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Zou Z, Shen Y, Zhang X, Li W, Chen C, Fan D, Zhang H, Zhao H, Wang G. Toward High-Performance Hydrogenation at Room Temperature Through Tailoring Nickel Catalysts Stable in Aqueous Solution. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2309303. [PMID: 38582516 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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The development of highly active, reusable catalysts for aqueous-phase reactions is challenging. Herein, metallic nickel is encapsulated in a nitrogen-doped carbon-silica composite (SiO2@Ni@NC) as a catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of vanillin in aqueous media. The constructed catalyst achieved 99.8% vanillin conversion and 100% 4-hydroxymethyl-2-methoxyphenol selectivity at room temperature. Based on combined scanning transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman analyses, the satisfactory catalytic performance is attributed to the composite structure consisting of an active metal, carbon, and silica. The hydrophilic silica core promoted dispersion of the catalyst in aqueous media. Moreover, the external hydrophobic NC layer has multiple functions, including preventing oxidation or leaching of the internal metal, acting as a reducing agent to reduce the internal metal, regulating the active-site microenvironment by enriching the concentrations of H2 and organic reactants, and modifying the electronic structure of the active metal via metal-support interactions. Density functional theory calculations indicated that NC facilitates vanillin adsorption and hydrogen dissociation to promote aqueous-phase hydrogenation. This study provides an efficient strategy for constructing encapsulated Ni-based amphiphilic catalysts to upgrade biomass-derived compounds.
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- Zidan Zou
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School of USTC, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School of USTC, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School of USTC, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Fuyang, 236056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School of USTC, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Phycis, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu road, Hefei, 230031, China
- Science Island Branch, Graduate School of USTC, Hefei, 230026, China
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Yin H, Yan YW, Fang W, Brune H. Probing Catalytic Sites and Adsorbate Spillover on Ultrathin FeO 2-x Film on Ir(111) during CO Oxidation. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7114-7122. [PMID: 38377596 PMCID: PMC10919091 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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The spatially resolved identification of active sites on the heterogeneous catalyst surface is an essential step toward directly visualizing a catalytic reaction with atomic scale. To date, ferrous centers on platinum group metals have shown promising potential for low-temperature CO catalytic oxidation, but the temporal and spatial distribution of active sites during the reaction and how molecular-scale structures develop at the interface are not fully understood. Here, we studied the catalytic CO oxidation and the effect of co-adsorbed hydrogen on the FeO2-x/Ir(111) surface. Combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), isotope-labeled pulse reaction measurements, and DFT calculations, we identified both FeO2/Ir and FeO2/FeO sites as active sites with different reactivity. The trilayer O-Fe-O structure with its Moiré pattern can be fully recovered after O2 exposure, where molecular O2 dissociates at the FeO/Ir interface. Additionally, as a competitor, dissociated hydrogen migrates onto the oxide film with the formation of surface hydroxyl and water clusters down to 150 K.
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- Hao Yin
- Institute
of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative
Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative
Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Institute
of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Jia L, Liu Z, Hao H, Zhang M, Tian X, Huang W. Crystal Plane Engineering to Boost Water Cluster Evaporation for Enhanced Solar Steam Generation. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:1753-1760. [PMID: 38287247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Polymer based low evaporation enthalpy materials have become a universal selection for improving the efficiency of solar steam generation. Although water cluster and intermediate water mechanisms have been proposed to explain the low evaporation enthalpy, the production process and microstructure of activated water are still unclear. Here, crystal plane engineering is used to investigate the intermediate water state and the water cluster activation mechanism. The unique open-closed coordination structure on the optimized crystal surface promotes the generation of firm water clusters by optimizing the intermediate water state. Under the similar solar energy absorption of all materials, crystal plane engineering increased the solar steam generation rate of the evaporator by 31.2% and increased the energy efficiency to 94.8%. Exploring the micro-evaporation process and activated water structure is expected to stimulate the development of the next generation low evaporation enthalpy materials.
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- Linhui Jia
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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Jiang L, Li K, Porter WN, Wang H, Li G, Chen JG. Role of H 2O in Catalytic Conversion of C 1 Molecules. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2857-2875. [PMID: 38266172 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Due to their role in controlling global climate change, the selective conversion of C1 molecules such as CH4, CO, and CO2 has attracted widespread attention. Typically, H2O competes with the reactant molecules to adsorb on the active sites and therefore inhibits the reaction or causes catalyst deactivation. However, H2O can also participate in the catalytic conversion of C1 molecules as a reactant or a promoter. Herein, we provide a perspective on recent progress in the mechanistic studies of H2O-mediated conversion of C1 molecules. We aim to provide an in-depth and systematic understanding of H2O as a promoter, a proton-transfer agent, an oxidant, a direct source of hydrogen or oxygen, and its influence on the catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability. We also summarize strategies for modifying catalysts or catalytic microenvironments by chemical or physical means to optimize the positive effects and minimize the negative effects of H2O on the reactions of C1 molecules. Finally, we discuss challenges and opportunities in catalyst design, characterization techniques, and theoretical modeling of the H2O-mediated catalytic conversion of C1 molecules.
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- Lei Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
- Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming 650000, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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Qiu Y, Ray D, Yan L, Li X, Song M, Engelhard MH, Sun J, Lee MS, Zhang X, Nguyen MT, Glezakou VA, Wang Y, Rousseau R, Shao Y. Proton Relay for the Rate Enhancement of Electrochemical Hydrogen Reactions at Heterogeneous Interfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26016-26027. [PMID: 37976467 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Proton transfer is critically important to many electrocatalytic reactions, and directed proton delivery could open new avenues for the design of electrocatalysts. However, although this approach has been successful in molecular electrocatalysis, proton transfer has not received the same attention in heterogeneous electrocatalyst design. Here, we report that a metal oxide proton relay can be built within heterogeneous electrocatalyst architectures and improves the kinetics of electrochemical hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions. The volcano-type relationship between activity enhancement and pKa of amine additives confirms this improvement; we observe maximum rate enhancement when the pKa of a proton relay matches the pH of the electrolyte solution. Density-functional-theory-based reactivity studies reveal a decreased proton transfer energy barrier with a metal oxide proton relay. These findings demonstrate the possibility of controlling the proton delivery and enhancing the reaction kinetics by tuning the chemical properties and structures at heterogeneous interfaces.
