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Electrorreducción fotoacoplada de CO2 sobre marcos orgánicos covalentes decorados con fotosensibilizador
Qiu-Jin Wu1,2, Duan-Hui Si1, Shihua Ye1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 31, 2023
Resumen
Este estudio integra complejos de rutenio fotosensibles en marcos orgánicos covalentes de cobalto-porfirina para mejorar la reducción electrocatalítica de CO2. El nuevo material aumenta significativamente la eficiencia de la producción de CO bajo luz visible.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias de los materiales
- La electroquímica
- La fotoquímica
Sus antecedentes:
- La reducción electrocatalítica de CO2 (CO2RR) es crucial para la química sostenible.
- La mejora de la actividad del CO2RR a menudo requiere insumos de energía externos como la luz.
- Las vidas cortas en estado excitado de los sitios activos limitan la catálisis foto-mejorada.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar un nuevo material para la reducción electrocatalítica de CO2 acoplada a la luz.
- Mejorar la eficiencia y la vida útil de los sitios activos en CO2RR utilizando luz visible.
- Investigar el papel de los donantes fotosensibles en la catálisis del CO2RR.
Principales métodos:
- La inmovilización de los donantes fotosensibles de Ru(bpy) 3Cl2 en estructuras orgánicas covalentes basadas en Co-porfirina (Co-Bpy-COF).
- Síntesis de materiales Co-Bpy-COF-Ru con diferentes proporciones de Ru:Co (x = 1/2, 2/3).
- Pruebas electrocatalíticas de la CO2RR en condiciones de luz visible y oscuridad.
Principales resultados:
- El Co-Bpy-COF-Ru1/2 óptimo logró un 96,7% de eficiencia Faradaic de CO a -0,7 V frente a RHE bajo luz.
- Se registró una densidad de corriente parcial de CO de 16,27 mA cm-2 a -1,1 V frente a RHE con luz.
- La catálisis fotoacoplada superó significativamente las condiciones de oscuridad, atribuidas a largas vidas de estado excitado y campos eléctricos incorporados.
Conclusiones:
- Los COF a base de porfirina pueden utilizarse eficazmente para el CO2RR fotoacoplado.
- La incorporación de donantes de Ru ((bpy) 3Cl2 mejora la transferencia de electrones y la actividad catalítica.
- Este trabajo establece una nueva estrategia para el diseño de electrocatalizadores fotoacoplados eficientes.
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