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Li R, Wang C, Liu Y, Suo C, Zhang D, Zhang J, Guo W. Computational screening of defective BC 3-supported single-atom catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:18285-18301. [PMID: 38910560 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01217h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) driven by renewable electricity offers a green and sustainable technology for synthesizing chemicals and managing global carbon balance. However, developing electrocatalysts with high activity and selectivity for producing C1 products (CO, HCOOH, CH3OH, and CH4) remains a daunting task. In this study, we conducted comprehensive first-principles calculations to investigate the eCO2RR mechanism using B-defective BC3-supported transition metal single-atom catalysts (TM@BC3 SACs). Initially, we evaluated the thermodynamic and electrochemical stability of the designed 26 TM@BC3 SACs by calculating the binding energy and dissolution potential of the anchored TM atoms. Subsequently, the selectivity of the eCO2RR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on stable SACs was determined by comparing the free energy change (ΔG) for the first protonation of CO2 with the ΔG of *H formation. The stability and selectivity screening processes enabled us to narrow down the pool of SACs to the 14 promising ones. Finally, volcano plots for the eCO2RR towards different C1 products were established by using the adsorption energy descriptors of key intermediates, and three SACs were predicted to exhibit high activity and selectivity. The limiting potentials (UL) for HCOOH production on Pd@BC3 and Ag@BC3 are -0.11 V and -0.14 V. CH4 is a preferred product on Re@BC3 with UL of -0.22 V. Elaborate electronic structure calculations elucidate that the activity and selectivity originate from the sufficient activation of the C-O bond and the strong orbital hybridization between crucial intermediates and metal atoms. The proposed catalyst screening criteria, constructed volcano plots and predicted SACs may provide a theoretical foundation for the development of computationally guided catalyst designs for electrochemical CO2 conversion to C1 products.
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- Renyi Li
- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for High Energy Material (MOE), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Wu H, Yu H, Chow YL, Webley PA, Zhang J. Toward Durable CO 2 Electroreduction with Cu-Based Catalysts via Understanding Their Deactivation Modes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2403217. [PMID: 38845132 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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The technology of CO2 electrochemical reduction (CO2ER) provides a means to convert CO2, a waste greenhouse gas, into value-added chemicals. Copper is the most studied element that is capable of catalyzing CO2ER to obtain multicarbon products, such as ethylene, ethanol, acetate, etc., at an appreciable rate. Under the operating condition of CO2ER, the catalytic performance of Cu decays because of several factors that alters the surface properties of Cu. In this review, these factors that cause the degradation of Cu-based CO2ER catalysts are categorized into generalized deactivation modes, that are applicable to all electrocatalytic systems. The fundamental principles of each deactivation mode and the associated effects of each on Cu-based catalysts are discussed in detail. Structure- and composition-activity relationship developed from recent in situ/operando characterization studies are presented as evidence of related deactivation modes in operation. With the aim to address these deactivation modes, catalyst design and reaction environment engineering rationales are suggested. Finally, perspectives and remarks built upon the recent advances in CO2ER are provided in attempts to improve the durability of CO2ER catalysts.
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- Hsiwen Wu
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- ARC Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation and Recycling, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- ARC Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation and Recycling, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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Jiao L, Mao C, Xu F, Cheng X, Cui P, Wang X, Yang L, Wu Q, Hu Z. Constructing Gold Single-Atom Catalysts on Hierarchical Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanocages for Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Syngas. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305513. [PMID: 38032150 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Precious-metal single-atom catalysts (SACs), featured by high metal utilization and unique coordination structure for catalysis, demonstrate distinctive performances in the fields of heterogeneous and electrochemical catalysis. Herein, gold SACs are constructed on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages (hNCNC) via a simple impregnation-drying process and first exploited for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce syngas. The as-constructed Au SAC exhibits the high mass activity of 3319 A g-1 Au at -1.0 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), much superior to the Au nanoparticles supported on hNCNC. The ratio of H2/CO can be conveniently regulated in the range of 0.4-2.2 by changing the applied potential. Theoretical study indicates such a potential-dependent H2/CO ratio is attributed to the different responses of HER and CO2RR on Au single-atom sites coordinating with one N atom at the edges of micropores across the nanocage shells. The catalytic mechanism of the Au active sites is associated with the smooth switch between twofold and fourfold coordination during CO2RR, which much decreases the free energy changes of the rate-determining steps and promotes the reaction activity.
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- Liu Jiao
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Wu W, Tong Y, Chen P. Regulation Strategy of Nanostructured Engineering on Indium-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO 2. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305562. [PMID: 37845037 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2 RR), as an emerging technology, can combine with sustainable energies to convert CO2 into high value-added products, providing an effective pathway to realize carbon neutrality. However, the high activation energy of CO2 , low mass transfer, and competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) leads to the unsatisfied catalytic activity. Recently, Indium (In)-based materials have attracted significant attention in CO2 RR and a series of regulation strategies of nanostructured engineering are exploited to rationally design various advanced In-based electrocatalysts, which forces the necessary of a comprehensive and fundamental summary, but there is still a scarcity. Herein, this review provides a systematic discussion of the nanostructure engineering of In-based materials for the efficient electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to fuels. These efficient regulation strategies including morphology, size, composition, defects, surface modification, interfacial structure, alloying, and single-atom structure, are summarized for exploring the internal relationship between the CO2 RR performance and the physicochemical properties of In-based catalysts. The correlation of electronic structure and adsorption behavior of reaction intermediates are highlighted to gain in-depth understanding of catalytic reaction kinetics for CO2 RR. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities of In-based materials are proposed, which is expected to inspire the development of other effective catalysts for CO2 RR.
