Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(37)
Published: May 19, 2024
Abstract
The
conversion
of
carbon
dioxide
(CO
2
)
into
value‐added
chemicals
with
two
or
more
carbons
(C
2+
is
a
promising
strategy
that
cannot
only
mitigate
anthropogenic
CO
emissions
but
also
reduce
the
excessive
dependence
on
fossil
feedstocks.
In
recent
years,
atomically
dispersed
metal
catalysts
(ADCs),
including
single‐atom
(SACs),
dual‐atom
(DACs),
and
single‐cluster
(SCCs),
emerged
as
attractive
candidates
for
fixation
reactions
due
to
their
unique
properties,
such
maximum
utilization
active
sites,
tunable
electronic
structure,
efficient
elucidation
catalytic
mechanism,
etc.
This
review
provides
an
overview
significant
progress
in
synthesis
characterization
ADCs
utilized
photocatalytic,
electrocatalytic,
thermocatalytic
toward
high‐value
C
compounds.
To
provide
insights
designing
chemical
originating
from
,
key
factors
influence
activity
selectivity
are
highlighted.
Finally,
relevant
challenges
opportunities
discussed
inspire
new
ideas
generation
‐based
products
over
ADCs.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(6)
Published: Dec. 16, 2023
Addressing
the
limitations
arising
from
consistent
catalytic
behavior
observed
for
various
intermediates
during
electrochemical
carbon
dioxide
reduction
reaction
(CO
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(47)
Published: Nov. 2, 2023
Abstract
The
electrochemical
CO
2
(eCO
)‐to‐multicarbon
conversion
with
higher
value
is
regarded
as
a
potential
way
to
promote
the
transformation
of
industrial
production
and
green
balance
carbon
cycle.
Recently,
series
advances
have
been
achieved
in
progress
eCO
‐to‐multicarbon
conversion,
including
in‐depth
exploration
coupling
mechanisms,
up‐to‐date
development
characterization
techniques,
novel
interdisciplinary
design
strategies
catalysts
electrolytic
systems.
Therefore,
it
essential
systematically
overview
from
fundamentals
industrialization,
compensating
for
limited
insufficient
reviews
that
reported.
To
fill
aforementioned
research
gap,
this
focused
on
industrialization.
First,
possible
catalytic
mechanisms
are
accordingly
summarized
order
reduction,
small
molecule‐coupled
tandem
conversion.
Second,
situ
technologies
assisting
rationalization
presented.
Third,
optimizing
systems
briefly
classified
advance
industrialization
process.
Finally,
challenges
perspectives
further
reasonably
proposed,
aiming
offer
insights
following
work
field.
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.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
57(16), P. 2316 - 2325
Published: Aug. 7, 2024
ConspectusPhotocatalytic
energy
conversion
is
a
pivotal
process
for
harnessing
solar
to
produce
chemicals
and
presents
sustainable
alternative
fossil
fuels.
Key
strategies
enhance
photocatalytic
efficiency
include
facilitating
mass
transport
reactant
adsorption,
improving
light
absorption,
promoting
electron
hole
separation
suppress
electron-hole
recombination.
This
Account
delves
into
the
potential
advantages
of
electrically
conductive
metal-organic
frameworks
(EC-MOFs)
in
examines
how
manipulating
electronic
structures
controlling
morphology
defects
affect
their
unique
properties,
potentially
impacting
selectivity.
Moreover,
with
proof-of-concept
study
hydrogen
peroxide
production
by
EC-MOF's
structure,
we
highlight
outlined
this
Account.EC-MOFs
not
only
possess
porosity
surface
areas
like
conventional
MOFs,
but
exhibit
conductivity
through
d-p
conjugation
between
ligands
metal
nodes,
enabling
effective
charge
transport.
Their
narrow
band
gaps
also
allow
visible
making
them
promising
candidates
efficient
photocatalysts.
