Issue 28, 2021

Promoting the conversion of CO2 to CH4via synergistic dual active sites

Abstract

Carbon-based single-atom catalysts (SACs) have shown promising applications in the conversion of CO2 into CO. However, the deep reduction process for the production of high-value hydrocarbons is largely limited due to the weak activation of CO. Herein, on the basis of first-principles calculations, a simple coordination regulation method of the active site is proposed to improve the conversion of CO2. Taking NiN4 as an example, by introducing heteroatoms (B, C, O, P, and S atoms), we reveal that NiN3B can effectively capture *CO and further convert to CH4 with an ultralow limiting potential of −0.42 V. The excellent catalytic performance is probably attributed to the formed synergistic dual active sites between non-metal B and metal Ni atoms. Moreover, NiN3B can maintain good stability and the catalytic performance can be further enhanced by increasing the B-doping concentration. This work demonstrates that coordination regulation is an effective strategy to improve the performance of single-atom catalysts and paves a possible way to advance the development of non-Cu-based CO2RR electrocatalysts for high-value hydrocarbon products.

Graphical abstract: Promoting the conversion of CO2 to CH4via synergistic dual active sites

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Apr 2021
Accepted
10 Jun 2021
First published
10 Jun 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 12233-12241

Promoting the conversion of CO2 to CH4via synergistic dual active sites

Z. Fu, Q. Li, X. Bai, Y. Huang, L. Shi and J. Wang, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 12233 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR02582A

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