Citation: Qian-Qian Tang, Li-Fang Feng, Zhi-Peng Li, Shi-Hao Wu, Long-Shuai Zhang, Qing Sun, Mei-Feng Wu, Jian-Ping Zou. Single-atom sites regulation by the second-shell doping for efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(9): 109454. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109454 shu

Single-atom sites regulation by the second-shell doping for efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction

Qian-Qian Tang ^{a, b} ,
Li-Fang Feng ^{a, b} ,
Zhi-Peng Li ^{a, b} ,
Shi-Hao Wu ^{a, b} ,
Long-Shuai Zhang ^{a, b, *,} ,
Qing Sun ^a ,
Mei-Feng Wu ^{a, b} ,
Jian-Ping Zou ^{a, b, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
b.
National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China

l_s_zhang1990@163.com

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Received Date: 13 September 2023
Revised Date: 16 December 2023
Accepted Date: 25 December 2023
Available Online: 26 December 2023

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Nitrogen-doped carbon loaded single-atom catalysts (SACs) are promising candidates for electrocatalytic conversion of CO₂ into high-valuable chemicals, and the modification of catalysts by heteroatom-doping strategy is an effective approach to enhance the CO₂ reduction performance. However, the large difference exists in atomic radius between nitrogen atoms and the doped heteroatoms may lead to the poor stability of active sites. In this study, we have synthesized a Ni single atom catalyst with S doping at the second-shell on the ultrathin carbon nanosheets support (Ni-N₄-SC) by solid-phase pyrolysis. The S atom in the second-shell contributes to the higher efficiency of CO₂ conversion at lower potentials while the Ni-N₄-SC can be more stable. The experimental results and theoretical calculations indicate that the S atom in second-shell breaks the uniform charge distribution and reduces the free energy of hydrogenation, which can increase the adsorption of CO₂, accelerate charge transfer, and reduce the reaction energy barrier. This work reveals the close relationship between the second-shell and the electrocatalytic activity of single atom sites, which also provides a new perspective to design efficient single atom catalysts.
- Single-atom catalyst,
- Heteroatom-doping,
- Second shell,
- CO₂ electroreduction,
- Electronic structure regulation
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