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Title: Key Single-Atom Electrocatalysis in Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Derived Bifunctional Catalysts

Journal Article · · ChemSusChem
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Metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived materials have attracted increasing interest and show promising catalytic performances in many fields. Intensive efforts have been focused on the structure design and metal-site integration in MOF-derived catalysts. However, the key catalytic processes related with the metal sites in MOF-derived catalysts that dominate the electrocatalytic performance still remain obscure. Herein, we show a neglected but critical issue in the pyrolytic synthesis of MOF-derived catalysts: the coupled evolution of dual sites, that is, metallic sites and single-atom metal sites. The identification of active sites of single-atom sites from the visible particles has been elucidated through the combined X-ray spectroscopic, electron microscopic, and electrochemical studies. Interestingly, after a total removal of metallic cobalt sites, catalysts with purified single-atom metal sites show no faltering activity for either the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), while significantly enhanced ORR selectivity is achieved; this reveals the dominant activity and selectivity contribution from single-atom electrocatalysis. The insight of the coupled evolution of dual sites and the as-demonstrated dual-site decoupling strategies open up a new routine for the design and synthesis of MOF-derived catalysts with the optimized single-atom electrocatalysis towards various electrochemical reactions.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1559448
Journal Information:
ChemSusChem, Vol. 11, Issue 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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