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- Wenbo Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China
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Dieterich E, Herrmann L, Dzhyginas O, Binnenböse L, Steimecke M, Kinkelin SJ, Bron M. Multimethod Approach to the Low-Overpotential Region of Micro- to Macro-Scale Working Electrodes of Sub-10 nm Gold Nanoparticles in the CO 2 Reduction Reaction. Anal Chem 2023; 95:16522-16530. [PMID: 37910605 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) over carbon-supported gold nanoparticles (AuNP) was investigated using a broad variety of (electro)analytical methods, including linear sweep voltammetry with a rotating disk electrode (LSV-RDE), sample-generation tip-collection mode of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SG/TC-SECM), as well as full cell tests with highly sensitive online gas chromatography (GC). In contrast to most other studies, this work focuses on the low-overpotential region (0 to -0.4 V vs RHE) where initial product formation is already detected and addresses micro- to macro-sized electrodes. The sub-10 nm AuNPs supported on three different carbon supports (CNTs and carbon blacks) were pretreated in H2/Ar to remove the stabilizer used during AuNP synthesis. LSV-RDE points toward different CO2RR mechanisms at the samples, additionally confirmed by the SG/TC-SECM and full cell tests with online GC. Besides H2 and CO, the AuNP supported on carbon nanotubes showed significant evolution of H2CO in contrast to the other two samples, which was additionally confirmed by accumulating the product during chronoamperometric RDE experiments followed by mass spectroscopic analysis. Surface analysis indicated a complete removal of residual thiolate stabilizer molecules exclusively at the AuNPs supported on carbon nanotubes, which may result in a change in the adsorption geometry or reaction mechanism at this sample. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the combination of these multiple methods to investigate the CO2RR in the low-overpotential region.
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- Emil Dieterich
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Luo Q, Duan H, McLaughlin MC, Wei K, Tapia J, Adewuyi JA, Shuster S, Liaqat M, Suib SL, Ung G, Bai P, Sun S, He J. Why surface hydrophobicity promotes CO 2 electroreduction: a case study of hydrophobic polymer N-heterocyclic carbenes. Chem Sci 2023; 14:9664-9677. [PMID: 37736633 PMCID: PMC10510627 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02658b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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We report the use of polymer N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to control the microenvironment surrounding metal nanocatalysts, thereby enhancing their catalytic performance in CO2 electroreduction. Three polymer NHC ligands were designed with different hydrophobicity: hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-NHC), hydrophobic polystyrene (PS-NHC), and amphiphilic block copolymer (BCP) (PEO-b-PS-NHC). All three polymer NHCs exhibited enhanced reactivity of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) during CO2 electroreduction by suppressing proton reduction. Notably, the incorporation of hydrophobic PS segments in both PS-NHC and PEO-b-PS-NHC led to a twofold increase in the partial current density for CO formation, as compared to the hydrophilic PEO-NHC. While polymer ligands did not hinder ion diffusion, their hydrophobicity altered the localized hydrogen bonding structures of water. This was confirmed experimentally and theoretically through attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation, demonstrating improved CO2 diffusion and subsequent reduction in the presence of hydrophobic polymers. Furthermore, NHCs exhibited reasonable stability under reductive conditions, preserving the structural integrity of AuNPs, unlike thiol-ended polymers. The combination of NHC binding motifs with hydrophobic polymers provides valuable insights into controlling the microenvironment of metal nanocatalysts, offering a bioinspired strategy for the design of artificial metalloenzymes.
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- Qiang Luo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University Providence Rhode Island 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University Providence Rhode Island 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA
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Yang J, Yu J, Dong W, Yang D, Hua Z, Wan X, Wang M, Li H, Lu S. Enhanced the Efficiency of Electrocatalytic CO 2 -to-CO Conversion by Cd Species Anchored into Metal-Organic Framework. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301319. [PMID: 37178410 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a promising platform for electrocatalytic CO2 conversion are still restricted by the low efficiency or unsatisfied selectivity for desired products. Herein, zirconium-based porphyrinic MOF hollow nanotubes with Cd sites (Cd-PCN-222HTs) are reported for electrocatalytic CO2 -to-CO conversion. The dispersed Cd species are anchored in PCN-222HTs and coordinated by N atoms of porphyrin structures. It is discovered that Cd-PCN-222HTs have glorious electrocatalytic activity for selective CO production in ionic liquid-water (H2 O)-acetonitrile (MeCN) electrolyte. The CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO ) of >80% could be maintained in a wide potential range from -2.0 to -2.4 V versus Ag/Ag+ , and the maximum current density could reach 68.0 mA cm-2 at -2.4 V versus Ag/Ag+ with a satisfied turnover frequency of 26 220 h-1 . The enhanced efficiency of electrocatalytic CO2 conversion of Cd-PCN-222HTs is closely related to its hollow structure, anchored Cd species, and good synergistic effect with electrolyte. The density functional theory calculations indicate that the dispersed Cd sites anchored in PCN-222HTs not only favor the formation of *COOH intermediate but also hinder the hydrogen evolution reaction, resulting in high activity of electrocatalytic CO2 -to-CO conversion.
