Neighboring effect in single-atom catalysts for the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction

Hon Ho Wong; Mingzi Sun; Tong Wu; Cheuk Hei Chan; Lu Lu; Qiuyang Lu; Baian Chen; Bolong Huang

doi:10.1016/j.esci.2023.100140

Neighboring effect in single-atom catalysts for the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction

Hon Ho Wong
, Mingzi Sun
, Tong Wu
, Cheuk Hei Chan
, Lu Lu
, Qiuyang Lu
, Baian Chen
, Bolong Huang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Although single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted enormous attention for their applications in the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ (CO₂RR) due to their extraordinary catalytic activity and well-defined active centers, neighboring effects and their influence on the electrochemical performance of SACs have not been well investigated. In this review, we present a summary of the neighboring effects on SACs for the CO₂RR process, where the surrounding atoms not only induce electronic modulation of the metal atom but also participate in the CO₂RR. Both theoretical and experimental studies have pointed out that the neighboring sites of the anchored metal center can provide second active/adsorption locations during the catalytic process, enhancing CO₂RR performance tremendously. This review supplies advanced insights into the significant roles and impacts of neighboring effects on the catalytic process, which also benefit the development of advanced SACs to achieve efficient electrocatalysis. © 2023 The Authors.

Original language	English
Article number	100140
Journal	eScience
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Online published	11 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esci.2023.100140
Publication status	Published - Feb 2024
Externally published	Yes

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant Council of Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme (N_PolyU502/21), the funding for Projects of Strategic Importance of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Project Code: 1-ZE2V), Shenzhen Fundamental Research Scheme-General Program (JCYJ20220531090807017), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2023A1515012219) and Departmental General Research Fund (Project Code: ZVUL) from Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The authors also thank the support from Research Center for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis (RC-CSC), Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), and Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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Active sites
Atomic catalysts
Carbon dioxide reduction
Electronic modulations
Neighboring effect

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