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Nano Research 2023, 16(7): 8743-8750 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5685-z
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Large π-conjugated indium-based metal-organic frameworks for high‐performance electrochemical conversion of CO2

Show Author's Information Zengqiang Gao1,  Yue Gong4,  Yating Zhu1,  Junjie Li2,  Li Li1,  Yongxia Shi1,  Man Hou1,  Xuejiao J. Gao2( ),  Zhicheng Zhang1( ),  Wenping Hu1,3,5( )
Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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metal-organic framework, electrochemical CO2 reduction, porphyrin, indium, formate
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The active site engineering of electrocatalysts, as one of the most economical and technological approaches, is a promising strategy to enhance the intrinsic activity and selectivity towards electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. Herein, an indium-based porphyrin framework (In-TCPP) with a well-defined structure, highly dispersed catalytic center, and good stability was constructed for efficient CO2-to-formate conversion. In-TCPP could achieve a high Faraday efficiency for formate (90%) and a cathodic energy efficiency of 63.8% in flow cells. In situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculation confirm that the crucial intermediate is *COOH species which contributes to the formation of formate. This work is expected to provide novel insights into the precise design of active sites for high-performance electrocatalysts towards electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction.


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Large π-conjugated indium-based metal-organic frameworks for high‐performance electrochemical conversion of CO2

Show Author's information Zengqiang Gao1, Yue Gong4, Yating Zhu1, Junjie Li2, Li Li1, Yongxia Shi1, Man Hou1, Xuejiao J. Gao2( ), Zhicheng Zhang1( ), Wenping Hu1,3,5( )
Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China

Abstract

The active site engineering of electrocatalysts, as one of the most economical and technological approaches, is a promising strategy to enhance the intrinsic activity and selectivity towards electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. Herein, an indium-based porphyrin framework (In-TCPP) with a well-defined structure, highly dispersed catalytic center, and good stability was constructed for efficient CO2-to-formate conversion. In-TCPP could achieve a high Faraday efficiency for formate (90%) and a cathodic energy efficiency of 63.8% in flow cells. In situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculation confirm that the crucial intermediate is *COOH species which contributes to the formation of formate. This work is expected to provide novel insights into the precise design of active sites for high-performance electrocatalysts towards electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction.

Keywords: metal-organic framework, electrochemical CO2 reduction, porphyrin, indium, formate

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Received: 31 January 2023
Revised: 22 February 2023
Accepted: 22 February 2023
Published: 13 May 2023
Issue date: July 2023

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22071172, 52121002, 51733004, 51725304, and 21907043), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB12030300), and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2018YFA0703200). We also acknowledge the support of the Center for Large-scale instrument management platform of Tianjin University and the Analytical and Testing Center of Tianjin University of Technology for XRD, FTIR, XPS, SEM, and TEM measurements. We thank the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations for financial support.

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