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- Yang Qiu
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Gu Z, Li M, Chen C, Zhang X, Luo C, Yin Y, Su R, Zhang S, Shen Y, Fu Y, Zhang W, Huo F. Water-assisted hydrogen spillover in Pt nanoparticle-based metal-organic framework composites. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5836. [PMID: 37730807 PMCID: PMC10511639 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40697-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Hydrogen spillover is the migration of activated hydrogen atoms from a metal particle onto the surface of catalyst support, which has made significant progress in heterogeneous catalysis. The phenomenon has been well researched on oxide supports, yet its occurrence, detection method and mechanism on non-oxide supports such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) remain controversial. Herein, we develop a facile strategy for efficiency enhancement of hydrogen spillover on various MOFs with the aid of water molecules. By encapsulating platinum (Pt) nanoparticles in MOF-801 for activating hydrogen and hydrogenation of C=C in the MOF ligand as activated hydrogen detector, a research platform is built with Pt@MOF-801 to measure the hydrogenation region for quantifying the efficiency and spatial extent of hydrogen spillover. A water-assisted hydrogen spillover path is found with lower migration energy barrier than the traditional spillover path via ligand. The synergy of the two paths explains a significant boost of hydrogen spillover in MOF-801 from imperceptible existence to spanning at least 100-nm-diameter region. Moreover, such strategy shows universality in different MOF and covalent organic framework materials for efficiency promotion of hydrogen spillover and improvement of catalytic activity and antitoxicity, opening up new horizons for catalyst design in porous crystalline materials.
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- Zhida Gu
- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 100819, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 100819, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China.
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Zhu X, Xu J, Zhang Y, Li B, Tian Y, Wu Y, Liu Z, Ma C, Tan S, Wang B. Revealing Intramolecular Isotope Effects with Chemical-Bond Precision. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37338304 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Isotope substitution of a molecule not only changes its vibrational frequencies but also changes its vibrational distributions in real-space. Quantitatively measuring the isotope effects inside a polyatomic molecule requires both energy and spatial resolutions at the single-bond level, which has been a long-lasting challenge in macroscopic techniques. By achieving ångström resolution in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), we record the corresponding local vibrational modes of pentacene and its fully deuterated form, enabling us to identify and measure the isotope effect of each vibrational mode. The measured frequency ratio νH/νD varies from 1.02 to 1.33 in different vibrational modes, indicating different isotopic contributions of H/D atoms, which can be distinguished from TERS maps in real-space and well described by the potential energy distribution simulations. Our study demonstrates that TERS can serve as a non-destructive and highly sensitive methodology for isotope detection and recognition with chemical-bond precision.
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- Xiang Zhu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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You X, Han J, Del Colle V, Xu Y, Chang Y, Sun X, Wang G, Ji C, Pan C, Zhang J, Gao Q. Relationship between oxide identity and electrocatalytic activity of platinum for ethanol electrooxidation in perchlorate acidic solution. Commun Chem 2023; 6:101. [PMID: 37248368 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Water and its dissociated species at the solid‒liquid interface play critical roles in catalytic science; e.g., functions of oxygen species from water dissociation are gradually being recognized. Herein, the relationship between oxide identity (PtOHads, PtOads, and PtO2) and electrocatalytic activity of platinum for ethanol electrooxidation was obtained in perchlorate acidic solution over a wide potential range with an upper potential of 1.5 V (reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE). PtOHads and α-PtO2, rather than PtOads, act as catalytic centers promoting ethanol electrooxidation. This relationship was corroborated on Pt(111), Pt(110), and Pt(100) electrodes, respectively. A reaction mechanism of ethanol electrooxidation was developed with DFT calculations, in which platinum oxides-mediated dehydrogenation and hydrated reaction intermediate, geminal diol, can perfectly explain experimental results, including pH dependence of product selectivity and more active α-PtO2 than PtOHads. This work can be generalized to the oxidation of other substances on other metal/alloy electrodes in energy conversion and electrochemical syntheses.
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- Xinyu You
- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Alagoas-Campus Arapiraca, Av. Manoel Severino Barbosa s/n, Arapiraca, AL, 57309-005, Brazil
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 221116, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao X, Wang J, Lian L, Zhang G, An P, Zeng K, He H, Yuan T, Huang J, Wang L, Liu YN. Oxygen Vacancy-Reinforced Water-Assisted Proton Hopping for Enhanced Catalytic Hydrogenation. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Xiaojun Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong 516007, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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Kamada T, Ueda T, Fukuura S, Yumura T, Hosokawa S, Tanaka T, Kan D, Shimakawa Y. Ultralong Distance Hydrogen Spillover Enabled by Valence Changes in a Metal Oxide Surface. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1631-1637. [PMID: 36625846 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen spillover is a phenomenon in which hydrogen atoms generated on metal catalysts diffuse onto catalyst supports. This phenomenon offers reaction routes for functional materials. However, due to difficulties in visualizing hydrogen, the fundamental nature of the phenomenon, such as how far hydrogen diffuses, has not been well understood. Here, in this study, we fabricated catalytic model systems based on Pd-loaded SrFeOx (x ∼ 2.8) epitaxial films and investigated hydrogen spillover. We show that hydrogen spillover on the SrFeOx support extends over long distances (∼600 μm). Furthermore, the hydrogen-spillover-induced reduction of Fe4+ in the support yields large energies (as large as 200 kJ/mol), leading to the spontaneous hydrogen transfer and driving the surprisingly ultralong hydrogen diffusion. These results show that the valence changes in the supports' surfaces are the primary factor determining the hydrogen spillover distance. Our study leads to a deeper understanding of the long-debated issue of hydrogen spillover and provides insight into designing catalyst systems with enhanced properties.
