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Lang X, Guo W, Fang Z, Xie G, Mei G, Duan Z, Liu D, Zhai Y, Lu X. Crystalline-Amorphous Interfaces Engineering of CoO-InO x for Highly Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction to CO. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311694. [PMID: 38363062 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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As a fundamental product of CO2 conversion through two-electron transfer, CO is used to produce numerous chemicals and fuels with high efficiency, which has broad application prospects. In this work, it has successfully optimized catalytic activity by fabricating an electrocatalyst featuring crystalline-amorphous CoO-InOx interfaces, thereby significantly expediting CO production. The 1.21%CoO-InOx consists of randomly dispersed CoO crystalline particles among amorphous InOx nanoribbons. In contrast to the same-phase structure, the unique CoO-InOx heterostructure provides plentiful reactive crystalline-amorphous interfacial sites. The Faradaic efficiency of CO (FECO) can reach up to 95.67% with a current density of 61.72 mA cm-2 in a typical H-cell using MeCN containing 0.5 M 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim]PF6) as the electrolyte. Comprehensive experiments indicate that CoO-InOx interfaces with optimization of charge transfer enhance the double-layer capacitance and CO2 adsorption capacity. Theoretical calculations further reveal that the regulating of the electronic structure at interfacial sites not only optimizes the Gibbs free energy of *COOH intermediate formation but also inhibits HER, resulting in high selectivity toward CO.
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- Xianzhen Lang
- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Xia S, Wang Y, Wu J, Wu Y. Recent advances in dynamic reconstruction of electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction. iScience 2024; 27:110005. [PMID: 38846002 PMCID: PMC11154216 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Electrocatalysts undergo structural evolution under operating electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) conditions. This dynamic reconstruction correlates with variations in CO2RR activity, selectivity, and stability, posing challenges in catalyst design for electrochemical CO2RR. Despite increased research on the reconstruction behavior of CO2RR electrocatalysts, a comprehensive understanding of their dynamic structural evolution under reaction conditions is lacking. This review summarizes recent developments in the dynamic reconstruction of catalysts during the CO2RR process, covering fundamental principles, modulation strategies, and in situ/operando characterizations. It aims to enhance understanding of electrocatalyst dynamic reconstruction, offering guidelines for the rational design of CO2RR electrocatalysts.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center (Anhui Energy Laboratory), Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials & Anhui Provincial International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy Materials, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Fan Z, Yang H, Yang D, Li H, Qi K, Hua Z, Jia X, Chen K, Han B. Sn-based film electrodeposited on Ag foil for selective electrochemical CO 2 reduction to CO. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6202-6205. [PMID: 38807546 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00956h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) to valuable chemicals and fuels using renewable energy is a promising way to reduce carbon emission. Herein, Sn-based films were electrodeposited on Ag foil surfaces (Sn/Ag-y) for selective ECR to CO, where y represented the concentration of SnCl2 in the electrodeposition bath. The Sn/Ag-20 electrode achieved a high CO faradaic efficiency of 96.0% with a current density of 69.3 mA cm-2. The enhanced catalytic performance could be attributed to appropriate superficial properties, large electrochemical active surface areas, low charge transfer resistance, efficient stabilization capacity of the CO2˙- intermediates, and suitable combination with electrolytes.
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- Zixi Fan
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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Singh R, Wang L, Huang J. In-Situ Characterization Techniques for Mechanism Studies of CO 2 Hydrogenation. Chempluschem 2024:e202300511. [PMID: 38853143 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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The paramount concerns of global warming, fossil fuel depletion, and energy crises have prompted the need of hydrocarbons productions via CO2 conversion. In order to achieve global carbon neutrality, much attention needs to be diverted towards CO2 management. Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 is an exciting opportunity to curb the increasing CO2 and produce value-added products. However, the comprehensive understanding of CO2 hydrogenation is still a matter of discussion due to its complex reaction mechanism and involvement of various species. This review comprehensively discusses three processes: reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction, modified Fischer Tropsch synthesis (MFTS), and methanol-mediated route (MeOH) for CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons. Along with analysing the reaction pathways, it is also very important to understand the real-time evolvement of catalytic process and reaction intermediates by employing in-situ characterization techniques under actual reaction conditions. Subsequently, in second part of this review, we provided a systematic analysis of advancements in in-situ techniques aimed to monitor the evolution of catalysts during CO2 reduction process. The section also highlights the key components of in-situ cells, their working principles, and applications in identifying reaction mechanisms for CO2 hydrogenation. Finally, by reviewing respective achievements in the field, we identify key gaps and present some future directions for CO2 hydrogenation and in-situ studies.
