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Transición del estado de hibridación bajo condiciones de trabajo: actividad Origen de los catalizadores monoatómicos

Yu Cui¹, Chunjin Ren¹, Qiang Li¹

¹Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

|May 21, 2024

Resumen

Los catalizadores de un solo átomo (SAC) exhiben una mayor actividad debido a las transiciones de estado de hibridación del centro metálico. Este estudio revela cómo los NiN4 SAC se transforman en hibridación d2sp3 para una reducción eficiente de CO2, ofreciendo nuevos principios de diseño de catalizadores.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias de los materiales
Catálisis
Química computacional

Sus antecedentes:

Los catalizadores monoatómicos (SAC) son fundamentales en la electrocatálisis, sin embargo, el origen de su alta actividad no se comprende completamente.
La comprensión de la estructura electrónica de los centros metálicos en los SAC es crucial para optimizar su rendimiento.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para dilucidar el fenómeno común de las transiciones de estado de hibridación del centro metálico en SAC.
Investigar el papel de estas transiciones en la actividad excepcional de los SAC para diversas reacciones.
Para aclarar la transición al estado de hibridación en el Ni SAC (NiN4 SAC) con N-dopaje de carbono para la reacción de reducción de CO2 (CO2RR).

Principales métodos:

Se empleó un modelado computacional integral para analizar la estructura electrónica de los SAC de NiN4.
El estudio se centró en la transición de los estados de hibridación del centro de Ni en condiciones de reacción.
Los cálculos correlacionaron los cambios en la estructura electrónica con la actividad catalítica y la selectividad para CO2RR.

Principales resultados:

Se identificó un mecanismo común de transición de estado de hibridación en varios SAC.
Para las SAC de NiN4, el centro de Ni pasa de la hibridación dsp2 a d2sp3 al interactuar con los intermediarios de reacción y el potencial aplicado.
El centro de Ni híbrido d2sp3 demostró una alta actividad y selectividad para CO2RR, consistente con los datos experimentales.

Conclusiones:

La transición al estado de hibridación de los centros metálicos es un principio universal que rige la actividad de SAC.
Este hallazgo proporciona un nuevo paradigma para diseñar y manipular SAC mediante el control de sus estados electrónicos.
El estudio ofrece información sobre la mejora del rendimiento catalítico para diversas reacciones y plataformas de catalizadores.

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