Balancing the electronic structure and surface reconstruction of Cu-based nanostructures for iodide oxidation reactions
A CuO nanorod array grown on Cu foam (CuO NA/CF) was synthesized <i>via</i> an <i>in situ</i> etching and oxidation process, enabling both electronic modulation and morphological engineering. The CuO NA/CF catalyst demonstrates excellent iodide oxidation reaction activity, requiring only 1.36 V to achieve a current density of 50 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>, along with remarkable operational stability. <i>In situ</i> Raman spectroscopy reveals that CuO remains stable in alkaline solutions and serves as the most active phase compared to metallic Cu and Cu<sub>2</sub>O, which was further supported by theoretical calculations.
Authors
- Hainan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-3860)
- Liangshuang Fei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8193-0418)
- Zongping Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4538-4218)
- Jiaqiao Yang
- ZhongXiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-8666)
- Jiapeng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-1929)
- Zhiwei Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-4243)
- Minmin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4362-9955)
- Junxiong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2218-0060)
- Zhicheng Wei
Institutions
- Nanjing Tech University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Department of Mines and Petroleum (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02121a
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Nantong City
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Nantong University