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- Rasmeet Singh
- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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Centi G, Liu Y, Perathoner S. Catalysis for Carbon-Circularity: Emerging Concepts and Role of Inorganic Chemistry. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400843. [PMID: 38804532 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Carbon circularity is crucial for achieving a circular economy but has wider implications and impacts with respect to the circularity of materials. It has an in-depth transformative effect on the economy. CO2 recycling is a critical component for this objective, with catalysis and inorganic chemistry playing a determining role in achieving this challenge. This concept paper presents some examples, as food for thought, of unconventional aspects in developing thermal and electro/photocatalysts for recycling CO2. The aspects discussed regard designing novel materials for CO2 thermo- or electro-conversion and developing novel nanostructured electrodes.
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- Gabriele Centi
- Department ChiBioFarA, University of Messina, European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC aisbl), V. le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, China
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- Department ChiBioFarA, University of Messina, European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC aisbl), V. le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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Li Y, Wang H, Yang X, O'Carroll T, Wu G. Designing and Engineering Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for CO 2 to CO Conversion: From Single to Dual Metal Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317884. [PMID: 38150410 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) is a promising approach to achieving sustainable electrical-to-chemical energy conversion and storage while decarbonizing the emission-heavy industry. The carbon-supported, nitrogen-coordinated, and atomically dispersed metal sites are effective catalysts for CO generation due to their high activity, selectivity, and earth abundance. Here, we discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for designing and engineering atomic metal catalysts from single to dual metal sites. Engineering single metal sites using a nitrogen-doped carbon model was highlighted to exclusively study the effect of carbon particle sizes, metal contents, and M-N bond structures in the form of MN4 moieties on catalytic activity and selectivity. The structure-property correlation was analyzed by combining experimental results with theoretical calculations to uncover the CO2 to CO conversion mechanisms. Furthermore, dual-metal site catalysts, inheriting the merits of single-metal sites, have emerged as a new frontier due to their potentially enhanced catalytic properties. Designing optimal dual metal site catalysts could offer additional sites to alter the surface adsorption to CO2 and various intermediates, thus breaking the scaling relationship limitation and activity-stability trade-off. The CO2 RR electrolysis in flow reactors was discussed to provide insights into the electrolyzer design with improved CO2 utilization, reaction kinetics, and mass transport.
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- Yi Li
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Hursán D, Timoshenko J, Ortega E, Jeon HS, Rüscher M, Herzog A, Rettenmaier C, Chee SW, Martini A, Koshy D, Roldán Cuenya B. Reversible Structural Evolution of Metal-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Catalysts During CO 2 Electroreduction: An Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307809. [PMID: 37994692 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2 RR) is a rising technology, aiming to reduce the energy sector dependence on fossil fuels and to produce carbon-neutral raw materials. Metal-nitrogen-doped carbons (M-N-C) are emerging, cost-effective catalysts for this reaction; however, their long-term stability is a major issue. To overcome this, understanding their structural evolution is crucial, requiring systematic in-depth operando studies. Here a series of M-N-C catalysts (M = Fe, Sn, Cu, Co, Ni, Zn) is investigated using operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy. It is found that the Fe-N-C and Sn-N-C are prone to oxide clusters formation even before CO2 RR. In contrast, the respective metal cations are singly dispersed in the as-prepared Cu-N-C, Co-N-C, Ni-N-C, and (Zn)-N-C. During CO2 RR, metallic clusters/nanoparticles reversibly formed in all catalysts, except for the Ni-N-C. This phenomenon, previously observed only in Cu-N-C, thus is ubiquitous in M-N-C catalysts. The competition between M-O and M-N interactions is an important factor determining the mobility of metal species in M-N-C. Specifically, the strong interaction between the Ni centers and the N-functional groups of the carbon support results in higher stability of the Ni single-sites, leading to the excellent performance of Ni-N-C in the CO2 to CO conversion, in comparison to other transition metals.
