3D porous sulfur-graphdiyne with splendid electrocatalytic and energy storage application

Author(s)
Muhammad, Imran
Ahmed, Shehzad
Cao, Hao
Yao, Zhen
Khan, Danish
Mahmood, Asif
Hussain, Tanveer
Xiong, Xiao-Gen
Ahuja, Rajeev
Wang, Yang-Gang
Publication Date
2023-12
Abstract
<p>The blooming emergence of graphdiyne featuring embellished sp-hybridized carbons has been highly alluring for electrocatalysis and ion storage. Here, a porous 3D material sulfur-graphdiyne (3D-SGDY) is theoretically designed comprising butadiyne chains and sulfur as a heteroatom, owing a stable cubic skeleton and an atypical tuneable indirect bandgap. Compared to sp<sup>2</sup>-bonded carbon materials, the existence of <i>sp</i>-bonded carbon in 3D-SGDY tuned the direction of organic reactions leading to a single carbon product with numerous storage sites for the metal ions. Anchoring a single Cu atom in 3D-SGDY, we realize the unique Cu–C (3D-SGDY) chemical bonds exhibiting unconventional selectivity for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. The Cu–C bond in 3D-SGDY predominantly forms the *OCHO intermediates in lieu of *COOH and provides an active charge deportation channel during the reduction process of CO<sub>2</sub> into CH<sub>4</sub> product. Additionally, the porous structure reveals its astounding potential as an anode material by facilitating rapid transportation with a very low diffusion barrier of 0.06 eV and an ultrahigh capacity of 1826.4 mAhg<sup>−1</sup> for Ca-ions. This work not only provides the 3D prototype of GDY but also administers the atomic level selectivity for CO<sub>2</sub>RR and high-performance Ca-ion batteries.</p>
Citation
Materials Today Chemistry, v.34
ISSN
2468-5194
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Language
en
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Title
3D porous sulfur-graphdiyne with splendid electrocatalytic and energy storage application
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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