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- Taro Kamada
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.,Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.,Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan.,Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8245, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan
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Cao W, Xia GJ, Yao Z, Zeng KH, Qiao Y, Wang YG. Aldehyde Hydrogenation by Pt/TiO 2 Catalyst in Aqueous Phase: Synergistic Effect of Oxygen Vacancy and Solvent Water. JACS AU 2023; 3:143-153. [PMID: 36711102 PMCID: PMC9875238 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aldehyde hydrogenation for stabilizing and upgrading biomass is typically performed in aqueous phase with supported metal catalysts. By combining density functional theory calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, the model reaction of formaldehyde hydrogenation with a Pt/TiO2 catalyst is investigated with explicit solvent water molecules. In aqueous phase, both the O vacancy (Ov) on support and solvent molecules could donate charges to a Pt cluster, where the Ov could dominantly reduce the Pt cluster from positive to negative. During the formaldehyde hydrogenation, the water molecules could spontaneously protonate the O in the aldehyde group by acid/base exchange, generating the OH* at the metal-support interface by long-range proton transfer. By comparing the stoichiometric and reduced TiO2 support, it is found that the further hydrogenation of OH* is hard on the positively charged Pt cluster over stoichiometric TiO2. However, with the presence of Ov on reduced support, the OH* hydrogenation could become not only exergonic but also kinetically more facile, which prohibits the catalyst from poisoning. This mechanism suggests that both the proton transfer from solvent water molecules and the easier OH* hydrogenation from Ov could synergistically promote aldehyde hydrogenation. That means, even for such simple hydrogenation in water, the catalytic mechanism could explicitly relate to all of the metal cluster, oxide support, and solvent waters. Considering the ubiquitous Ov defects in reducible oxide supports and the common aqueous environment, this synergistic effect may not be exclusive to Pt/TiO2, which can be crucial for supported metal catalysts in biomass conversion.
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Cheng Y, Li RZ, Xu XY, Lu L. Density functional theory study of the reaction between VO− and water. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tu Y, Chu W, Shi Y, Zhu W, Zheng Q, Zhao J. High Photoreactivity on a Reconstructed Anatase TiO 2(001) Surface Predicted by Ab Initio Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:5766-5775. [PMID: 35723976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Anatase TiO2(001) surface with (4 × 1) reconstruction is proposed to be a highly active catalytic surface. In this work, using time-domain ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics, we reveal that the ridge structure formed by anatase(001) surface reconstruction is the photoreactive site for hole migration and trapping. Moreover, the ridge structure is destroyed by low-coverage CH3OH adsorption, leading to the suppression of its high photoreactivity. However, when the CH3OH coverage is increased and intermolecular hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) form, the ridge structure and its high photoreactivity are restored. Furthermore, the hole trapping dynamics is strongly coherent with intermolecular proton transfer in structures with intermolecular H-bonds. Our study proves that anatase TiO2(001)-(4 × 1) is a highly photoreactive surface where the ridge is the photoreactive site for hole trapping, which is coherent with the proton transfer process.
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- Youyou Tu
- Department of Physics and ICQD/Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences (Ministry of Education), Institute of Computational Physical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of 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, China
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- Department of Physics and ICQD/Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Physics and ICQD/Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Physics and ICQD/Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department of Physics and ICQD/Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Wei X, Hu Z, Li C, Zhang Y, Xie X, Wang H, Wu Z. High-density atomically dispersed CoNx catalysts supported on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon materials for efficient hydrogenation of nitro compounds. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Kim H, Yang S, Lim YH, Lee J, Ha JM, Kim DH. Enhancement in the metal efficiency of Ru/TiO2 catalyst for guaiacol hydrogenation via hydrogen spillover in the liquid phase. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yang Z, Gura L, Kalaß F, Marschalik P, Brinker M, Kirstaedter W, Hartmann J, Thielsch G, Junkes H, Heyde M, Freund HJ. A high-speed variable-temperature ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope with spiral scan capabilities. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:053704. [PMID: 35649753 DOI: 10.1063/5.0079868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We present the design and development of a variable-temperature high-speed scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The setup consists of a two-chamber ultra-high vacuum system, including a preparation and a main chamber. The preparation chamber is equipped with standard preparation tools for sample cleaning and film growth. The main chamber hosts the STM that is located within a continuous flow cryostat for counter-cooling during high-temperature measurements. The microscope body is compact, rigid, and highly symmetric to ensure vibrational stability and low thermal drift. We designed a hybrid scanner made of two independent tube piezos for slow and fast scanning, respectively. A commercial STM controller is used for slow scanning, while a high-speed Versa Module Eurocard bus system controls fast scanning. Here, we implement non-conventional spiral geometries for high-speed scanning, which consist of smooth sine and cosine signals created by an arbitrary waveform generator. The tip scans in a quasi-constant height mode, where the logarithm of the tunneling current signal can be regarded as roughly proportional to the surface topography. Scan control and data acquisition have been programmed in the experimental physics and industrial control system framework. With the spiral scans, we atomically resolved diffusion processes of oxygen atoms on the Ru(0001) surface and achieved a time resolution of 8.3 ms per frame at different temperatures. Variable-temperature measurements reveal an influence of the temperature on the oxygen diffusion rate.
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- Zechao Yang
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Zhang G, Tang F, Wang X, Wang L, Liu YN. Atomically Dispersed Co–S–N Active Sites Anchored on Hierarchically Porous Carbon for Efficient Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Guangji Zhang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
- Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, P. R. China
- Foshan Green Intelligent Manufacturing Research Institute of Xiangtan University, Foshan 528010, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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Duan C, Xie L, Wang S, Dai Y, Yin L. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by degradation of organic pollutants over quantum dots doped nitrogen carbide. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132873. [PMID: 34774611 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Semiconductor photocatalysts are of great importance for addressing current environmental and energy crises. In this study, we developed a simple exfoliation-sonication route to fabricate nitrogen carbide quantum dots (CNQDs) doped nitrogen carbide nanosheet (CNS) composite photocatalysts which were employed to produce hydrogen and degrade organic pollutants (methyl orange, acridine orange, aniline, and phenol) synchronously under visible light irradiation. The presence of acridine orange and aniline enhanced the hydrogen evolution efficiency from 8.8 mmol g-1 h-1 to 32.1 and 11.7 mmol g-1 h-1, respectively. On the contrary, methyl orange and phenol with the same concentration inhibited hydrogen evolution. Based on the proton chain and energy band analyses, the synchronous mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and organic pollutant degradation on CNQDs/CNS was also proposed. On one side, the oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of CNQDs and the surrounded water molecules constructed proton chains, increasing the combination probability between protons and photo-generated electrons. On the other side, the heterojunction of CNQDs/CNS induced the separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs. The photo-generated electrons migrate to CNQDs, on which the protons were transformed into hydrogen molecules, while the holes migrated to CNS where the organic pollutants were oxidized synchronously.
