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Yang R, Bao Z, Sun Y. Probing and Leveraging the Structural Heterogeneity of Nanomaterials for Enhanced Catalysis. ACS NANOSCIENCE AU 2023; 3:140-152. [PMID: 37101590 PMCID: PMC10125369 DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.2c00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
Abstract
The marriage between nanoscience and heterogeneous catalysis has introduced transformative opportunities for accessing better nanocatalysts. However, the structural heterogeneity of nanoscale solids stemming from distinct atomic configurations makes it challenging to realize atomic-level engineering of nanocatalysts in the way that is attained for homogeneous catalysis. Here, we discuss recent efforts in unveiling and exploiting the structural heterogeneity of nanomaterials for enhanced catalysis. Size and facet control of nanoscale domains produce well-defined nanostructures that facilitate mechanistic studies. Differentiation of surface and bulk characteristics for ceria-based nanocatalysts guides new thoughts toward lattice oxygen activation. Manipulating the compositional and species heterogeneity between local and average structures allows regulation of catalytically active sites via the ensemble effect. Studies on catalyst restructurings further highlight the necessity to assess the reactivity and stability of nanocatalysts under reaction conditions. These advances promote the development of novel nanocatalysts with expanded functionalities and bring atomistic insights into heterogeneous catalysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rui Yang
- Frontiers
Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Biomaterials,
Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Zhang M, Cao A, Zhang H, Yang C. Defective MNiFeO (M = Cu, Zn, Co, Mn) NRs derived from cation-exchanged Fe2Ni-MOFs for catalytic nitroarene hydrogenation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:63-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wen Q, Duan J, Wang W, Huang D, Liu Y, Shi Y, Fang J, Nie A, Li H, Zhai T. Engineering a Local Free Water Enriched Microenvironment for Surpassing Platinum Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206077. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Qunlei Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- Center for Spintronics and Quantum Systems, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shanxi, 710049 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- Center for High Pressure Science State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology Yanshan University Qinhuangdao Hebei, 066004 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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Li K, Xu J, Zheng T, Yuan Y, Liu S, Shen C, Jiang T, Sun J, Liu Z, Xu Y, Chuai M, Xia C, Chen W. In Situ Dynamic Construction of a Copper Tin Sulfide Catalyst for High-Performance Electrochemical CO 2 Conversion to Formate. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ke Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Wen Q, Duan J, Wang W, Huang D, Liu Y, Shi Y, Fang J, Nie A, Li H, Zhai T. Engineering a Local Free Water Enriched Microenvironment for Surpassing Platinum Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qunlei Wen
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Electrical and Eltctronic Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Electrical and Eltctronic Engineering CHINA
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- Yanshan University School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Main Campus: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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Yang R, Duan J, Dong P, Wen Q, Wu M, Liu Y, Liu Y, Li H, Zhai T. In Situ Halogen-Ion Leaching Regulates Multiple Sites on Tandem Catalysts for Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction to C 2+ Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116706. [PMID: 35212096 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Tandem catalysts can divide the reaction into distinct steps by local multiple sites and thus are attractive to trigger CO2 RR to C2+ products. However, the evolution of catalysts generally exists during CO2 RR, thus a closer investigation of the reconstitution, interplay, and active origin of dual components in tandem catalysts is warranted. Here, taking AgI-CuO as a conceptual tandem catalyst, we uncovered the interaction of two phases during the electrochemical reconstruction. Multiple operando techniques unraveled that in situ iodine ions leaching from AgI restrained the entire reduction of CuO to acquire stable active Cu0 /Cu+ species during the CO2 RR. This way, the residual iodine species of the Ag matrix accelerated CO generation and iodine-induced Cu0 /Cu+ promotes C-C coupling. This self-adaptive dual-optimization endowed our catalysts with an excellent C2+ Faradaic efficiency of 68.9 %. Material operando changes in this work offer a new approach for manipulating active species towards enhancing C2+ products.
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- Ruoou Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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Yang R, Duan J, Dong P, Wen Q, Wu M, Liu Y, Liu Y, Li H, Zhai T. In Situ Halogen‐Ion Leaching Regulates Multiple Sites on Tandem Catalysts for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Products. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ruoou Yang
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Normal University College of Chemistry and Materials Science CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engeering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Normal University College of Chemistry and Materials CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Main Campus: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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