Surface Water as an Initial Proton Source for the Electrochemical CO Reduction Reaction on Copper Surfaces

We have employed in situ electrochemical shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the CO reduction reaction (CORR) on Cu single-crystal surfaces under various conditions. Coadsorbed and structure-/potential-dependent surface species, including *CO, Cu−O_ad, and Cu−OH_ad, were identified using electrochemical spectroscopy and isotope labeling. The relative abundance of *OH follows a “volcano” trend with applied potentials in aqueous solutions, which is yet absent in absolute alcoholic solutions. Combined with DFT calculations, we propose that the surface H₂O can serve as a strong proton donor for the first protonation step in both the C₁ and C₂ pathways of CORR at various applied potentials in alkaline electrolytes, leaving adsorbed *OH on the surface. This work provides fresh insights into the initial protonation steps and identity of key interfacial intermediates formed during CORR on Cu surfaces.     

CO分子在不同类型Al2O3表面的吸附构型和电子结构

采用基于赝势平面波基组的密度泛函理论方法对CO分子在α-Al₂O₃（0001）以及γ-Al₂O₃的（100）、（110C）、（110D）表面上的吸附构型和电子结构进行系统研究.计算结果表明,CO倾向于选取C端吸附在表层Al原子上,并主要通过其5σ轨道与表面发生作用,吸附后部分电子从CO转移到底物,导致各Al₂O₃表面功函均发生不同程度的下降,与气相相比,吸附后CO分子的C-O伸缩振动频率均发生蓝移.通过对比CO在各表面上的吸附情况,可以看出CO可作为检测Al₂O₂不同类型表面活性中心的有效探针分子.     

还原温度对Ni／Al2O3催化剂上H2,CO吸附的影响

采用程序升温还原与程序升温逐步活化、Ｈ２、ＣＯ室温吸附、Ｈ２程序升温脱附相结合的方法，研究了Ｎｉ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂上还原活化温度对其吸脱附性能的影响．实验发现，Ｎｉ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂上，在不同温度还原的不同Ｎｉ氧化物物种，经相应温度活化后可形成不同性质的Ｈ２、ＣＯ吸附中心．催化剂经５２３Ｋ及５７３Ｋ活化后可形成极细的与Ａｌ２Ｏ３有一定相互作用的吸附中心，在这类中心上，Ｈ２的室温吸附量极小，但有一定的高温Ｈ２吸附量，且高温吸附的Ｈ２要在较高温度下才能脱附，ＣＯ在其上则可能是按单金属中心多ＣＯ方式吸附的．催化剂经６７３Ｋ和７２３Ｋ活化后均形成较强的Ｈ２、ＣＯ吸附中心，ＣＯ在这些中心上可能是按线式和桥式两种方式吸附的．催化剂经６７３Ｋ活化后，形成的中心上吸附的Ｈ２可在相对较低的温度下脱附．Ｎｉ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３经７７３Ｋ处理会发生烧结，因而丧失室温Ｈ２、ＣＯ吸附能力．     

Bipyridine‐Assisted Assembly of Au Nanoparticles on Cu Nanowires To Enhance the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

We report a new strategy to prepare a composite catalyst for highly efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR). The composite catalyst is made by anchoring Au nanoparticles on Cu nanowires via 4,4′‐bipyridine (bipy). The Au‐bipy‐Cu composite catalyzes the CO₂RR in 0.1 m KHCO₃ with a total Faradaic efficiency (FE) reaching 90.6 % at ?0.9 V to provide C‐products, among which CH₃CHO (25 % FE) dominates the liquid product (HCOO^?, CH₃CHO, and CH₃COO^?) distribution (75 %). The enhanced CO₂RR catalysis demonstrated by Au‐bipy‐Cu originates from its synergistic Au (CO₂ to CO) and Cu (CO to C‐products) catalysis which is further promoted by bipy. The Au‐bipy‐Cu composite represents a new catalyst system for effective CO₂RR conversion to C‐products.     

Studies on the Adsorption of Gases on Clean Metal Surfaces with the Aid of Field-Emission and Field-Ion Microscope Techniques

Studies on the adsorption of gases such as xenon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide on the surface of a single crystal of tungsten with the aid of field-emission and field-ion microscopy have, in the past few years, led to new, fundamental insights into chemisorption and heterogeneous catalysis. Important phenomena which were discoverd and elucidated by these techniques include the pronounced face specificity of the adsorption, the fact that several different adsorption complexes of a gas are found on one and the same crystal face, and the rearrangement of the surface atoms through chemisorption. Many of the interpretations thus gained for the systems studied can also be generalized for other chemisorption complexes.     

含Cu复合氧化物对NO和CO吸附和活化的TPSR研究

利用MS－TPD法并结合XRD、化学分析等对催化剂进行了表征，探讨了K2NiF4结构La2-x(Sr，Th)xCuO4±λ系催化剂中三个典型样品LaSrCuO4、La2CuO4和La1.7Th0．3CuO4对NO、CO及CO＋NO等小分子的吸附性能和活化规律。结果表明：NO吸附量的大小与催化剂中氧空位含量有关，吸附强度和脱附峰种类与金属离子氧化态有关。CO在氧缺陷复合氧化物催化剂上的吸附是首先变为碳酸根，并在高温以CO2物种脱出．在NO和CO的共吸附过程中，有关NO的吸、脱性能与单独NO－TPD中NO的吸脱附规律相似，表明NO在NO＋CO共吸附的竞争吸附过程中，优先吸附起决定作用，而受CO的影响较小．NO的吸附是NO活化分解的必要条件．     

一氧化碳共吸附法确定叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位

采用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)和密度泛函理论(DFT)研究了78 K时单个叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位. 我们提出以共吸附的一氧化碳√3 ×√3 超结构为基底铜原子的标识方法, 确定了低覆盖度的叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位为顶位. 而采用单个一氧化碳分子标识基底铜原子的位置, 同样得出了叔丁胺分子的吸附位为顶位. 此外, 还采用DFT计算叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的优势吸附构型. 理论计算结果表明顶位吸附构型为能量最稳定的构型, 与实验结果相吻合.