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- Dorottya Hursán
- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Wu Y, Hu Q, Chen Q, Jiao X, Xie Y. Fundamentals and Challenges of Engineering Charge Polarized Active Sites for CO 2 Photoreduction toward C 2 Products. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2500-2513. [PMID: 37658473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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ConspectusGlobal warming and climatic deterioration are partly caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Given this, CO2 reduction into valuable carbonaceous fuels is a win-win route to simultaneously alleviate the greenhouse effect and the energy crisis, where CO2 reduction into hydrocarbon fuels by solar energy may be a potential strategy. Up to now, most of the current photocatalysts photoconvert CO2 to C1 products. It is extremely difficult to achieve production of C2 products, which have higher economic value and energy density, due to the kinetic challenge of C-C coupling of the C1 intermediates. Therefore, to realize CO2 photoreduction to C2 fuels, design of high-activity photocatalysts to expedite the C-C coupling is significant. Besides, the current mechanism for CO2 photoreduction toward C2 fuels is usually uncertain, which is possibly attributed to the following two reasons: (1) It is arduous to determine the actual catalytic sites for the C-C coupling step. (2) It is hard to monitor the low-concentration active intermediates during the multielectron transfer step.Most traditional metal-based photocatalysts usually possess charge balanced active sites that have the same charge density. In this aspect, the neighboring C1 intermediates may also show the same charge distribution, which would lead to dipole-dipole repulsion, thus preventing C-C coupling for producing C2 fuels. By contrast, photocatalysts with charge polarized active sites possess obviously different charge distributions in the adjacent C1 intermediates, which can effectively suppress the electrostatic repulsion to steer the C-C coupling. Based on this analysis, higher asymmetric charge density on the active sites would be more beneficial to anchoring between the adjacent intermediates and active atoms in catalysts, which can boost C-C coupling.In this Account, we summarize various strategies, including vacancy engineering, doping engineering, loading engineering, and heterojunction engineering, for tailoring charge polarized active sites to boost the C-C coupling for the first time. Also, we overview diverse in situ characterization technologies, such as in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in situ Raman spectroscopy, and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, for determining charge polarized active sites and monitoring reaction intermediates, helping to reveal the internal catalytic mechanism of CO2 photoreduction toward C2 products. We hope this Account may help readers to understand the crucial function of charge polarized active sites during CO2 photoreduction toward C2 products and provide guidance for designing and preparing highly active catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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- Yang Wu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Yan J, Wang X, Ning F, Yi J, Liu Y, Wu K. In-modified Sn-MOFs with high catalytic performance in formate electrosynthesis from aqueous carbon dioxide. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:11904-11912. [PMID: 37564013 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01610b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2ER) has become an effective solution to relieve the energy crisis and tackle climate change. In this study, a series of tin-based organic frameworks modified by In (Sn-MOF/Inx) were successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal method and explored for high formate-selective CO2ER. The pure Sn-MOF exhibits maximum formate selectivity with a faradaic efficiency (FEformate) of approximately 85.0% and a current density of 15 mA cm-2 at -1.16 VRHE, while the In (6%)-modified Sn-MOF (Sn-MOF/In6) delivers a much higher maximum FEformate (around 97.5%) and a current density of 16 mA cm-2 at -0.96 VRHE. Remarkably, the Sn-MOF/In6 exhibits a significantly larger specific surface area (183.3 m2 g-1) compared to the Sn-MOF (65.2 m2 g-1). These findings indicate that introducing In, an alien element with a slightly different outer orbital electron number from that of Sn, can significantly boost the selectivity and activity for CO2ER to formate. This study presents an efficient way to modify MOF catalysts through a well-designed introducing process.
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- Jiaying Yan
- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Nanotechnology Research Institute, College of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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Duan XQ, Duan GY, Wang YF, Li XQ, Wang R, Zhang R, Xu BH. Sn-Ag Synergistic Effect Enhances High-Rate Electrocatalytic CO 2 -to-Formate Conversion on Porous Poly(Ionic Liquid) Support. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207219. [PMID: 36720005 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The electrocatalytic transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) to formate is a promising route for highly efficient conversion and utilization of CO2 gas, due to the low production cost and the ease of storage of formate. In this work, porous poly(ionic liquid) (PPIL)-based tin-silver (Sn-Ag) bimetallic hybrids (PPILm -Snx Ag10- x ) are prepared for high-performance formate electrolytic generation. Under optimal conditions, an excellent formate Faradaic efficiency of 95.5% with a high partial current density of 214.9 mA cm-2 is obtained at -1.03 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode). Meanwhile, the high selectivity of formate (>≈83%) is maintained in a wide potential range (>630 mV). Mechanistic studies demonstrate that the presence of Ag-species is vital for the formation, maintenance, and high dispersion of tetravalent Sn(IV)-species, which accounts for the active sites for CO2 -to-formate conversion. Further, the introduction of Ag-species significantly enhances the activity by increasing the electron density near the Fermi energy level.
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- Xiu-Qiang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Moreno D, Omosebi A, Jeon BW, Abad K, Kim YH, Thompson J, Liu K. Electrochemical CO2 conversion to formic acid using engineered enzymatic catalysts in a batch reactor. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2023.102441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Li M, Zhang JN. Rational design of bimetallic catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction: A review. Sci China Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-023-1565-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Hua Z, Yang Y, Liu J. Direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to value-added aromatics. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Liu Y, Liu H, Wang C, Wang Y, Lu J, Wang H. Reconstructed Cu/Cu2O(I) catalyst for selective electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ products. Electrochem commun 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2023.107474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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Jiang Y, Shan J, Wang P, Huang L, Zheng Y, Qiao SZ. Stabilizing Oxidation State of SnO 2 for Highly Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to Formate at Large Current Densities. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- Yunling Jiang
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA5005, Australia
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Recent Progress in Surface-Defect Engineering Strategies for Electrocatalysts toward Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: A Review. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, is one of the biggest threats to the world. As per the IEA report of 2021, global CO2 emissions amounted to around 31.5 Gt, which increased the atmospheric concentration of CO2 up to 412.5 ppm. Thus, there is an imperative demand for the development of new technologies to convert CO2 into value-added feedstock products such as alcohols, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, chemicals, and clean fuels. The intrinsic properties of the catalytic materials are the main factors influencing the efficiency of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2-RR) reactions. Additionally, the electroreduction of CO2 is mainly affected by poor selectivity and large overpotential requirements. However, these issues can be overcome by modifying heterogeneous electrocatalysts to control their morphology, size, crystal facets, grain boundaries, and surface defects/vacancies. This article reviews the recent progress in electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions accomplished by surface-defective electrocatalysts and identifies significant research gaps for designing highly efficient electrocatalytic materials.
