Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(21)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
Abstract
In
response
to
the
global
climate
change
and
energy
crisis,
electrocatalytic
CO
2
reduction
reaction
(ECR)
is
regarded
as
one
of
potential
ways
simultaneously
reach
conversion
obtain
various
value‐added
products.
Currently,
several
challenges
remain
for
in‐depth
understanding
ECR
from
fundamentals,
including
ambiguous
structure‐activity
relationships,
uncontrollable
catalytic
selectivity,
complex
mechanisms.
Compared
traditional
metal
nanoparticle‐based
materials,
atomically
dispersed
catalysts
(ADCs)
have
aroused
significant
interest
owing
their
maximal
atomic
utilization
simplified
site
configuration,
offering
a
superior
platform
discussing
relationships
during
ECR.
Especially,
adjacent
pairs
(AAPs)
within
ADCs
are
gradually
emphasized
novel
concept
follow
synergistic
mechanisms
Herein,
first
time
broad
AAPs
analyzed
how
reached
effect
summarized.
view
varying
on
different
supports,
three
types
supports
illustrated
(containing
graphene
model,
functional
porous
frameworks,
metals
oxides),
aiming
help
scholars
with
more
insights
in
broadening
feasible
ADCs.
ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(5), P. 2007 - 2049
Published: April 17, 2024
Hydrogen
peroxide
(H2O2),
a
valuable
chemical,
is
widely
used
as
powerful
oxidizing
agent
in
chemical
synthesis,
pharmaceuticals,
medical
disinfection,
and
environmental
treatment
industries.
Currently,
over
95%
of
H2O2
produced
industrially
using
the
anthraquinone
process,
which
associated
with
its
high
energy
consumption
hazardous
byproducts.
Therefore,
photochemical
synthesis
from
water
oxygen
covalent
organic
framework
based
photocatalysts
have
attracted
considerable
attention.
This
review
aims
to
outline
recent
achievements,
challenges
future
prospects
COFs
heterogeneous
for
sustainable
generation.
We
summarize
chronological
development
COFs,
different
mechanisms
involved,
detailed
experiments
quantification
methods
photocatalytic
The
puts
forward
an
outlook,
highlighting
advantages
limitations
anticipate
that
this
will
provide
insight
into
current
progress
inspire
next-generation
production.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(19)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
promising
electrocatalyst
platforms
owing
to
their
designability,
porosity,
and
stability.
Recently,
COFs
with
various
chemical
structures
developed
as
efficient
electrochemical
CO
2
reduction
catalysts.
However,
controlling
the
morphology
of
COF
catalysts
remains
a
challenge,
which
can
limit
electrocatalytic
performance.
Especially,
while
porphyrin
show
catalytic
properties,
particle
size
is
mostly
large
uncontrolled
because
severe
aggregation
crystallites.
In
this
work,
new
synthetic
methodology
for
rationally
downsized
catalyst
particles
reported,
where
tritylated
amine
employed
novel
protected
precursor
synthesis.
Trityl
protection
provides
high
solubility
precursor,
its
deprotection
proceeds
in
situ
under
typical
synthesis
conditions.
Subsequent
homogeneous
nucleation
colloidal
growth
yield
smaller
than
conventional
synthesis,
suppressed
crystallite
aggregation.
The
exhibit
superior
performance
reduction,
higher
production
rate
faradaic
efficiency
compared
particles.
improved
attributed
contact
area
conductive
agent.
This
study
reveals
an
important
factor
evaluation
electrocatalysts
strategy
control
it.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(20)
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
Abstract
The
catalytic
performance
for
electrocatalytic
CO
2
reduction
reaction
(CO
RR)
depends
on
the
binding
strength
of
reactants
and
intermediates.
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
have
been
adopted
to
catalyze
RR,
their
abilities
are
tuned
via
constructing
donor‐acceptor
(DA)
systems.
However,
most
DA
COFs
single
donor
acceptor
units,
which
caused
wide‐range
but
lacking
accuracy
in
modulating
More
elaborate
regulation
interactions
with
intermediates
necessary
challenge
construct
high‐efficiency
catalysts.
Herein,
three‐component
COF
D‐A‐A
units
was
first
constructed
by
introducing
electron‐rich
diarylamine
unit,
electron‐deficient
benzothiazole
Co‐porphyrin
units.
Compared
two‐component
COFs,
designed
exhibit
elevated
electronic
conductivity,
enhanced
reducibility,
high
efficiency
charge
transfer,
further
improving
RR
faradic
97.2
%
at
−0.8
V
activity
partial
current
density
27.85
mA
cm
−2
−1.0
exceed
other
COFs.