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- Cunxu Duan
- School of Water Resources and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 100083, Beijing, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, PR China.
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- Research Center for Integrated Management of Watershed Environmental Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, 100012, Beijing, PR China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 100083, Beijing, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, PR China.
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Sun Z, Rodríguez-Fernández J, Lauritsen JV. Water dissociation on mixed Co-Fe oxide bilayer nanoislands on Au(111). JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:164004. [PMID: 35108698 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac513a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We investigate the hydroxylation behaviour of mixed Co-Fe oxide nanoislands synthesized on a Au(111) surface under exposure to water vapour at vacuum conditions. The pure Co and Fe bilayer oxides both become hydroxylated by water exposure in vacuum conditions, albeit to a very different extent. It is however an open question how mixed oxides, exposing sites with a mixed coordination to Fe and Co, behave. By forming surface O species with a mixed Fe/Co coordination, we can investigate the nature of such sites. By means of scanning tunnelling microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we characterize a series of Co-Fe oxides samples with different Fe contents at the atomic scale and observe a scaling of the hydroxylation degree with the amount of Fe inside the Co-Fe oxides. Our results indicate that the Fe dopants within the Co-Fe oxides have opposing effects on edge and basal plane sites modifying the maximum hydroxylation degree of pure cobalt oxide, perturbing the original binding sites of H, releasing the absorbed H or blocking the diffusion pathway of H.
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- Zhaozong Sun
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Li P, Liu Y, Chen S. Microscopic EDL Structures and Charge-Potential Relation on Stepped Platinum Surface: Insights from the Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:104701. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0080104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Peng Li
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, China
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Unprecedentedly high activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes with single atomic Co1-N3P1 sites. Nat Commun 2022; 13:723. [PMID: 35132074 PMCID: PMC8821636 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28367-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Transition metal single atom catalysts (SACs) with M1-Nx coordination configuration have shown outstanding activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Modulating the atomic coordination structure has emerged as a promising strategy to further improve the catalytic performance. Herein, we report an atomic Co1/NPC catalyst with unsymmetrical single Co1-N3P1 sites that displays unprecedentedly high activity and chemoselectivity for hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes. Compared to the most popular Co1-N4 coordination, the electron density of Co atom in Co1-N3P1 is increased, which is more favorable for H2 dissociation as verified by kinetic isotope effect and density functional theory calculation results. In nitrobenzene hydrogenation reaction, the as-synthesized Co1-N3P1 SAC exhibits a turnover frequency of 6560 h−1, which is 60-fold higher than that of Co1-N4 SAC and one order of magnitude higher than the state-of-the-art M1-Nx-C SACs in literatures. Furthermore, Co1-N3P1 SAC shows superior selectivity (>99%) toward many substituted nitroarenes with co-existence of other sensitive reducible groups. This work is an excellent example of relationship between catalytic performance and the coordination environment of SACs, and offers a potential practical catalyst for aromatic amine synthesis by hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Modulating the atomic coordination structure has emerged as a promising strategy to further improve catalytic performance. Here, the authors report an atomic Co1/NPC catalyst with unsymmetrical single Co1N3P1 sites that displays high activity and chemoselectivity for hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes.
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Yang J, Lu Y, Jin L, Zhao C, Chen Y, Xu Y, Chen F, Feng J. Dynamic Optical Visualization of Proton Transport Pathways at Water–Solid Interfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jinmei Yang
- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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Yang HJ, Redington M, Miller DP, Zurek E, Kim M, Yoo CS, Lim SY, Cheong H, Chae SA, Ahn D, Hur NH. New monoclinic ruthenium dioxide with highly selective hydrogenation activity. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00815g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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HxRuO2 acts as a standalone catalyst exhibiting selective hydrogenation under mild conditions. Mobile protons embedded in the oxide lattice play an important role in stabilizing the distorted structure, and facile proton dynamics is key to improving catalytic properties.
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- Hee Jung Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Shock Physics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Shock Physics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea
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- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul 03759, Korea
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea
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He Q, Zeng L, Han L, Sartin MM, Peng J, Li JF, Oleinick A, Svir I, Amatore C, Tian ZQ, Zhan D. Electrochemical Storage of Atomic Hydrogen on Single Layer Graphene. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18419-18425. [PMID: 34709038 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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If hydrogen can be stored and carried safely at a high density, hydrogen-fuel cells offer effective solutions for vehicles. The stable chemisorption of atomic hydrogen on single layer graphene (SLG) seems a perfect solution in this regard, with a theoretical maximum storage capacity of 7.7 wt %. However, generating hydrogenated graphene from H2 requires extreme temperatures and pressures. Alternatively, hydrogen adatoms can easily be produced under mild conditions by the electroreduction of protons in solid/liquid systems. Graphene is electrochemically inert for this reaction, but H-chemisorption on SLG can be carried out under mild conditions via a novel Pt-electrocatalyzed "spillover-surface diffusion-chemisorption" mechanism, as we demonstrate using dynamic electrochemistry and isotopic Raman spectroscopy. The apparent surface diffusion coefficient (∼10-5 cm2 s-1), capacity (∼6.6 wt %, ∼85.7% surface coverage), and stability of hydrogen adatoms on SLG at room temperature and atmospheric pressure are significant, and they are perfectly suited for applications involving stored hydrogen atoms on graphene.