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Li L, Zhao ZJ, Zhang G, Cheng D, Chang X, Yuan X, Wang T, Gong J. Neural Network Accelerated Investigation of the Dynamic Structure-Performance Relations of Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction over SnO x Surfaces. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0067. [PMID: 36930771 PMCID: PMC10013797 DOI: 10.34133/research.0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Heterogeneous catalysts, especially metal oxides, play a curial role in improving energy conversion efficiency and production of valuable chemicals. However, the surface structure at the atomic level and the nature of active sites are still ambiguous due to the dynamism of surface structure and difficulty in structure characterization under electrochemical conditions. This paper describes a strategy of the multiscale simulation to investigate the SnO x reduction process and to build a structure-performance relation of SnO x for CO2 electroreduction. Employing high-dimensional neural network potential accelerated molecular dynamics and stochastic surface walking global optimization, coupled with density functional theory calculations, we propose that SnO2 reduction is accompanied by surface reconstruction and charge density redistribution of active sites. A regulatory factor, the net charge, is identified to predict the adsorption capability for key intermediates on active sites. Systematic electronic analyses reveal the origin of the interaction between the adsorbates and the active sites. These findings uncover the quantitative correlation between electronic structure properties and the catalytic performance of SnO x so that Sn sites with moderate charge could achieve the optimally catalytic performance of the CO2 electroreduction to formate.
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- Lulu Li
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China.,Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.,National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Ren T, Miao Z, Ren L, Xie H, Li Q, Xia C. Nanostructure Engineering of Sn-Based Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205168. [PMID: 36399644 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Excessive anthropogenic CO2 emission has caused a series of ecological and environmental issues, which threatens mankind's sustainable development. Mimicking the natural photosynthesis process (i.e., artificial photosynthesis) by electrochemically converting CO2 into value-added products is a promising way to alleviate CO2 emission and relieve the dependence on fossil fuels. Recently, Sn-based catalysts have attracted increasing research attentions due to the merits of low price, abundance, non-toxicity, and environmental benignancy. In this review, the paradigm of nanostructure engineering for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECO2 R) on Sn-based catalysts is systematically summarized. First, the nanostructure engineering of size, composition, atomic structure, morphology, defect, surficial modification, catalyst/substrate interface, and single-atom structure, are systematically discussed. The influence of nanostructure engineering on the electronic structure and adsorption property of intermediates, as well as the performance of Sn-based catalysts for ECO2 R are highlighted. Second, the potential chemical state changes and the role of surface hydroxides on Sn-based catalysts during ECO2 R are introduced. Third, the challenges and opportunities of Sn-based catalysts for ECO2 R are proposed. It is expected that this review inspires the further development of highly efficient Sn-based catalysts, meanwhile offer protocols for the investigation of Sn-based catalysts.
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- Tiyao Ren
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China
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Zang Y, Wei P, Li H, Gao D, Wang G. Catalyst Design for Electrolytic CO2 Reduction Toward Low-Carbon Fuels and Chemicals. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Metal oxides for the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide: Mechanism of active sites, composites, interface and defect engineering strategies. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lv J, Yin R, Zhou L, Li J, Kikas R, Xu T, Wang Z, Jin H, Wang X, Wang S. Microenvironment Engineering for the Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207252. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jing‐Jing Lv
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies Wenzhou University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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Jeon YE, Ko YN, Kim J, Choi H, Lee W, Kim YE, Lee D, Kim HY, Park KT. Selective production of ethylene from CO2 over CuAg tandem electrocatalysts. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Yang H, Huang J, Yang H, Guo Q, Jiang B, Chen J, Yuan X. Design and Synthesis of Ag‐based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Advances and Perspectives. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200637. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hu Yang
- Nantong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nantong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources State Key Laboratory of Space Power-sources Technology CHINA
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- Nantong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of chemistry CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices CHINA
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- Nantong University school of chemistry and engineering 9 Seyuan Road, Nantong 226019 Nantong CHINA
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Lv JJ, Yin R, Zhou L, Li J, Kikas R, Xu T, Wang ZJ, Jin H, Wang X, Wang S. Microenvironment Engineering for the Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jing-Jing Lv
- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Nanyang Technological University School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering SINGAPORE
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Wenzhou University Institute of New Materials and Industrial Technologies CHINA
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- Nanyang Technological University School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering SINGAPORE
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- Wenzhou University Nano-materials & Chemistry Key Laboratory Xueyuan Middle Road 325027 Wenzhou CHINA
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Lim J, Garcia-Esparza AT, Lee JW, Kang G, Shin S, Jeon SS, Lee H. Electrodeposited Sn-Cu@Sn dendrites for selective electrochemical CO 2 reduction to formic acid. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:9297-9303. [PMID: 35748756 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01563c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Large-scale CO2 electrolysis can be applied to store renewable energy in chemicals. Recent developments in gas diffusion electrodes now enable a commercially relevant current density. However, the low selectivity of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) still hinders practical applications. The selectivity of the CO2RR highly depends on the electrocatalyst. Sn catalysts are considered promising cathode materials for the production of formic acid. The selectivity of Sn catalysts can be regulated by controlling their morphology or alloying them with secondary metals. Herein, we enhanced the selectivity of CO2 reduction to formic acid by synthesizing Sn-Cu@Sn dendrites that have a core@shell architecture. The Sn-Cu@Sn dendrites were prepared by a scalable electro-deposition method. The electronic structure was modified to suppress a reaction pathway for CO production on the Sn surface. Notably, the Sn shell inhibited the cathodic corrosion of Cu during the CO2RR. On a gas diffusion electrode, the Sn-Cu@Sn dendrites exhibited 84.2% faraday efficiency to formic acid for 120 h with high stability.
