Citation: Yuan Dong, Mutian Ma, Zhenyang Jiao, Sheng Han, Likun Xiong, Zhao Deng, Yang Peng. Effect of electrolyte cation-mediated mechanism on electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(7): 109049. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109049 shu

Effect of electrolyte cation-mediated mechanism on electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

Yuan Dong ^{b, c, 1} ,
Mutian Ma ^{b, c, d, 1} ,
Zhenyang Jiao ^{b, c} ,
Sheng Han ^{a, d} ,
Likun Xiong ^{a, *,} ,
Zhao Deng ^b ,
Yang Peng ^{b, c, *,}

a.
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
b.
Soochow Institute of Energy and Material Innovations, College of Energy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Soochow 215006, China
c.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Soochow 215123, China
d.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China

lkxiong@sit.edu.cn

ypeng@suda.edu.cn

Received Date: 29 April 2023
Revised Date: 18 August 2023
Accepted Date: 3 September 2023
Available Online: 9 September 2023

Figures(4)

The steep reduction in costs and systematic optimization of renewable electricity has ignited an intensifying interest in harnessing electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂RR) for the generation of chemicals and fuels. The focus of research over the past few decades has been on the optimization of the electrode and the electrolyte environment. Notably, cation species in the latter have recently been found to dramatically alter the selectivity of CO₂RR and even their catalytic activity by multiple orders of magnitude. As a result, the selection of cations is a critical factor in designing catalytic interfaces with high selectivity and efficiency for targeted products. Informed decision-making regarding cation selection relies on a comprehensive understanding of prevailing electrolyte effect models that have been used to elucidate observed experimental trends. In this perspective, we review the hypotheses that explain how electrolyte cations influence CO₂RR by mechanisms such as through tuning of the interfacial electric field, buffering of the local pH, stabilization of the key intermediates and regulation of the interfacial water. Our endeavor is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning cation effects, thus fostering the evolution of more holistic and universally applicable predictive models. In this regard, we highlight the current challenges in this area of research, while also identifying potential avenues for future investigations.
- CO₂ electrocatalytic reduction,
- Cation effects,
- Catalytic mechanisms,
- Catalytic interfaces,
- Electric double layer
1. [1]
  S. Jin, Z.M. Hao, K. Zhang, et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (2021) 20627–20648. doi: 10.1002/anie.202101818
2. [2]
  G. Wu, S. Guo, Energy Lab 1 (2023) 230001.
3. [3]
  J. Rogelj, M.D. Elzen, N. Höhne, et al., Nature 534 (2016) 631–639. doi: 10.1038/nature18307
4. [4]
  P.D. Luna, C. Hahn, D. Higgins, et al., Science 364 (2019) 364.
5. [5]
  L.K. Xiong, X. Zhang, L. Chen, et al., Adv. Mater. 33 (2021) 2101741. doi: 10.1002/adma.202101741
6. [6]
  Y. Gao, Qian Wu, X.Z. Liang, et al., Adv. Sci. 7 (2020) 1902820. doi: 10.1002/advs.201902820
7. [7]
  Z. Chen, T. Wang, B. Liu, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142 (2020) 6878–6883. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c00971
8. [8]
  G. Gregorio, T. Burdyny, A. Loiudice, et al., ACS Catal. 10 (2020) 4854–4862. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00297
9. [9]
  Y. Wang, P. Wang, X. Lv, et al., Joule 2 (2018) 2551–2582. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.09.021
10. [10]
  B. Zhang, J. Zhang, M. Hua, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142 (2020) 13606–13613. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c06420
11. [11]
  P.D. Luna, R. Quintero-Bermudez, C.T. Dinh, et al., Nat. Catal. 1 (2018) 103–110. doi: 10.1038/s41929-017-0018-9
12. [12]
  L.K. Xiong, X. Zhang, H. Yuan, et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (2021) 2508–2518. doi: 10.1002/anie.202012631
13. [13]
  Z.Z. Wu, F.Y. Gao, M.R. Gao, Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (2021) 1121–1139. doi: 10.1039/D0EE02747B
14. [14]
  L.K. Xiong, Z. Sun, X. Zhang, et al., Nat. Commun. 10 (2019) 3782. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11766-w
15. [15]
  T. Gao, A. Kumar, Z. Shang, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 30 (2019) 2274–2278. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.07.028
16. [16]
  Q. Zheng, C. Chen, S. Cao, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 34 (2023) 107273. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.078
17. [17]
  X. Chen, J. Chen, N.M. Alghoraibi, et al., Nat. Catal. 4 (2020) 20–27. doi: 10.1038/s41929-020-00547-0
18. [18]
  F. Li, A. Thevenon, A.R. Hernández, et al., Nature 577 (2020) 509–513. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1782-2
19. [19]
  Z. Xin, Z. Yuan, J. Liu, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 34 (2023) 107458. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.056
20. [20]
  H. Shen, C. Han, B. Wang, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 33 (2022) 3721–3725. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.10.063
21. [21]
  H. Yu, X. Wu, Q. Mu, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 32 (2021) 3833–3836. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.035
