ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. 229 - 249
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Given
the
increasingly
severe
global
climate
change
and
energy
crisis,
conversion
of
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
into
very
valuable
chemicals
has
been
proposed
as
an
attractive
solution.
The
electrocatalytic
CO2
reduction
reaction
(eCO2RR)
represents
a
remarkably
efficient
pathway
for
reducing
under
mild
conditions.
Metal
cluster-based
crystalline
materials
(MCMs)
have
garnered
significant
interest
in
area
CO2RR
because
their
elevated
concentration
active
sites,
tunable
backbone
structures,
excellent
stability.
These
enable
precise
control
metal
valence
states
charge
transfer
pathways,
offering
variety
pathways
CO2RR.
Herein,
we
examine
utilization
MCMs
eCO2RR
recent
years.
We
cover
fundamental
principles
reduction,
synthesis
approaches
these
materials,
connection
between
structural
characteristics
catalytic
performance.
Additionally,
paper
delves
challenges
opportunities
presented
by
enhancing
efficiency
selectivity.
aim
to
provide
researchers
with
new
perspective
on
field
eCO2RR,
thereby
improving
understanding
relationship
structure
Ultimately,
this
work
seeks
advance
technology
contributing
significantly
sustainable
production
mitigation
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 6, 2024
Abstract
Low
*CO
coverage
on
the
active
sites
is
a
major
hurdle
in
tandem
electrocatalysis,
resulting
unsatisfied
C
2
H
4
production
efficiencies.
In
this
work,
we
developed
synergetic‐tandem
strategy
to
construct
copper‐based
composite
catalyst
for
electroreduction
of
CO
,
which
was
constructed
via
template‐directed
polymerization
ultrathin
Cu(II)
porphyrin
organic
framework
incorporating
atomically
isolated
and
bipyridine
carbon
nanotube
(CNT)
scaffold,
then
Cu
O
nanoparticles
were
uniformly
dispersed
CNT
scaffold.
The
presence
dual
within
create
synergetic
effect,
leading
an
increase
local
availability
enhance
C−C
coupling
step
implemented
adjacent
further
production.
Accordingly,
resultant
affords
exceptional
‐to‐C
Faradaic
efficiency
(FE
C2H4
)
71.0
%
at
−1.1
V
vs
reversible
hydrogen
electrode
(RHE),
making
it
one
most
effective
catalysts
reported
date.
superior
performance
confirmed
through
operando
infrared
spectroscopy
theoretic
calculations.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
128(45), P. 19055 - 19070
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Understanding
the
mechanisms
of
action
fundamental
redox
processes
is
great
interest
for
development
more
active
catalysts
and
materials
energy
storage
conversion
devices.
To
gain
insight
into
those
processes,
spectroscopic
techniques
performed
in
situ
operando
are
widely
used.
In
this
work,
we
summarize
recent
advances
UV–vis,
infrared
(IR),
Raman,
X-ray
absorption
spectroscopy
(XAS),
photoelectron
(XPS)
applications.
We
then
provide
an
outlook
use
these
techniques,
focusing
on
improving
their
temporal
spatial
resolution
combining
multiple
one
experiment
(i.e.,
using
a
multispectroscopy
approach).
Finally,
overview
advancements
machine
learning
field
our
perspective
its
future
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 19, 2025
Abstract
Electrocatalytic
N
2
oxidation
reaction
(NOR)
is
an
environmentally
sustainable
approach
to
synthesize
NO
3
−
under
mild
conditions.
Inspired
by
the
ferriporphyrin
(FePP)
catalytic
species
in
nitrite
oxidoreductase,
three
FePP‐based
biomimetic
catalysts
with
different
functional
groups
(─NH
,
─H,
and
─COOCH
)
are
designed
prepared
successfully.
Theoretical
calculations
indicate
that
these
can
alter
electron
density
of
Fe
center,
affecting
their
ability
adsorb
activate
.
The
strong
electron‐donating
─NH
group
enhance
iron
sites,
which
reveals
a
maximum
yield
728.55
µmol
h
−1
g
FePP
high
Faradaic
efficiency
10.6%.
After
that,
optimized
molecules
be
encapsulated
into
ZIF‐8,
remarkably
promoted
─to─NO
transformation
production
rate
1767.74
achieving
highest
effect
among
metalloporphyrin‐based
molecular
This
work
develops
available
modulate
distribution
active
metal
sites
confine
porous
crystalline
materials
for
constructing
high‐performance
NOR
electrocatalysts.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Electrocatalytic
zero-carbon
energy
systems
based
on
the
N–H
bond
have
achieved
a
complete
cycle
of
storage
and
conversion,
providing
guidance
for
application
clean
conversion.
