High‐Entropy Rare Earth Oxides Anchoring Tunable Cu <sup>δ+</sup> Nanochimneys for Self‐Tandem C‐C Coupling Catalysis

Copper (Cu)-based materials are promising for carbon-carbon bond (C─C) coupling catalysis, but they are limited to poor structural stability, high activation energy, and low selectivity toward C<sub>2+</sub> products. Here a customized synthetic protocol is defined for the fabrication of 2D ultrathin high-entropy rare earth (RE) oxides (HE-REOs) with rich lattice distortions and oxygen vacancies, which act as robust supports for anchoring Cu<sup>δ+</sup> serial domains with tunable oxidation states. The rationally integrated HE-REOs-Cu<sup>δ+</sup> heterostructures feature largely exposed synergistic multi-site driving rapid *CO spillover, and multiple stabilized Cu<sup>δ+</sup> chimneys promoting cascade *CO coupling, together with intrinsic electron activation channels enabling RE 4f electron delocalization to lower the energy barrier. The optimal CeZrZnAgPbO-Cu<sup>0.44+</sup> self-tandem catalysts achieve a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 51.7% for C<sub>2+</sub> gaseous products at a low potential of -0.9 V versus (vs) reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in H-type cell. The study proposes an "all-in-one" design principle for advanced RE-based catalysts through integrating advantageous individuals in a predictable manner.

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Advanced Materials
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2025-04-23
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503027
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Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
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High‐Entropy Rare Earth Oxides Anchoring Tunable Cu δ+ Nanochimneys for Self‐Tandem C‐C Coupling Catalysis

Chao Gu, Hao Fu, Yong Jiang, Zhong Liang et al.
11 citations
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Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
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High‐Entropy Rare Earth Oxides Anchoring Tunable Cu δ+ Nanochimneys for Self‐Tandem C‐C Coupling Catalysis

Chao Gu, Hao Fu, Yong Jiang, Zhong Liang, Yaping Du
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Copper (Cu)-based materials are promising for carbon-carbon bond (C─C) coupling catalysis, but they are limited to poor structural stability, high activation energy, and low selectivity toward C<sub>2+</sub> products. Here a customized synthetic protocol is defined for the fabrication of 2D ultrathin high-entropy rare earth (RE) oxides (HE-REOs) with rich lattice distortions and oxygen vacancies, which act as robust supports for anchoring Cu<sup>δ+</sup> serial domains with tunable oxidation states. The rationally integrated HE-REOs-Cu<sup>δ+</sup> heterostructures feature largely exposed synergistic multi-site driving rapid *CO spillover, and multiple stabilized Cu<sup>δ+</sup> chimneys promoting cascade *CO coupling, together with intrinsic electron activation channels enabling RE 4f electron delocalization to lower the energy barrier. The optimal CeZrZnAgPbO-Cu<sup>0.44+</sup> self-tandem catalysts achieve a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 51.7% for C<sub>2+</sub> gaseous products at a low potential of -0.9 V versus (vs) reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in H-type cell. The study proposes an "all-in-one" design principle for advanced RE-based catalysts through integrating advantageous individuals in a predictable manner.

Advanced MaterialsVol. 37(27)
Nankai University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China
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