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Li S, Zhang G, Ma X, Gao H, Fu D, Wang T, Zeng J, Zhao ZJ, Zhang P, Gong J. Atomically Isolated Pd Sites Promote Electrochemical CO Reduction to Acetate through a Protonation-Regulated Mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39324833 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CORR) offers a promising approach for sustainable acetate production, the promotion of which requires the control of multiple protonation steps. This paper describes the synthesis of atomically isolated Pd sites onto Cu nanoflakes to regulate the protonation of key intermediates. The Pd sites with moderate water activation capability are found to enhance the protonation of *CO at the neighboring Cu site to *COH, which is confirmed to be the rate-determining step through kinetic isotope effect studies. The formation of *COH-*CO is therefore promoted. Additionally, the Pd sites would preferentially protonate the C-OH group in *COH-*CO due to the spatial approximability and electronic modulation effects, generating *CCO for the selective formation of acetate. An acetate Faradaic efficiency of 59.5% is achieved at -0.78 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), with a maximum partial current density of 286 mA cm-2 at -0.86 V vs RHE. The optimized catalyst also exhibits long-term stability for 500 h at 100 mA cm-2 in a membrane electrode assembly. This work reveals a new promoting mechanism for selective CORR with simultaneous tuning of the structural and electronic properties of the proton-supplying sites.
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- Shuying Li
- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
- International Joint Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
- National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- International Joint Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
- International Joint Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
- National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
- International Joint Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
- Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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Miao K, Wen J, Luo M, Xiang D, Jiang Y, Duan D, Jiang Z, Sun W, Mei B, Xiong Y, Kang X. Phosphorus Coordination in Second Shell of Single-Atom Cu Catalyst toward Acetate Production in CO Electroreduction. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 39239908 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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It is challenging to achieve highly efficient CO-CO coupling toward C2 products in electrochemical CO and CO2 reductions on single-atom catalysts (SACs). Herein, we report a modulation strategy of phosphorus coordination in the second shell of Cu SACs with a Cu-N4 structure (Cu-N4-P4/C4) and demonstrate experimentally and theoretically the CO-CO coupling through an Eley-Rideal mechanism in electrochemical CO reduction (COR). Remarkably, the Cu SACs exhibit a selectivity of 63.9% toward acetate production in alkaline media on a gas diffusion electrode. Operando synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy confirms the robust Cu-N4-P4/C4 structure of the Cu SACs against the harsh electrochemical reduction conditions throughout the electrochemical COR, instead of forming Cu clusters for Cu-N4 configuration, enabling an excellent COR performance toward acetate. This work not only unravels a new mechanism for CO-CO coupling toward C2 products in COR but also offers a novel strategy for SAC regulation toward multicarbon production with high activity, selectivity, and durability.
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- Kanghua Miao
- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- China National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Yang Q, Liu H, Lin Y, Su D, Tang Y, Chen L. Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for the Conversion of CO 2 into High-Value C 2+ Chemicals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310912. [PMID: 38762777 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals with two or more carbons (C2+) is a promising strategy that cannot only mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions but also reduce the excessive dependence on fossil feedstocks. In recent years, atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), including single-atom catalysts (SACs), dual-atom catalysts (DACs), and single-cluster catalysts (SCCs), emerged as attractive candidates for CO2 fixation reactions due to their unique properties, such as the maximum utilization of active sites, tunable electronic structure, the efficient elucidation of catalytic mechanism, etc. This review provides an overview of significant progress in the synthesis and characterization of ADCs utilized in photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and thermocatalytic conversion of CO2 toward high-value C2+ compounds. To provide insights for designing efficient ADCs toward the C2+ chemical synthesis originating from CO2, the key factors that influence the catalytic activity and selectivity are highlighted. Finally, the relevant challenges and opportunities are discussed to inspire new ideas for the generation of CO2-based C2+ products over ADCs.
