Bending two-dimensional Cu()-based coordination networks to inverse electrocatalytic HER/CORR selectivity

Two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymers have attracted great attention for catalysis because of their abundant exposed active sites. Here, we show that bending the local structure of 2D coordination polymers can inverse the electrocatalytic selectivity. A series of ultrathin nanosheets based on i...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Materials for energy and sustainability, 2024-07, Vol.12 (27), p.16396-1642
Main Authors: Zheng, Kai, Hu, Ding-Yi, Zhang, Xue-Wen, Xiao, Xian-Xian, Liang, Zi-Jun, Wu, Jun-Xi, Lin, Duo-Yu, Zhuo, Lin-Ling, Yi, Heng, Gong, Li, Zhou, Dong-Dong, Zhang, Jie-Peng
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Summary:Two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymers have attracted great attention for catalysis because of their abundant exposed active sites. Here, we show that bending the local structure of 2D coordination polymers can inverse the electrocatalytic selectivity. A series of ultrathin nanosheets based on isoreticular/isostructural/isomeric 2D Cu( i ) triazolate coordination polymers were successfully prepared. By introducing an amino group on the triazolate ligand, the shape of the 2D layer transforms from planar into wavy, which inverses the electrocatalytic selectivity from the HER (selectivity ∼ 80%) to the CO 2 RR (selectivity ∼ 76%, C 2 H 4 up to 52%). Computational simulations showed that the wavy structure allows the amino groups to form attractive hydrogen-bonding interactions with the key reaction intermediates of the CO 2 RR for C 2 H 4 and steric hindrance with the key reaction intermediates of the HER, giving lower and higher reaction energy barriers, respectively. By introducing an amino group on the ligand, the shape of two-dimensional coordination polymers transforms from planar into wavy, creating a supramolecular microenvironment to boost the CO 2 RR for C 2 H 4 and simultaneously restrict the HER.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/d4ta01982b