<p>The interaction of <i>p-d</i> orbitals at bimetallic sites plays a crucial role in determining the catalytic reactivity, which facilitates the modulation of charges and enhances the efficiency of CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction process. Here, we show a ligand co-etching approach to create asymmetric Zn-Sn dual-atom sites (DASs) within metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived yolk-shell carbon frameworks (named Zn<sub>1</sub>Sn<sub>1</sub>/SNC). The DASs comprise one Sn center (<i>p</i>-block) partially doped with sulfur and one Zn center (<i>d</i>-block) with N coordination, facilitating the coupling of <i>p-d</i> orbitals between the Zn-Sn dimer. The N-Zn-Sn-S/N arrangement displays an asymmetric distribution of charges and atoms, leading to a stable adsorption configuration of HCOO* intermediates. In H-type cell, Zn<sub>1</sub>Sn<sub>1</sub>/SNC exhibits an impressive formate Faraday efficiency of 94.6% at -0.84 V. In flow cell, the asymmetric electronic architecture of Zn<sub>1</sub>Sn<sub>1</sub>/SNC facilitates high accessibility, leading to a high current density of -315.2 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> at -0.90 V. Theoretical calculations show the asymmetric sites in Zn<sub>1</sub>Sn<sub>1</sub>/SNC with ideal adsorption affinity lower the CO<sub>2</sub> reduction barrier, thus improve the overall efficiency of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction.</p>

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Sulfur-doping tunes p-d orbital coupling over asymmetric Zn-Sn dual-atom for boosting CO2 electroreduction to formate

  • Bo Peng,
  • Hao She,
  • Zihao Wei,
  • Zhiyi Sun,
  • Ziwei Deng,
  • Zhongti Sun,
  • Wenxing Chen

摘要

The interaction of p-d orbitals at bimetallic sites plays a crucial role in determining the catalytic reactivity, which facilitates the modulation of charges and enhances the efficiency of CO2 electroreduction process. Here, we show a ligand co-etching approach to create asymmetric Zn-Sn dual-atom sites (DASs) within metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived yolk-shell carbon frameworks (named Zn1Sn1/SNC). The DASs comprise one Sn center (p-block) partially doped with sulfur and one Zn center (d-block) with N coordination, facilitating the coupling of p-d orbitals between the Zn-Sn dimer. The N-Zn-Sn-S/N arrangement displays an asymmetric distribution of charges and atoms, leading to a stable adsorption configuration of HCOO* intermediates. In H-type cell, Zn1Sn1/SNC exhibits an impressive formate Faraday efficiency of 94.6% at -0.84 V. In flow cell, the asymmetric electronic architecture of Zn1Sn1/SNC facilitates high accessibility, leading to a high current density of -315.2 mA cm-2 at -0.90 V. Theoretical calculations show the asymmetric sites in Zn1Sn1/SNC with ideal adsorption affinity lower the CO2 reduction barrier, thus improve the overall efficiency of CO2 reduction.