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- Qihao Yang
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Liu Q, Bai C, Zhu C, Guo W, Li G, Guo S, Kripalani D, Zhou K, Chen R. M/BiOCl-(M = Pt, Pd, and Au) Boosted Selective Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to C 2 Hydrocarbons via *CHO Intermediate Manipulation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400934. [PMID: 39022985 PMCID: PMC11425252 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Selective CO2 photoreduction to C2 hydrocarbons is significant but limited by the inadequate adsorption strength of the reaction intermediates and low efficiency of proton transfer. Herein, an ameliorative *CO adsorption and H2O activation strategy is realized via decorating bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) nanostructures with different metal (Pt, Pd, and Au) species. Experimental and theoretical calculation results reveal that distinct *CO binding energies and *H acquisition abilities of the metal cocatalysts mediate the CO2 reduction activity and hydrocarbon selectivity. The relatively moderate *CO adsorption and *H supply over Pd/BiOCl endows it with the lowest free energy to generate *CHO, leading to its highest activity of hydrocarbon production. Specifically, the Pt cocatalyst can efficiently participate in H2O dissociation to deliver more *H for facilitating the protonation of the *CHO and *CHOH, thereby favoring CH4 production with 76.51% selectivity. A lower *H supply over Pd/BiOCl and Au/BiOCl results in a large energy barrier for *CHO or *CHOH protonation and thus a more thermodynamically favored OC─CHO coupling pathway, which endows them with vastly increased C2 hydrocarbon selectivity of 81.21% and 92.81%, respectively. The understanding of efficient C2 hydrocarbon production in this study sheds light on how materials can be engineered for photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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- Qiong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Environmental EngineeringWuhan Institute of TechnologyDonghu New & High Technology Development ZoneWuhan430205P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education)Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service FailureHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringNanyang Technological University50 Nanyang AvenueSingapore639798Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringNanyang Technological University50 Nanyang AvenueSingapore639798Singapore
- Nanyang Environment and Water Research InstituteNanyang Technological University1 CleanTech LoopSingapore637141Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing TechnologiesWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan430200P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Sun WY. Rational design of organic ligands for metal-organic frameworks as electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:8824-8839. [PMID: 39051620 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02635g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction to valuable chemical compounds is a sustainable technology with enormous potential to facilitate carbon neutrality by transforming intermittent energy sources into stable fuels. Among various electrocatalysts, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered increasing attention for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) owing to their structural diversity, large surface area, high porosity and tunable chemical properties. Ligands play a vital role in MOFs, which can regulate the electronic structure and chemical environment of metal centers of MOFs, thereby influencing the activity and selectivity of products. This feature article discusses the strategies for the rational design of ligands and their impact on the CO2RR performance of MOFs to establish a structure-performance relationship. Finally, critical challenges and potential opportunities for MOFs with different ligand types in the CO2RR are mentioned with the aim to inspire the targeted design of advanced MOF catalysts in the future to achieve efficient electrocatalytic CO2 conversion.
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- Ya Zhang
- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
- College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Yang W, Mo Q, He QT, Li XP, Xue Z, Lu YL, Chen J, Zheng K, Fan Y, Li G, Su CY. Anion Modulation of Ag-Imidazole Cuboctahedral Cage Microenvironments for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406564. [PMID: 38766872 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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How to achieve CO2 electroreduction in high efficiency is a current challenge with the mechanism not well understood yet. The metal-organic cages with multiple metal sites, tunable active centers, and well-defined microenvironments may provide a promising catalyst model. Here, we report self-assembly of Ag4L4 type cuboctahedral cages from coordination dynamic Ag+ ion and triangular imidazolyl ligand 1,3,5-tris(1-benzylbenzimidazol-2-yl) benzene (Ag-MOC-X, X=NO3, ClO4, BF4) via anion template effect. Notably, Ag-MOC-NO3 achieves the highest CO faradaic efficiency in pH-universal electrolytes of 86.1 % (acidic), 94.1 % (neutral) and 95.3 % (alkaline), much higher than those of Ag-MOC-ClO4 and Ag-MOC-BF4 with just different counter anions. In situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy observes formation of vital intermediate *COOH for CO2-to-CO conversion. The density functional theory calculations suggest that the adsorption of CO2 on unsaturated Ag-site is stabilized by C-H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen-bonding of CO2 in a microenvironment surrounded by three benzimidazole rings, and the activation of CO2 is dependent on the coordination dynamics of Ag-centers modulated by the hosted anions through Ag⋅⋅⋅X interactions. This work offers a supramolecular electrocatalytic strategy based on Ag-coordination geometry and host-guest interaction regulation of MOCs as high-efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction to CO which is a key intermediate in chemical industry process.
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- Wenqian Yang
- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-Sen University, 518107, Shenzhen, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China
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Yang Y, Zhang C, Zhang C, Shi Y, Li J, Johannessen B, Liang Y, Zhang S, Song Q, Zhang H, Huang J, Ke J, Zhang L, Song Q, Zeng J, Zhang Y, Geng Z, Wang PS, Wang Z, Zeng J, Li F. Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C-C coupling. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6316. [PMID: 39060325 PMCID: PMC11282303 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50791-2] [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: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Cu catalyses electrochemical CO2 reduction to valuable multicarbon products but understanding the structure-function relationship has remained elusive due to the active Cu sites being heterogenized and under dynamic re-construction during electrolysis. We herein coordinate Cu with six phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole derivatives to form stable coordination polymer catalysts with homogenized, single-site Cu active sites. Electronic structure modelling, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy show a widely tuneable Cu electronics by modulating the highest occupied molecular orbital energy of ligands. Using CO diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, in-situ Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations, we find that the binding strength of *CO intermediate is positively correlated to highest occupied molecular orbital energies of the ligands. As a result, we enable a tuning of C-C coupling efficiency-a parameter we define to evaluate the efficiency of C2 production-in a broad range of 0.26 to 0.86. This work establishes a molecular platform that allows for studying structure-function relationships in CO2 electrolysis and devises new catalyst design strategies appliable to other electrocatalysis.