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- Quanfeng He
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.,PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS); Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.,Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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Yang J, Lu Y, Jin L, Zhao C, Chen Y, Xu Y, Chen F, Feng J. Dynamic Optical Visualization of Proton Transport Pathways at Water-Solid Interfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112150. [PMID: 34751999 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Probing proton transport is of vital importance for understanding cellular transport, surface catalysis and fuel cells. Conventional proton transport measurements rely on the use of electrochemical conductivity and do not allow for the direct visualization of proton transport pathways. The development of novel experimental techniques to spatiotemporally resolve proton transport is in high demand. Here, building upon the general conversion of aqueous proton flux into spatially resolved fluorescence signals, we optically visualize proton transport through nanopores and along hydrophilic interfaces. We observed that the fluorescence intensity increased at negative voltage due to lateral transport. Thanks to the temporal resolution of optical imaging, our technique further empowers the analysis of proton transport dynamics.
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- Jinmei Yang
- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Gao G, Jiang Z, Hu C. Selective Hydrogenation of the Carbonyls in Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Catalyzed by PtNi Alloy Supported on SBA-15 in Aqueous Solution Under Mild Conditions. Front Chem 2021; 9:759512. [PMID: 34660542 PMCID: PMC8511633 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.759512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Valuable furfuryl alcohol (FFA) and 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) could be produced by selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural (FF) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with high atom economy. In this study, SBA-15 (a kind of mesoporous silica molecular sieve)-supported low metal loading (3 wt% total metal content) PtNi alloy catalyst (PtNi/SBA-15) was synthesized via two steps, including the generation of PtNi alloy by hydrothermal method, and the immobilization of PtNi alloy on SBA-15. PtNi/SBA-15 has ordered mesoporous structure with high surface area, and high dispersion of the PtNi alloy with the formation of Ptδ--Niδ+ surface pairs on SBA-15, which benefit hydrogen activation and selective carbonyl hydrogenation. The selective hydrogenation of FF and HMF over PtNi/SBA-15 in water solvent at 303 K with 1.5 MPa H2 within 2 h, could respectively yield 64.6% FFA with 77.0% selectivity, and 68.2% DHMF with 81.9% selectivity. Besides, PtNi/SBA-15 exhibited a satisfactory water resistance and stability after recycling at least five runs.
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- Ge Gao
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Clean Technology in Leather Industry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Clean Technology in Leather Industry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Clean Technology in Leather Industry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Koverga AA, Flórez E, Jimenez-Orozco C, Rodriguez JA. Spot the difference: hydrogen adsorption and dissociation on unsupported platinum and platinum-coated transition metal carbides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20255-20267. [PMID: 34477186 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02974f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogenation reactions are involved in several processes in heterogeneous catalysis. Platinum is the best-known catalyst; however, there are limitations to its practical use. Therefore, it is necessary to explore alternative materials and transition metal carbides (TMCs) have emerged as potential candidates. We explore the possibility of using cheap TMCs as supports for a Pt monolayer, aiming to reduce the amount of the noble metal in the catalyst without a significant loss of its activity towards H2 dissociation. Hence, analyzing H2 dissociation from a fundamental point of view is a necessary step towards a further practical catalyst. By means of periodic DFT calculations, we analyze H2 adsorption and dissociation on Pt/β-Mo2C and Pt/α-WC surfaces, as a function of hydrogen surface coverage (ΘH), resembling a more realistic model of a catalyst. H2 dissociation rates were analyzed as a function of the reaction temperature. The results show that Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C have a Pt-like behavior for H2 dissociation at ΘH > 1/2 ML. At a particular temperature of 298 K, Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C have low energy barriers for H2* → 2H* (0.13 and 0.11 eV, respectively), close to the value of Pt (0.06 eV). For the highest coverage, i.e. ΘH = 1, Pt/C-WC has a lower activation energy and a higher reaction rate than Pt. Finally, the H2 dissociation rate is higher in Pt/Mo-Mo2C than in Pt when increasing the temperature above 298 K. Our results put Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C under the spotlight as potential catalysts for H2 dissociation, with a similar performance to Pt, paving the way for further experimental and/or theoretical studies, addressing the capability of Pt/TMC as practical catalysts in hydrogenation reactions.
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- Andrey A Koverga
- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Yuan E, Li Q, Ni P, Jian P, Deng Q. Microbehavior mechanism of water mediator on palladium in catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic carbonyl: Enhancement of hydrogen shuttling and modification of electronic structure. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li Q, Huang T, Zhang Z, Xiao M, Gai H, Zhou Y, Song H. Highly Efficient Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid over Palladium Supported on Dication Poly(ionic liquid)s. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Wei Q, Yu C, Song X, Zhong Y, Ni L, Ren Y, Guo W, Yu J, Qiu J. Recognition of Water-Induced Effects toward Enhanced Interaction between Catalyst and Reactant in Alcohol Oxidation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6071-6078. [PMID: 33829778 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pickering emulsion stabilized by solid nanoparticles provides a diverse solvent microenvironment and enables to promote the phase transfer of reaction substrates/products in catalytic reactions, but the intrinsic role of solvent is still not clear. Herein, using benzyl alcohol (BA) as a model reactant, we demonstrate the nature of the water-promoted activity for alcohol oxidation over the Pd/MgAl-LDO catalyst. Depending on the water in the solvent, we observe different reactivities regarding the proportion of the water in the system. Kinetic isotope effects confirm the participation and positive effects of water for oxidation of BA. The water promotion effects are recognized and identified by the water vapor pulse adsorption coupled with temperature program desorption. Moreover, the adsorption behavior of BA or benzaldehyde at the interface of water and Pd/MgAl-LDO is also investigated by quasi-in-situ Raman spectroscopy. In addition, the mechanism of water-promoted alcohol oxidation is rationally proposed based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. The general applicability of the water promotion effects is further demonstrated over different supports and substrates, which well achieves excellent catalytic activity and selectivity in Pickering emulsion compared to that in the pure toluene system.
