In Situ Exsolution of Quaternary Alloy Nanoparticles for CO 2 ‐CO Mutual Conversion Using Reversible Solid Oxide Cells

作者：Yao Luo, Dong Zhang, Tong Liu, Chang Xu, Jietao Wang, Yao Wang, Xiang‐Kui Gu, Mingyue Ding · 发表于：Advanced Functional Materials · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1002/adfm.202403922 · 被引用次数：59 · 研究领域：Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells、Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes、Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Abstract Reversible solid oxide cell is a promising energy storage and conversion device for CO 2 ‐CO mutual conversion, with simplified cell configuration and performance stability. One key technical challenge is the lack of catalytically active and carbon‐tolerant fuel electrodes. The other one is still a lack of the kinetics mechanism and the redox stability of the active interface. Herein, the findings of a fuel electrode composed of a Sr 2 Fe 1.0 Co 0.2 Ni 0.2 Cu 0.2 Mo 0.4 O 6‐δ medium‐entropy perovskite matrix decorated with in situ exsolved Fe‐Co‐Ni‐Cu quaternary alloy nanoparticles (QA@SFO) are reported. Under a reducing atmosphere, the exsolution of the quaternary alloy is accompanied by a structural transformation from double perovskite to layered perovskite, forming an interface structure where alloy nanoparticles are strongly pinned to the substrate with abundant oxygen vacancies. Electrochemically, the highly active sites provided by the QA@SFO interface greatly enhance the kinetics of CO 2 ‐CO mutual conversion and exhibit outstanding durability for over 300 h at 1.3 V and 800 °C. Moreover, first‐principles calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations from the atomic scale further elucidate the impressive electrocatalytic activity and stability and reveal that Fe and Ni in exsolved nanoparticles enhance the electrocatalytic activity, and the strong binding of Co and Cu to the parent improves the interfacial stability.