Mg-based Imprinting for Assessing Intrinsic Behavior of Co/Ni-N4 sites towards CO2RR
- Metal-and nitrogen-doped carbons (MN-Cs) represent a promising class of low cost electrocatalysts derived from nature-abundant elements for various electrochemical processes including CO 2 RR [1, 2]. Traditionally, MN-Cs containing active metals (M= Fe, Co, Ni) are synthesized by direct pyrolysis of inorganic and organic precursors, a process that often results in the undesired formation of inorganic side phases through carbothermal reduction, impeding the effective integration of active metals like Fe, Co and Ni. Furthermore, comparing the intrinsic activities of different MN-Cs can be complicated due to variations in catalyst morphology and active site concentration that arise during the pyrolysis.
To address these challenges, we developed an active-site imprinting strategy in which active metals are introduced post-pyrolysis via ion-exchange [3-5]. In this work, we employed the Mg imprinting strategy to produce Co-N-Cs and Ni-N-Cs with comparable morphology and metal dopantMetal-and nitrogen-doped carbons (MN-Cs) represent a promising class of low cost electrocatalysts derived from nature-abundant elements for various electrochemical processes including CO 2 RR [1, 2]. Traditionally, MN-Cs containing active metals (M= Fe, Co, Ni) are synthesized by direct pyrolysis of inorganic and organic precursors, a process that often results in the undesired formation of inorganic side phases through carbothermal reduction, impeding the effective integration of active metals like Fe, Co and Ni. Furthermore, comparing the intrinsic activities of different MN-Cs can be complicated due to variations in catalyst morphology and active site concentration that arise during the pyrolysis.
To address these challenges, we developed an active-site imprinting strategy in which active metals are introduced post-pyrolysis via ion-exchange [3-5]. In this work, we employed the Mg imprinting strategy to produce Co-N-Cs and Ni-N-Cs with comparable morphology and metal dopant concentration. Our approach allows for a more direct comparison of the intrinsic activities that arise from the metal dopant. The Ni-N-Cs derived this way are consistently higher in activity and selectivity than the corresponding Co-N-Cs, exhibiting a CO Faraday efficiency of up to 95% at potentials between-0.5 to-0.8 V RHE. The Ni-NC catalyst maintains high stability at-0.65 V RHE, with 92.5% retention of current density and 97.6% retention of CO selectivity after 100 hours of continuous operation.…


| Autor*innen: | Jian Liang LowORCiD |
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| Koautor*innen: | Tim-Patrick FellingerORCiD, Asad Mehmood, Simon Dietzmann, Beate Paulus |
| Dokumenttyp: | Vortrag |
| Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2025 |
| Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 3 Gefahrgutumschließungen; Energiespeicher |
| 3 Gefahrgutumschließungen; Energiespeicher / 3.6 Elektrochemische Energiematerialien | |
| DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Angewandte Physik |
| Freie Schlagwörter: | Active-site imprinting; Electrochemical CO2 reduction; Metal- and Nitrogen-doped Carbon (M-N-C); Single Atom Catalyst |
| Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Energie |
| Energie / Elektrische Energiespeicher und -umwandlung | |
| Veranstaltung: | The Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS) Spring Meeting 2025 |
| Veranstaltungsort: | Seville, Spain |
| Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 03.03.2025 |
| Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 07.03.2025 |
| Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 15.12.2025 |
| Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
| Eingeladener Vortrag (wissenschaftliche Konferenzen): | Nein |