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- Jinkyu Lim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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Chen J, Wang L. Effects of the Catalyst Dynamic Changes and Influence of the Reaction Environment on the Performance of Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2103900. [PMID: 34595773 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) is substantially researched due to its potential for storing intermittent renewable electricity and simultaneously helping mitigating the pressing CO2 emission concerns. The major challenge of electrochemical CO2 reduction lies on having good controls of this reaction due to its complicated reaction networks and its unusual sensitivity to the dynamic changes of the catalyst structure (chemical states, compositions, facets and morphology, etc.), and to the non-catalyst components at the electrode/electrolyte interface, in another word the reaction environments. To date, a comprehensive analysis on the interplays between the above catalyst-dynamic-changes/reaction environments and the CO2 reduction performance is rare, if not none. In this review, the catalyst dynamic changes observed during the catalysis are discussed based on the recent reports of electrochemical CO2 reduction. Then, the above dynamic changes are correlated to their effects on the catalytic performance. The influences of the reaction environments on the performance of CO2 reduction are also discussed. Finally, some perspectives on future investigations are offered with the aim of understanding the origins of the effects from the catalyst dynamic changes and the reaction environments, which will allow one to better control the CO2 reduction toward the desired products.
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- Jiayi Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Kim J, Kim H, Han GH, Hong S, Park J, Bang J, Kim SY, Ahn SH. Electrodeposition: An efficient method to fabricate self-supported electrodes for electrochemical energy conversion systems. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2022; 2:20210077. [PMID: 37323706 PMCID: PMC10190982 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of electrocatalysts for energy conversion systems is essential for alleviating environmental problems and producing useful energy sources as alternatives to fossil fuels. Improving the catalytic performance and stability of electrocatalysts is a major challenge in the development of energy conversion systems. Moreover, understanding their electrode structure is important for enhancing the energy efficiency. Recently, binder-free self-supported electrodes have been investigated because the seamless contact between the electrocatalyst and substrate minimizes the contact resistance as well as facilitates fast charge transfer at the catalyst/substrate interface and high catalyst utilization. Electrodeposition is an effective and facile method for fabricating self-supported electrodes in aqueous solutions under mild conditions. Facile fabrication without a polymer binder and controlability of the compositional and morphological properties of the electrocatalyst make electrodeposition methods suitable for enhancing the performance of energy conversion systems. Herein, we summarize recent research on self-supported electrodes fabricated by electrodeposition for energy conversion reactions, particularly focusing on cathodic reactions of electrolyzer system such as hydrogen evolution, electrochemical CO2 reduction, and electrochemical N2 reduction reactions. The deposition conditions, morphological and compositional properties, and catalytic performance of the electrocatalyst are reviewed. Finally, the prospective directions of electrocatalyst development for energy conversion systems are discussed.
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- Junhyeong Kim
- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material ScienceChung‐Ang UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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Kong X, Zhao J, Ke J, Wang C, Li S, Si R, Liu B, Zeng J, Geng Z. Understanding the Effect of *CO Coverage on C-C Coupling toward CO 2 Electroreduction. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:3801-3808. [PMID: 35467883 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cu-based tandem nanocrystals have been widely applied to produce multicarbon (C2+) products via enhancing CO intermediate (*CO) coverage toward CO2 electroreduction. Nevertheless, it remains ambiguous to understand the intrinsic correlation between *CO coverage and C-C coupling. Herein, we constructed a tandem catalyst via coupling CoPc with the gas diffusion electrode of Cu (GDE of Cu-CoPc). A faradaic efficiency for C2+ products of 82% was achieved over a GDE of Cu-CoPc at an applied current density of 480 mA cm-2 toward CO2 electroreduction, which was 1.8 times as high as that over the GDE of Cu. Based on in situ experiments and density functional theory calculations, we revealed that the high *CO coverage induced by CO-generating CoPc promoted the local enrichment of *CO with the top adsorption mode, thus reducing the energy barrier for the formation of OCCO intermediate. This work provides an in-depth understanding of the surface coverage-dependent mode-specific C-C coupling mechanism toward CO2 electroreduction.
