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Bhaduri SN, Ghosh D, Chatterjee R, Das S, Pramanick I, Bhaumik A, Biswas P. Ni(II)-Incorporated Ethylene Glycol-Linked Tetraphenyl Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Polymer as a Catalyst for Methanol Electrooxidation. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:12832-12842. [PMID: 37527444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is a perfect alternative to the conventional oxygen evolution reaction (OER), generally utilized as the anode reaction for hydrogen generation via the electrochemical water splitting method. Moreover, MOR is also relevant to direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). These facts motivate the researchers to develop economical and efficient electrocatalysts for MOR. Herein, we have introduced an ethylene glycol-linked tetraphenyl porphyrin-based (EG-POR) covalent organic polymer (COP). The Ni(II)-incorporated EG-POR material Ni-EG-POR displayed excellent OER and MOR activities in an alkaline medium. The materials were thoroughly characterized using 13C solid-state NMR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analyzer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) techniques. These organic-inorganic hybrid materials showed high chemical and thermal stability. Ni-EG-POR requires an overpotential of 400 mV (vs RHE) in OER and 190 mV (vs RHE) in MOR to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2. In addition, the catalyst also showed excellent chronoamperometric and chronopotentiometric stability, indicating that the catalyst can provide stable current over a longer period and its potential as a non-noble metal MOR catalyst.
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- Samanka Narayan Bhaduri
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- School of Material Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- School of Material Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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Shi Y. Comparative DFT study of methanol decomposition on Mo 2C(001) and Mo 2C(101) surfaces. J Mol Model 2023; 29:233. [PMID: 37414901 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05631-3] [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: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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CONTEXT In this study, the complete reaction mechanism of methanol decomposition on metallic Mo2C(001) and Mo/C-mixed Mo2C(101) hexagonal Mo2C crystalline phases was systematically investigated using plane-wave-based periodic density functional theory (DFT). The main reaction route for Mo2C(001) is as follows: CH3OH → CH3O + H → CH2O + 2H → CHO + 3H → CO + 4H → C + O + 4H. Hence, C, O, and H are the main products. It was found that the energy barrier for CO dissociation was low. Therefore, it was concluded that the Mo2C(001) surface was too active to be easily oxidized or carburized. The optimal reaction pathway for Mo2C(101) is as follows: CH3OH → CH3O + H → CH2O + 2H → CH2 + O + 2H → CH3 + O + H → CH4 + O. Therefore, CH4 is the major product. The hydrogenation of CH3 leading to CH4 showed the highest energy barrier and the lowest rate constant and should be the rate-determining step. In addition, the formation of CO + 2H2 was competitive on Mo2C(101), and the optimal path was CH3OH → CH3O + H → CH2O + 2H → CH2 + O + 2H → CH + O + 3H → C + O + 4H → CO + 2H2. The computed energy barrier and rate constant indicate that the rate-determining step is the last step in CO formation. In agreement with the experimental observations, the results provide insights into the Mo2C-catalyzed decomposition of methanol and other side reactions. METHODS All calculations were performed by using the plane-wave based periodic method implemented in Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP, version 5.3.5), where the ionic cores are described by the projector augmented wave (PAW) method. The exchange and correlation energies were computed using the Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof functional with the latest dispersion correction (PBE-D3).
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- Yun Shi
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.
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Siemer M, Tomaschun G, Klüner T, Christopher P, Al-Shamery K. Insights into Spectator-Directed Catalysis: CO Adsorption on Amine-Capped Platinum Nanoparticles on Oxide Supports. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:27765-27776. [PMID: 32432456 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Introducing spectator molecules to the surface of supported noble metal nanoparticles is an innovative approach to improve the selectivity of heterogeneous catalysts. Colloidal synthesis of the nanoparticles allows researchers to select the spectator and the nanoparticle size, as well as the subsequent particle loading on different supports under well-defined conditions. However, understanding the interplay of the various effects that spectators can have on the catalytic properties of metal surfaces still requires further development. In this work, dodecylamine (DDA) is used to develop insights into the influence of spectator species on the chemical properties of 1.4-3.7 nm colloidal Pt nanoparticles on different supports (powders of Al2O3, ZnO, and TiO2). DDA deposition results in two chemically distinct spectator species on the Pt surface depending on temperature, as evidenced from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). DDA selectively blocks terrace sites on the Pt nanoparticles at room temperature, as apparent from diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) with CO as a surface-sensitive probe molecule. The electron donor effect of the amine group in DDA influences the electron densities of the accessible lower coordinated, reactive Pt adsorption sites as indicated from spectral shifts in DRIFTS and XPS. Furthermore, DDA suppresses CO-induced surface reconstruction of the Pt surface and metal-support interactions, although these effects depend on temperature and support composition. Therefore, spectators may be used to adjust the nature of metal nanoparticle-oxidic support interactions. The experimental findings and mechanistic explanations are supported by density functional theory calculations. These results may build a platform in understanding the fundamental properties of amine spectators in Pt-based catalysis, activating specific sites, enhancing site selectivity, acting as sensors, and directing the metal-support interaction.
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- Michael Siemer
- Department of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany
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Anantharaj S, Sugime H, Noda S. Ultrafast Growth of a Cu(OH) 2-CuO Nanoneedle Array on Cu Foil for Methanol Oxidation Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:27327-27338. [PMID: 32459085 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A swift potentiostatic anodization method for growing a 5-7 μm tall nanoneedle array of Cu(OH)2-CuO on Cu foil within 100 s has been developed. This catalytic electrode when screened for methanol oxidation electrocatalysis in 1 M KOH with 0.5 M methanol, delivered a current density as high as 70 ± 10 mA cm-2 at 0.65 V versus Hg/HgO which is superior to the performance of many related catalysts reported earlier. The observed activity enhancement is attributed to the formation of both Cu(OH)2-CuO nanoneedle arrays of high active surface area over the metallic Cu foil. In addition, the Cu(OH)2-CuO/Cu electrode had also exhibited excellent stability upon prolonged potentiostatic electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol while retaining the charge-transfer characteristics. Growth of such highly ordered assembly of Cu(OH)2-CuO nanoneedles within a minute has never been achieved before. When compared to its oxygen evolution reaction activity, the addition of 0.5 M methanol has lowered the overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 by 334 mV, which is significant. This encourages the use of methanol as a sacrificial anolyte for energy-saving production of H2 from water electrolysis.
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- Sengeni Anantharaj
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Farias MJS, Cheuquepán W, Tanaka AA, Feliu JM. Identity of the Most and Least Active Sites for Activation of the Pathways for CO2 Formation from the Electro-oxidation of Methanol and Ethanol on Platinum. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Manuel J. S. Farias
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP, 65080-805 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966, CEP, 65080-805 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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