• 文献标题:   Designing Undercoordinated Ni-N-x and Fe-N-x on Holey Graphene for Electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Syngas
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEVERETT J, DAIYAN R, GONG LL, IPUTERA K, TONG ZZ, QU JT, MA ZP, ZHANG QR, CHEONG SS, CAIRNEY J, LIU RS, LU XY, XIA ZH, DAI LM, AMAL R
  • 作者关键词:   co2rr, synga, undercoordinated, single atom, defect, holey graphene, electrolyzer
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
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  • 被引频次:   43
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.1c03293 EA JUL 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

In this study, we propose a top-down approach for the controlled preparation of undercoordinated Ni-N-x (Ni-hG) and Fe-N-x (Fe-hG) catalysts within a holey graphene framework, for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to synthesis gas (syngas). Through the heat treatment of commercial-grade nitrogendoped graphene, we prepared a defective holey graphene, which was then used as a platform to incorporate undercoordinated single atoms via carbon defect restoration, confirmed by a range of characterization techniques. We reveal that these Ni-hG and Fe-hG catalysts can be combined in any proportion to produce a desired syngas ratio (1-10) across a wide potential range (-0.6 to -1.1 V vs RHE), required commercially for the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis of liquid fuels and chemicals. These findings are in agreement with our density functional theory calculations, which reveal that CO selectivity increases with a reduction in N coordination with Ni, while unsaturated Fe-N-x sites favor the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The potential of these catalysts for scale up is further demonstrated by the unchanged selectivity at elevated temperature and stability in a high-throughput gas diffusion electrolyzer, displaying a high-mass-normalized activity of 275 mA mg(-1) at a cell voltage of 2.5 V. Our results provide valuable insights into the implementation of a simple top-down approach for fabricating active undercoordinated single atom catalysts for decarbonized syngas generation.