Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO 2 Photoreduction

作者：Lei Ran, Zhuwei Li, Bei Ran, Jiaqi Cao, Yue Zhao, Teng Shao, Yurou Song, Michael K.H. Leung, Licheng Sun, Jungang Hou · 发表于：Journal of the American Chemical Society · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1021/jacs.2c06920 · 被引用次数：530 · 研究领域：Covalent Organic Framework Applications、Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques、Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Solar carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) conversion is an emerging solution to meet the challenges of sustainable energy systems and environmental/climate concerns. However, the construction of isolated active sites not only influences catalytic activity but also limits the understanding of the structure–catalyst relationship of CO 2 reduction. Herein, we develop a universal synthetic protocol to fabricate different single-atom metal sites (e.g., Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Ru) anchored on the triazine-based covalent organic framework (SAS/Tr-COF) backbone with the bridging structure of metal–nitrogen–chlorine for high-performance catalytic CO 2 reduction. Remarkably, the as-synthesized Fe SAS/Tr-COF as a representative catalyst achieved an impressive CO generation rate as high as 980.3 μmol g –1 h –1 and a selectivity of 96.4%, over approximately 26 times higher than that of the pristine Tr-COF under visible light irradiation. From X-ray absorption fine structure analysis and density functional theory calculations, the superior photocatalytic performance is attributed to the synergic effect of atomically dispersed metal sites and Tr-COF host, decreasing the reaction energy barriers for the formation of *COOH intermediates and promoting CO 2 adsorption and activation as well as CO desorption. This work not only affords rational design of state-of-the-art catalysts at the molecular level but also provides in-depth insights for efficient CO 2 conversion.