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- Jie Yang
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, 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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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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Chen M, Lu SM, Wang HW, Long YT. Monitoring Photoinduced Interparticle Chemical Communication In Situ. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215631. [PMID: 36637164 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Monitoring interparticle chemical communication plays a critical role in the nanomaterial synthesis as this communication controls the final structure and stability of global nanoparticles (NPs). Yet most ensemble analytical techniques, which could only reveal average macroscopic information, are unable to elucidate NP-to-NP interactions. Herein, we employ stochastic collision electrochemistry to track the morphology transformation of Ag NPs in photochemical process at the single NP level. By further statistical analysis of time-resolved current transients, we quantitatively determine the dynamic chemical potential difference and interparticle communication between populations of large and small Ag NPs. The high sensitivity of stochastic collision electrochemistry enables the in situ investigation of chemical communication-dependent transformation kinetics of NPs in photochemical process, shedding light on designing nanomaterials.
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- Mengjie Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Strasser JW, Crooks RM. Ethanol Electrooxidation at 1-2 nm AuPd Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4093. [PMID: 36432379 PMCID: PMC9692959 DOI: 10.3390/nano12224093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We report a systematic study of the electrocatalytic properties and stability of a series of 1-2 nm Au, Pd, and AuPd alloy nanoparticles (NPs) for the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). Following EOR electrocatalysis, NP sizes and compositions were characterized using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (ac-STEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Two main findings emerge from this study. First, alloyed AuPd NPs exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic EOR activity compared to either monometallic Au or Pd NPs. Specifically, NPs having a 3:1 ratio of Au:Pd exhibit an ~8-fold increase in peak current density compared to Pd NPs, with an onset potential shifted ~200 mV more to the negative compared to Au NPs. Second, the size and composition of AuPd alloy NPs do not (within experimental error) change following 1.0 or 2.0 h chronoamperometry experiments, while monometallic Au NPs increase in size from 2 to 5 nm under the same conditions. Notably, this report demonstrates the importance of post-catalytic ac-STEM/EDS characterization for fully evaluating NP activity and stability, especially for 1-2 nm NPs that may change in size or structure during electrocatalysis.
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Mosali VSS, Bond AM, Zhang J. Alloying strategies for tuning product selectivity during electrochemical CO 2 reduction over Cu. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:15560-15585. [PMID: 36254597 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03539a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Excessive reliance on fossil fuels has led to the release and accumulation of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere which has raised serious concerns related to environmental pollution and global warming. One way to mitigate this problem is to electrochemically recycle CO2 to value-added chemicals or fuels using electricity from renewable energy sources. Cu is the only metallic electrocatalyst that has been shown to produce a wide range of industrially important chemicals at appreciable rates. However, low product selectivity is a fundamental issue limiting commercial applications of electrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu catalysts. Combining copper with other metals that actively contribute to the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction process can selectively facilitate generation of desirable products. Alloying Cu can alter surface binding strength through electronic and geometric effects, enhancing the availability of surface confined carbon species, and stabilising key reduction intermediates. As a result, significant research has been undertaken to design and fabricate copper-based alloy catalysts with structures that can enhance the selectivity of targeted products. In this article, progress with use of alloying strategies for development of Cu-alloy catalysts are reviewed. Challenges in achieving high selectivity and possible future directions for development of new copper-based alloy catalysts are considered.
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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Chen LW, Hao YC, Li J, Hu L, Guo Y, Li S, Liu D, Zhu Z, Wu SQ, Huang HZ, Yin AX, Wang B, Zhang YW. Multi-twinned gold nanoparticles with tensile surface steps for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1315-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Strasser JW, Crooks RM. Single atoms and small clusters of atoms may accompany Au and Pd dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:5067-5073. [PMID: 35758848 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00518b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We report the presence of small clusters of atoms (<1 nm) (SCs) and single atoms (SAs) in solutions containing 1-2 nm dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs). Au and Pd DENs were imaged using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (ac-STEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was used to identify and quantify the SAs/SCs. Two main findings have emerged from this work. First, the presence or absence of SAs/SCs depends on both the terminal functional group of the dendrimer (-NH2 or -OH) and the elemental composition of the DENs (Au or Pd). Second, dialysis can be used to remove the majority of SAs/SCs in cases where a high density of SAs/SCs are present. The foregoing conclusions provide insights into the mechanisms for Au and Pd DEN synthesis and stability. Ultimately, these results demonstrate the need for careful characterization of systems containing nanoparticles to ensure that SAs/SCs, which may be below the detection limit of most analytical methods, are taken into consideration (especially for catalysis experiments).
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- Juliette W Strasser
- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712-1224, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712-1224, USA.
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Yan H, Xiang H, Liu J, Cheng R, Ye Y, Han Y, Yao C. The Factors Dictating Properties of Atomically Precise Metal Nanocluster Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200812. [PMID: 35403353 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal nanoparticles occupy an important position in electrocatalysis. Unfortunately, by using conventional synthetic methodology, it is a great challenge to realize the monodisperse composition/structure of metal nanoparticles at the atomic level, and to establish correlations between the catalytic properties and the structure of individual catalyst particles. For the study of well-defined nanocatalysts, great advances have been made for the successful synthesis of nanoparticles with atomic precision, notably ligand-passivated metal nanoclusters. Such well-defined metal nanoclusters have become a type of model catalyst and have shown great potential in catalysis research. In this review, the authors summarize the advances in the utilization of atomically precise metal nanoclusters for electrocatalysis. In particular, the factors (e.g., size, metal doping/alloying, ligand engineering, support materials as well as charge state of clusters) affecting selectivity and activity of catalysts are highlighted. The authors aim to provide insightful guidelines for the rational design of electrocatalysts with high performance and perspectives on potential challenges and opportunities in this emerging field.
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- Hao Yan
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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Wang F, Meng Y, Chen X, Zhang L, Li G, Shen Z, Wang Y, Cao Y. Effect of nickel-based electrocatalyst size on electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction: A density functional theory study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:587-596. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chauhan P, Hiekel K, Diercks JS, Herranz J, Saveleva VA, Khavlyuk P, Eychmüller A, Schmidt TJ. Electrochemical Surface Area Quantification, CO 2 Reduction Performance, and Stability Studies of Unsupported Three-Dimensional Au Aerogels versus Carbon-Supported Au Nanoparticles. ACS MATERIALS AU 2022; 2:278-292. [PMID: 35578702 PMCID: PMC9101071 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The efficient scale-up of CO2-reduction technologies is a pivotal step to facilitate intermittent energy storage and for closing the carbon cycle. However, there is a need to minimize the occurrence of undesirable side reactions like H2 evolution and achieve selective production of value-added CO2-reduction products (CO and HCOO-) at as-high-as-possible current densities. Employing novel electrocatalysts such as unsupported metal aerogels, which possess a highly porous three-dimensional nanostructure, offers a plausible approach to realize this. In this study, we first quantify the electrochemical surface area of an Au aerogel (≈5 nm in web thickness) using the surface oxide-reduction and copper underpotential deposition methods. Subsequently, the aerogel is tested for its CO2-reduction performance in an in-house developed, two-compartment electrochemical cell. For comparison purposes, similar measurements are also performed on polycrystalline Au and a commercial catalyst consisting of Au nanoparticles supported on carbon black (Au/C). The Au aerogel exhibits a faradaic efficiency of ≈97% for CO production at ≈-0.48 VRHE, with a suppression of H2 production compared to Au/C that we ascribe to its larger Au-particle size. Finally, identical-location transmission electron microscopy of both nanomaterials before and after CO2-reduction reveals that, unlike Au/C, the aerogel network retains its nanoarchitecture at the potential of peak CO production.
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- Piyush Chauhan
- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Zhang W, Zhu X, Kang M, Xu J, Zuo Y, Sun M, Zhao C, Liu H. Water splitting-assisted electrocatalysis based on dendrimer-encapsulated Au nanoparticles for perspiration glucose analysis. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Agarwal S, Singh AK. Electroreduction of CO 2 with Tunable Selectivity on Au-Pd Bimetallic Catalyst: A First Principle Study. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:11313-11321. [PMID: 35199984 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electroreduction of CO2 exhibits great promise in mitigating CO2 from the atmosphere. However, it is quite challenging to produce C1 products selectively on metal surfaces due to inefficient binding of CO with a metal surface. Here, using density functional theory, we studied an experimentally viable system of gold alloyed with a high CO-binding metal palladium. It is observed that the selectivity toward formic acid and methane can be tuned on Au-Pd bimetallic catalysts. Pd-rich alloy surfaces such as Pd deposited on the (211) surface of Au (Pd@Au) are found to be highly selective toward formic acid with an ultralow limiting potential of -0.23 V vs SHE. Interestingly, as the surface of the alloy become Au-rich, the selectivity toward methane increases. Among all the Au-Pd bimetallic systems, the Au-rich (211) surface of Au3Pd alloy has a very low limiting potential of -0.9 V vs SHE for CO2 electroreduction to methane. The selectivity toward methane on this surface is enhanced due to its optimum CO* binding and the ease of CO* protonation to CHO*. The higher feasibility of CO* protonation is a result of the stabilization of adsorbed CHO*. This stabilization is attributed to the interaction of both C and O of the CHO* molecule with the surface Au and Pd. It is found that the selectivity of a catalyst depends upon the stability of various intermediates, which can be regulated by modifying the composition of Au and Pd in the alloy. The results presented here demonstrate broad opportunities to tune the selectivity of the catalyst with varying alloy compositions, which will help to develop novel catalysts for CO2 electroreduction.
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- Sakshi Agarwal
- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Zaera F. Designing Sites in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Are We Reaching Selectivities Competitive With Those of Homogeneous Catalysts? Chem Rev 2022; 122:8594-8757. [PMID: 35240777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided, with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous catalysis. Ways to modify catalytic sites range from the use of the reversible or irreversible adsorption of molecular modifiers to the immobilization or tethering of homogeneous catalysts and the development of well-defined catalytic sites on solid surfaces. The latter covers methods for the dispersion of single-atom sites within solid supports as well as the use of complex nanostructures, and it includes the post-modification of materials via processes such as silylation and atomic layer deposition. All these methodologies exhibit both advantages and limitations, but all offer new avenues for the design of catalysts for specific applications. Because of the high cost of most nanotechnologies and the fact that the resulting materials may exhibit limited thermal or chemical stability, they may be best aimed at improving the selective synthesis of high value-added chemicals, to be incorporated in organic synthesis schemes, but other applications are being explored as well to address problems in energy production, for instance, and to design greener chemical processes. The details of each of these approaches are discussed, and representative examples are provided. We conclude with some general remarks on the future of this field.
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- Francisco Zaera
- Department of Chemistry and UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Liu L, Li W, He X, Yang J, Liu N. In Situ/Operando Insights into the Stability and Degradation Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104205. [PMID: 34741400 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The further commercialization of renewable energy conversion and storage technologies requires heterogeneous electrocatalysts that meet the exacting durability target. Studies of the stability and degradation mechanisms of electrocatalysts are expected to provide important breakthroughs in stability issues. Accessible in situ/operando techniques performed under realistic reaction conditions are therefore urgently needed to reveal the nature of active center structures and establish links between the structural motifs in a catalyst and its stability properties. This review highlights recent research advances regarding in situ/operando techniques and improves the understanding of the stabilities of advanced heterogeneous electrocatalysts used in a diverse range of electrochemical reactions; it also proposes some degradation mechanisms. The review concludes by offering suggestions for future research.
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- Lindong Liu
- College of Resources and Environment, College of Sericulture,Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, 312000, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, College of Sericulture,Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, College of Sericulture,Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, College of Sericulture,Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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Qiao Z, Ding C. Recent Progress on Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Materials for Energy Conversion. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04344g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrocatalytic energy conversion shows a promising “bridge” to mitigate energy shortage issues and minimizes the ecological implications by synergy with the sustainable energy sources, which calls for low-cost, highly active,...
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Souza ML, Lima FHB. Dibenzyldithiocarbamate-Functionalized Small Gold Nanoparticles as Selective Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to CO. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Maykon L. Souza
- Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Saocarlense, 400, São Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Saocarlense, 400, São Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil
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Jin S, Hao Z, Zhang K, Yan Z, Chen J. Advances and Challenges for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to CO: From Fundamentals to Industrialization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20627-20648. [PMID: 33861487 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2 RR) provides an attractive approach to convert renewable electricity into fuels and feedstocks in the form of chemical bonds. Among the different CO2 RR pathways, the conversion of CO2 into CO is considered one of the most promising candidate reactions because of its high technological and economic feasibility. Integrating catalyst and electrolyte design with an understanding of the catalytic mechanism will yield scientific insights and promote this technology towards industrial implementation. Herein, we give an overview of recent advances and challenges for the selective conversion of CO2 into CO. Multidimensional catalyst and electrolyte engineering for the CO2 RR are also summarized. Furthermore, recent studies on the large-scale production of CO are highlighted to facilitate industrialization of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 . To conclude, the remaining technological challenges and future directions for the industrial application of the CO2 RR to generate CO are highlighted.
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- Song Jin
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Strasser JW, Hersbach TJP, Liu J, Lapp AS, Frenkel AI, Crooks RM. Electrochemical Cleaning Stability and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of 1‐2 nm Dendrimer‐Encapsulated Au Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Juliette W. Strasser
- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300 Austin TX 78712-1224, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300 Austin TX 78712-1224, U.S.A
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- Department of Physics Manhattan College Riverdale NY 10471 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300 Austin TX 78712-1224, U.S.A
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Stony Brook University Stony Brook NY 11794 USA
- Division of Chemistry Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin 2506 Speedway, Stop A5300 Austin TX 78712-1224, U.S.A
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Pattadar DK, Nambiar HN, Allen SL, Jasinski JB, Zamborini FP. Effect of Metal Nanoparticle Aggregate Structure on the Thermodynamics of Oxidative Dissolution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:7320-7327. [PMID: 34097413 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Here, we compare the electrochemical oxidation potential of 15 nm diameter citrate-stabilized Au NPs aggregated by acid (low pH) to those aggregated by tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC). For acid-induced aggregation, the solution changes to a blue-violet color, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) band of Au NPs at 520 nm decreases along with an increase in absorbance at higher wavelengths (600-800 nm), and the peak oxidation potential (Ep) in anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) obtained in bromide has a positive shift by as large as 200 mV. For THPC-induced aggregation (Au/THPC mole ratio = 62.5), the solution changes to a blue color as the LSPR band at 520 nm decreases and a new distinct peak at 700 nm appears, but the Ep does not exhibit a positive shift. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images reveal that acid-induced aggregates are three-dimensional with strongly fused Au NP-Au NP contacts, while THPC-induced aggregates are linear or two-dimensional with ∼1 nm separation between Au NPs. The surface area-to-volume ratio (SA/V) decreases for acid-aggregated Au NPs due to strong Au NP-Au NP contacts, which leads to lower surface free energy and a higher Ep. The SA/V does not change for THPC-aggregated Au NPs since space remains between them and their SA is fully accessible. These findings show that metal NP oxidative stability, as determined by ASV, is highly sensitive to the details of the aggregate structure.
