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Nano Research 2023, 16(11): 12641-12646 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5929-y
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Ultrathin zirconium-porphyrin based nanobelts as photo-coupled electrocatalysis for CH4 oxidation to CO

Show Author's Information Haoming Guo1,  Liang Wu2,  Siyang Nie1,  Deren Yang3( ),  Xun Wang1( )
Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Institute of Energy Power Innovation, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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density functional theory (DFT) calculation, photo-coupled electrocatalyst, ultrathin Co-Zr/5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) nanobelts, CH4 oxidation
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The development of novel and effective methods for the activation of methane is fascinating, which offers a promising potential for the sustainable development of chemical industry and the mitigation of greenhouse effect. Here we successfully synthesize two-dimensional (2D) Zr/5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) ultrathin nanobelts (UNBs) as a high efficiency catalyst for methane (CH4) oxidation to carbon monoxide (CO). The Co-UNBs show well photo-coupled electrocatalytic performances for CH4 activation (CO production rates are 0.171 and 8.416 mmol·g−1·h−1 under dark/visible light, respectively). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to illustrate the mechanism of photoelectrocatalytic process and the high efficiency oxidation of CH4 to CO. Based on the ultrathin structure and highly efficient catalytic properties, this work provides a prospecting avenue for the design and synthesis of methane oxidation catalyst.


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Ultrathin zirconium-porphyrin based nanobelts as photo-coupled electrocatalysis for CH4 oxidation to CO

Show Author's information Haoming Guo1, Liang Wu2, Siyang Nie1, Deren Yang3( ), Xun Wang1( )
Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Institute of Energy Power Innovation, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China

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The development of novel and effective methods for the activation of methane is fascinating, which offers a promising potential for the sustainable development of chemical industry and the mitigation of greenhouse effect. Here we successfully synthesize two-dimensional (2D) Zr/5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) ultrathin nanobelts (UNBs) as a high efficiency catalyst for methane (CH4) oxidation to carbon monoxide (CO). The Co-UNBs show well photo-coupled electrocatalytic performances for CH4 activation (CO production rates are 0.171 and 8.416 mmol·g−1·h−1 under dark/visible light, respectively). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to illustrate the mechanism of photoelectrocatalytic process and the high efficiency oxidation of CH4 to CO. Based on the ultrathin structure and highly efficient catalytic properties, this work provides a prospecting avenue for the design and synthesis of methane oxidation catalyst.

Keywords: density functional theory (DFT) calculation, photo-coupled electrocatalyst, ultrathin Co-Zr/5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) nanobelts, CH4 oxidation

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Received: 05 April 2023
Revised: 13 June 2023
Accepted: 14 June 2023
Published: 27 July 2023
Issue date: November 2023

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Nos. 2017YFA0700101 and 2016YFA0202801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22035004 and 22205061), and the XPLORER PRIZE and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M660608). We thank Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF) for providing the EXAFS tests in 1W1B station.

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