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- Xiangdong Kong
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Gong Y, Pan J, Zhang L, Wang X, Song S, Zhang H. Metal-Organic Frameworks-derived Indium Clusters/Carbon Nanocomposites for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2034-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang W, Jin Z, Chen Z. Rational-Designed Principles for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Upgrading of CO 2 to Value-Added Chemicals. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105204. [PMID: 35072349 PMCID: PMC8948570 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The chemical transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) has been considered as a promising strategy to utilize and further upgrade it to value-added chemicals, aiming at alleviating global warming. In this regard, sustainable driving forces (i.e., electricity and sunlight) have been introduced to convert CO2 into various chemical feedstocks. Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) can generate carbonaceous molecules (e.g., formate, CO, hydrocarbons, and alcohols) via multiple-electron transfer. With the assistance of extra light energy, photoelectrocatalysis effectively improve the kinetics of CO2 conversion, which not only decreases the overpotentials for CO2 RR but also enhances the lifespan of photo-induced carriers for the consecutive catalytic process. Recently, rational-designed catalysts and advanced characterization techniques have emerged in these fields, which make CO2 -to-chemicals conversion in a clean and highly-efficient manner. Herein, this review timely and thoroughly discusses the recent advancements in the practical conversion of CO2 through electro- and photoelectrocatalytic technologies in the past 5 years. Furthermore, the recent studies of operando analysis and theoretical calculations are highlighted to gain systematic insights into CO2 RR. Finally, the challenges and perspectives in the fields of CO2 (photo)electrocatalysis are outlined for their further development.
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- Wenjun Zhang
- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest ResourcesInternational Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and MaterialsJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass‐based Fuels and ChemicalsCollege of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing210037China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic ChemistryMOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and TechnologyJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210023China
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- Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest ResourcesInternational Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and MaterialsJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Green Biomass‐based Fuels and ChemicalsCollege of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing210037China
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Díaz-Sainz G, Alvarez-Guerra M, Irabien A. Continuous electroreduction of CO2 towards formate in gas-phase operation at high current densities with an anion exchange membrane. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Progress and perspectives for engineering and recognizing active sites of two-dimensional materials in CO2 electroreduction. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Liang F, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Lei Y, Sun X. Recent Development of Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Application to Energy Conversion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2100323. [PMID: 34151517 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emission has caused greenhouse gas pollution worldwide. Hence, strengthening CO2 recycling is necessary. CO2 electroreduction reaction (CRR) is recognized as a promising approach to utilize waste CO2 . Electrocatalysts in the CRR process play a critical role in determining the selectivity and activity of CRR. Different types of electrocatalysts are introduced in this review: noble metals and their derived compounds, transition metals and their derived compounds, organic polymer, and carbon-based materials, as well as their major products, Faradaic efficiency, current density, and onset potential. Furthermore, this paper overviews the recent progress of the following two major applications of CRR according to the different energy conversion methods: electricity generation and formation of valuable carbonaceous products. Considering electricity generation devices, the electrochemical properties of metal-CO2 batteries, including Li-CO2 , Na-CO2 , Al-CO2 , and Zn-CO2 batteries, are mainly summarized. Finally, different pathways of CO2 electroreduction to carbon-based fuels is presented, and their reaction mechanisms are illustrated. This review provides a clear and innovative insight into the entire reaction process of CRR, guiding the new electrocatalysts design, state-of-the-art analysis technique application, and reaction system innovation.
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- Feng Liang
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clear Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Institute of Physics & IMN MacroNano (ZIK), Technical University of Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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Li J, Abbas SU, Wang H, Zhang Z, Hu W. Recent Advances in Interface Engineering for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Reaction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:216. [PMID: 34694525 PMCID: PMC8545969 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00738-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) can store and transform the intermittent renewable energy in the form of chemical energy for industrial production of chemicals and fuels, which can dramatically reduce CO2 emission and contribute to carbon-neutral cycle. Efficient electrocatalytic reduction of chemically inert CO2 is challenging from thermodynamic and kinetic points of view. Therefore, low-cost, highly efficient, and readily available electrocatalysts have been the focus for promoting the conversion of CO2. Very recently, interface engineering has been considered as a highly effective strategy to modulate the electrocatalytic performance through electronic and/or structural modulation, regulations of electron/proton/mass/intermediates, and the control of local reactant concentration, thereby achieving desirable reaction pathway, inhibiting competing hydrogen generation, breaking binding-energy scaling relations of intermediates, and promoting CO2 mass transfer. In this review, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of current developments in interface engineering for CO2RR from both a theoretical and experimental standpoint, involving interfaces between metal and metal, metal and metal oxide, metal and nonmetal, metal oxide and metal oxide, organic molecules and inorganic materials, electrode and electrolyte, molecular catalysts and electrode, etc. Finally, the opportunities and challenges of interface engineering for CO2RR are proposed.
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- Junjun Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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Huo C, Cao X, Ye Z, Li Y, Lu T. Hierarchical Bimetallic Electrocatalyst with Amorphous SnO Layer for Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO
2. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Cuizhu Huo
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science & Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 P.R. China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science & Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 P.R. China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science & Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 P.R. China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science & Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 P.R. China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science & Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 P.R. China
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Cao X, Tan D, Wulan B, Hui KS, Hui KN, Zhang J. In Situ Characterization for Boosting Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100700. [PMID: 34927933 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into organic fuels and feedstocks is a fascinating method to implement the sustainable carbon cycle. Thus, a rational design of advanced electrocatalysts and a deep understanding of reaction mechanisms are crucial for the complex reactions of carbon dioxide reduction with multiple electron transfer. In situ and operando techniques with real-time monitoring are important to obtain deep insight into the electrocatalytic reaction to reveal the dynamic evolution of electrocatalysts' structure and composition under experimental conditions. In this paper, the reaction pathways for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) in the generation of various products (e.g., C1 and C2 ) via the proposed mechanisms are introduced. Moreover, recent advances in the development and applications of in situ and operando characterization techniques, from the basic working principles and in situ cell structure to detailed applications are discussed. Suggestions and future directions of in situ/operando analysis are also addressed.
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- Xueying Cao
- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, 999078, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Liu Q, Zhan H, Huang X, Song Y, He S, Li X, Wang C, Xie Z. High Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of SnO
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Nanocrystals with Rich Oxygen Vacancy. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Quan Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen 333001 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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Zhang S, Mo Z, Wang J, Liu H, Liu P, Hu D, Tan T, Wang C. Ultra-stable oxygen species in Ag nanoparticles anchored on g-C3N4 for enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO2. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Guo W, Liu S, Tan X, Wu R, Yan X, Chen C, Zhu Q, Zheng L, Ma J, Zhang J, Huang Y, Sun X, Han B. Highly Efficient CO
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Electroreduction to Methanol through Atomically Dispersed Sn Coupled with Defective CuO Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Weiwei Guo
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515063 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab) Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201204 China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab) Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201204 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhongguancun North First Street 2 Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict Beijing 100049 China
- Physical Science Laboratory Huairou National Comprehensive Science Center Beijing 101400 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
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Guo W, Liu S, Tan X, Wu R, Yan X, Chen C, Zhu Q, Zheng L, Ma J, Zhang J, Huang Y, Sun X, Han B. Highly Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction to Methanol through Atomically Dispersed Sn Coupled with Defective CuO Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21979-21987. [PMID: 34346160 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Using renewable electricity to drive CO2 electroreduction is an attractive way to achieve carbon-neutral energy cycle and produce value-added chemicals and fuels. As an important platform molecule and clean fuel, methanol requires 6-electron transfer in the process of CO2 reduction. Currently, CO2 electroreduction to methanol suffers from poor efficiency and low selectivity. Herein, we report the first work to design atomically dispersed Sn site anchored on defective CuO catalysts for CO2 electroreduction to methanol. It exhibits high methanol Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 88.6 % with a current density of 67.0 mA cm-2 and remarkable stability in a H-cell, which is the highest FE(methanol) with such high current density compared with the results reported to date. The atomic Sn site, adjacent oxygen vacancy and CuO support cooperate very well, leading to higher double-layer capacitance, larger CO2 adsorption capacity and lower interfacial charge transfer resistance. Operando experiments and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the catalyst is beneficial for CO2 activation via decreasing the energy barrier of *COOH dissociation to form *CO. The obtained key intermediate *CO is then bound to the Cu species for further reduction, leading to high selectivity toward methanol.
