journal article·2024-08Open access

Sulfur‐Bridged Asymmetric CuNi Bimetallic Atom Sites for CO2 Reduction with High Efficiency

Zhiyi Sun, Chen Li, Zihao Wei, Fang Zhang, Ziwei Deng, Kejia Zhou, Yong Wang, Jinhong Guo, Jiayi Yang, Zequn Xiang, Peijie Ma, Huazhang Zhai, Shenghua Li, Wenxing Chen

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 33

Abstract

Abstract Double‐atom catalysts (DACs) with asymmetric coordination are crucial for enhancing the benefits of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and advancing sustainable development, however, the rational design of DACs is still challenging. Herein, this work synthesizes atomically dispersed catalysts with novel sulfur‐bridged Cu‐S‐Ni sites (named Cu‐S‐Ni/SNC), utilizing biomass wool keratin as precursor. The plentiful disulfide bonds in wool keratin overcome the limitations of traditional gas‐phase S ligand etching process and enable the one‐step formation of S‐bridged sites. X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirms the existence of bimetallic sites with N2Cu‐S‐NiN2 moiety. In H‐cell, Cu‐S‐Ni/SNC shows high CO Faraday efficiency of 98.1% at −0.65 V versus RHE. Benefiting from the charge tuning effect between the metal site and bridged sulfur atoms, a large current density of 550 mA cm−2 can be achieved at −1.00 V in flow cell. Additionally, in situ XAS, attenuated total reflection surface‐enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR‐SEIRAS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations show Cu as the main adsorption site is dual‐regulated by Ni and S atoms, which enhances CO2 activation and accelerates the formation of *COOH intermediates. This kind of asymmetric bimetallic atom catalysts may open new pathways for precision preparation and performance regulation of atomic materials toward energy applications.
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OpenAlex topics: CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts · Advanced battery technologies research · Ionic liquids properties and applications

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Affiliations

Analysis and Testing Center Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China

Energy & Catalysis Center School of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China

Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China

Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China

Guangdong R&D Center for Technological Economy Guangzhou 510070 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Beijing Institute of Technology Research Fund Program for Young Scholars

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