Post-synthetic modification of covalent organic frameworks with active manganese centers for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in water

The development of effective catalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is essential for transforming atmospheric CO2 into valuable chemical scaffolds. While numerous catalysts have been developed for the CO2RR, few are suitable for use in aqueous systems due to inherent design challenges. In...

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Autores: Gala, Elena, Dubed Bandomo, Geyla Caridad, Vettori, Mattia, Royuela, Sergio, Martínez Fernández, Marcos, Martínez, José Ignacio, Salagre, Elena, García Michel, Enrique, Zamora, Félix, Lloret Fillol, Julio, Segura Castedo, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/112213
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112213
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:547
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Sumario:The development of effective catalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is essential for transforming atmospheric CO2 into valuable chemical scaffolds. While numerous catalysts have been developed for the CO2RR, few are suitable for use in aqueous systems due to inherent design challenges. In this context, Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising materials for the CO2RR in water, offering potential solutions to these challenges. Thanks to their porosity, high surface area and crystalline structure, COFs are excellent hosts for single-atom catalysts (SACs), enabling the immobilization of high-value species and their utilization in heterogeneous catalytic processes. For this reason, we have explored the catalytic activity of a terpyridine–manganese complex integrated into a COF lattice, which was successfully synthesized and characterized, confirming the presence of the metal ion in the material with spectroscopic techniques such as XPS and EDS. This new material has proved to be an active heterogeneous catalyst for the CO2RR in water as solvent, achieving a faradaic yield of 42% for CO at 300 mV overpotential and 16% for formate when 600 mV was applied. Furthermore, an ab initio theoretical study was performed to provide a plausible mechanism of the CO2RR to elucidate the CO evolution pathway. study is included to provide a reasonable mechanism of CO2RR towards the CO evolution pathway.