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Yu J, Hao X, Mu L, Shi W, She G. Photoelectrocatalytic Utilization of CO 2 : A Big Show of Si-based Photoelectrodes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303552. [PMID: 38158581 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303552] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
CO2 is a greenhouse gas that contributes to environmental deterioration; however, it can also be utilized as an abundant C1 resource for the production of valuable chemicals. Solar-driven photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) CO2 utilization represents an advanced technology for the resourcing of CO2 . The key to achieving PEC CO2 utilization lies in high-performance semiconductor photoelectrodes. Si-based photoelectrodes have attracted increasing attention in the field of PEC CO2 utilization due to their suitable band gap (1.1 eV), high carrier mobility, low cost, and abundance on Earth. There are two pathways to PEC CO2 utilization using Si-based photoelectrodes: direct reduction of CO2 into small molecule fuels and chemicals, and fixation of CO2 with organic substrates to generate high-value chemicals. The efficiency and product selectivity of PEC CO2 utilization depends on the structures of the photoelectrodes as well as the composition, morphology, and size of the catalysts. In recent years, significant and influential progress has been made in utilizing Si-based photoelectrodes for PEC CO2 utilization. This review summarizes the latest research achievements in Si-based PEC CO2 utilization, with a particular emphasis on the mechanistic understanding of CO2 reduction and fixation, which will inspire future developments in this field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiacheng Yu
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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Yang Y, Wang Z, Liang Z, Shen L, Guo C, Shi Y, Tan H, Lu Z, Yan C. Insight into the Evolution of Ordered Mesoporous sp 2 Carbonaceous Material Derived from Self-Assembly of a Block Copolymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:43690-43700. [PMID: 36112494 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Block-copolymer-derived ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) materials have great potential in many applications, such as adsorption, catalysis, and energy conversions; however, their formation process and the kinetic mechanism remain unclear. Herein, a N-doped OMC (N-OMC) with sp2-bonded C atoms is developed via self-assembly of the polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinyl pyridine) block copolymer. By correlating the external morphologies with the internal chemical states, the formation process can be concluded as follows: (1) pore evolution via polystyrene domain degradation and (2) regularization and graphitization of the residual carbon via the removal of sp3 C atoms. In addition, the thickness of the N-OMC shows a power function relationship with the spin-coating rate, and the N content can be incredibly increased up to 26.34 at. % in an NH3 carbonization atmosphere. With the as-prepared N-OMC as the support for loading of the pseudo-atomic-scale Pt (Pt/N-OMC), a high electrochemical active surface area value of 99.64 m2·g-1 and a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.850 VRHE are achieved, showing great potential in developing single-atom electrocatalysts.
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- Yi Yang
- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Hydrogen Production and Utilization Group, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Key Lab of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Lab of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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Harwood SJ, Palkowitz MD, Gannett CN, Perez P, Yao Z, Sun L, Abruña HD, Anderson SL, Baran PS. Modular terpene synthesis enabled by mild electrochemical couplings. Science 2022; 375:745-752. [PMID: 35175791 PMCID: PMC9248352 DOI: 10.1126/science.abn1395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The synthesis of terpenes is a large field of research that is woven deeply into the history of chemistry. Terpene biosynthesis is a case study of how the logic of a modular design can lead to diverse structures with unparalleled efficiency. This work leverages modern nickel-catalyzed electrochemical sp2-sp3 decarboxylative coupling reactions, enabled by silver nanoparticle-modified electrodes, to intuitively assemble terpene natural products and complex polyenes by using simple modular building blocks. The step change in efficiency of this approach is exemplified through the scalable preparation of 13 complex terpenes, which minimized protecting group manipulations, functional group interconversions, and redox fluctuations. The mechanistic aspects of the essential functionalized electrodes are studied in depth through a variety of spectroscopic and analytical techniques.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Asymchem Life Sciences (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. No. 71, 7 Ave., TEDA Tianjin, 300457, P.R. China
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- Asymchem Life Sciences (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. No. 71, 7 Ave., TEDA Tianjin, 300457, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA,Correspondence to: , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA,Correspondence to: , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.,Correspondence to: , ,
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