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- Yu Yang
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollonong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Yan X, An F, Li Y, Xie J, Du H, Yu Z, Jiang F, Chen H. Advances and Challenges in Interfacial Binding Forces for Electrocatalysts. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400750. [PMID: 38978158 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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As a practical chemical energy conversion technology, electrocatalysis could be used in fields of energy conversion and environmental protection. In recent years, significant research efforts have been devoted to the design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts because the rational design of catalysts is crucial for enhancing electrocatalytic performance. Creating electrocatalysts by forming interactions between different components at the interface is an important means of controlling and improving performance. Therefore, several common interfacial binding forces used for synthesizing electrocatalysts was systematically summarized in this review for the first time. The discussion revolves around the crucial roles these binding forces play in various electrocatalytic reaction processes. Various characterization techniques capable of proving the existence of these interfacial binding forces was also involved in the review. Finally, some prospects and challenges for designing and researching materials through the utilization of interfacial binding forces were presented.
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- Xing Yan
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Smart Coal-fired Power Generation and Ultra-clean Emission, China Energy Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Chen Y, Wang X, Feng Y, Dai Z, Cheng M, Zhang G. Low-coordinated copper facilitates the *CH 2CO affinity at enhanced rectifying interface of Cu/Cu 2O for efficient CO 2-to-multicarbon alcohols conversion. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5172. [PMID: 38890306 PMCID: PMC11189494 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49247-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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The carbon-carbon coupling at the Cu/Cu2O Schottky interface has been widely recognized as a promising approach for electrocatalytic CO2 conversion into value-added alcohols. However, the limited selectivity of C2+ alcohols persists due to the insufficient control over rectifying interface characteristics required for precise bonding of oxyhydrocarbons. Herein, we present an investigation into the manipulation of the coordination environment of Cu sites through an in-situ electrochemical reconstruction strategy, which indicates that the construction of low-coordinated Cu sites at the Cu/Cu2O interface facilitates the enhanced rectifying interfaces, and induces asymmetric electronic perturbation and faster electron exchange, thereby boosting C-C coupling and bonding oxyhydrocarbons towards the nucleophilic reaction process of *H2CCO-CO. Impressively, the low-coordinated Cu sites at the Cu/Cu2O interface exhibit superior faradic efficiency of 64.15 ± 1.92% and energy efficiency of ~39.32% for C2+ alcohols production, while maintaining stability for over 50 h (faradic efficiency >50%, total current density = 200 mA cm-2) in a flow-cell electrolyzer. Theoretical calculations, operando synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Raman experiments decipher that the low-coordinated Cu sites at the Cu/Cu2O interface can enhance the coverage of *CO and adsorption of *CH2CO and CH2CHO, facilitating the formation of C2+ alcohols.
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- Yangyang Zhang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Zhao ZH, Huang JR, Huang DS, Zhu HL, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Efficient Capture and Electroreduction of Dilute CO 2 into Highly Pure and Concentrated Formic Acid Aqueous Solution. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14349-14356. [PMID: 38742424 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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High-purity CO2 rather than dilute CO2 (15 vol %, CO2/N2/O2 = 15:80:5, v/v/v) similar to the flue gas is currently used as the feedstock for the electroreduction of CO2, and the liquid products are usually mixed up with the cathode electrolyte, resulting in high product separation costs. In this work, we showed that a microporous conductive Bi-based metal-organic framework (Bi-HHTP, HHTP = 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene) can not only efficiently capture CO2 from the dilute CO2 under high humidity but also catalyze the electroreduction of the adsorbed CO2 into formic acid with a high current density of 80 mA cm-2 and a Faradaic efficiency of 90% at a very low cell voltage of 2.6 V. Importantly, the performance in a dilute CO2 atmosphere was close to that under a high-purity CO2 atmosphere. This is the first catalyst that can maintain exceptional eCO2RR performance in the presence of both O2 and N2. Moreover, by using dilute CO2 as the feedstock, a 1 cm-2 working electrode coating with Bi-HHTP can continuously produce a 200 mM formic acid aqueous solution with a relative purity of 100% for at least 30 h in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) electrolyzer. The product does not contain electrolytes, and such a highly concentrated and pure formic acid aqueous solution can be directly used as an electrolyte for formic acid fuel cells. Comprehensive studies revealed that such a high performance might be ascribed to the CO2 capture ability of the micropores on Bi-HHTP and the lower Gibbs free energy of formation of the key intermediate *OCHO on the open Bi sites.
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- Zhen-Hua Zhao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China
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Wang J, Wa Q, Diao Q, Liu F, Hao F, Xiong Y, Wang Y, Zhou J, Meng X, Guo L, Fan Z. Atomic Design of Copper Active Sites in Pristine Metal-Organic Coordination Compounds for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400432. [PMID: 38767183 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) has emerged as a promising and sustainable approach to cut carbon emissions by converting greenhouse gas CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels. Metal-organic coordination compounds, especially the copper (Cu)-based coordination compounds, which feature well-defined crystalline structures and designable metal active sites, have attracted much research attention in electrocatalytic CO2RR. Herein, the recent advances of electrochemical CO2RR on pristine Cu-based coordination compounds with different types of Cu active sites are reviewed. First, the general reaction pathways of electrocatalytic CO2RR on Cu-based coordination compounds are briefly introduced. Then the highly efficient conversion of CO2 on various kinds of Cu active sites (e.g., single-Cu site, dimeric-Cu site, multi-Cu site, and heterometallic site) is systematically discussed, along with the corresponding catalytic reaction mechanisms. Finally, some existing challenges and potential opportunities for this research direction are provided to guide the rational design of metal-organic coordination compounds for their practical application in electrochemical CO2RR.
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- Juan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy (HKICE), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Li Z, Lv Y, Huang H, Li ZJ, Li T, Zhang L, Wang JQ. Efficient electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to CO in a flow cell device by a pristine Cu 5tz 6-cluster-based metal-organic framework. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:7067-7072. [PMID: 38566555 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00189c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO is a powerful approach to achieving carbon neutrality. Herein, we report a five-nuclear copper cluster-based metal-azolate framework CuTz-1 as an electrocatalyst for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. It achieved a faradaic efficiency (FE) of 62.7% for yielding CO with a partial current density of -35.1 mA cm-2 in flow cell device, which can be preserved for more than ten hours with negligible changes of the current density and FE(CO). Studies of electrocatalytic mechanism studies revealed that the distance of Cu-N was increased, and the coordination number of the Cu ion was reduced, while the oxidation state of Cu was decreased after the electrocatalysis. These findings offer valuable insights into structural changes that influence the performance of the catalyst during the process of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 process.
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- Zijing Li
- Engineering Research Centre of Large-Scale Reactor Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Large-Scale Reactor Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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Zheng M, Zhang J, Wang P, Jin H, Zheng Y, Qiao SZ. Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Reactions on Copper-Based Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307913. [PMID: 37756435 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Hydrogenation reactions play a critical role in the synthesis of value-added products within the chemical industry. Electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) using water as the hydrogen source has emerged as an alternative to conventional thermocatalytic processes for sustainable and decentralized chemical synthesis under mild conditions. Among the various ECH catalysts, copper-based (Cu-based) nanomaterials are promising candidates due to their earth-abundance, unique electronic structure, versatility, and high activity/selectivity. Herein, recent advances in the application of Cu-based catalysts in ECH reactions for the upgrading of valuable chemicals are systematically analyzed. The unique properties of Cu-based catalysts in ECH are initially introduced, followed by design strategies to enhance their activity and selectivity. Then, typical ECH reactions on Cu-based catalysts are presented in detail, including carbon dioxide reduction for multicarbon generation, alkyne-to-alkene conversion, selective aldehyde conversion, ammonia production from nitrogen-containing substances, and amine production from organic nitrogen compounds. In these catalysts, the role of catalyst composition and nanostructures toward different products is focused. The co-hydrogenation of two substrates (e.g., CO2 and NOx n, SO3 2-, etc.) via C─N, C─S, and C─C cross-coupling reactions are also highlighted. Finally, the critical issues and future perspectives of Cu-catalyzed ECH are proposed to accelerate the rational development of next-generation catalysts.
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- Min Zheng
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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Cui D, Bai F, Zhang L, Li W, Zhang Y, Wang K, Wu M, Sun C, Zang H, Zou B, Wang X, Su Z. Piezofluorochromism in Hierarchical Porous π-stacked Supermolecular Spring Frameworks from Aromatic Chiral Cages. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319815. [PMID: 38299255 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319815] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Piezochromic materials that exhibit pressure-dependent luminescence variations are attracting interest with wide potential applications in mechanical sensors, anticounterfeiting and storage devices. Crystalline porous materials (CPMs) have been widely studied in piezochromism for highly tunable luminescence. Nevertheless, reversible and high-contrast emission response with a wide pressure range is still challenging. Herein, the first example of hierarchical porous cage-based πOF (Cage-πOF-1) with spring structure was synthesized by using aromatic chiral cages as building blocks. Its elastic properties evaluated based on the bulk modulus (9.5 GPa) is softer than most reported CPMs and the collapse point (20.0 GPa) significantly exceeds ever reported CPMs. As smart materials, Cage-πOF-1 displays linear pressure-dependent emission and achieves a high-contrast emission difference up to 154 nm. Pressure-responsive limit is up to 16 GPa, outperforming the CPMs reported so far. Dedicated experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations illustrate that π-π interactions-dominated controllable structural shrinkage and porous-spring-structure-mediated elasticity is responsible for the outstanding piezofluorochromism.
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- Dongxu Cui
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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Zhang MD, Huang JR, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Utilisation of carbon dioxide and nitrate for urea electrosynthesis with a Cu-based metal-organic framework. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 38456336 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05821b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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It is important and challenging to utilise CO2 and NO3- as a feedstock for electrosynthesis of urea. Herein, we reported a stable 2D metal-organic framework (MOF) Cu-HATNA, possessing planar CuO4 active sites, as an efficient electrocatalyst for coupling CO2 and NO3- into urea, achieving a high yield rate of 1.46 g h-1 gcat-1 with a current density of 44.2 mA cm-1 at -0.6 V vs. RHE. This performance surpasses most of the previously reported catalysts, revealing the great prospects of MOFs in sustainable urea synthesis.
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- Meng-Di Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, China
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Wang J, Sun M, Xu H, Hao F, Wa Q, Su J, Zhou J, Wang Y, Yu J, Zhang P, Ye R, Chu S, Huang B, Shao M, Fan Z. Coordination Environment Engineering of Metal Centers in Coordination Polymers for Selective Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction toward Multicarbon Products. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7192-7203. [PMID: 38385434 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) toward value-added chemicals/fuels has offered a sustainable strategy to achieve a carbon-neutral energy cycle. However, it remains a great challenge to controllably and precisely regulate the coordination environment of active sites in catalysts for efficient generation of targeted products, especially the multicarbon (C2+) products. Herein we report the coordination environment engineering of metal centers in coordination polymers for efficient electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ products under neutral conditions. Significantly, the Cu coordination polymer with Cu-N2S2 coordination configuration (Cu-N-S) demonstrates superior Faradaic efficiencies of 61.2% and 82.2% for ethylene and C2+ products, respectively, compared to the selective formic acid generation on an analogous polymer with the Cu-I2S2 coordination mode (Cu-I-S). In situ studies reveal the balanced formation of atop and bridge *CO intermediates on Cu-N-S, promoting C-C coupling for C2+ production. Theoretical calculations suggest that coordination environment engineering can induce electronic modulations in Cu active sites, where the d-band center of Cu is upshifted in Cu-N-S with stronger selectivity to the C2+ products. Consequently, Cu-N-S displays a stronger reaction trend toward the generation of C2+ products, while Cu-I-S favors the formation of formic acid due to the suppression of C-C couplings for C2+ pathways with large energy barriers.
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- Juan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Lu P, Lv J, Chen Y, Ma Y, Wang Y, Lyu W, Yu J, Zhou J, Yin J, Xiong Y, Wang G, Ling C, Xi S, Zhang D, Fan Z. Steering the Selectivity of Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction from Single-Carbon to Multicarbon Products on Metal-Organic Frameworks via Facet Engineering. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:1553-1562. [PMID: 38266492 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Although metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted more attention for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), obtaining multicarbon products with a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) remains challenging, especially under neutral conditions. Here, we report the controlled synthesis of stable Cu(I) 5-mercapto-1-methyltetrazole framework (Cu-MMT) nanostructures with different facets by rationally modulating the reaction solvents. Significantly, Cu-MMT nanostructures with (001) facets are acquired using isopropanol as a solvent, which favor multicarbon production with an FE of 73.75% and a multicarbon:single-carbon ratio of 3.93 for CO2RR in a neutral electrolyte. In sharp contrast, Cu-MMT nanostructures with (100) facets are obtained utilizing water, promoting single-carbon generation with an FE of 63.98% and a multicarbon: single-carbon ratio of only 0.18. Furthermore, this method can be extended to other Cu-MMT nanostructures with different facets in tuning the CO2 reduction selectivity. This work opens up new opportunities for the highly selective and efficient CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products on MOFs via facet engineering.
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- Pengyi Lu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Multi-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR, Singapore 627833
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- Multi-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Zhu HL, Huang JR, Zhang MD, Yu C, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Continuously Producing Highly Concentrated and Pure Acetic Acid Aqueous Solution via Direct Electroreduction of CO 2. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1144-1152. [PMID: 38164902 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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It is crucial to achieve continuous production of highly concentrated and pure C2 chemicals through the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) for artificial carbon cycling, yet it has remained unattainable until now. Despite one-pot tandem catalysis (dividing the eCO2RR to C2 into two catalytical reactions of CO2 to CO and CO to C2) offering the potential for significantly enhancing reaction efficiency, its mechanism remains unclear and its performance is unsatisfactory. Herein, we selected different CO2-to-CO catalysts and CO-to-acetate catalysts to construct several tandem catalytic systems for the eCO2RR to acetic acid. Among them, a tandem catalytic system comprising a covalent organic framework (PcNi-DMTP) and a metal-organic framework (MAF-2) as CO2-to-CO and CO-to-acetate catalysts, respectively, exhibited a faradaic efficiency of 51.2% with a current density of 410 mA cm-2 and an ultrahigh acetate yield rate of 2.72 mmol m-2 s-1 under neutral conditions. After electrolysis for 200 h, 1 cm-2 working electrode can continuously produce 20 mM acetic acid aqueous solution with a relative purity of 95+%. Comprehensive studies revealed that the performance of tandem catalysts is influenced not only by the CO supply-demand relationship and electron competition between the two catalytic processes in the one-pot tandem system but also by the performance of the CO-to-C2 catalyst under diluted CO conditions.
