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Jun Zha^1,2,3, Xiangfu Meng^2,4, Wentao Fan^1,2,3

¹Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China.

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This study achieved precise surface atom replacement on nanoclusters for the first time, enhancing carbon dioxide electroreduction to C2 products. This breakthrough offers new possibilities for catalyst design and sustainable chemical production.

Keywords:

CO2 electroreduction antigalvanic replacement nanocluster selectivity surface

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Catalysis

Background:

Surface atom replacement is crucial for tailoring material properties but challenging to achieve with atomic precision, especially on nanoparticles.
Site-specific modification of nanoclusters remains an unmet challenge in fundamental and applied research.

Purpose of the Study:

To achieve site-specific surface atom replacement on nanoclusters.
To investigate the impact of this replacement on the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2).
To explore the selectivity switch in CO2 electroreduction facilitated by specific atom replacement.

Main Methods:

Surface site-specific antigalvanic replacement technique.
Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 on well-defined metal nanoclusters.

Main Results:

Successfully demonstrated surface site-specific antigalvanic replacement on nanoclusters without altering bulk composition or structure.
Observed replacement-dependent selectivity in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2.
DFT calculations elucidated the mechanism of catalysis selectivity switch, explaining how copper (Cu) replacement promotes C2 production.
Reported CO2 electroreduction to C2 products on well-defined metal nanoclusters for the first time.

Conclusions:

Surface site-specific antigalvanic replacement is a viable method for precise nanocluster modification.
Atom replacement significantly influences CO2 electroreduction selectivity, particularly favoring C2 product formation.
This work opens new avenues for designing advanced electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion.