Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
62(22)
Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2023
The
development
of
efficient
electrocatalysts
with
non-copper
metal
sites
for
electrochemical
CO2
reduction
reactions
(eCO2
RR)
to
hydrocarbons
and
oxygenates
is
highly
desirable,
but
still
a
great
challenge.
Herein,
stable
metal-organic
framework
(DMA)4
[Sn2
(THO)2
]
(Sn-THO,
THO6-
=
triphenylene-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(olate),
DMA
dimethylammonium)
isolated
distorted
octahedral
SnO62-
active
reported
as
an
electrocatalyst
eCO2
RR,
showing
exceptional
performance
RR
the
CH4
product
rather
than
common
products
formate
CO
Sn-based
catalysts.
partial
current
density
reaches
high
value
34.5
mA
cm-2
,
surpassing
most
copper-based
all
non-Cu
metal-based
Our
experimental
theoretical
results
revealed
that
site
favors
formation
key
*OCOH
species
produce
can
greatly
inhibit
*OCHO
*COOH
*HCOOH
*CO,
respectively.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2023
Electroreduction
of
carbon
dioxide
with
renewable
electricity
holds
promise
for
achieving
net-zero
emissions.
Single-site
catalysts
have
been
reported
to
catalyze
carbon-carbon
(C-C)
coupling-the
indispensable
step
more
valuable
multi-carbon
(C2+)
products-but
were
proven
be
transformed
in
situ
metallic
agglomerations
under
working
conditions.
Here,
we
report
a
stable
single-site
copper
coordination
polymer
(Cu(OH)BTA)
periodic
neighboring
coppers
and
it
exhibits
1.5
times
increase
C2H4
selectivity
compared
its
counterpart
at
500
mA
cm-2.
In-situ/operando
X-ray
absorption,
Raman,
infrared
spectroscopies
reveal
that
the
catalyst
remains
structurally
does
not
undergo
dynamic
transformation
during
reaction.
Electrochemical
kinetic
isotope
effect
analyses
together
computational
calculations
show
Cu
provides
suitably-distanced
dual
sites
enable
energetically
favorable
formation
an
*OCCHO
intermediate
post
rate-determining
CO
hydrogenation.
Accommodation
this
imposes
little
changes
conformational
energy
structure
C-C
coupling.
We
stably
operate
full-device
CO2
electrolysis
industry-relevant
current
one
ampere
67
h
membrane
electrode
assembly.
The
polymers
provide
perspective
on
designing
molecularly
stable,
electrochemical
conversion.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
52(9), С. 3170 - 3214
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
An
exclusive
review
focusing
on
catalysts
exhibiting
the
dinuclear
metal
synergistic
catalysis
(DMSC)
effect
for
energy
conversion
reactions
is
presented.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 24, 2023
Electroreduction
of
CO2
to
valuable
multicarbon
(C2+)
products
is
a
highly
attractive
way
utilize
and
divert
emitted
CO2.
However,
major
fraction
C2+
selectivity
confined
less
than
90%
by
the
difficulty
coupling
C-C
bonds
efficiently.
Herein,
we
identify
stable
Cu0/Cu2+
interfaces
derived
from
copper
phosphate-based
(CuPO)
electrocatalysts,
which
can
facilitate
production
with
low-energy
pathway
OC-CHO
verified
in
situ
spectra
studies
theoretical
calculations.
The
CuPO
precatalyst
shows
high
Faradaic
efficiency
(FE)
69.7%
towards
C2H4
an
H-cell,
exhibits
significant
FEC2+
90.9%
under
industrially
relevant
current
density
(j
=
-350
mA
cm-2)
flow
cell
configuration.
interface
breaks
new
ground
for
structural
design
electrocatalysts
construction
synergistic
active
sites
improve
activity
products.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
146(1), С. 289 - 297
Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2023
Copper
(Cu),
with
the
advantage
of
producing
a
deep
reduction
product,
is
unique
catalyst
for
electrochemical
CO2
(CO2RR).
Designing
Cu-based
to
trigger
CO2RR
multicarbon
product
and
understanding
accurate
structure–activity
relationship
elucidating
reaction
mechanisms
still
remain
challenge.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
rational
design
core–shell
structured
silica-copper
(p-Cu@m-SiO2)
through
Cu–Si
direct
bonding
efficient
selective
CO2RR.
