Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-11-09DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02964-7
Xiao Liu, Si-Yi Di, Jing Zhou, Fang Miao, Hong-Ze Wang, Yi Wu, Hao-Wei Wang, Hai-Bo Ke, Qiang Li
{"title":"Multi-scale inhomogeneity and anomalous mechanical response of nanoscale metallic glass pillar by cryogenic thermal cycling","authors":"Xiao Liu, Si-Yi Di, Jing Zhou, Fang Miao, Hong-Ze Wang, Yi Wu, Hao-Wei Wang, Hai-Bo Ke, Qiang Li","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02964-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12598-024-02964-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mechanical responses and structure variations of Ta<sub>80</sub>Co<sub>20</sub> nanoscale metallic glass (MG) film samples upon cryogenic thermal cycling (CTC) treatment were studied. The simultaneous improvements of strength and deformation ability bring about a super-high strength of 4.5 GPa and a large plastic strain of about 80% after CTC treatment. The significant increase in inter-element bonding and hardness makes the activation and percolation of shear transformation zones to be more difficult and delays the yielding event, leading to the ultra-high strength. Although the TaCo MG pillar reaches a relaxation energy state, the micro- and nanoscale inhomogeneities remain induced by the local densely packed units along with crystal-like ordering embedded in the matrix. The multi-scale inhomogeneity can effectively hinder the sliding of the shear bands and improve their propagation stability, which is considered to be the origin of its excellent plasticity. Our study reveals another prospect of CTC treatment on nanoscale MG samples of constructing an anomalous inhomogeneous structure and obtaining simultaneous enhancement of strength and plasticity.</p>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"43 12","pages":"6771 - 6780"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12598-024-02964-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation and electrocatalytic performance of novel-integrated Ni-Mo sulfide electrode materials for water splitting","authors":"Shan-Shan Li, Qing-He Yu, Jing Mi, Lei Hao, Li-Jun Jiang, Shu-Xian Zhuang","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-03031-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12598-024-03031-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Advanced electrode materials for electrocatalysis of electrolytic decomposition are crucial materials in the field of hydrogen production from renewable energy. In this work, a new type of integrated hydrogen evolution electrode material was synthesized by selective acidification etching and in situ growth technology. A novel-integrated Ni-Mo sulfide electrode material with a three-dimensional network structure was successfully prepared using a two-step method (convenient surface modification and in situ growth techniques), which involved surface modification at 30% HNO<sub>3</sub> for 10 min and followed by annealing treatment at 600 °C for 1 h with 10 °C·min<sup>−1</sup> heating rate. The structure displayed an electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) of 30.125 mF·cm<sup>−2</sup>, calculated on 0.10–0.30 V (vs. RHE) CV curves with a 5–50 mV·s<sup>−1</sup> sweep rate range. The ECSA of other samples was also tested by aforementioned methods, which had great distinction on ECSA with different samples. The novel-integrated Ni-Mo sulfide electrode material appeared to have extremity electrochemical performance in a three-electrode configuration employing 1 M KOH solution as an electrolyte, including an excellent hydrogen evolution overpotential of 346 mV at the current density of 500 mA·cm<sup>−2</sup>, superior Tafel slope with 103 mV·dec<sup>−1</sup>. Such outstanding electrochemical performances of the novel-integrated Ni-Mo sulfide electrode materials were directly related to the distinctive integrated structure. Therefore, it was facility to find that the successful preparation of novel-integrated Ni-Mo sulfide electrode material provided more selection opportunities for alkaline electrolysis of water and offered an innovative mentality for the preparation of other types of electrode materials.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"43 12","pages":"6384 - 6393"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-10-26DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-03023-x
Shao-Hong Liu, Bing-Guo Xue, Li-Min Zhou, Hao Cui, Man-Men Liu, Li Chen, Ming Wen, Hai-Gang Dong, Feng Liu, Wei Wang, Song Li
{"title":"Tailoring thermal behavior and luminous performance in LuAG:Ce films via thickness control for high-power laser lighting applications","authors":"Shao-Hong Liu, Bing-Guo Xue, Li-Min Zhou, Hao Cui, Man-Men Liu, Li Chen, Ming Wen, Hai-Gang Dong, Feng Liu, Wei Wang, Song Li","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-03023-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12598-024-03023-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lutetium aluminum garnet doped with cerium (LuAG:Ce) thin films have been identified as a promising material for high-power laser-driven lighting applications. In this study, spray pyrolysis we employed to fabricate LuAG:Ce films on sapphire substrates and the impact of film thickness on thermal management and light emission efficiency was investigated. Our results show that, regardless of thickness, LuAG:Ce films exhibit impressive internal quantum efficiencies (IQE) exceeding 83.2% and external quantum efficiencies (EQE) surpassing 56.4%, with minimal alteration of luminescent color. Notably, thinner films facilitate more efficient heat dissipation to the underlying sapphire substrate, resulting in superior thermal management and outstanding luminous performance under high-power laser excitation. Specifically, the thinnest LuAG:Ce film (15.79 μm) exhibited rapid thermal stabilization (~ 130 °C within 30 s) and maintained stability during continuous irradiation lasting 30 min, with a corresponding decrease in luminous flux to 87.9% of its initial value within the first 60 s. This film also demonstrated relatively high and stable conversion efficiency and luminous efficiency, achieving higher saturation thresholds (15 W·mm<sup>−2</sup>) and luminous flux (1070 lm). In contrast, thicker films exhibited a shift in the saturation point toward lower power densities. These findings provide valuable insights for the practical implementation of LuAG:Ce films in advanced lighting technologies.</p><h3>Graphic abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"43 12","pages":"6537 - 6548"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02997-y
