2 eV), which is likely to be the physical origin of the CRR performance enhancement. Our study provides a novel promising CRR candidate catalyst based on phosphorene.
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- Hong-Ping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science Engineering & Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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Deng B, Huang M, Li K, Zhao X, Geng Q, Chen S, Xie H, Dong X, Wang H, Dong F. The Crystal Plane is not the Key Factor for CO 2 -to-Methane Electrosynthesis on Reconstructed Cu 2 O Microparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114080. [PMID: 34882934 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cu2 O microparticles with controllable crystal planes and relatively high stability have been recognized as a good platform to understand the mechanism of the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR). Herein, we demonstrate that the in situ generated Cu2 O/Cu interface plays a key role in determining the selectivity of methane formation, rather than the initial crystal plane of the reconstructed Cu2 O microparticles. Experimental results indicate that the methane evolution is dominated on all three different crystal planes with similar Tafel slopes and long-term stabilities. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further reveal that *CO is protonated via a similar bridge configuration at the Cu2 O/Cu interface, regardless of the initial crystal planes of Cu2 O. The Gibbs free energy changes (ΔG) of *CHO on different reconstructed Cu2 O planes are close and more negative than that of *OCCOH, indicating the methane formation is more favorable than ethylene on all Cu2 O crystal planes.
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- Bangwei Deng
- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China.,Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China.,School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457, Singapore, Singapore
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China.,Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China.,Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P.R. China.,Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P.R. China
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Huang B, Chen B, Zhu G, Peng J, Zhang P, Qian Y, Li N. Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis via NO Reduction on 2D-MOF. Chemphyschem 2021; 23:e202100785. [PMID: 34845837 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Developing new catalysts, which effectively promote electrocatalytic NO reduction (ENOR), is very important for the industrial field. A two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic framework (MOF) with hexaaminobenzene (HAB) ligands (TM-HAB MOF, TM = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Ru, Rh and Pd) as an electrocatalyst of ENOR has been systematically explored in this work by means of well-defined density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We predicted the impacts of the coordination structure of different MOFs on its catalytic performance, and found that the suitable candidates are the Co- and Rh-HAB MOFs due to moderate binding strength between NO and substrates. The further calculation indicated that Co-HAB MOF has the best ENOR catalytic activity with a limiting potential of -0.26 V toward NH 3 product at low NO coverage, yet NO reduction to N 2 O at high NO coverage has been limited due to high limiting potential. The scaling relationship with a good correlation coefficient between several electronic properties and the adsorption Gibbs free energy change of *NO (ΔG *NO ) were found, which implied that ΔG *NO can be used as a simple descriptor for screening out suitable electrocatalysts. This work offers a new paradigm for ENOR toward NH 3 under ambient conditions.
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- Bin Huang
- East China University of Technology, Departmen of Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science, CHINA
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- East China University of Technology, School of Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science, CHINA
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- East China University of Technology, School of Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, CHINA
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- East China University of Technology, School of Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, 122 Luoshi Road,, Hongshan District, 430070, Wuhan, CHINA
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Zhang W, Huang C, Zhu J, Zhou Q, Yu R, Wang Y, An P, Zhang J, Qiu M, Zhou L, Mai L, Yi Z, Yu Y. Dynamic Restructuring of Coordinatively Unsaturated Copper Paddle Wheel Clusters to Boost Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Hydrocarbons*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112116. [PMID: 34704659 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons involves a multistep proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reaction. Second coordination sphere engineering is reported to be effective in the PCET process; however, little is known about the actual catalytic active sites under realistic operating conditions. We have designed a defect-containing metal-organic framework, HKUST-1, through a facile "atomized trimesic acid" strategy, in which Cu atoms are modified by unsaturated carboxylate ligands, producing coordinatively unsaturated Cu paddle wheel (CU-CPW) clusters. We investigate the dynamic behavior of the CU-CPW during electrochemical reconstruction through the comprehensive analysis of in situ characterization results. It is demonstrated that Cu2 (HCOO)3 is maintained after electrochemical reconstruction and that is behaves as an active site. Mechanistic studies reveal that CU-CPW accelerates the proton-coupled multi-electron transfer (PCMET) reaction, resulting in a deep CO2 reduction reaction.
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- Wei Zhang
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, P. R. China
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Lansing JL, Zhao L, Siboonruang T, Attanayake NH, Leo AB, Fatouros P, Park SM, Graham KR, Keith JA, Tang M.
Gd‐Ni‐Sb‐SnO
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electrocatalysts for active and selective ozone production. AIChE J 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- James L. Lansing
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky USA
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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