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Synthesis and Performance Characterizations of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Published on: April 10, 2018
Co phthalocyanine covalent organic frameworks with enhanced π-electron delocalization for boosted electrocatalytic
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By connecting Co phthalocyanine with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetramine (BTM) or 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB), two covalent organic frameworks (CoPc-BTM-COF and CoPc-DAB-COF) with tuned π-delocalization features were synthesized for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. CoPc-BTM-COF is more active than its DAB-linked counterpart, displaying a 2-fold larger partial current density for CO production (-24.2 versus -12.1 mA cm-2) at -1.0 V versus the RHE. We propose that this enhancement is due to the extended π-conjugation in the BTM-linked COF, which (1) improves bulk conductivity (1.0 versus 0.3 mS cm-1) and (2) reduces charge transfer resistance by 40%.
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