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- Weiwei Guo
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, ShijingshanDistrict, Beijing, 100049, China.,Physical Science Laboratory, Huairou National Comprehensive Science Center, Beijing, 101400, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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Pore-structure-enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate on Sn-based double-layer catalysts. Electrochem commun 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2021.107056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tian J, Wang R, Shen M, Ma X, Yao H, Hua Z, Zhang L. Bi-Sn Oxides for Highly Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to Formate in a Wide Potential Window. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:2247-2254. [PMID: 33783971 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The electroreduction of CO2 into the highly value-added fuel formic acid (HCOOH) has been considered an ideal approach to convert renewable energy and mitigate environmental crisis. SnO2 electrode is one of the promising candidates to electrocatalytically convert CO2 to HCOOH, but its poor stability limits its future development and application. In this study, highly stable SnO2 /Bi2 O3 oxide catalysts are obtained by distributing SnO2 nanoparticles on the surface of Bi2 O3 sheets. The XPS spectra revealed an interfacial electronic transportation from Bi2 O3 sheets to SnO2 nanoparticles, which made SnO2 rich of electrons. The strong interfacial interaction protected the active sites of SnO2 from self-reduction in CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2 RR), stabilizing SnO2 species in the composite catalyst even after long-term usage. Calculations based on density functional theory signified that the presence of Bi2 O3 favored the adsorption of HCOO* intermediate, improved the CO2 conversion into HCOOH on SnO2 /Bi2 O3 interface. As a result, the SnO2 /Bi2 O3 catalyst attained high performance on CO2 RR (the highest FE C 1 value of 90 % at -1.0 V vs. RHE), suppressing H2 evolution reaction (HER) at high potentials. In particular, the selectivity of HCOOH remained above 76 % in a wide potential window (from -1.0 to -1.4 V vs. RHE) and a long duration (12 h).
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- Jianjian Tian
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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Proietto F, Galia A, Scialdone O. Towards the Electrochemical Conversion of CO
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to Formic Acid at an Applicative Scale: Technical and Economic Analysis of Most Promising Routes. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Federica Proietto
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed.6 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed.6 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed.6 90128 Palermo Italy
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Guo W, Tan X, Bi J, Xu L, Yang D, Chen C, Zhu Q, Ma J, Tayal A, Ma J, Huang Y, Sun X, Liu S, Han B. Atomic Indium Catalysts for Switching CO2 Electroreduction Products from Formate to CO. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6877-6885. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Weiwei Guo
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Photon Sciences, Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory (SSRF, ZJLab), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515063, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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Jeong J, Kang JS, Shin H, Lee SH, Jang J, Hyeon T, Park HS, Sung YE. Self-supported mesoscopic tin oxide nanofilms for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to formate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3445-3448. [PMID: 33645608 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00927c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Here we report a self-supported SnO2 nanofilm prepared by a robust electrochemical process as an electrocatalyst for the CO2 reduction reaction. The SnO2 film had a large surface area originating from its nano-architecture and manifested high selectivity toward formate (over 60%), which resulted in CO2-to-formate current density up to 33.66 mA cm-2 that is among the state-of-the-art. We unveiled that the high performance of the SnO2 nanofilm is attributable to the presence of a metastable oxide under reductive conditions in addition to the abovementioned advantages.
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- Juwon Jeong
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Li S, Lu Z, Yuan B, Hu R, Zhu M. Applications of Plasma-Assisted Systems for Advanced Electrode Material Synthesis and Modification. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:13909-13919. [PMID: 33730485 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Research on advanced electrode materials (AEMs) has been explosive for the past decades and constantly promotes the development of batteries, supercapacitors, electrocatalysis, and photovoltaic applications. However, traditional preparation and modification methods can no longer meet the increasing requirements of some AEMs because some of the special reactions are thermodynamically and/or kinetically unfavorable and thus need harsh conditions. Among various recently developed advanced materials synthesis and modification routes, the plasma-assisted (PA) method has received increasing attention because of its unique and different "species reactivity" nature, as well as its wider and adjustable operating conditions. In this Spotlight on Applications, we highlight some recent developments and describe our recent progress by applying PA systems in the synthesis and modification of AEMs, including direct processing, PA deposition, and plasma milling (P-milling). The mechanisms of how plasma works for specific reactions are reviewed and discussed. It is shown that the PA technique has become a powerful and efficient tool in the following areas, including but not limited to materials synthesis, doping, surface modification, and functionalization. Finally, the prospect and challenges are also proposed for AEM preparation and modification using PA systems. This article aims to provide up-to-date information about the progress of PA technology in the fields of chemistry and materials science.
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- Shaobo Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P.R. China
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Wang G, Chen J, Ding Y, Cai P, Yi L, Li Y, Tu C, Hou Y, Wen Z, Dai L. Electrocatalysis for CO2 conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:4993-5061. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00071j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This timely and comprehensive review mainly summarizes advances in heterogeneous electroreduction of CO2: from fundamentals to value-added products.
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Meng F, Zhang Q, Duan Y, Liu K, Zhang X. Structural Optimization of Metal Oxyhalide for
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- Fan‐Lu Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun Jilin 130012 Jilin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Micro‐Nano Energy Materials and Device, Department of Physics, Xiangtan University Xiangtan Hunan 411105 China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun Jilin 130012 Jilin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University Changchun Jilin 130012 Jilin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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Zhang XF, Li JS, You WS, Zhu ZM. Ag2−O with highly exposed {111} crystal facets for efficient electrochemical oxygen evolution: Activity and mechanism. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63574-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Birhanu MK, Tsai MC, Chen CT, Kahsay AW, Zeleke TS, Ibrahim KB, Huang CJ, Liao YF, Su WN, Hwang BJ. Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide on gold–copper bimetallic nanoparticles: Effects of surface composition on selectivity. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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