Promoting electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate via sulfur-boosting water activation on indium surfaces

一般认为，H2O还原析氢反应是CO2还原反应的竞争反应，若促进H2O活化将降低CO2还原反应的法拉第效率。因此，基于该认识设计出的高CO2还原法拉第效率的催化剂常常活性低。王野课题组打破这种认识，提出H2O分子活化在CO2还原中起着重要的作用，成功合成出硫修饰In催化剂来活化H2O分子而促进CO2还原制甲酸的新方法，该催化剂在非常宽的电流密度范围内（25~100 mA cm-2），均可以维持85%以上的甲酸法拉第效率。将硫拓展至硒和碲等其它硫族元素以及将金属铟拓展至铋和锡等其它p区金属，均实现很好的促进效果，表明通过促进水的活化来提高CO2电催化还原性能具有普适性。该工作为理性设计高效的CO2还原电催化剂提供了新策略。 该研究工作实验部分主要由王野、张庆红教授指导，能源材料化学协同创新中心iChEM2016级博士生马文超、固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室高级工程师谢顺吉（共同第一作者）完成；理论计算部分由吴德印教授指导，2015级博士生张霞光（共同第一作者）完成。醇醚酯国家工程实验室高级工程师康金灿参与了部分实验表征。上海光源姜政教授和孙凡飞博士为同步辐射表征提供了支持。【Abstract】Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels and chemicals is one of the most attractive routes for CO2 utilization. Current catalysts suffer from low faradaic efficiency of a CO2-reduction product at high current density (or reaction rate). Here, we report that a sulfur-doped indium catalyst exhibits high faradaic efficiency of formate (>85%) in a broad range of current density (25–100 mA cm−2) for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in aqueous media. The formation rate of formate reaches 1449 μmol h−1 cm−2 with 93% faradaic efficiency, the highest value reported to date. Our studies suggest that sulfur accelerates CO2 reduction by a unique mechanism. Sulfur enhances the activation of water, forming hydrogen species that can readily react with CO2 to produce formate. The promoting effect of chalcogen modifiers can be extended to other metal catalysts. This work offers a simple and useful strategy for designing both active and selective electrocatalysts for CO2This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2017YFB0602201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21690082, 91545203, and 21503176). We thank staff at the BL14W1 beamline of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities (SSRF) for assistance with the EXAFS measurements. 研究工作得到科技部重点研发计划（批准号：2017YFB0602201）和国家自然科学基金（批准号：21690082、91545203、21503176）等项目的资助

Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to ethylene and ethanol through hydrogen-assisted C-C coupling over fluorine-modified copper

精准控制C1分子C-C偶联合成特定C2+化合物是C1化学中极具挑战性的难题。由于C2+化合物(如乙烯和乙醇)在化工和能源领域具有重要用途，将CO2直接转化为C2+产物极具吸引力。发展高效催化剂，实现高电流密度、高C2+选择性、高稳定性的“三高”性能，是推进电催化还原CO2走向实际应用的关键。研究团队针对电催化还原CO2中高CO2还原法拉第效率的催化剂常常活性低的问题，提出了适当提高催化剂活化水的能力对增加CO2还原活性的重要性，发展出氢助碳碳偶联(hydrogen-assisted C-C coupling)的新策略，在氟修饰的铜(F-Cu)催化剂上实现了CO2电催化还原制乙烯和乙醇的新突破。该研究工作实验部分主要由王野、张庆红教授指导，能源材料协同创新中心iChEM2016级博士生马文超、固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室高级工程师谢顺吉(共同第一作者)完成；理论计算部分由程俊教授指导，2017级硕士生刘彤彤(共同第一作者)、2016级博士生樊祺源完成。叶进裕博士为原位红外测试提供了支持。上海光源姜政研究员、孙凡飞博士、杨若欧为同步辐射表征提供了支持。 这是投稿的最终版本，正式出版的论文版本请访问官方链接（https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-020-0450-0）。Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into multi-carbon (C2+) products is a highly attractive route for CO2 utilization. However, the yield of C2+ products remains low because of the limited C2+ selectivity at high CO2 conversion rate. Here, we report a fluorine-modified copper catalyst that exhibits an ultrahigh current density of 1.6 A cm−2 at C2+ (mainly ethylene and ethanol) Faradaic efficiency of 80% for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in a flow cell. The C2-4 selectivity reaches 85.8% at a single-pass yield of 16.5%. We show a hydrogen-assisted C−C coupling mechanism between adsorbed formyl (CHO) intermediates for C2+ formation. Fluorine enhances water activation, CO adsorption and hydrogenation of adsorbed CO to CHO intermediate that can readily undergo coupling. Our findings offer an opportunity to design highly active and selective CO2 electroreduction catalysts with potential for practical applicationThis work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2017YFB0602201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21690082, 91545203, 21503176 and 21802110), We thank staffs at the BL14W1 beamline of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities (SSRF) for assistance with the EXAFS measurements.研究工作得到科技部重点研发计划（批准号：2017YFB0602201）和国家自然科学基金（批准号：21690082、91545203、21503176、21802110）项目的资助