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- Dhruba K Pattadar
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, United States
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Worm-like Au nanoparticles anchored to 3D graphene foam for efficient and selective CO2 reduction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jin S, Hao Z, Zhang K, Yan Z, Chen J. Advances and Challenges for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO
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to CO: From Fundamentals to Industrialization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Song Jin
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Qi K, Zhang Y, Li J, Charmette C, Ramonda M, Cui X, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wu H, Wang W, Zhang X, Voiry D. Enhancing the CO 2-to-CO Conversion from 2D Silver Nanoprisms via Superstructure Assembly. ACS NANO 2021; 15:7682-7693. [PMID: 33861069 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The electrochemical reduction of CO2 in a highly selective and efficient manner is a crucial step toward its reuse for the production of chemicals and fuels. Nanostructured Ag catalysts have been found to be effective candidates for the conversion of CO2-to-CO. However, the ambiguous determination of the intrinsic CO2 activity and the maximization of the density of exposed active sites have greatly limited the use of Ag toward the realization of practical electrocatalytic devices. Here, we report a superstructure design strategy prepared by the self-assembly of two-dimensional Ag nanoprisms for maximizing the exposure of active edge ribs. The vertically stacked Ag nanoprisms allow the exposure of >95% of the edge sites, resulting in an enhanced selectivity and activity toward the production of CO from CO2 with an overpotential of 152 mV. The Ag superstructures also demonstrate a selectivity of over 90% for 100 h together with a current retention of ≈94% at -600 mV versus the reversible hydrogen electrode and a partial energy efficiency for CO production of 70.5%. Our electrochemical measurements on individual Ag nanoprisms with various edge-to-basal plane ratios and the Ag superstructures led to the identification of the edge ribs as the active sites thanks to the ≈400 mV decrease in the onset potential compared to that of the Ag (111) basal planes and a turnover frequency of 9.2 × 10-3 ± 1.9 × 10-3 s-1 at 0 V overpotential.
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- Kun Qi
- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi710021, China
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
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- Central Technology in Micro and Nanoelectronics CTM-LMCP, Université Montpellier, Montpellier 34000, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Department of Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Department of Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060 China
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
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- Qiongtai Normal University, Haikou, Hainan 571127, China
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier 34000, France
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Li S, Nagarajan AV, Alfonso DR, Sun M, Kauffman DR, Mpourmpakis G, Jin R. Boosting CO
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Electrochemical Reduction with Atomically Precise Surface Modification on Gold Nanoclusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6351-6356. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Site Li
- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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Li S, Nagarajan AV, Alfonso DR, Sun M, Kauffman DR, Mpourmpakis G, Jin R. Boosting CO
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Electrochemical Reduction with Atomically Precise Surface Modification on Gold Nanoclusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Site Li
- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) United States Department of Energy Pittsburgh PA USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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Fu X, Zhang J, Kang Y. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 towards multi-carbon products via a two-step process. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00001b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The two-step electroreduction of CO2 to multi-carbon products with a high selectivity and production rate of industrial relevance provides an alternative route for converting CO2 to fuels and chemicals.
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- Xianbiao Fu
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- China
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Shang H, Wallentine SK, Hofmann DM, Zhu Q, Murphy CJ, Baker LR. Effect of surface ligands on gold nanocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12298-12306. [PMID: 34976334 PMCID: PMC8641489 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05089j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Nanoparticle catalysts display optimal mass activity due to their high surface to volume ratio and tunable size and structure. However, control of nanoparticle size requires the presence of surface ligands, which significantly influence catalytic performance. In this work, we investigate the effect of dodecanethiol on the activity, selectivity, and stability of Au nanoparticles for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R). Results show that dodecanethiol on Au nanoparticles significantly enhances selectivity and stability with minimal loss in activity by acting as a CO2-permeable membrane, which blocks the deposition of metal ions that are otherwise responsible for rapid deactivation. Although dodecanethiol occupies 90% or more of the electrochemical active surface area, it has a negligible effect on the partial current density to CO, indicating that it specifically does not block the active sites responsible for CO2R. Further, by preventing trace ion deposition, dodecanethiol stabilizes CO production on Au nanoparticles under conditions where CO2R selectivity on polycrystalline Au rapidly decays to zero. Comparison with other surface ligands and nanoparticles shows that this effect is specific to both the chemical identity and the surface structure of the dodecanethiol monolayer. To demonstrate the potential of this catalyst, CO2R was performed in electrolyte prepared from ambient river water, and dodecanethiol-capped Au nanoparticles produce more than 100 times higher CO yield compared to clean polycrystalline Au at identical potential and similar current.
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Yang G, Xu W, Tian K, Su D, Xu J, Chen H, Zhang Y. Controllable syngas production on gold nanowires/nickel foam electrode in non-aqueous system. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 579:290-296. [PMID: 32593911 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A hierarchical electrode is prepared with Au nanowires grown on nickel foam. With large specific active surface area, it is used for producing syngas (H2/CO) with controllable ratio, through electrochemical process in DMF. The synthetic innovation lies in the use of 3-cyanopropyltriethoxysilane, to achieve the adsorption of appropriate amount of Au seeds for the one-dimensional growth of ultrathin Au nanowires (d ≈ 5 nm). With the nanowires forest on the three-dimensional porous nickel foam substrate, syngas is produced by electro-catalysis with high overall Faradic efficiency and tunable H2/CO ratios. This synthetic strategy opens a facile way to synthesize the hierarchical nanostructured materials, and broaden the choice of the catalysts for electrochemical applications.