The
interface
fulfills
inversion
in
selectivity.
ratio
C2H4/CH4
changes
from
0.6
14.4
after
silica
modification,
current
density
reaches
high
up
450
mA
cm–2.
kinetic
isotopic
effect,
situ
attenuated
total
reflection
Fourier-transform
infrared
spectra,
functional
theory
were
applied
elucidate
mechanism.
SiO2
shell
stabilizes
*H
intermediate
by
forming
Si–O–H
inhibits
hydrogen
evolution
effectively.
Moreover,
direct-bonded
makes
bare
Cu
sites
larger
charge
density.
Such
stabilized
*CHO
activated
*CO,
promoting
coupling
*CO
intermediates
form
C2H4.
This
work
provides
promising
strategy
designing
catalysts
C2H4
catalytic
activity.
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
36(14)
Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2023
Hydrogenation
reactions
play
a
critical
role
in
the
synthesis
of
value-added
products
within
chemical
industry.
Electrocatalytic
hydrogenation
(ECH)
using
water
as
hydrogen
source
has
emerged
an
alternative
to
conventional
thermocatalytic
processes
for
sustainable
and
decentralized
under
mild
conditions.
Among
various
ECH
catalysts,
copper-based
(Cu-based)
nanomaterials
are
promising
candidates
due
their
earth-abundance,
unique
electronic
structure,
versatility,
high
activity/selectivity.
Herein,
recent
advances
application
Cu-based
catalysts
upgrading
valuable
chemicals
systematically
analyzed.
The
properties
initially
introduced,
followed
by
design
strategies
enhance
activity
selectivity.
Then,
typical
on
presented
detail,
including
carbon
dioxide
reduction
multicarbon
generation,
alkyne-to-alkene
conversion,
selective
aldehyde
ammonia
production
from
nitrogen-containing
substances,
amine
organic
nitrogen
compounds.
In
these
catalyst
composition
nanostructures
toward
different
is
focused.
co-hydrogenation
two
substrates
(e.g.,
CO
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
145(4), С. 2439 - 2447
Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2023
It
is
a
very
important
but
still
challenging
task
to
develop
bifunctional
electrocatalysts
for
highly
efficient
CO2
overall
splitting.
Herein,
we
report
stable
metal-organic
framework
(denoted
as
PcNi-Co-O),
composed
of
(2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octahydroxyphthalocyaninato)nickel(II)
(PcNi-(O-)8)
ligands
and
the
planar
CoO4
nodes,
When
working
both
cathode
anode
catalysts
(i.e.,
PcNi-Co-O||PcNi-Co-O),
PcNi-Co-O
achieved
commercial-scale
current
density
123
mA
cm-2
(much
higher
than
reported
values
(0.2-12
cm-2))
with
Faradic
efficiency
(CO)
98%
at
low
cell
voltage
4.4
V.
Mechanism
studies
suggested
synergistic
effects
between
two
active
sites,
namely,
(i)
electron
transfer
from
PcNi
sites
under
electric
fields,
resulting
in
raised
oxidizability/reducibility
CoO4/PcNi
respectively;
(ii)
energy-level
matching
can
reduce
energy
barrier
them
improve
performance
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
146(1), С. 1144 - 1152
Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2024
It
is
crucial
to
achieve
continuous
production
of
highly
concentrated
and
pure
C2
chemicals
through
the
electrochemical
CO2
reduction
reaction
(eCO2RR)
for
artificial
carbon
cycling,
yet
it
has
remained
unattainable
until
now.
Despite
one-pot
tandem
catalysis
(dividing
eCO2RR
into
two
catalytical
reactions
CO
C2)
offering
potential
significantly
enhancing
efficiency,
its
mechanism
remains
unclear
performance
unsatisfactory.
Herein,
we
selected
different
CO2-to-CO
catalysts
CO-to-acetate
construct
several
catalytic
systems
acetic
acid.
Among
them,
a
system
comprising
covalent
organic
framework
(PcNi-DMTP)
metal–organic
(MAF-2)
as
catalysts,
respectively,
exhibited
faradaic
efficiency
51.2%
with
current
density
410
mA
cm–2
an
ultrahigh
acetate
yield
rate
2.72
mmol
m–2
s–1
under
neutral
conditions.
After
electrolysis
200
h,
1
working
electrode
can
continuously
produce
20
mM
acid
aqueous
solution
relative
purity
95+%.
Comprehensive
studies
revealed
that
influenced
not
only
by
supply–demand
relationship
electron
competition
between
processes
in
but
also
CO-to-C2
catalyst
diluted