Theoretical
calculations
demonstrate
that
sites
suitable
ability
intermediates,
benefit
formation
*COOH
desorption
*CO.
This
work
offers
valuable
insights
advancement
multi‐component
enabling
modulated
transfer
improve
activity.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(22)
Published: April 2, 2024
Abstract
The
ion
extraction
and
electro/photo
catalysis
are
promising
methods
to
address
environmental
energy
issues.
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
a
class
of
template
construct
absorbents
catalysts
because
their
stable
frameworks,
high
surface
areas,
controllable
pore
environments,
well‐defined
catalytic
sites.
Among
them,
ionic
COFs
as
unique
crystalline
porous
materials,
with
charges
in
the
or
along
walls,
have
shown
different
properties
resulting
performance
these
applications
those
from
charge‐neutral
COFs.
In
this
review,
current
research
progress
based
on
for
conversion,
including
cationic/anionic
materials
is
reviewed
terms
synthesis
strategy,
modification
methods,
mechanisms
adsorption
catalysis,
well
applications.
Finally,
we
demonstrated
challenges
future
development
design
strategies
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(42)
Published: June 9, 2023
Abstract
Polymer
photocatalysts
have
great
promise
for
solar
fuel
production
due
to
their
flexible
structural
and
functional
designability.
However,
photocatalytic
efficiencies
are
still
unsatisfactory,
limited
by
intrinsically
large
exciton
binding
energy
fast
charge
recombination.
Herein,
the
atomistic
engineering
of
donor–acceptor
(D−A)
polymer
enhanced
separation
hydrogen
is
proposed.
By
changing
electron
affinity
acceptor
units,
delocalization
polymeric
networks
can
be
readily
tuned,
resulting
in
efficiency
activity.
The
optimal
sample
shows
highest
H
2
rate
3207
µmol
g
−1
h
presence
ascorbic
acid
as
sacrificial
agent.
Moreover,
coupled
with
almost
stoichiometrical
conversion
5‐hydroxymethyl
furfural
2,5‐diformylfuran.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(52)
Published: Oct. 2, 2023
Integration
of
CO2
capture
capability
from
simulated
flue
gas
and
electrochemical
reduction
reaction
(eCO2
RR)
active
sites
into
a
catalyst
is
promising
cost-effective
strategy
for
carbon
neutrality,
but
great
difficulty.
Herein,
combining
the
mixed
breakthrough
experiments
eCO2
RR
tests,
we
showed
that
an
Ag12
cluster-based
metal-organic
framework
(1-NH2
,
aka
bpy-NH2
),
simultaneously
possessing
as
"CO2
relays"
sites,
can
not
only
utilize
its
micropores
to
efficiently
(CO2
:
N2
=15
85,
at
298
K),
also
catalyze
adsorbed
CO
with
ultra-high
conversion
60
%.
More
importantly,
performance
(a
Faradaic
efficiency
(CO)
96
%
commercial
current
density
120
mA
cm-2
very
low
cell
voltage
-2.3
V
300
hours
full-cell
energy
56
%)
under
atmosphere
close
100
atmosphere,
higher
than
those
all
reported
catalysts
potentials
atmosphere.
This
work
bridges
gap
between
enrichment/capture
RR.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(44)
Published: June 30, 2023
Converting
CO2
into
value-added
chemicals
to
solve
the
issues
caused
by
carbon
emission
is
promising
but
challenging.
Herein,
embedding
metal
ions
(Co2+
,
Ni2+
Cu2+
and
Zn2+
)
an
imidazole-linked
robust
photosensitive
covalent
organic
framework
(PyPor-COF),
effective
photocatalysts
for
conversion
are
rationally
designed
constructed.
Characterizations
display
that
all
of
metallized
PyPor-COFs
(M-PyPor-COFs)
remarkably
high
enhancement
in
their
photochemical
properties.
Photocatalysis
reactions
reveal
Co-metallized
PyPor-COF
(Co-PyPor-COF)
achieves
a
CO
production
rate
as
up
9645
µmol
g-1
h-1
with
selectivity
96.7%
under
light
irradiation,
which
more
than
45
times
higher
metal-free
PyPor-COF,
while
Ni-metallized
(Ni-PyPor-COF)
can
further
tandem
catalyze
generated
CH4
463.2
.
Experimental
analyses
theory
calculations
remarkable
performance
on
photoreduction
should
be
attributed
incorporated
sites
COF
skeleton,
promotes
adsorption
activation
desorption
even
reduces
reaction
energy
barrier
formation
different
intermediates.
This
work
demonstrates
metallizing
photoactive
COFs,
achieved.