纳米团簇
原位
铜
材料科学
空位缺陷
密度泛函理论
化学物理
化学工程
纳米技术
结晶学
化学
计算化学
冶金
工程类
有机化学
作者
Rongrong Zhang,Haibin Ma,Shuhe Han,Zhitan Wu,Xin Zhou,Zhongxin Chen,Jia Liu,Yukun Xiao,Wei Chen,Kian Ping Loh
出处
期刊:Angewandte Chemie
[Wiley]
日期:2025-01-08
卷期号:64 (11): e202421860-e202421860
被引量:5
标识
DOI:10.1002/anie.202421860
摘要
Abstract Copper‐based catalysts are the choice for producing multi‐carbon products (C 2+ ) during CO 2 electroreduction (CO 2 RR), where the Cu 0 Cu δ+ pair sites are proposed to be synergistic hotspots for C−C coupling. Maintaining their dynamic stability requires precise control over electron affinity and anion vacancy formation energy, posing significant challenges. Here, we present an in situ reconstruction strategy to create dynamically stable Cu 0 Cu 0.18+ OCa motifs at the interface of exsolved Cu nanoclusters and CaCO 3 nanospheres (Cu/CaCO 3 ). In situ XAFS analysis confirmed the low‐valency state of Cu δ+ during CO 2 RR. DFT calculations demonstrated that the nanocluster size arises from the balance between metal‐support interactions and Cu−Cu cohesive energy, while the dynamic stability of rich interfacial Cu δ+ sites is attributed to their low electron affinity and high CO 3 2− vacancy formation energy, which collectively contribute to reduced reducibility. The transformed Cu/CaCO 3 exhibits an impressive C 2+ Faradaic efficiency of 83.7 % at a partial current density of 393 mA cm −2 , facilitated by adsorption of *CO with varying electronegativity at heterogeneous copper sites that lowers the C−C coupling energy barrier. Our findings establish insoluble carbonate as an effective anion pairing for Cu 0 Cu δ+ sites, highlighting the effectiveness of the in situ reconstitution strategy in producing a high density of dynamically stable Cu 0 Cu δ+ pair sites.
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