催化学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 62: 166-177.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(24)60052-5

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多配位水分子的焦磷酸锰用于电催化水氧化研究

杨树姣a, 江鹏飞b, 岳楷航c, 郭凯a, 杨璐娜a, 韩金秀a, 彭欣阳a, 张学鹏a, 郑浩铨a, 杨韬b, 曹睿a, 严雅c,*(), 张伟a,*()   

  1. a陕西师范大学化学化工学院, 应用表面与胶体化学教育部重点实验室, 陕西西安 710119
    b重庆大学化学化工学院, 重庆 401331
    c中国科学院上海硅酸盐研究所, 上海 200050
  • 收稿日期:2024-02-22 接受日期:2024-05-14 出版日期:2024-07-18 发布日期:2024-07-10
  • 通讯作者: 电子信箱: zw@snnu.edu.cn (张伟), yanya@mail.sic.ac.cn (严雅).
  • 基金资助:
    陕西师范大学启动研究基金;国家自然科学基金(22379088);陕西师范大学优秀研究生培养计划(LHRCYB23005)

Manganese pyrophosphate with multiple coordinated water molecules for electrocatalytic water oxidation

Shujiao Yanga, Pengfei Jiangb, Kaihang Yuec, Kai Guoa, Luna Yanga, Jinxiu Hana, Xinyang Penga, Xuepeng Zhanga, Haoquan Zhenga, Tao Yangb, Rui Caoa, Ya Yanc,*(), Wei Zhanga,*()   

  1. aKey Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
    bCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
    cShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS), Shanghai 200050, China
  • Received:2024-02-22 Accepted:2024-05-14 Online:2024-07-18 Published:2024-07-10
  • Contact: E-mail: zw@snnu.edu.cn (W. Zhang), yanya@mail.sic.ac.cn (Y. Yan).
  • Supported by:
    Starting Research Funds of Shaanxi Normal University;National Natural Science Foundation of China(22379088);Excellent Graduate Training Program of Shaanxi Normal University(LHRCYB23005)

摘要:

自然界水氧化中心Mn4CaO5团簇中的配位水被认为在促进水氧化方面起着重要作用. 许多报道模拟了Mn4CaO5结构并研究了其析氧反应(OER)过程, 但配位水结构难以模拟, 在OER过程中的具体功能尚不明确. 目前, 揭示配位水在OER中的具体作用存在以下挑战. 首先, 大多数锰基材料的配位结构, 特别是表面结构是模糊的, 导致结构-性能相关性难以确定. 其次, 在Mn位点上引入配位水时, 往往不可避免地会改变Mn中心的核心结构, 甚至改变Mn的化合价, 这些干扰因素可能严重混淆配位水对OER的影响, 不利于探究OER过程中配位水分子的作用. 因此, 构建一个理想的催化剂平台用于研究配位水分子在水氧化过程中的作用具有重要意义.

本文提出了一种研究OER过程中配位水分子作用的有效方法, 并阐明了OER过程中源于锰中心配位水分子结构-活性关系. 采用水热法合成了一种结晶型焦磷酸锰(crystalline MnPi). 在相同起始物料比、不同反应条件下, 采用共沉淀法制备了分子式相同的非晶型焦磷酸锰(amorphous MnPi). 通过X射线衍射、红外光谱、拉曼光谱、热重分析和理论模拟, 确定了MnPi催化剂的晶体结构(Mn2P2O7·3H2O). 在0.05 mol L‒1 pH = 7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中, crystalline MnPi催化剂比amorphous MnPi催化剂表现出更好的OER活性. 晶体结构研究结果表明, crystalline MnPi催化剂暴露的Mn位点上含有四个配位水分子, 并且相邻Mn位点通过氢键相互连接形成连续的氢键网络结构. 连续的氢键网络使氧原子的电荷中和水平更高, 使得crystalline MnPi催化剂中MnII/III转换更容易, 进一步揭示了配位水在水氧化机理中扮演的重要角色. 详细的电化学动力学研究、原位/非原位表面表征和理论计算结果表明, crystalline MnPi催化剂的MnII/III氧化过程在动力学和热力学上都比amorphous MnPi催化剂容易发生. 同时, crystalline MnPi催化剂中配位水分子有效参与了Mn(II)到Mn(III)的质子耦合电子转移过程, 此过程是锰基体系中水氧化反应中的起始关键步骤. pH动力学实验结果表明, amorphous MnPi催化剂的MnII/III氧化步骤为常见的2H+/1e单位点过程. 然而, 由于crystalline MnPi催化剂表面暴露的Mn位点上存在多个配位水分子, 导致crystalline MnPi催化剂的MnII/III氧化步骤为3H+/2e双位点过程. 双位点上的三个配位水分子失去三个质子生成三个OH基团, OH基团通过彼此之间以及与周围配位水分子之间的氢键来有效稳定中间体电荷, 进而促进水氧化的发生.

综上所述, 以精心设计的催化剂平台进行对比研究, 直观地观察和理解了配位水分子对电催化水氧化的重要作用, 为阐明锰基催化体系中配位水分子在水氧化过程中的重要作用提供了有价值的见解.

关键词: 水氧化, 结构, 电催化, 配位水, 磷酸锰

Abstract:

The coordinated water in the Mn4CaO5 clusters in natural water oxidation center is believed to play an important role in promoting water oxidation. However, its specific role is unclear. In this work, based on a new manganese phosphate (Mn2P2O7·3H2O) with well-defined crystal surfaces (crystalline MnPi) and its amorphous counterpart (amorphous MnPi), the effects of coordinated water molecules on water oxidation have been systematically investigated. There are four coordinated water molecules on one Mn site, which is very rare and valuable to study relevant effects from water coordination. Unusually, the crystalline MnPi outperformed the amorphous MnPi in electrocatalysis. The exposed well-defined surface of the crystalline MnPi contains continuous Mn sites with multiple coordinated water molecules. The kinetics and thermodynamics of surface oxidation have been quantitatively studied based on the appealing catalyst platform. The interaction between adjacent Mn sites leads to a 3H+/2e dual site oxidation in crystalline MnPi, while this process is 2H+/1e single site conversion in amorphous MnPi. The higher level of charge neutralization of oxygen atoms from continuous H-bond network in crystalline MnPi is helpful for the MnII/III oxidation, which subsequently promotes water oxidation. This study provides valuable insight into the role of coordinated water molecules in initiating water oxidation in Mn-based catalytic systems.

Key words: Water oxidation, Structure, Electrocatalysis, Coordinated water molecules, Manganese phosphate