Hydrogen‐Substituted Graphdiyne‐Anchored Ag Single‐Atom Catalyst for Highly Efficient Electrochemical CO <sub>2</sub> Reduction to CO
Ag single-atom catalysts (SACs) are promising for electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (e-CO<sub>2</sub>RR) due to their high atom utilization and CO selectivity, yet they often suffer from agglomeration and instability. Here, we employ hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne (HGDY) as a robust support, where abundant alkyne groups strongly coordinate and stabilize atomically dispersed Ag sites. By systematically tuning Ag loading (0.3-10 wt.%), we achieve precise control over active sites and product distribution. The optimized Ag<sub>3.7</sub>-HGDY catalyst achieves a remarkable CO Faradaic efficiency (FE<sub>CO</sub>) of 98.1% with a turnover frequency (TOF) of 26.5 s<sup>-1</sup>, maintaining a FE<sub>CO</sub> of ≥97% across a wide potential window (-0.7 to -1.2 V vs RHE). Moreover, Ag loading enables dynamic modulation of CO/H<sub>2</sub> ratios in syngas, highlighting the tunability of the system. This work demonstrates an effective strategy for anchoring noble metals via alkyne coordination, offering a generalizable pathway toward the rational design of stable and scalable single-atom catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> conversion.
Authors
- Jiajia Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2945-667X)
- Shaowei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5897-1908)
- Qiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6662-1668)
- Jing Ai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5177-0097)
- Haixin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1025-1191)
- Peiyi Chang
- Hao Jiang
- Peng Zhao
Institutions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202511117
- Primary Topic
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Northwestern University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities