Highly selective oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide on transition metal single atom coordination

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dc.citation.articleNumber3997
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communications
dc.citation.volumeNumber10
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Kun
dc.contributor.authorBack, Seoin
dc.contributor.authorAkey, Austin J.
dc.contributor.authorXia, Chuan
dc.contributor.authorHu, Yongfeng
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Wentao
dc.contributor.authorSchaak, Diane
dc.contributor.authorStavitski, Eli
dc.contributor.authorNørskov, Jens K.
dc.contributor.authorSiahrostami, Samira
dc.contributor.authorWang, Haotian
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-14T16:39:53Z
dc.date.available2020-02-14T16:39:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractShifting electrochemical oxygen reduction towards 2e– pathway to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), instead of the traditional 4e– to water, becomes increasingly important as a green method for H2O2 generation. Here, through a flexible control of oxygen reduction pathways on different transition metal single atom coordination in carbon nanotube, we discovered Fe-C-O as an efficient H2O2 catalyst, with an unprecedented onset of 0.822 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode in 0.1 M KOH to deliver 0.1 mA cm−2 H2O2 current, and a high H2O2 selectivity of above 95% in both alkaline and neutral pH. A wide range tuning of 2e–/4e– ORR pathways was achieved via different metal centers or neighboring metalloid coordination. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the Fe-C-O motifs, in a sharp contrast to the well-known Fe-C-N for 4e–, are responsible for the H2O2 pathway. This iron single atom catalyst demonstrated an effective water disinfection as a representative application.
dc.identifier.citationJiang, Kun, Back, Seoin, Akey, Austin J., et al.. "Highly selective oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide on transition metal single atom coordination." <i>Nature Communications,</i> 10, (2019) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11992-2.
dc.identifier.digitals41467-019-11992-2
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11992-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/108053
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