Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2024, Vol. 57: 1-17.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64588-7
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Zhichao Wanga, Mengfan Wangb,*(), Yunfei Huanc, Tao Qianc, Jie Xionga, Chengtao Yanga,*(
), Chenglin Yanb,d,*(
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2023-10-26
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2023-12-21
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2024-02-18
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2024-02-10
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Mengfan Wang is a postdoc fellow in the College of Energy at Soochow University in Suzhou, China. He received his PhD degree from Soochow University in 2021. His current research focuses on rational design of electrocatalytic systems toward gas‐involved electrochemical reactions.Supported by:
Zhichao Wang, Mengfan Wang, Yunfei Huan, Tao Qian, Jie Xiong, Chengtao Yang, Chenglin Yan. Defect and interface engineering for promoting electrocatalytic N-integrated CO2 co-reduction[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 57: 1-17.
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Fig. 3. SFG signals of intermediate species on pristine CeO2 (a) and VO-CeO2-750 (b). (c) Urea yield rates of CeO2 and oxygen vacancy-mediated CeO2 catalysts at different potentials. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [86]. Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society. (d) The urea synthesis performance of InOOH and VO-InOOH at -0.5 V vs. RHE. (e) Free-energy diagrams for urea synthesis on the (010) facets of InOOH and VO-InOOH. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [87]. Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society. (f) In-situ ART-FTIR spectra of ZnO-V under various electrochemical conditions. (g) Schematic illustration of urea formation over ZnO-V. (h) The urea synthesis Faradaic efficiency at different potentials over ZnO-V. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [88]. Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (i) Two Cu (111) surfaces with a spacing of ds were used to simulate copper with an atomic gap. (j) The calculated kinetic barriers for various C-N coupling reactions. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [89]. Copyright 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry.
Fig. 4. XANES (a) and EXAFS (b) spectra of Cu1-CeO2 at different potentials during C-N coupling process at Cu K-edge. (c) Schematic diagram of reconstitution of Cu single-atoms to nanoclusters. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [96]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons. CO2-TPD (d) and N2-TPD (e) spectra of Pd1-TiO2 and Pd1Cu1-TiO2. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [97]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons. (f) The structural model of F-doped CNT. Brown, red, pink, blue, and green spheres present C, O, H, F, and N atoms, respectively. (g) Free energy diagrams of C-N coupling reaction for CNT and F-CNT. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [99]. Copyright 2022, Elsevier.
Fig. 5. XANES (a) and spectra at Cu K-edge (b) for Cu-GS-800, Cu-GS-900, and Cu-GS-1000. (c) Faradaic efficiencies of as-prepared products for Cu-GS-800 under different potentials. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [108]. Copyright 2022, John Wiley and Sons. (d) Proposed “Four-Step” strategy for screening promising catalysts for urea synthesis. (e) Free energies of N2* intermediate via end/side-on pattern. (f) Volcano plot of adsorption energy of *NCON intermediate as a function of limiting potential of urea synthesis on different M/p-BN catalysts. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [109]. Copyright 2023, Elsevier.
Fig. 6. (a) High angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy image of B-FeNi-DASC. (b) Atomic-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy mapping of the Fe-Ni configuration. (c) Free energy diagram of urea production over B-FeNi-DASC electrocatalyst. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [112]. Copyright 2023, Springer Nature. (d) Urea yield rates and Faradaic efficiencies of ZnMn-N and ZnMn-N,Cl with CO pre-poisoning. (e) CO-TPD spectra of ZnMn-N and ZnMn-N,Cl. (f) Free energies of side/end-on adsorption of N2 over Zn-Mn catalysts. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [113]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons. Flowchart of screening procedures (g) and schematic depiction (h) of potential reaction pathways for urea generation. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [115]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons.
Fig. 7. DEMS spectra of CO (a) and NH2 (b) signals over Cu@Zn under different electrochemical conditions. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [123]. Copyright 2022, American Chemical Society. (c) The average charge density difference for Bi-BiVO4 heterojunction, yellow and cyan regions present electron accumulation and depletion, respectively. Free energy diagrams for N2 (d) and CO2 (e) adsorption on BiVO4 and Bi-BiVO4 and the corresponding structure models. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [124]. Copyright 2021, John Wiley and Sons. (f) Schematic electrocatalytic urea production mechanism on BiFeO3/BiVO4 heterojunction. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [125]. Copyright 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry.
Fig. 8. XANES (a) and EXAFS (b) spectra of Mo foil, MoO3, and MoOx/C at Mo K-edge. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [22]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons. High-resolution XPS spectra of (c) Ni 2p and (d) Co 2p for Co-NiOx and Co-NiOx@GDY. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [17]. Copyright 2022, Oxford University Press. TEM (e) and high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) (f) images of Bi2S3/N-RGO. (g) Linear sweep voltammetry curves of Bi2S3/N-RGO. (h) Urea yield rate and Faradaic efficiency of Bi2S3/N-RGO at different potentials. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [129]. Copyright 2023, American Chemical Society.
