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Amorphous strategy to nickel oxide nanosheets for highly active and selective hydrogenation reaction

用于高活性和选择性加氢反应的氧化镍纳米片的非晶态策略

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Transition metal oxides (TMOs) as low-cost hydrogenation catalysts exhibit high selectivity and durability. However, due to the lack of metal activation sites required for H2 dissociation, the harsh conditions such as high pressure (1–5 MPa H2) and high temperature (100–250°C) are usually needed to achieve H2 activation. Herein, we developed an amorphous nickel oxide nanosheets with an exceptionally low coordination number of the Ni-Ni shell, and this unique feature not only facilitated H2 activation but also preserved remarkable selectivity (∼99%) in the hydrogenation of vinyl group under mild conditions (room temperature (25°C) and low H2 pressure (100 kPa)).

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过渡金属氧化物(TMOs)作为低成本的加氢催化剂, 具有良好的选择性和耐久性. 然而, 由于缺乏氢气解离所需的金属活化位点, 通常需要在高压(1–5 Mpa H2)和高温(100–250°C)等苛刻条件下才能实现氢的活化. 在此, 我们开发了一种具有极低的Ni−Ni配位数的非晶态氧化镍纳米片, 这种独特的特征不仅有利于H2的活化, 而且在室温(25°C)和室压(100 kPa H2)下, 乙烯基的加氢过程具有显著的活性与高选择性(∼99%).

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0700104 and 2018YFA0702001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21871238), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WK2060000016), Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2208085J09) and USTC Tang Scholar. We thank the photoemission end stations MCD-A, MCD-B, BL10B in the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) and BL14W1 in Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) for help in characterizations.

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  1. Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Bei Wu  (吴蓓), Junyi Du  (杜俊毅), Geng Wu  (吴耕), Peigen Liu  (刘培根), Rongbo Sun  (孙荣博), Xiao Han  (韩霄), Qingwei Zhang  (张清伟) & Xun Hong  (洪勋)

  2. National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China

    Xusheng Zheng  (郑旭升)

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Author contributions Hong X conceived the idea. Wu B carried out the sample synthesis, characterization and the organic reaction. Du J, Wu G and Zhang Q analyzed the data. Liu P, Zhang Q and Zheng X performed the XAS simulations. Han X carried out the TEM characterization. Zhang Q revised the paper. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Bei Wu is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her research interest focuses on the synthesis and characterization of amorphous materials and their applications in catalysis.

Junyi Du received his PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and then he worked as a post-doctor fellow at USTC. His research focuses on the synthesis of high-entropy nanomaterials and their applications in electrocatalysis and organic reactions.

Geng Wu obtained his PhD degree in inorganic chemistry at USTC. His research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of noble nanomaterials and their applications in energy storage and conversion.

Xun Hong received his PhD degree from USTC in 2010. He started working as a postdoctor at Tsinghua University and Nanyang Technological University in 2010 and 2012, respectively. In 2014, he joined USTC as a Principle Investigator. His research program aims at the synthesis and assembly of noble metals and alloy nanomaterials, and the synthesis and characterization of amorphous nanomaterials and supported single atom catalytic materials for electrocatalytic reactions.

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Wu, B., Du, J., Wu, G. et al. Amorphous strategy to nickel oxide nanosheets for highly active and selective hydrogenation reaction. Sci. China Mater. 66, 3895–3900 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-023-2537-6

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