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Synthesis and Performance Characterizations of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Published on: April 10, 2018
Controllable Regulation of CO2 Adsorption Behavior via Precise Charge Donation Modulation for Highly Selective CO2
Rou-Yu Li1, Wenyu Yuan1, Shuo Wang1
1Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normsal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China.
Abstract:
The synthesis of value-added products via CO2 electroreduction (CO2ER) is of great significance, but the development of efficient and versatile strategies for the controllable selectivity tuning is extremely challenging. Herein, the tuning of CO2ER selectivity through the modulation of CO2 adsorption behavior is proposed. Using the constructed zeolitic MOF (SNNU-339), CO2 adsorption behavior is controllably changed from *CO2 to CO2* via the precise ligand-to-metal charge donation (LTMCD) regulation. It is confirmed that the high electronegativity of the coordinate ligand directly restricts the LTMCD, reduces the charge density on the metal sites, lowers the Gibbs free energy for CO2* adsorption, and leads to the transformation of CO2 adsorption mode from *CO2 to CO2*. Owing to the modulated CO2 adsorption behavior and regulated kinetics, SNNU-339 exhibits superior HCOOH selectivity (≈330% promotion, 85.6% Faradaic efficiency) and high CO2ER activity. The wide applicability of the proposed approach sheds light on the efficient CO2ER. This study provides a competitive strategy for rational catalyst design and underscores the significance of adsorption behavior tuning in electrocatalysis.
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