Fig. 9. (a) Schematic illustration of electrocatalytic CO2 and nitrite reduction for C-N coupling of urea production on AuCu SANFs. (b,c) TEM, selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and HRTEM images of AuCu SANFs. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [135]. Copyright 2022, Elsevier. (d) Schematic illustration of the electron transfer from Cu to Rh atoms on the RhCu-uls. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [136]. Copyright 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry. (e) Products distribution at different potentials in CO-saturated 1.0 mol L-1 KOH + 1.0 mol L-1 KNO2 electrolyte on Ru1Cu SAA. (f) Free energy diagrams for NO2? reduction with the assistance of *CO and (g) synthesis of formamide on Ru1Cu SAA surface. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [137]. Copyright 2023, Springer Nature. (h) Urea yield rates of Cu-C, Cu97In3-C, Cu30In70-C and In-C at different potentials. (i) Urea yield rates and corresponding carbon monoxide/formate ratios on bimetallic systems. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [138]. Copyright 2023, John Wiley and Sons.
Catalyst | Active site | Carbon source | Nitrogen source | Operating condition | Major product | Yield rate | Efficiency | Ref. |
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VO-CeO2-750 | O vacancy | CO2 | NO3− | -1.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 943.6 mg h-1 g-1 | N.A. | [ |
VO-InOOH | O vacancy | CO2 | NO3− | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 592.5 μg h-1 mg-1 | 51.0% | [ |
ZnO-V | O vacancy | CO2 | NO2− | -0.79 V vs. RHE | urea | 16.56 mmol h-1 | 23.26% | [ |
VN-Cu3N-300 | N vacancy | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 81 μg h-1 cm-2 | 28.7% | [ |
6 Å-Cu | atomic-defects | CO2 | NO3− | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 7541.9 μg h-1 mg-1 | 51.97 ± 0.8% | [ |
Cu-TiO2 | Cu doping | CO2 | NO2− | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 20.8 μmol h-1 | 43.1% | [ |
Cu-CeO2 | Cu doping | CO2 | NO3− | -1.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 52.84 mmol h-1 g-1 | N.A. | [ |
Pd1Cu1-TiO2 | dual-atom/O vacancy | CO2 | N2 | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 166.67 molurea molPd-1 h-1 | 22.54% | [ |
Te-Pd NCs | Te doping | CO2 | NO2− | -1.1 V vs. RHE | urea | N.A. | 12.2% | [ |
F-CNT | F doping | CO2 | NO3− | -0.65 V vs. RHE | urea | 6.36 mmol h-1 g-1 | 18.0% | [ |
BDD | B doping | CH3OH | NH3 | 120 mA cm-2 | formamide | 36.9 g h-1 | 41.2% | [ |
Cu SACs | signal atom | CO2 | NO3− | -0.9 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.3 nmol s-1 cm-2 | 28% | [ |
B-FeNi-DASC | dual atom | CO2 | NO3− | -1.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 20.2 mmol h-1 g-1 | 17.8% | [ |
ZnMn-N,Cl | dual atom | CO | NO3− | -0.3 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.0 mmol g-1 h-1 | 63.5% | [ |
Cu@Zn | Cu/Zn interface | CO2 | NO3− | -1.02 V vs. RHE | urea | 7.29 μmol cm-2 h-1 | 9.28% | [ |
Bi-BiVO4 | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 5.91 mmol h-1 g-1 | 12.55% | [ |
BiFeO3/BiVO4 | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.94 mmol h-1 g-1 | 17.18% | [ |
CoPc-MoS2 | dual sites | CO2 | N2 | -0.7 V vs. RHE | urea | 175.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 15.12% | [ |
MoOx/C | Mo-C interfaces | CO2 | NO3− | -0.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 1431.5 μg h-1 mg-1 | 27.7% | [ |
Co-NiOx@GDY | heterojunction | CO2 | NO2− | -0.7 V vs. RHE | urea | 913.2 μg h-1 mg-1 | 64.3% | [ |
Bi2O3/N-RGO | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.4 mmol g-1 h-1 | 7.5% | [ |
Fe(a)@C-Fe3O4/CNTs | dual sites | CO2 | NO3− | -0.65 V vs. RHE | urea | 1341.3 ± 112.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 16.5 ± 6.1% | [ |
Pd1Cu1-TiO2 | alloying | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 3.36 mmol g-1 h-1 | 8.92% | [ |
AuCu SANFs | alloying | CO2 | NO2− | -1.55 V vs. Ag/AgCl | urea | 3889.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 24.7% | [ |
RhCu | alloying | CO2 | NO3− | -0.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 26.81 ± 0.62 mmol g-1 h-1 | 34.82 ± 2.47% | [ |
Ru1Cu SAA | alloying | CO | NO2− | -0.5 V vs. RHE | formamide | 2483.77 ± 155.34 μg h-1 mg-1 | 45.65 ± 0.76% | [ |
Cu97In3-C | alloying | CO2 | NO3− | -1.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 13.1 mmol g-1 h-1 | N.A. | [ |
Cu-Hg alloys | alloying | oxalic acid | NO3− | -1.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl | glycine | N.A. | 43.1% | [ |
Table 1 Summary of defect and interface engineering catalysts for electrocatalytic N-integrated CO2 co-reduction reaction.
