Molecular engineering to tune the ligand environment of atomically dispersed nickel for efficient alcohol electrochemical oxidation
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Abstract
Atomically dispersed metals maximize the number of catalytic sites and enhance their activity. However, their challenging synthesis and characterization strongly complicates their optimization. Here, the aim is to demonstrate that tuning the electronic environment of atomically dispersed metal catalysts through the modification of their edge coordination is an effective strategy to maximize their performance. This article focuses on optimizing nickel-based electrocatalysts toward alcohol electrooxidation in alkaline solution. A new organic framework with atomically dispersed nickel is first developed. The coordination environment of nickel within this framework is modified through the addition of carbonyl (C O) groups. The authors then demonstrate that such nickel-based organic frameworks, combined with carbon nanotubes, exhibit outstanding catalytic activity and durability toward the oxidation of methanol (CH3OH), ethanol (CH3CH2OH), and benzyl alcohol (C6H5CH2OH); the smaller molecule exhibits higher catalytic performance. These outstanding electrocatalytic activities for alcohol electrooxidation are attributed to the presence of the carbonyl group in the ligand chemical environment, which enhances the adsorption for alcohol, as revealed by density functional theory calculations. The work not only introduces a new atomically dispersed Ni-based catalyst, but also demonstrates a new strategy for designing and engineering high-performance catalysts through the tuning of their chemical environment.
CitacióLiang, Z. [et al.]. Molecular engineering to tune the ligand environment of atomically dispersed nickel for efficient alcohol electrochemical oxidation. "Advanced functional materials", 16 Setembre 2021, vol. 31, núm. 51, p. 2106349:1-2106349:8.
ISSN1616-301X
Versió de l'editorhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202106349
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