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- Qianbing Wei
- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Mahdavi-Shakib A, Kumar KBS, Whittaker TN, Xie T, Grabow LC, Rioux RM, Chandler BD. Kinetics of H 2 Adsorption at the Metal-Support Interface of Au/TiO 2 Catalysts Probed by Broad Background IR Absorbance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7735-7743. [PMID: 33403732 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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H2 adsorption on Au catalysts is weak and reversible, making it difficult to quantitatively study. We demonstrate H2 adsorption on Au/TiO2 catalysts results in electron transfer to the support, inducing shifts in the FTIR background. This broad background absorbance (BBA) signal is used to quantify H2 adsorption; adsorption equilibrium constants are comparable to volumetric adsorption measurements. H2 adsorption kinetics measured with the BBA show a lower Eapp value (23 kJ mol-1 ) for H2 adsorption than previously reported from proxy H/D exchange (33 kJ mol-1 ). We also identify a previously unreported H-O-H bending vibration associated with proton adsorption on electronically distinct Ti-OH metal-support interface sites, providing new insight into the nature and dynamics of H2 adsorption at the Au/TiO2 interface.
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- Department of Chemistry, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 78212-7200, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-4004, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 78212-7200, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-4004, USA.,Texas Center for Superconductivity at the, University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 78212-7200, USA.,Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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Mahdavi‐Shakib A, Kumar KBS, Whittaker TN, Xie T, Grabow LC, Rioux RM, Chandler BD. Kinetics of H
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- Department of Chemistry Trinity University San Antonio TX 78212-7200 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Houston Houston TX 77204-4004 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Trinity University San Antonio TX 78212-7200 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Houston Houston TX 77204-4004 USA
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH) University of Houston Houston TX 77204 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
- Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Trinity University San Antonio TX 78212-7200 USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
- Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
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Zhu X, Gao Y, Wang X, Haribal V, Liu J, Neal LM, Bao Z, Wu Z, Wang H, Li F. A tailored multi-functional catalyst for ultra-efficient styrene production under a cyclic redox scheme. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1329. [PMID: 33637739 PMCID: PMC7910546 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21374-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Styrene is an important commodity chemical that is highly energy and CO2 intensive to produce. We report a redox oxidative dehydrogenation (redox-ODH) strategy to efficiently produce styrene. Facilitated by a multifunctional (Ca/Mn)1-xO@KFeO2 core-shell redox catalyst which acts as (i) a heterogeneous catalyst, (ii) an oxygen separation agent, and (iii) a selective hydrogen combustion material, redox-ODH auto-thermally converts ethylbenzene to styrene with up to 97% single-pass conversion and >94% selectivity. This represents a 72% yield increase compared to commercial dehydrogenation on a relative basis, leading to 82% energy savings and 79% CO2 emission reduction. The redox catalyst is composed of a catalytically active KFeO2 shell and a (Ca/Mn)1-xO core for reversible lattice oxygen storage and donation. The lattice oxygen donation from (Ca/Mn)1-xO sacrificially stabilizes Fe3+ in the shell to maintain high catalytic activity and coke resistance. From a practical standpoint, the redox catalyst exhibits excellent long-term performance under industrially compatible conditions.
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- Xing Zhu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chemical Science Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chemical Science Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Mi Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhao S, Lin L, Huang W, Zhang R, Wang D, Mu R, Fu Q, Bao X. Design of Lewis Pairs via Interface Engineering of Oxide-Metal Composite Catalyst for Water Activation. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1443-1452. [PMID: 33523659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational design and controlled construction of active centers remain grand challenges in heterogeneous catalysis, in particular for oxide catalysts with complex surface and interface structures. This work describes a facile way in the design of highly active Ni-O Lewis pairs for water activation where Ni and O sites act as Lewis acid and base, respectively. Surface science experiments indicate that dissociative adsorption of water occurs at edges of NiOx nanoislands grown on Au(111) and NiOx-Ni interfaces formed by further depositing metallic Ni layers along the edges of NiOx nanoislands. Enhanced activity of Ni-O Lewis pairs at the NiOx-Ni interface has been demonstrated by theoretical calculations, which are attributed to the higher Lewis acidity of metallic Ni sites and synergy of the metal and oxide components. Moreover, proton can migrate away from the NiOx-Ni interface and refresh the O base sites, leading to further hydroxylation of the neighboring Ni acid sites.
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- Siqin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Decarpigny C, Noël S, Addad A, Ponchel A, Monflier E, Bleta R. Robust Ruthenium Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Cyclodextrin-Templated TiO 2-SiO 2 Mixed Oxides for the Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1721. [PMID: 33572104 PMCID: PMC7915766 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this paper, we present a versatile template-directed colloidal self-assembly method for the fabrication in aqueous phase of composition-tuned mesoporous RuO2@TiO2-SiO2 catalysts. Randomly methylated β-cyclodextrin/Pluronic F127 supramolecular assemblies were used as soft templates, TiO2 colloids as building blocks, and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a silica source. Catalysts were characterized at different stages of their synthesis using dynamic light scattering, N2-adsorption analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, temperature programmed reduction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, high-angle annular bright-field and dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, together with EDS elemental mapping. Results revealed that both the supramolecular template and the silica loading had a strong impact on the pore characteristics and crystalline structure of the mixed oxides, as well as on the morphology of the RuO2 nanocrystals. Their catalytic performance was then evaluated in the aqueous phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) under mild conditions (50 °C, 50 bar H2). Results showed that the cyclodextrin-derived catalyst displayed almost quantitative LA conversion and 99% GVL yield in less than one hour. Moreover, this catalyst could be reused at least five times without loss of activity. This work offers an effective approach to the utilization of cyclodextrins for engineering the surface morphology of Ru nanocrystals and pore characteristics of TiO2-based materials for catalytic applications in hydrogenation reactions.
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- Cédric Decarpigny
- University Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-62300 Lens, France; (C.D.); (S.N.); (A.P.); (E.M.)
