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Constructing Co Cluster Sites for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation via Phase Segregation from Co-Doped TiO2 Nanocrystals
Xiangru Wei1
Yizhen Chen1
Yulu Zhang1
Liyue Zhang1
Lu Ma2
Matthew M. Yung3
Sen Zhang1, *
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Submitted: 7 Nov 2024 | Revised: 2 Jan 2025 | Accepted: 3 Jan 2025 | Published: 23 Jan 2025

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This article presents a Co phase segregation strategy for creating stable Co cluster catalytic sites on TiO2, enabling selective CO2 hydrogenation to CO. Through oxidative calcination, pre-synthesized Co-doped brookite TiO2 nanorods transform into a mixed TiO2 phase, leading to the phase segregation of Co species. The resulting Co clusters, stabilized by strong Co-TiO2 interactions during reductive CO2 hydrogenation, effectively suppress the formation of larger nanoparticles. The undercoordinated sites of these clusters promote a high CO production rate with near-unit selectivity, contrasting with Co nanoparticles, which favor CH4 formation under identical conditions. In-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analysis indicates that the weakened CO adsorption on Co clusters is key to their enhanced CO selectivity, highlighting this method as a promising approach for efficient CO2 utilization.

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Wei, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Ma, L., Yung, M. M., & Zhang, S. (2025). Constructing Co Cluster Sites for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation via Phase Segregation from Co-Doped TiO2 Nanocrystals. Materials and Interfaces, 2(1), 14–22. https://doi.org/10.53941/mi.2025.100002
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