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- Ge Yang
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Zhang RZ, Wu BY, Li Q, Lu LL, Shi W, Cheng P. Design strategies and mechanism studies of CO2 electroreduction catalysts based on coordination chemistry. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vijayakumar A, Zhao Y, Zou J, Wang K, Lee CY, MacFarlane DR, Wang C, Wallace GG. A Self-Assembled CO 2 Reduction Electrocatalyst: Posy-Bouquet-Shaped Gold-Polyaniline Core-Shell Nanocomposite. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:5023-5030. [PMID: 32666707 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here it was demonstrated that the decoration of gold (Au) with polyaniline is an effective approach in increasing its electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO. The core-shell-structured gold-polyaniline (Au-PANI) nanocomposite delivered a CO2 -to-CO conversion efficiency of 85 % with a high current density of 11.6 mA cm-2 . The polyaniline shell facilitated CO2 adsorption, and the subsequent formation of reaction intermediates on the gold core contributed to the high efficiency observed.
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- Amruthalakshmi Vijayakumar
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Facility, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Ouyang T, Huang S, Wang X, Liu Z. Nanostructures for Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction. Chemistry 2020; 26:14024-14035. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ting Ouyang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute of, Clean Energy and Materials Guangzhou Key Laboratory for, Clean Energy and Materials Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University No. 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher, Education Mega Center 510006 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute of, Clean Energy and Materials Guangzhou Key Laboratory for, Clean Energy and Materials Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University No. 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher, Education Mega Center 510006 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute of, Clean Energy and Materials Guangzhou Key Laboratory for, Clean Energy and Materials Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University No. 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher, Education Mega Center 510006 Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute of, Clean Energy and Materials Guangzhou Key Laboratory for, Clean Energy and Materials Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University No. 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher, Education Mega Center 510006 Guangzhou P. R. China
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Zhang ZQ, Banerjee S, Thoi VS, Shoji Hall A. Reorganization of Interfacial Water by an Amphiphilic Cationic Surfactant Promotes CO 2 Reduction. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:5457-5463. [PMID: 32524821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) near the surface of a Cu electrode promotes the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to fuels. CTAB increases the CO2 reduction rate by as much as 10× and decreased the HER rate by 4×, leading to ∼75% selectivity toward the reduction of CO2. Surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) was used to probe the effects of CTAB adsorption on the structure of interfacial water and CO2 reduction intermediates. HER suppression was found to arise from the displacement of interfacial water molecules from CTAB adsorption within the double layer. The enhanced CO2 reduction rate can be correlated to an increased population of atop-bound CO and the emergence of a low frequency atop-CO band. These results unravel the role of additives in improving CO2-to-fuels electrocatalysis and establishing this as a powerful methodology for directing product selectivity.
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- Zhuo-Qun Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Efficient electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to ethylene on copper–antimony bimetallic alloy catalyst. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63542-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Woldu AR. From low to high-index facets of noble metal nanocrystals: a way forward to enhance the performance of electrochemical CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:8626-8635. [PMID: 32285069 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01412e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To date, noble metal nanoparticles, mainly the gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles, are the most active and selective heterogeneous catalysts that have revealed a tendency to form CO and directly synthesize syngas as a result of the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). The CO2RR activity and selectivity are influenced by a wide range of factors, such as morphology, surface structure, shape, composition, type of electrolyte used, and pH. Most of these issues have been reviewed and evaluated critically. Herein, the CO2RR activity and selectivity to CO formation on the low and high-index facets of Au, Ag, and Pt NCs were evaluated with a greater motive to provide new insights into the field. The author refers to different experimental approaches and the corresponding theoretical methods that have been employed to study the product formation activity and selectivity on low and high-index facet noble metal NCs for the CO2RR. In conclusion, some perspectives have been provided on the future research of the low and high-index facets of noble metal NCs for CO2 reduction.
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- Abebe Reda Woldu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar 79, Ethiopia.
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Lenne Q, Leroux YR, Lagrost C. Surface Modification for Promoting Durable, Efficient, and Selective Electrocatalysts. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Quentin Lenne
- ISCR-UMR 6226CNRS and Univ Rennes Campus de Beaulieu F-35042 Rennes France
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- ISCR-UMR 6226CNRS and Univ Rennes Campus de Beaulieu F-35042 Rennes France
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- ISCR-UMR 6226CNRS and Univ Rennes Campus de Beaulieu F-35042 Rennes France
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Lu C, Itanze DS, Aragon AG, Ma X, Li H, Ucer KB, Hewitt C, Carroll DL, Williams RT, Qiu Y, Geyer SM. Synthesis of lead-free Cs 3Sb 2Br 9 perovskite alternative nanocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic CO 2 reduction activity. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:2987-2991. [PMID: 31995081 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07722g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A synthetic method for uniform and pure Cs3Sb2Br9 NCs has been developed. Cs3Sb2Br9 NCs exhibit a 10-fold increase in activity for the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction compared to CsPbBr3 NCs, achieving 510 μmol CO g-1 cat. after 4 h. Density functional theory shows that Cs3Sb2Br9 surfaces sufficiently expose Sb to allow reactivity, as opposed to the unreactive CsPbBr3 surface.