In
EC-MOFs,
modular
design
nodes
allows
fine-tuning
both
structure
physical
including
particle
morphology,
which
essential
optimizing
positions
achieve
selective
conversion.Despite
as
photocatalysts,
modulating
or
EC-MOFs
nontrivial,
fast
growth
kinetics
make
prone
defect
formation,
To
fully
leverage
discuss
our
group's
efforts
manipulate
develop
synthetic
control
healing.
For
tuning
structures,
diversifying
combinations
metals
linkers
available
EC-MOF
synthesis
has
been
explored.
Next,
suggest
that
synthesizing
ligand-based
solid
solutions
will
enable
continuous
positions,
demonstrating
distinguish
reactions
similar
redox
potentials.
Lastly,
present
incorporating
donor-acceptor
system
an
spatially
separate
photogenerated
carriers,
could
As
strategy
control,
demonstrated
electrosynthesis
can
modify
enhancing
electrochemical
area,
be
beneficial
adsorption.
Finally,
healing
reducing
traps
on
defects,
efficiency.Our
vision
introduce
platform
conversion.
Although
are
new
class
semiconductor
materials
have
extensively
studied
conversion,
inherent
absorption
properties
indicate
significant
potential.
We
envision
employing
molecular
applying
customize
repair
promote
separation,
transfer
reactants,
realize
high
selectivity
EC-MOF-based
effort
lays
foundation
rational
advance
use
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 4601 - 4609
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
new
Co–Ni–N–C
electrocatalyst
for
CO
2
reduction,
featuring
diatomic
metal-nitrogen
sites
on
N-doped
carbon,
has
been
developed.
It
shows
high
yield
and
faradaic
efficiency,
promising
various
electrochemical
reactions.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(8), P. 3443 - 3464
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
CO2
capture
and
conversion
have
garnered
worldwide
attention
in
view
of
the
objective
sustainable
development
carbon
neutrality.
Recently,
ionic
liquid-functionalized
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
or
covalent–organic
(COFs)
(MOFs/COFs)
offer
a
rising
platform
for
effective
separation
from
specific
gas
mixture
into
value-added
chemicals.
Benefiting
synergistic
effect
offered
by
ILs
MOFs/COFs,
IL-MOFs/COFs
exhibit
better
exceptional
adsorption/catalytic
performance
than
pristine
MOFs/COFs
ILs.
Herein,
review
intends
to
establish
primary
database
recently
emerging
conversion,
covering
functionalization
strategies,
interaction
between
representative
applications,
aiding
rational
design
optimization
novel
with
properties
real-world
application.
Along
this
line,
different
systems
(CO2/N2,
CO2/CH4,
CO2/C2H2)
further
multiproducts
(cyclic
carbonate,
hydrocarbon,
alcohol,
others),
along
mechanism
insight
such
processes
are
summarized
discussed.
Furthermore,
challenges
prospects
topical
fields
been
elaborated.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(21)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
Abstract
Electrocatalytic
CO
2
to
multi‐carbon
products
is
an
attractive
strategy
achieve
a
carbon‐neutral
energy
cycle.
Single‐atom
catalysts
(SACs)
that
the
C
selectivity
always
have
low
metal
loading
and
inevitably
undergo
in
situ
reversible/irreversible
metallic
agglomerations
under
working
conditions.
Herein,
high‐density
Cu
SA
anchored
F,
O,
N
co‐doped
carbon
composites
(CuFONC)
with
stable
CuN
O
1
configuration
provided,
which
can
reach
remarkable
of
≈80.5%
Faradaic
efficiency
at
−1.3
V
versus
RHE.
In
situ/ex
experimental
characterization
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
verified
excellent
stability
during
RR
process
be
attributed
F/O
co‐derived
regulation
for
CuFONC.
Remarkably,
as
confirmed
by
DFT,
it
atomic
sites
adjacent
bonded
motifs
CuFONC
act
adsorption
*
C─C
coupling
process.
This
work
brings
prospective
on
designing
novel
but
coordination
electrolytic
‐to‐C
pathway.