22. [22]
  F. Hao, Y. Wang, Z. Fan, Energy Lab 1 (2023) 220023.
23. [23]
  X. Shi, L. Cao, M. Chen, et al., Chin. Chem. Lett. 33 (2022) 5023–5029. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.01.066
24. [24]
  Y.J. Sa, C.W. Lee, S.Y. Lee, et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 49 (2020) 6632–6665. doi: 10.1039/D0CS00030B
25. [25]
  W. Paik, T.N. Andersen, H. Eyring, Electrochim. Acta 14 (1969) 1217–1232. doi: 10.1016/0013-4686(69)87019-2
26. [26]
  Y. Qiao, W. Lai, K. Huang, et al., ACS Catal. 12 (2022) 2357–2364. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05135
27. [27]
  Y. Lum, B. Yue, P. Lobaccaro, et al., J. Phys. Chem. C 121 (2017) 14191–14203. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b03673
28. [28]
  A. Schizodimou, G. Kyriacou, Electrochim. Acta 78 (2012) 171–176. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.05.118
29. [29]
  J.E. Huang, F. Li, A. Ozden, et al., Science 372 (2021) 1074–1078. doi: 10.1126/science.abg6582
30. [30]
  A. Murata, Y. Hori, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 64 (1991) 123–127. doi: 10.1246/bcsj.64.123
31. [31]
  S. Kaneco, H. Katsumata, T. Suzuki, K. Ohta, Electrochim. Acta 51 (2006) 3316–3321. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2005.09.025
32. [32]
  J. Gu, S. Liu, W. Ni, et al., Nat. Catal. 5 (2022) 268–276. doi: 10.1038/s41929-022-00761-y
33. [33]
  J. Resasco, L.D. Chen, E. Clark, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139 (2017) 11277–11287. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b06765
34. [34]
  S. Ringe, E.L. Clark, J. Resasco, et al., Energy Environ. Sci. 12 (2019) 3001–3014. doi: 10.1039/C9EE01341E
35. [35]
  A.S. Malkani, J. Li, N.J. Oliveira, et al., Sci. Adv. 6 (2020) eabd2569. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd2569
36. [36]
  Q. Zhu, S.K. Wallentine, et al., JACS Au 2 (2022) 472–482. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00512
37. [37]
  D. Bohra, J.H. Chaudhry, T. Burdyny, et al., Energy Environ. Sci. 12 (2019) 3380–3389. doi: 10.1039/C9EE02485A
38. [38]
  M.R. Singh, Y. Kwon, Y. Lum, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138 (2016) 13006–13012. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b07612
39. [39]
  F. Zhang, P.A.C. Co, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 (2020) 1674–1681. doi: 10.1002/anie.201912637
40. [40]
  O. Ayemoba, A. Cuesta, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9 (2017) 27377–27382. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b07351
41. [41]
  A.S. Malkani, J. Anibal, B. Xu, ACS Catal. 10 (2020) 14871–14876. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03553
42. [42]
  S.A. Akhade, I.T. McCrum, M.J. Janik, J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (2016) F477–F484. doi: 10.1149/2.0581606jes
43. [43]
  H. Liu, J. Liu, B. Yang, ACS Catal. 11 (2021) 12336–12343. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01072
44. [44]
  M.C.O. Monteiro, F. Dattila, B. Hagedoorn, et al., Nat. Catal. 4 (2021) 654–662. doi: 10.1038/s41929-021-00655-5
45. [45]
  M.C.O. Monteiro, F. Dattila, N.L. ópez, M.T.M. Koper, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144 (2022) 1589–1602. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c10171
46. [46]
  Y. Zhong, Y. Xu, J. Ma, et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 (2020) 19095–19101. doi: 10.1002/anie.202005522
47. [47]
  W. Ge, Y. Chen, Y. Fan, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144 (2022) 6613–6622. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c02486
48. [48]
  Z.Q. Zhang, S. Banerjee, V.S. Thoi, A.S. Hall, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11 (2020) 5457–5463. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01334
49. [49]
  J. Li, X. Li, C.M. Gunathungea, M.M. Waegelea, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 116 (2019) 9220–9229. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1900761116
50. [50]
  S. Banerjee, Z.Q. Zhang, A.S. Hall, V.S. Thoi, ACS Catal. 10 (2020) 9907–9914. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02387
1. [1]
  Shuaiwen Li , Zihui Chen , Feng Yang , Wanqing Yue . The age of vanadium-based nanozymes: Synthesis, catalytic mechanisms, regulation and biomedical applications. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(4): 108793-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108793
2. [2]
  Luyao Lu , Chen Zhu , Fei Li , Pu Wang , Xi Kang , Yong Pei , Manzhou Zhu . Ligand effects on geometric structures and catalytic activities of atomically precise copper nanoclusters. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(10): 100411-100411. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100411
3. [3]
  Yulong Liu , Haoran Lu , Tong Yang , Peng Cheng , Xu Han , Wenyan Liang . Catalytic applications of amorphous alloys in wastewater treatment: A review on mechanisms, recent trends, challenges and future directions. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(10): 109492-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109492
4. [4]
  Weichen WANG , Chunhua GONG , Junyong ZHANG , Yanfeng BI , Hao XU , Jingli XIE . Construction of two metal-organic frameworks by rigid bis(triazole) and carboxylate mixed-ligands and their catalytic properties for CO₂ cycloaddition reaction. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(7): 1377-1386. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20230415