Catalyst | Active site | Carbon source | Nitrogen source | Operating condition | Major product | Yield rate | Efficiency | Ref. |
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VO-CeO2-750 | O vacancy | CO2 | NO3− | -1.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 943.6 mg h-1 g-1 | N.A. | [ |
VO-InOOH | O vacancy | CO2 | NO3− | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 592.5 μg h-1 mg-1 | 51.0% | [ |
ZnO-V | O vacancy | CO2 | NO2− | -0.79 V vs. RHE | urea | 16.56 mmol h-1 | 23.26% | [ |
VN-Cu3N-300 | N vacancy | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 81 μg h-1 cm-2 | 28.7% | [ |
6 Å-Cu | atomic-defects | CO2 | NO3− | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 7541.9 μg h-1 mg-1 | 51.97 ± 0.8% | [ |
Cu-TiO2 | Cu doping | CO2 | NO2− | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 20.8 μmol h-1 | 43.1% | [ |
Cu-CeO2 | Cu doping | CO2 | NO3− | -1.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 52.84 mmol h-1 g-1 | N.A. | [ |
Pd1Cu1-TiO2 | dual-atom/O vacancy | CO2 | N2 | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 166.67 molurea molPd-1 h-1 | 22.54% | [ |
Te-Pd NCs | Te doping | CO2 | NO2− | -1.1 V vs. RHE | urea | N.A. | 12.2% | [ |
F-CNT | F doping | CO2 | NO3− | -0.65 V vs. RHE | urea | 6.36 mmol h-1 g-1 | 18.0% | [ |
BDD | B doping | CH3OH | NH3 | 120 mA cm-2 | formamide | 36.9 g h-1 | 41.2% | [ |
Cu SACs | signal atom | CO2 | NO3− | -0.9 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.3 nmol s-1 cm-2 | 28% | [ |
B-FeNi-DASC | dual atom | CO2 | NO3− | -1.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 20.2 mmol h-1 g-1 | 17.8% | [ |
ZnMn-N,Cl | dual atom | CO | NO3− | -0.3 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.0 mmol g-1 h-1 | 63.5% | [ |
Cu@Zn | Cu/Zn interface | CO2 | NO3− | -1.02 V vs. RHE | urea | 7.29 μmol cm-2 h-1 | 9.28% | [ |
Bi-BiVO4 | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 5.91 mmol h-1 g-1 | 12.55% | [ |
BiFeO3/BiVO4 | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.94 mmol h-1 g-1 | 17.18% | [ |
CoPc-MoS2 | dual sites | CO2 | N2 | -0.7 V vs. RHE | urea | 175.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 15.12% | [ |
MoOx/C | Mo-C interfaces | CO2 | NO3− | -0.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 1431.5 μg h-1 mg-1 | 27.7% | [ |
Co-NiOx@GDY | heterojunction | CO2 | NO2− | -0.7 V vs. RHE | urea | 913.2 μg h-1 mg-1 | 64.3% | [ |
Bi2O3/N-RGO | heterojunction | CO2 | N2 | -0.5 V vs. RHE | urea | 4.4 mmol g-1 h-1 | 7.5% | [ |
Fe(a)@C-Fe3O4/CNTs | dual sites | CO2 | NO3− | -0.65 V vs. RHE | urea | 1341.3 ± 112.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 16.5 ± 6.1% | [ |
Pd1Cu1-TiO2 | alloying | CO2 | N2 | -0.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 3.36 mmol g-1 h-1 | 8.92% | [ |
AuCu SANFs | alloying | CO2 | NO2− | -1.55 V vs. Ag/AgCl | urea | 3889.6 μg h-1 mg-1 | 24.7% | [ |
RhCu | alloying | CO2 | NO3− | -0.6 V vs. RHE | urea | 26.81 ± 0.62 mmol g-1 h-1 | 34.82 ± 2.47% | [ |
Ru1Cu SAA | alloying | CO | NO2− | -0.5 V vs. RHE | formamide | 2483.77 ± 155.34 μg h-1 mg-1 | 45.65 ± 0.76% | [ |
Cu97In3-C | alloying | CO2 | NO3− | -1.4 V vs. RHE | urea | 13.1 mmol g-1 h-1 | N.A. | [ |
Cu-Hg alloys | alloying | oxalic acid | NO3− | -1.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl | glycine | N.A. | 43.1% | [ |
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