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- University Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-62300 Lens, France; (C.D.); (S.N.); (A.P.); (E.M.)
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- University Lille, CNRS, INRA, ENSCL, UMR 8207-UMET-Unité Matériaux et Transformations, F-59000 Lille, France;
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- University Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-62300 Lens, France; (C.D.); (S.N.); (A.P.); (E.M.)
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- University Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-62300 Lens, France; (C.D.); (S.N.); (A.P.); (E.M.)
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- University Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-62300 Lens, France; (C.D.); (S.N.); (A.P.); (E.M.)
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Koverga AA, Flórez E, Jimenez-Orozco C, Rodriguez JA. Not all platinum surfaces are the same: Effect of the support on fundamental properties of platinum adlayer and its implications for the activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li X, Paier W, Paier J. Machine Learning in Computational Surface Science and Catalysis: Case Studies on Water and Metal-Oxide Interfaces. Front Chem 2021; 8:601029. [PMID: 33425857 PMCID: PMC7793815 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.601029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The goal of many computational physicists and chemists is the ability to bridge the gap between atomistic length scales of about a few multiples of an Ångström (Å), i. e., 10−10 m, and meso- or macroscopic length scales by virtue of simulations. The same applies to timescales. Machine learning techniques appear to bring this goal into reach. This work applies the recently published on-the-fly machine-learned force field techniques using a variant of the Gaussian approximation potentials combined with Bayesian regression and molecular dynamics as efficiently implemented in the Vienna ab initio simulation package, VASP. The generation of these force fields follows active-learning schemes. We apply these force fields to simple oxides such as MgO and more complex reducible oxides such as iron oxide, examine their generalizability, and further increase complexity by studying water adsorption on these metal oxide surfaces. We successfully examined surface properties of pristine and reconstructed MgO and Fe3O4 surfaces. However, the accurate description of water–oxide interfaces by machine-learned force fields, especially for iron oxides, remains a field offering plenty of research opportunities.
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- Xiaoke Li
- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Chloromethanes are a group of volatile organic compounds that are harmful to the environment and human health. Abundant studies have verified that hydrodechlorination might be an effective treatment to remove these chlorinated pollutants. The most outstanding advantages of this technique are the moderate operating conditions used and the possibility of obtaining less hazardous valuable products. This review presents a global analysis of experimental and theoretical studies regarding the hydrodechlorination of chloromethanes. The catalysts used and their synthesis methods are summarized. Their physicochemical properties are analyzed in order to deeply understand their influence on the catalytic performance. Moreover, the main causes of the catalyst deactivation are explained, and prevention and regeneration methods are suggested. The reaction systems used and the effect of the operating conditions on the catalytic activity are also analyzed. Besides, the mechanisms and kinetics of the process at the atomic level are reviewed. Finally, a new perspective for the upgrading of chloromethanes, via hydrodechlorination, to valuable hydrocarbons for industry, such as light olefins, is discussed.
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Chen Q, Jiang W, Fan G. Pt nanoparticles on Ti 3C 2T x-based MXenes as efficient catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatic compounds to amines. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:14914-14920. [PMID: 33078801 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02594a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of Pt nanocatalysts for the selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatic compounds to the corresponding amines is of great significance to solve the drawbacks associated with a low reserve of Pt. Herein, we develop a protocol for the preparation of a Pt/titanium carbide-based MXene heterostructure for the selective reduction of nitroaromatic compounds. In the heterostructure, well-defined and nano-sized metallic Pt crystallites are uniformly decorated on Ti3C2Tx nanosheets using a mild reducing agent of ammonia borane without additional stabilizing agents. The selective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene (p-CNB) to p-chloroaniline (p-CAN) was employed as a model reaction to investigate the catalytic performance of the as-synthesized heterostructure, denoted as Pt/Ti3C2Tx-D-AB. Notably, this catalyst can catalyze the complete conversion of p-CNB to p-CAN with 99.5% selectivity, superior to that of Pt/Ti3C2Tx-D-SB synthesized with sodium borohydride. The high performance of the present catalytic system can be ascribed to the well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles, the abundant surface electron-efficient Pt(0), and the synergistic catalysis between Pt/Ti3C2Tx-D-AB and water. This catalyst also shows generality toward the selective hydrogenation of a series of nitroaromatic compounds to the corresponding amines with high efficiency. The present study provides a strategy to synthesize efficient catalysts for catalytic applications.
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- Qian Chen
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China.
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Dong W, Lin T, Huang J, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Wang X, Yuan X, Lin J, Chen IW, Huang F. Electrodes with Electrodeposited Water-excluding Polymer Coating Enable High-Voltage Aqueous Supercapacitors. RESEARCH 2020; 2020:4178179. [PMID: 33103117 PMCID: PMC7568819 DOI: 10.34133/2020/4178179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aqueous supercapacitors are powerful energy sources, but they are limited by energy density that is much lower than lithium-ion batteries. Since raising the voltage beyond the thermodynamic potential for water splitting (1.23 V) can boost the energy density, there has been much effort on water-stabilizing salvation additives such as Li2SO4 that can provide an aqueous electrolyte capable of withstanding ~1.8 V. Guided by the first-principles calculations that reveal water can promote hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, here, we pursue a new strategy of covering the electrode with a dense electroplated polymerized polyacrylic acid, which is an electron insulator but a proton conductor and proton reservoir. The combined effect of salvation and coating expands the electrochemical window throughout pH 3 to pH 10 to 2.4 V for both fast and slow proton-mediated redox reactions. This allows activated carbon to quadruple the energy density, a kilogram of nitrogen-doped graphene to provide 127 Watt-hour, and both to have improved endurance because of suppression of water-mediated corrosion. Therefore, aqueous supercapacitors can now achieve energy densities quite comparable to that of a lithium-ion battery, but at 100 times the charging/discharging speed and cycle durability.