Selectivity control in photocatalytic valorization of biomass-derived platform compounds by surface engineering of titanium oxide

化学化工学院王野教授课题组与程俊教授课题组合作，在生物质光催化选择转化方面取得重要突破。研究团队发展了一种调控TiO2表面结构以控制生物质转化途径的新方法，率先实现多种木质纤维素平台分子的光催化还原选择性调控，获得高产率的加氢产物(精细化学品)或偶联产物(燃料前驱体)。该论文第一作者为化学化工学院2015级博士毕业生吴雪娇、2015级博士毕业生李洁琼和固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室谢顺吉博士。【Abstract】Photocatalysis has offered a promising opportunity for selective transformation of biomass to high-value chemicals or fuels under mild conditions. Whereas titanium oxide has been widely used for photocatalytic pollutant degradation, H2 evolution, and CO2 reduction, few studies have been devoted to TiO2-based photocatalytic valorization of biomass or biomass-derived platform compounds. Here, we report on surface-controlled photocatalysis of TiO2 for selective valorization of furfurals and vanillin that are lignocellulose-derived key platform compounds. The reaction can be switched from hydrogenation of aldehyde group to C–C coupling by manipulating exposed facets; furanic and aromatic alcohols or coupling products, which are fine chemicals or jet-fuel precursors, could be produced with high selectivity. Our studies elucidate that the facet-dependent density of oxygen vacancies governs the charge distribution and adsorption strength of surface species and thus controls product selectivity. The present work offers an example of selectivity control by engineering TiO2 surfaces for valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks.This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 21690082 and 21972115). 论文中相关研究工作得到国家自然科学基金(21690082、21972115)等项目的资助

无氢类金刚石薄膜表面H_2O和O_2分子共同作用的第一性原理计算

无氢类金刚石碳基薄膜(Diamond-like carbon,DLC)在潮湿大气环境中具有较低的摩擦系数,这主要是由于环境中的H_2O和O_2两种活性分子钝化了无氢DLC薄膜表面的悬键,但迄今两种活性分子对无氢DLC薄膜低摩擦行为的协同影响机制仍不清楚.本文中通过第一性原理计算方法研究了H_2O和O_2分子共存时在金刚石表面的钝化状态,并推测了无氢DLC薄膜实现低摩擦的可能途径.结果表明:H_2O和O_2两种活性分子在金刚石表面分解形成OH、H及O基团,其中O原子和H原子的相互吸引能够促使其形成OH基团.当H_2O分子和O_2分子按比例2:1共存时,金刚石表面全部由OH基团钝化,而非2:1比例时,金刚石表面会形成C-OH、C-H和C-O共存的复杂情况

Visible light-driven C−H activation and C–C coupling of methanol into ethylene glycol

化学化工学院王野教授课题组与邓德会研究员课题组(中科院大连化物所、能源材料化学协同创新中心)、程俊教授课题组（化学化工学院）合作，在甲醇C−C偶联直接制乙二醇的研究上取得重要突破，相关成果发表在Nature Communications（Nat. Commun. 2018, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03543-y）。该成果同时也申请了中国发明专利（CN201611249732.X）和国际专利PCT（PCT/CN2017/117719）。 该工作是能源材料化学协同创新中心(2011-iChEM)研究员谢顺吉、2014级博士生沈泽斌、2011-iChEM Fellow邓浇和2015级硕士生郭璞等紧密合作的成果。湖南大学马超和上海光源姜政分别在高分辨电镜表征和同步辐射表征中提供了支持。【Abstract】The development of new methods for the direct transformation of methanol into two or multi-carbon compounds via controlled carbon–carbon coupling is a highly attractive but challenging goal. Here, we report the first visible-light-driven dehydrogenative coupling of methanol into ethylene glycol, an important chemical currently produced from petroleum. Ethylene glycol is formed with 90% selectivity and high efficiency, together with hydrogen over a molybdenum disulfide nanofoam-modified cadmium sulfide nanorod catalyst. Mechanistic studies reveal a preferential activation of C−H bond instead of O−H bond in methanol by photoexcited holes on CdS via a concerted proton–electron transfer mechanism, forming a hydroxymethyl radical (⋅CH2OH) that can readily desorb from catalyst surfaces for subsequent coupling. This work not only offers an alternative nonpetroleum route for the synthesis of EG but also presents a unique visible-light-driven catalytic C−H activation with the hydroxyl group in the same molecule keeping intact.This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (nos.2017YFB0602201, 2016YFA0204100, and 2016YFA0200200), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 21690082, 91545203, 21373166, and 21503176), the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (no. QYZDB-SSW-JSC020). We thank staffs at the BL14W1 beamline of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities (SSRF) for assistance with the EXAFS measurements. 该研究得到了科技部重点研发计划（批准号：2017YFB0602201、2016YFA0204100、2016YFA0200200）和国家自然科学基金（批准号：21690082、91545203、21373166、21503176）等项目的资助