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- Chang Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, USA.
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Pattadar DK, Mainali BP, Jasinski JB, Zamborini FP. Electrooxidation, Size Stability, and Electrocatalytic Activity of 0.9 nm Diameter Gold Nanoclusters Coated with a Weak Stabilizer. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Dhruba K. Pattadar
- Department of Chemistry University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40208 USA
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- Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40208 USA
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Yang D, Zhu Q, Sun X, Chen C, Guo W, Yang G, Han B. Electrosynthesis of a Defective Indium Selenide with 3D Structure on a Substrate for Tunable CO
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Electroreduction to Syngas. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:2354-2359. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Dexin Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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Gao M, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Wu K, Lu H, Tang S, Liu C, Yue H, Liang B, Yan J. The role of adsorbed oleylamine on gold catalysts during synthesis for highly selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7021-7024. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01088j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Adsorbed oleylamine on Au NP surfaces during preparation can efficiently enhance electrocatalysis of CO2 to CO and inhibit the hydrogen evolution reaction.
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Franco F, Rettenmaier C, Jeon HS, Roldan Cuenya B. Transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction: from atoms and molecules to nanostructured materials. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6884-6946. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00835d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An overview of the main strategies for the rational design of transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, ranging from molecular systems to single-atom and nanostructured catalysts.
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- Federico Franco
- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Precise Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Behavior. TOP ORGANOMETAL CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/3418_2020_37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yang D, Zhu Q, Sun X, Chen C, Guo W, Yang G, Han B. Electrosynthesis of a Defective Indium Selenide with 3D Structure on a Substrate for Tunable CO
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Electroreduction to Syngas. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Dexin Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Physical Science LaboratoryHuairou National Comprehensive Science Center No. 5 Yanqi East, Second Street Beijing 101400 China
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Pattadar DK, Zamborini FP. Effect of Size, Coverage, and Dispersity on the Potential-Controlled Ostwald Ripening of Metal Nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:16416-16426. [PMID: 31647240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Here, we describe the size-dependent, electrochemically controlled Ostwald ripening of 1.6, 4, and 15 nm-diameter Au nanoparticles (NPs) attached to (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES)-modified glass/indium-tin-oxide electrodes. Holding the Au NP-coated electrodes at a constant negative potential of the dissolution potential in a bromide-containing electrolyte led to electrochemical Ostwald ripening of the different-sized Au NPs. The relative increase in the diameter of the NPs (Dfinal/Dinitial) during electrochemical Ostwald ripening increases with decreasing NP size, increasing applied potential, increasing NP population size dispersity, and increasing NP coverage on the electrodes. Monitoring the average size of the Au NPs as a function of time at a controlled potential allows the measurement of the Ostwald ripening rate. Anodic stripping voltammetry and electrochemical determination of the surface area-to-volume ratio provide fast and convenient size analysis for many different samples and conditions, with consistent sizes from scanning electron microscopy images for some samples. It is important to better understand electrochemical Ostwald ripening, especially under potential control, since it is a major process that occurs during the synthesis of metal NPs and leads to detrimental size instability during electrochemical applications.
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- Dhruba K Pattadar
- Department of Chemistry , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky 40292 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky 40292 , United States
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Kwok KS, Wang Y, Cao MC, Shen H, He Z, Poirier G, McCandless BE, Livi KJ, Muller DA, Wang C, Gracias DH. Nano-folded Gold Catalysts for Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:9154-9159. [PMID: 31738851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The local structure and geometry of catalytic interfaces can influence the selectivity of chemical reactions. Selectivity is often critical for the practical realization of reactions such as the electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2). Previously developed strategies to manipulate the structure and geometry of catalysts for electroreduction of CO2 involve complex processes or fail to efficiently alter the selectivity. Here, using a prestrained polymer, we uniaxially and biaxially compress a 60 nm gold film to form a nano-folded electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction. We observe two kinds of folds and can tune the ratio of loose to tight folds by varying the extent of prestrain in the polymer. We characterize the nano-folded catalysts using X-ray diffraction, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy. We observe grain reorientation and coarsening in the nano-folded gold catalysts. We measure an enhancement of Faradaic efficiency for carbon monoxide formation with the biaxially compressed nano-folded catalyst by a factor of about nine as compared to the flat catalyst (up to 87.4%). We rationalize this observation by noting that an increase of the local pH in the tight folds of the catalyst outweighs the effects of alterations in grain characteristics. Together, our studies demonstrate that nano-folded geometries can significantly alter grain characteristics, mass transport, and catalytic performance.
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- Kam Sang Kwok
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14853 , United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Advanced Materials Characterization Lab , University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware 19716 , United States
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- Institute of Energy Conversion , University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware 19716 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14853 , United States
- Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14853 , United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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Trindell JA, Duan Z, Henkelman G, Crooks RM. Well-Defined Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for the Refinement of Theory. Chem Rev 2019; 120:814-850. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jamie A. Trindell
- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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