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A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts

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  • Hongzhou Yang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lu Shang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Qinghua Zhang

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Run Shi

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

    (The University of Auckland)

  • Lin Gu

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

  • Tierui Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

There is interest in metal single atom catalysts due to their remarkable activity and stability. However, the synthesis of metal single atom catalysts remains somewhat ad hoc, with no universal strategy yet reported that allows their generic synthesis. Herein, we report a universal synthetic strategy that allows the synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts containing Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ru, Pt or combinations thereof. Aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy confirm that the transition metal atoms are uniformly dispersed over a carbon black support. The introduced synthetic method allows the production of carbon-supported metal single atom catalysts in large quantities (>1 kg scale) with high metal loadings. A Ni single atom catalyst exhibits outstanding activity for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, achieving a 98.9% Faradaic efficiency at −1.2 V.

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  • Hongzhou Yang & Lu Shang & Qinghua Zhang & Run Shi & Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse & Lin Gu & Tierui Zhang, 2019. "A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-12510-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12510-0
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