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- Wujie Dong
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.,State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Nian Y, Dong Z, Wang S, Wang Y, Han Y, Wang C, Luo L. Atomic-Scale Dynamic Interaction of H_{2}O Molecules with Cu Surface. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:156101. [PMID: 33095595 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.156101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Atomic-scale interaction of water vapor with metal surfaces beyond surface adsorption under technologically relevant conditions remains mostly unexplored. Using aberration-corrected environmental transmission electron microscopy, we reveal the dynamic surface activation of Cu by H_{2}O at elevated temperature and pressure. We find a structural transition from flat to corrugated surface for the Cu(011) under low water-vapor pressure. Increasing the water-vapor pressure leads to the surface reaction of Cu with dissociated H_{2}O, resulting in the formation of a metastable "bilayer" Cu─O─H phase. Corroborated by density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics calculations, the cooperative O and OH interaction with Cu is responsible for the formation and subsurface propagation of this phase.
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- Yao Nian
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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Jurković DL, Prašnikar A, Pohar A, Likozar B. Surface structure-based CO2 reduction reaction modelling over supported copper catalysts. J CO2 UTIL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Xiong M, Gao Z, Zhao P, Wang G, Yan W, Xing S, Wang P, Ma J, Jiang Z, Liu X, Ma J, Xu J, Qin Y. In situ tuning of electronic structure of catalysts using controllable hydrogen spillover for enhanced selectivity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4773. [PMID: 32963236 PMCID: PMC7508871 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18567-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In situ tuning of the electronic structure of active sites is a long-standing challenge. Herein, we propose a strategy by controlling the hydrogen spillover distance to in situ tune the electronic structure. The strategy is demonstrated to be feasible with the assistance of CoOx/Al2O3/Pt catalysts prepared by atomic layer deposition in which CoOx and Pt nanoparticles are separated by hollow Al2O3 nanotubes. The strength of hydrogen spillover from Pt to CoOx can be precisely tailored by varying the Al2O3 thickness. Using CoOx/Al2O3 catalyzed styrene epoxidation as an example, the CoOx/Al2O3/Pt with 7 nm Al2O3 layer exhibits greatly enhanced selectivity (from 74.3% to 94.8%) when H2 is added. The enhanced selectivity is attributed to the introduction of controllable hydrogen spillover, resulting in the reduction of CoOx during the reaction. Our method is also effective for the epoxidation of styrene derivatives. We anticipate this method is a general strategy for other reactions. In situ tuning of the electronic structure of active sites is a long-standing challenge. Here, the authors report an approach to tune the electronic structure of cobalt species during the styrene epoxidation reaction by the introduction of controllable hydrogen spillover for enhanced selectivity.
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- Mi Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201204, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201204, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China.
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Zhang Y, Dai Y, Li H, Yin L, Hoffmann MR. Proton-assisted electron transfer and hydrogen-atom diffusion in a model system for photocatalytic hydrogen production. COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS 2020; 1:66. [PMID: 33029593 PMCID: PMC7505813 DOI: 10.1038/s43246-020-00068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Solar energy can be converted into chemical energy by photocatalytic water splitting to produce molecular hydrogen. Details of the photo-induced reaction mechanism occurring on the surface of a semiconductor are not fully understood, however. Herein, we employ a model photocatalytic system consisting of single atoms deposited on quantum dots that are anchored on to a primary photocatalyst to explore fundamental aspects of photolytic hydrogen generation. Single platinum atoms (Pt1) are anchored onto carbon nitride quantum dots (CNQDs), which are loaded onto graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (CNS), forming a Pt1@CNQDs/CNS composite. Pt1@CNQDs/CNS provides a well-defined photocatalytic system in which the electron and proton transfer processes that lead to the formation of hydrogen gas can be investigated. Results suggest that hydrogen bonding between hydrophilic surface groups of the CNQDs and interfacial water molecules facilitates both proton-assisted electron transfer and sorption/desorption pathways. Surface bound hydrogen atoms appear to diffuse from CNQDs surface sites to the deposited Pt1 catalytic sites leading to higher hydrogen-atom fugacity surrounding each isolated Pt1 site. We identify a pathway that allows for hydrogen-atom recombination into molecular hydrogen and eventually to hydrogen bubble evolution.
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- Yuanzheng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, P. R. China
- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Linde-Robinson Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Linde-Robinson Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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- Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Linde-Robinson Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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Heteroatom Ni alloyed pyrite-phase FeS2 as a pre-catalyst for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Collinge G, Yuk SF, Nguyen MT, Lee MS, Glezakou VA, Rousseau R. Effect of Collective Dynamics and Anharmonicity on Entropy in Heterogenous Catalysis: Building the Case for Advanced Molecular Simulations. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Greg Collinge
- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Basic & Applied Molecular Foundations, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Comtet J, Grosjean B, Glushkov E, Avsar A, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Vuilleumier R, Bocquet ML, Radenovic A. Direct observation of water-mediated single-proton transport between hBN surface defects. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 15:598-604. [PMID: 32451503 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0695-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Aqueous proton transport at interfaces is ubiquitous and crucial for a number of fields, ranging from cellular transport and signalling, to catalysis and membrane science. However, due to their light mass, small size and high chemical reactivity, uncovering the surface transport of single protons at room temperature and in an aqueous environment has so far remained out-of-reach of conventional atomic-scale surface science techniques, such as scanning tunnelling microscopy. Here, we use single-molecule localization microscopy to resolve optically the transport of individual excess protons at the interface of hexagonal boron nitride crystals and aqueous solutions at room temperature. Single excess proton trajectories are revealed by the successive protonation and activation of optically active defects at the surface of the crystal. Our observations demonstrate, at the single-molecule scale, that the solid/water interface provides a preferential pathway for lateral proton transport, with broad implications for molecular charge transport at liquid interfaces.
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- Jean Comtet
- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Electrical Engineering Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Wang Y, Qin R, Wang Y, Ren J, Zhou W, Li L, Ming J, Zhang W, Fu G, Zheng N. Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics at the Nanoscale Iron(III)–OH–Platinum Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:12736-12740. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Wang Y, Qin R, Wang Y, Ren J, Zhou W, Li L, Ming J, Zhang W, Fu G, Zheng N. Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics at the Nanoscale Iron(III)–OH–Platinum Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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