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Synthesis and Performance Characterizations of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Published on: April 10, 2018
Asymmetric Cu-N1O3 Sites Coupling Atop-type and Bridge-type Adsorbed *C1 for Electrocatalytic CO2-to-C2 Conversion
Changli Wang1, Zunhang Lv1, Yarong Liu1
1Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
Abstract:
2D functional porous frameworks offer a platform for studying the structure-activity relationships during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Yet challenges still exist to breakthrough key limitations on site configuration (typical M-O4 or M-N4 units) and product selectivity (common CO2-to-CO conversion). Herein, a novel 2D metal-organic framework (MOF) with planar asymmetric N/O mixed coordinated Cu-N1O3 unit is constructed, labeled as BIT-119. When applied to CO2RR, BIT-119 could reach a CO2-to-C2 conversion with C2 partial current density ranging from 36.9 to 165.0 mA cm-2 in flow cell. Compared to the typical symmetric Cu-O4 units, asymmetric Cu-N1O3 units lead to the re-distribution of local electron structure, regulating the adsorption strength of several key adsorbates and the following catalytic selectivity. From experimental and theoretical analyses, Cu-N1O3 sites could simultaneously couple the atop-type (on Cu site) and bridge-type (on Cu-N site) adsorption of *C1 species to reach the CO2-to-C2 conversion. This work broadens the feasible C-C coupling mechanism on 2D functional porous frameworks.
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