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- Hao-Lin Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515021, 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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Huang L, Liu Z, Gao G, Chen C, Xue Y, Zhao J, Lei Q, Jin M, Zhu C, Han Y, Francisco JS, Lu X. Enhanced CO 2 Electroreduction Selectivity toward Ethylene on Pyrazolate-Stabilized Asymmetric Ni-Cu Hybrid Sites. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26444-26451. [PMID: 37991477 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) possess well-defined, designable structures, holding great potential in enhancing product selectivity for electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) through active site engineering. Here, we report a novel MOF catalyst featuring pyrazolate-stabilized asymmetric Ni/Cu sites, which not only maintains structural stability under harsh electrochemical conditions but also exhibits extraordinarily high ethylene (C2H4) selectivity during CO2R. At a cathode potential of -1.3 V versus RHE, our MOF catalyst, denoted as Cu1Ni-BDP, manifests a C2H4 Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 52.7% with an overall current density of 0.53 A cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH electrolyte, surpassing that on prevailing Cu-based catalysts. More remarkably, the Cu1Ni-BDP MOF exhibits a stable performance with only 4.5% reduction in C2H4 FE during 25 h of CO2 electrolysis. A suite of characterization tools─such as high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, operando X-ray diffraction, and infrared spectroscopy─and density functional theory calculations collectively reveal that the cubic pyrazolate-metal coordination structure and the asymmetric Ni-Cu sites in the MOF catalyst synergistically facilitate the stable formation of C2H4 from CO2.
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- Liang Huang
- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPM), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPM), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100190, China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPM), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Electron Microscopy Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), PSE, KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dong JP, Xu Y, Zhang XG, Zhang H, Yao L, Wang R, Zang SQ. Copper-Sulfur-Nitrogen Cluster Providing a Local Proton for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313648. [PMID: 37801352 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Atomically precise Cu clusters are highly desirable as catalysts for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR), and they provide an appropriate model platform for elaborating their structure-activity relationship. However, an efficient overall photocatalytic CO2 RR with H2 O using assembled Cu-cluster aggregates as single component photocatalyst has not been reported. Herein, we report a stable crystalline Cu-S-N cluster photocatalyst with local protonated N-H groups (denoted as Cu6 -NH). The catalyst exhibits suitable photocatalytic redox potentials, high structural stability, active catalytic species, and a narrow band gap, which account for its outstanding photocatalytic CO2 RR performance under visible light, with ≈100 % selectivity for CO evolution. Remarkably, systematic isostructural Cu-cluster control experiments, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations revealed that the protonated pyrimidine N atoms in the Cu6 -NH cluster act as a proton relay station, providing a local proton during the photocatalytic CO2 RR. This efficiently lowers the energy barrier for the formation of the *COOH intermediate, which is the rate-limiting step, efficiently enhancing the photocatalytic performance. This work lays the foundation for the development of atomically precise metal-cluster-based photocatalysts.
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- Jian-Peng Dong
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Zhang XY, Lou ZX, Chen J, Liu Y, Wu X, Zhao JY, Yuan HY, Zhu M, Dai S, Wang HF, Sun C, Liu PF, Yang HG. Direct OC-CHO coupling towards highly C 2+ products selective electroreduction over stable Cu 0/Cu 2+ interface. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7681. [PMID: 37996421 PMCID: PMC10667242 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Electroreduction of CO2 to valuable multicarbon (C2+) products is a highly attractive way to utilize and divert emitted CO2. However, a major fraction of C2+ selectivity is confined to less than 90% by the difficulty of coupling C-C bonds efficiently. Herein, we identify the stable Cu0/Cu2+ interfaces derived from copper phosphate-based (CuPO) electrocatalysts, which can facilitate C2+ production with a low-energy pathway of OC-CHO coupling verified by in situ spectra studies and theoretical calculations. The CuPO precatalyst shows a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 69.7% towards C2H4 in an H-cell, and exhibits a significant FEC2+ of 90.9% under industrially relevant current density (j = -350 mA cm-2) in a flow cell configuration. The stable Cu0/Cu2+ interface breaks new ground for the structural design of electrocatalysts and the construction of synergistic active sites to improve the activity and selectivity of valuable C2+ products.
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- Xin Yu Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Zhang MD, Huang JR, Shi W, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Self-Accelerating Effect in a Covalent-Organic Framework with Imidazole Groups Boosts Electroreduction of CO 2 to CO. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308195. [PMID: 37656139 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Solvent effect plays an important role in catalytic reaction, but there is little research and attention on it in electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2 RR). Herein, we report a stable covalent-organic framework (denoted as PcNi-im) with imidazole groups as a new electrocatalyst for eCO2 RR to CO. Interestingly, compared with neutral conditions, PcNi-im not only showed high Faraday efficiency of CO product (≈100 %) under acidic conditions (pH ≈ 1), but also the partial current density was increased from 258 to 320 mA cm-2 . No obvious degradation was observed over 10 hours of continuous operation at the current density of 250 mA cm-2 . The mechanism study shows that the imidazole group on the framework can be protonated to form an imidazole cation in acidic media, hence reducing the surface work function and charge density of the active metal center. As a result, CO poisoning effect is weakened and the key intermediate *COOH is also stabilized, thus accelerating the catalytic reaction rate.
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- Meng-Di Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, IGCME, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Tandava VSRK, Spadaro MC, Arbiol J, Murcia-López S, Morante JR. Hydrothermal Fabrication of Carbon-Supported Oxide-Derived Copper Heterostructures: A Robust Catalyst System for Enhanced Electro-Reduction of CO 2 to C 2 H 4. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300344. [PMID: 37306621 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anthropogenic CO2 can be converted to alternative fuels and value-added products by electrocatalytic routes. Copper-based catalysts are found to be the star materials for obtaining longer-chain carbon compounds beyond 2e- products. Herein, we report a facile hydrothermal fabrication of a highly robust electrocatalyst: in-situ grown heterostructures of plate-like CuO-Cu2 O on carbon black. Simultaneous synthesis of copper-carbon catalysts with varied amounts of copper was conducted to determine the optimum blend. It is observed that the optimum ratio and structure have aided in achieving the state of art faradaic efficiency for ethylene >45 % at -1.6 V vs. RHE at industrially relevant high current densities over 160 to 200 mA ⋅ cm-2 . It is understood that the in-situ modification of CuO to Cu2 O during the electrolysis is the driving force for the highly selective conversion of CO2 to ethylene through the *CO intermediates at the onset potentials followed by C-C coupling. The excellent distribution of Cu-based platelets on the carbon structure enables rapid electron transfer and enhanced catalytic efficiency. It is inferred that choosing the right composition of the catalyst by tuning the catalyst layer over the gas diffusion electrode can substantially affect the product selectivity and promote reaching the potential industrial scale.
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- Venkata S R K Tandava
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
- Faculty of Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Catalonia, Spain
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Heng JM, Zhu HL, Zhao ZH, Yu C, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Dicopper(I) Sites Confined in a Single Metal-Organic Layer Boosting the Electroreduction of CO 2 to CH 4 in a Neutral Electrolyte. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21672-21678. [PMID: 37732812 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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It is challenging and important to achieve high performance for an electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) to yield CH4 under neutral conditions. So far, most of the reported active sites for eCO2RR to yield CH4 are single metal sites; the performances are far below the commercial requirements. Herein, we reported a nanosheet metal-organic layer in single-layer, namely, [Cu2(obpy)2] (Cuobpy-SL, Hobpy = 1H-[2,2']bipyridinyl-6-one), possessing dicopper(I) sites for eCO2RR to yield CH4 in a neutral aqueous solution. Detailed examination of Cuobpy-SL revealed high performance for CH4 production with a faradic efficiency of 82(1)% and a current density of ∼90 mA cm-2 at -1.4 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). No obvious degradation was observed over 100 h of continuous operation, representing a remarkable performance to date. Mechanism studies showed that compared with the conventional single-copper sites and completely exposed dicopper(I) sites, the dicopper(I) sites in the confined space formed by the molecular stacking have a strong affinity to key C1 intermediates such as *CO, *CHO, and *CH2O to facilitate the CH4 production, yet inhibiting C-C coupling.
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- Jin-Meng Heng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Si C, Liu X, Zhang T, Xu J, Li J, Fu J, Han Q. Constructing a Photocatalyst for Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol to Benzaldehyde by Photo-Fenton-like Catalysis. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:4210-4219. [PMID: 36856314 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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A photoactive metal-organic framework (MOF), [K(H2O)][Cu(DPNDI)][Cu(DPNDI)(CH3CN)(H2O)] [Cu1.5(DPNDI)1.5H1.5P2W18O62]·2H2O (Cu(Ι)W-DPNDI), was prepared by combining a functional photosensitizer N, N'-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)naphthalene diimide (DPNDI), copper(I) ions, and an oxidation catalyst [P2W18O62]6- into a single framework via a hydrothermal process. Cu(Ι)W-DPNDI exhibited a stable structure, strong light absorption capacity, a suitable band gap, and photoelectric properties, which provided favorable conditions for photocatalysis. In the confined space, the well-aligned Cu(I) ions and POM polyanions played a synergetic effect in the electron-transfer process and reactive oxygen species generation. By coupling photocatalysis and heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysis, Cu(Ι)W-DPNDI displayed high efficiency for the selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols, with up to >99% selectivity and 75% yield.
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- Chen Si
- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou, Henan 466001, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China
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Zhang MD, Huang JR, Shi W, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Synergistic Effect in a Metal-Organic Framework Boosting the Electrochemical CO 2 Overall Splitting. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:2439-2447. [PMID: 36657974 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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It is a very important but still challenging task to develop bifunctional electrocatalysts for highly efficient CO2 overall splitting. Herein, we report a stable metal-organic framework (denoted as PcNi-Co-O), composed of (2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octahydroxyphthalocyaninato)nickel(II) (PcNi-(O-)8) ligands and the planar CoO4 nodes, for CO2 overall splitting. When working as both cathode and anode catalysts (i.e., PcNi-Co-O||PcNi-Co-O), PcNi-Co-O achieved a commercial-scale current density of 123 mA cm-2 (much higher than the reported values (0.2-12 mA cm-2)) with a Faradic efficiency (CO) of 98% at a low cell voltage of 4.4 V. Mechanism studies suggested the synergistic effects between two active sites, namely, (i) electron transfer from CoO4 to PcNi sites under electric fields, resulting in the raised oxidizability/reducibility of CoO4/PcNi sites, respectively; (ii) the energy-level matching of cathode and anode catalysts can reduce the energy barrier of electron transfer between them and improve the performance of CO2 overall splitting.