5. [5]
  Anqiu LIU , Long LIN , Dezhi ZHANG , Junyu LEI , Kefeng WANG , Wei ZHANG , Junpeng ZHUANG , Haijun HAO . Synthesis, structures, and catalytic activity of aluminum and zinc complexes chelated by 2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino)ethanolate. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(4): 791-798. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20230424
6. [6]
  Shiqi Peng , Yongfang Rao , Tan Li , Yufei Zhang , Jun-ji Cao , Shuncheng Lee , Yu Huang . Regulating the electronic structure of Ir single atoms by ZrO₂ nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde at room temperature. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(7): 109219-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109219
7. [7]
  Yu-Hang Miao , Zheng-Xu Zhang , Xu-Yi Huang , Yuan-Zhao Hua , Shi-Kun Jia , Xiao Xiao , Min-Can Wang , Li-Ping Xu , Guang-Jian Mei . Catalytic asymmetric dearomative azo-Diels–Alder reaction of 2-vinlyindoles. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(4): 108830-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108830
8. [8]
  Maomao Liu , Guizeng Liang , Ningce Zhang , Tao Li , Lipeng Diao , Ping Lu , Xiaoliang Zhao , Daohao Li , Dongjiang Yang . Electron-rich Ni2+ in Ni3S2 boosting electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate and syngas. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(8): 100359-100359. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100359
9. [9]
  Jun Zhang , Zhiyao Zheng , Can Zhu . Stereochemical editing: Catalytic racemization of secondary alcohols and amines. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(5): 109160-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109160
10. [10]
  Xingfen Huang , Jiefeng Zhu , Chuan He . Catalytic enantioselective N-silylation of sulfoximine. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35(4): 108783-. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108783
11. [11]
  Fei Jin , Bolin Yang , Xuanpu Wang , Teng Li , Noritatsu Tsubaki , Zhiliang Jin . Facilitating efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via enhanced carrier migration at MOF-on-MOF S-scheme heterojunction interfaces through a graphdiyne (CnH2n-2) electron transport layer. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2023, 42(12): 100198-100198. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2023.100198
12. [12]
  Zhenghua ZHAO , Qin ZHANG , Yufeng LIU , Zifa SHI , Jinzhong GU . Syntheses, crystal structures, catalytic and anti-wear properties of nickel(Ⅱ) and zinc(Ⅱ) coordination polymers based on 5-(2-carboxyphenyl)nicotinic acid. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(3): 621-628. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20230342
13. [13]
  Jinglin CHENG , Xiaoming GUO , Tao MENG , Xu HU , Liang LI , Yanzhe WANG , Wenzhu HUANG . NiAlNd catalysts for CO₂ methanation derived from the layered double hydroxide precursor. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(8): 1592-1602. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240152
14. [14]
  Jian Ji , Jie Yan , Honggen Peng . Modulation of dinuclear site by orbital coupling to boost catalytic performance. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(8): 100360-100360. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100360
15. [15]
  Zhenzhong MEI , Hongyu WANG , Xiuqi KANG , Yongliang SHAO , Jinzhong GU . Syntheses and catalytic performances of three coordination polymers with tetracarboxylate ligands. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(9): 1795-1802. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240081
16. [16]
  Ruiying Liu , Li Zhao , Baishan Liu , Jiayuan Yu , Yujie Wang , Wanqiang Yu , Di Xin , Chaoqiong Fang , Xuchuan Jiang , Riming Hu , Hong Liu , Weijia Zhou . Modulating pollutant adsorption and peroxymonosulfate activation sites on Co3O4@N,O doped-carbon shell for boosting catalytic degradation activity. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(8): 100332-100332. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2023.100332
17. [17]
  Muhammad Humayun , Mohamed Bououdina , Abbas Khan , Sajjad Ali , Chundong Wang . Designing single atom catalysts for exceptional electrochemical CO2 reduction. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(1): 100193-100193. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2023.100193
18. [18]
  Hong Dong , Feng-Ming Zhang . Covalent organic frameworks for artificial photosynthetic diluted CO2 reduction. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(7): 100307-100307. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100307
19. [19]
  Ping Wang , Tianbao Zhang , Zhenxing Li . Reconstruction mechanism of Cu surface in CO2 reduction process. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(8): 100328-100328. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100328
20. [20]
  Lu Qi , Zhaoyang Chen , Xiaoyu Luan , Zhiqiang Zheng , Yurui Xue , Yuliang Li . Atomically dispersed Mn enhanced catalytic performance for overall water splitting on graphdiyne-coated copper hydroxide nanowire. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 43(1): 100197-100197. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2023.100197

Get Citation

PDF

XML

Metrics

PDF Downloads(1)
Abstract views(80)
HTML views(2)

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

1.
沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院沈阳 110142