Structural Dependences of Localization and Recombination of Photogenerated Carriers in the top GaInP Subcells of GaInP/GaAs Double-Junction Tandem Solar Cells

In high-efficiency GaInP/GaAs double-junction tandem solar cells, GaInP layers play a central role in determining the performance of the solar cells. Therefore, gaining a deeper understanding of the optoelectronic processes in GaInP layers is crucial for improving the energy conversion efficiency of GaInP-based photovoltaic devices. In this work, we firmly show strong dependences of localization and recombination of photogenerated carriers in the top GaInP subcells in the GaInP/GaAs double-junction tandem solar cells on the substrate misorientation angle with excitation intensity- and temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL). The entire solar cell structures including GaInP layers were grown with metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on GaAs substrates with misorientation angles of 2 degrees (denoted as Sample 2 degrees) and 7 degrees (Sample 7 degrees) off (100) toward (111)B. The PL spectral features of the two top GaInP subcells, as well as their excitation-power and temperature dependences exhibit remarkable variation on the misorientation angle. In Sample 2 degrees, the dominant localization mechanism and luminescence channels are due to the energy potential minima caused by highly ordered atomic domains; In Sample 7 degrees, the main localization and radiative recombination of photogenerated carriers occur in the atomically disordered regions. Our results reveal a more precise picture on the localization and recombination mechanisms of photogenerated carriers in the top GaInP subcells, which could be the crucial factors in controlling the optoelectronic efficiency of the GaInP-based multijunction photovoltaic devices

2005～2014年CERN野外台站气象观测场土壤含水量数据集

土壤水分是影响陆地–大气边界层能量和物质传输的重要因子。土壤水分含量是中国生态系统研究网络(CERN)陆地生态系统水环境长期定位观测的重要指标。截至2014年,CERN全国范围内包括农田、森林、草地、荒漠与湿地等生态类型的34个陆地生态系统台站,依据陆地水环境观测规范、质量保证与质量控制规范,设立观测样地,并开展土壤含水量的长期定位观测与数据汇交及质控工作。CERN水分分中心选取了这34个台站2005～2014年气象观测场的土壤含水量长期监测数据,通过进一步统一规范数据格式,形成了全国范围内较长时间序列的公开共享数据集,为土壤含水量时空动态的遥感反演、模型估算验证提供地面实测数据支撑

绿洲农业高效用水技术集成与示范

简要技术说明： 该成果围绕棉花、葡萄、小麦3大作物,从干旱绿洲区作物高效用水和提高作物水分生产效率的目标出发,研究形成了棉花高效用水技术模式3套、葡萄高效用水技术模式1套、小麦优化灌溉节水及配套栽培技术模式1套、干旱绿洲区农业高效用水管理技术模式1套,开发了15项农业节水关键技术和1套“农业灌溉决策支持系统”,筛选出节水配套抗旱小麦品种2个、抗旱棉花品种1个,制定了农业高效用水技术规程7项,研发了专利产品1项、软件著作权登记1项,人才培养12名、发表论文45篇。通过对高效灌溉技术、农艺高效用水技术、高效用水管理技术等3方面的关键技术的集成与创新,研究形成了干旱绿洲区特色作物(棉花、葡萄、..

JUNO Sensitivity on Proton Decay p→νˉK+p\to \bar\nu K^+ Searches

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics. In this paper, the potential on searching for proton decay in $p\to \bar\nu K^+$ mode with JUNO is investigated.The kaon and its decay particles feature a clear three-fold coincidence signature that results in a high efficiency for identification. Moreover, the excellent energy resolution of JUNO permits to suppress the sizable background caused by other delayed signals. Based on these advantages, the detection efficiency for the proton decay via $p\to \bar\nu K^+$ is 36.9% with a background level of 0.2 events after 10 years of data taking. The estimated sensitivity based on 200 kton-years exposure is $9.6 \times 10^{33}$ years, competitive with the current best limits on the proton lifetime in this channel