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- Meng-Di Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Liang Y, Zhao J, Yang Y, Hung SF, Li J, Zhang S, Zhao Y, Zhang A, Wang C, Appadoo D, Zhang L, Geng Z, Li F, Zeng J. Stabilizing copper sites in coordination polymers toward efficient electrochemical C-C coupling. Nat Commun 2023; 14:474. [PMID: 36710270 PMCID: PMC9884666 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35993-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Electroreduction of carbon dioxide with renewable electricity holds promise for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Single-site catalysts have been reported to catalyze carbon-carbon (C-C) coupling-the indispensable step for more valuable multi-carbon (C2+) products-but were proven to be transformed in situ to metallic agglomerations under working conditions. Here, we report a stable single-site copper coordination polymer (Cu(OH)BTA) with periodic neighboring coppers and it exhibits 1.5 times increase of C2H4 selectivity compared to its metallic counterpart at 500 mA cm-2. In-situ/operando X-ray absorption, Raman, and infrared spectroscopies reveal that the catalyst remains structurally stable and does not undergo a dynamic transformation during reaction. Electrochemical and kinetic isotope effect analyses together with computational calculations show that neighboring Cu in the polymer provides suitably-distanced dual sites that enable the energetically favorable formation of an *OCCHO intermediate post a rate-determining step of CO hydrogenation. Accommodation of this intermediate imposes little changes of conformational energy to the catalyst structure during the C-C coupling. We stably operate full-device CO2 electrolysis at an industry-relevant current of one ampere for 67 h in a membrane electrode assembly. The coordination polymers provide a perspective on designing molecularly stable, single-site catalysts for electrochemical CO2 conversion.
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- Yongxiang Liang
- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- grid.260539.b0000 0001 2059 7017Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300 Taiwan
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.248753.f0000 0004 0562 0567Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC 3168 Australia
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- grid.59053.3a0000000121679639Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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Hou X, Ding J, Liu W, Zhang S, Luo J, Liu X. Asymmetric Coordination Environment Engineering of Atomic Catalysts for CO 2 Reduction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13020309. [PMID: 36678060 PMCID: PMC9866045 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as well-known catalysts in renewable energy storage and conversion systems. Several supports have been developed for stabilizing single-atom catalytic sites, e.g., organic-, metal-, and carbonaceous matrices. Noticeably, the metal species and their local atomic coordination environments have a strong influence on the electrocatalytic capabilities of metal atom active centers. In particular, asymmetric atom electrocatalysts exhibit unique properties and an unexpected carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) performance different from those of traditional metal-N4 sites. This review summarizes the recent development of asymmetric atom sites for the CO2RR with emphasis on the coordination structure regulation strategies and their effects on CO2RR performance. Ultimately, several scientific possibilities are proffered with the aim of further expanding and deepening the advancement of asymmetric atom electrocatalysts for the CO2RR.
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- Xianghua Hou
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Nanning 530004, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Nanning 530004, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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Liu J, Lu ZX, Wu FF, Wang B, Cao XL, Wang W, Zhuo Z, Li QH, Huang YG. A chiral SrSi2 (srs) superstructure constructed by a dual interaction system showing isotropic electrical conductivity. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zhu HL, Huang JR, Liao PQ, Chen XM. Rational Design of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electroreduction of CO 2 to Hydrocarbons and Carbon Oxygenates. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2022; 8:1506-1517. [PMID: 36439306 PMCID: PMC9686201 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Since CO2 can be reutilized by using renewable electricity in form of product diversity, electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) is expected to be a burgeoning strategy to tackle environmental problems and the energy crisis. Nevertheless, owing to the limited selectivity and reaction efficiency for a single component product, ECR is still far from a large-scale application. Therefore, designing high performance electrocatalysts is the key objective in CO2 conversion and utilization. Unlike most other types of electrocatalysts, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have clear, designable, and tunable catalytic active sites and chemical microenvironments, which are highly conducive to establish a clear structure-performance relationship and guide the further design of high-performance electrocatalysts. This Outlook concisely and critically discusses the rational design strategies of MOF catalysts for ECR in terms of reaction selectivity, current density, and catalyst stability, and outlines the prospects for the development of MOF electrocatalysts and industrial applications. In the future, more efforts should be devoted to designing MOF structures with high stability and electronic conductivity besides high activity and selectivity, as well as to develop efficient electrolytic devices suitable for MOF catalysts.
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- Hao-Lin Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic
and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic
and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic
and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic
and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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