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Liu Y, Wang D, Yang B, Li Z, Zhang T, Rodriguez RD, Lei L, Hou Y. Mechanistic insights into high-throughput screening of tandem catalysts for CO 2 reduction to multi-carbon products. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024. [PMID: 39016092 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01622j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
Abstract
In carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction (CO2ER), since isolated catalysts encounter challenges in meeting the demands of intricate processes for producing multi-carbon (C2+) products, tandem catalysis is emerging as a promising approach. Nevertheless, there remains an insufficient theoretical understanding of designing tandem catalysts. Herein, we utilized density functional theory (DFT) to screen 80 tandem catalysts for efficient CO2ER to C2 products systematically, which combines the advantages of nitrogen-doped carbon-supported transition metal single-atom catalysts (M-N-C) and copper clusters. Three crucial criteria were designed to select structures for generation and transfer of *CO and facilitate C-C coupling. The optimal Cu/RuN4-pl catalyst exhibited an excellent ethanol production capacity. Additionally, the relationship between CO adsorption strength and transfer energy barrier was established, and the influence of the electronic structure on its adsorption strength was studied. This provided a novel and well-considered solution and theoretical guidance for the design of rational composition and structurally superior tandem catalysts.
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- Yingnan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315200, China
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Ave, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo 315100, China
- Hydrogen Energy Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Guo H, Warnicke P, Griffa M, Müller U, Chen Z, Schaeublin R, Zhang Z, Luković M. Hierarchical Porous Wood Cellulose Scaffold with Atomically Dispersed Pt Catalysts for Low-Temperature Ethylene Decomposition. ACS NANO 2019; 13:14337-14347. [PMID: 31769965 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Despite the excellent catalytic properties of individual nanoparticles and atomic clusters, the current capabilities to assemble them into a complex system are insufficient for many practical applications. An objective of this work is to develop a fabrication technology that allows for the simultaneous control of the nanoparticle surface chemistry, elemental distribution, microscale geometry, and large-scale assembly. Using a cellulose structure derived from wood, we fabricate hierarchical porous cellulose scaffolds combining with cerium-doped TiO2. This hybrid material serves as the support for atomically dispersed Pt catalysts and is used to successfully decompose ethylene at 0 °C. The fabrication concept developed in this work would allow mitigating the conflict between the required large active surfaces and the difficulties in handling nanopowders in environmental catalysis, including food preservation and indoor air purification. We thus discover a promising route to manufacture multifunctional materials with complex structures by combining a controllable chemical synthesis with the nature-designed wood scaffold.
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- Huizhang Guo
- Wood Materials Science , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
- Cellulose and Wood Materials , Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut , 5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland
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- Concrete/Construction Chemistry , Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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- Nanoscale Materials Science , Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences , ETH Zürich , Zürich 8093 , Switzerland
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- ScopeM-Scientific Center for Optical and Electron Microscopy , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Durability of Engineering Materials , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Wood Materials Science , ETH Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
- Cellulose and Wood Materials , Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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Chen JJ, Zhang T, Zhang MQ, Liu QY, Li XN, He SG. Size-Dependent Reactivity of Nano-Sized Neutral Manganese Oxide Clusters toward Ethylene. Chemistry 2017; 23:15820-15826. [PMID: 28925004 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Neutral manganese oxide clusters with the general composition Mn2 N O3 N+x (N=2-22; x=-1, 0, 1) with dimensions up to a nanosize were prepared by laser ablation and reacted with C2 H4 in a fast flow reactor. The size-dependent reactivity of C2 H4 adsorption on these clusters was experimentally identified and the adsorption reactivity decreases generally with an increase of the cluster size. Density functional theory calculations were performed to study the geometrical and electronic structures of the Mn2 N O3 N (N=1-6) clusters. The calculated results indicated that the coordination number and the charge distribution of the metal centers are responsible for the experimentally observed size-dependent reactivity. The highly charged Mn atoms with low coordination are preferential to adsorb C2 H4 . In contrast, the neutral manganese oxide clusters are completely inert toward the saturated hydrocarbon molecule C2 H6 . This work provides new perspectives to design related materials in the separation of hydrocarbon molecules.
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- Jiao-Jiao Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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Datta S, Banerjee R, Mookerjee A. Enhanced magnetism of Cun clusters capped with N and endohedrally doped with Cr. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:024309. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4905481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Soumendu Datta
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098, India
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098, India
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098, India
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