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Bunzen, Hana

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DOE OSTI2024

Modifikation eines Cu‐Pd‐Schaufelrad‐Metall‐Organischen Gerüsts für die selektive CO 2 ‐Elektroreduktion

Abstract Die Optimierung der Bindungsenergie zwischen dem Intermediat und dem aktiven Zentrum ist ein entscheidender Faktor, um die katalytische Produktselektivität und Aktivität bei der elektrochemischen Kohlendioxidreduktion (CO 2 RR) zu steuern. Es ist bekannt, dass Kupferatome als aktive Zentren CO 2 zu Kohlenwasserstoffen und Sauerstoffverbindungen reduzieren, jedoch unter schlechter Produktselektivität leiden, da mehrere Intermediate nur moderate Bindungsenergien aufweisen. Hier berichten wir über eine Ionenaustauschstrategie zur Konstruktion von Cu−Pd‐Schaufelrad‐Dimeren innerhalb von Cu‐basierten metallorganischen Gerüsten (MOFs), [Cu 3‐x Pdx(BTC) 2 ] (BTC=1,3,5‐Benzoltricarbonsäure), ohne die strukturellen Eigenschaften des MOFs zu verändern. Im Vergleich zum reinen Cu‐MOF ([Cu 3 (BTC) 2 ], HKUST‐1) verlagert der Cu−Pd‐MOF die Produkte der CO 2 ‐Elektroreduktion von einer Vielzahl chemischer Spezies hin zu einer selektiven CO‐Erzeugung. Eine in situ‐Röntgenabsorptions‐Feinstrukturanalyse der Oxidationsstufe des Katalysators und der lokalen Geometrie, kombiniert mit theoretischen Berechnungen, zeigt, dass die Einfügung von Pd in die Knotenpunkte der Cu‐Schaufelradstruktur des MOFs die Adsorption des Schlüsselintermediats COOH* am Cu‐Zentrum fördert. Dies ermöglicht CO‐selektive katalytische Mechanismen und verbessert somit unser Verständnis über das Zusammenspiel von Struktur und Aktivität bei der elektrochemischen CO 2 ‐Reduktion unter Verwendung molekularer Katalysatoren.

Zhang, Ruirui↗

DOE OSTI2024

Engineering a Cu‐Pd Paddle‐Wheel Metal–Organic Framework for Selective CO 2 Electroreduction

Optimizing the binding energy between the intermediate and the active site is a key factor for tuning catalytic product selectivity and activity in the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction. Copper active sites are known to reduce CO 2 to hydrocarbons and oxygenates, but suffer from poor product selectivity due to the moderate binding energies of several of the reaction intermediates. Here, we report an ion exchange strategy to construct Cu−Pd paddle wheel dimers within Cu-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), [Cu 3-x Pd x (BTC) 2 ] (BTC=benzentricarboxylate), without altering the overall MOF structural properties. Compared to the pristine Cu MOF ([Cu 3 (BTC) 2 ], HKUST-1), the Cu−Pd MOF shifts CO 2 electroreduction products from diverse chemical species to selective CO generation. In situ X-ray absorption fine structure analysis of the catalyst oxidation state and local geometry, combined with theoretical calculations, reveal that the incorporation of Pd within the Cu−Pd paddle wheel node structure of the MOF promotes adsorption of the key intermediate COOH* at the Cu site. This permits CO-selective catalytic mechanisms and thus advances our understanding of the interplay between structure and activity toward electrochemical CO 2 reduction using molecular catalysts.

CO2 electroreduction reaction↗

DOE OSTI2022

How Reproducible are Surface Areas Calculated from the BET Equation?

Abstract Porosity and surface area analysis play a prominent role in modern materials science. At the heart of this sits the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) theory, which has been a remarkably successful contribution to the field of materials science. The BET method was developed in the 1930s for open surfaces but is now the most widely used metric for the estimation of surface areas of micro‐ and mesoporous materials. Despite its widespread use, the calculation of BET surface areas causes a spread in reported areas, resulting in reproducibility problems in both academia and industry. To prove this, for this analysis, 18 already‐measured raw adsorption isotherms were provided to sixty‐one labs, who were asked to calculate the corresponding BET areas. This round‐robin exercise resulted in a wide range of values. Here, the reproducibility of BET area determination from identical isotherms is demonstrated to be a largely ignored issue, raising critical concerns over the reliability of reported BET areas. To solve this major issue, a new computational approach to accurately and systematically determine the BET area of nanoporous materials is developed. The software, called “BET surface identification” (BETSI), expands on the well‐known Rouquerol criteria and makes an unambiguous BET area assignment possible.

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