Yu-Xiao Feng, Hui-Jun Yu, Tian-Guang Lu, Zi-Ye Zheng, Shuang Tian, Li Xiang, Shan Zhao, Shu-Guang Wang, Zuo-Li He
{"title":"Synergistic Cu single-atoms and clusters on tubular carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic performances","authors":"Yu-Xiao Feng, Hui-Jun Yu, Tian-Guang Lu, Zi-Ye Zheng, Shuang Tian, Li Xiang, Shan Zhao, Shu-Guang Wang, Zuo-Li He","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02997-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12598-024-02997-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metal clusters or even single-atoms dispersed and anchored on the photocatalysts’ surface can enhance photocatalytic performances on organic pollutant oxidation. Here, a simple photoreduction method was used to create atomically dispersed metal single-atoms/clusters (MSCs, M = Cu, Pd, Au and Ag) on P-modulated tubular carbon nitride (TCN). The obtained MSCs@TCN demonstrated excellent photocatalytic performances for the degradation of sulfamethazine (SMZ). In particular, the photocatalyst with 2 wt% Cu loading showed ultrahigh SMZ oxidation efficiency (<i>k</i> = 0.06110 min<sup>−1</sup>), almost three times that of TCN (<i>k</i> = 0.02066 min<sup>−1</sup>). It also shows excellent stability in the 5th-cycle measurements. The improved photocatalytic activity of the CuSCs@TCN is ascribed to the synergistic promotion of photogenerated charge separation by Cu single-atoms/clusters as active sites, accelerated charge transfer from bulk TCN to Cu sites through Cu–N<sub><i>x</i></sub> interaction. Meanwhile, the active sites of Cu single-atoms/clusters could promote the production of ·O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>, which participates in organic oxidation with strong oxidizing holes (h<sup>+</sup>). This strategy paves a new avenue for designing high-performance photocatalysts decorated with metal single-atoms and clusters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"43 11","pages":"5891 - 5904"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced thermoelectric performance in p-type AgBiSe2 through carrier concentration optimization and valence band modification","authors":"Hao-Ming Liu, Xiu-Qun Wu, Jia-Yan Sun, Shan Li, Jun-Xiong Zhang, Xin-Li Ye, Qian Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02986-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02986-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Realizing the high thermoelectric performance of p-type AgBiSe<sub>2</sub>-based materials has been challenging due to their low p-type dopability. This work demonstrated that Cd doping at the Bi site converts n-type AgBiSe<sub>2</sub> to p-type. The hole concentration is effectively increased with increasing Cd doping content, thereby enhancing the electrical conductivity. Theoretical calculations reveal that Cd doping flattens the edge of the valence band, resulting in an increase in the density-of-states effective mass and Seebeck coefficient. A record-high power factor of ~ 6.2 µW⋅cm<sup>−1</sup>⋅K<sup>−2</sup> was achieved at room temperature. Furthermore, the induced dislocations enhance the phonon scattering, contributing to the ultralow lattice thermal conductivity across the entire temperature range. As a result, a decent figure of merit (<i>zT</i>) of ~ 0.3 at room temperature and a peak <i>zT</i> of ~ 0.5 at 443 K were obtained in AgBi<sub>0.92</sub>Cd<sub>0.08</sub>Se<sub>2</sub>. Our work provides a feasible method for optimizing the thermoelectric performance of p-type AgBiSe<sub>2</sub>.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-09-17DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02911-6
Qun Li, Li-Gang Wang, Jia-Bin Wu
{"title":"Recent advances in dual-atom catalysts for energy catalysis","authors":"Qun Li, Li-Gang Wang, Jia-Bin Wu","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02911-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02911-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the context of the global pursuit of sustainable energy, dual-atom catalysts (DACs) have attracted widespread attention due to their unique structural and excellent catalytic performance. Unlike the single-atom catalysts, DACs possess two active metal centers, exhibiting intriguing synergistic effects that significantly enhance their efficiency in various electrochemical reactions. This comprehensive review provides an overview of the recent advances in the field of dual-atom catalysts, focusing on their innovative preparation methods and strategies. It further delves into the intrinsic connections between structure and performance, discussing the applications of DACs in hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, photocatalysis, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, and batteries. Lastly, a forward-looking perspective addresses the current challenges and outlines future directions. This review aims to deepen our understanding of DACs and stimulate further innovation in advanced catalysts for energy conversion systems.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-09-17DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02981-6
Qing Guo, Xiu-Jun Wang, Lin Wang, Xin Ye, A-Lei Li, Xiao-Hang Pan, Yun-Lei Zhong, Yong Zhang, Li-Xing Kang
{"title":"Ultrathin BiOCl crystals grown in highly disordered vapor micro-turbulence for deep ultraviolet photodetectors","authors":"Qing Guo, Xiu-Jun Wang, Lin Wang, Xin Ye, A-Lei Li, Xiao-Hang Pan, Yun-Lei Zhong, Yong Zhang, Li-Xing Kang","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02981-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12598-024-02981-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Crystallization, while a common process in nature, remains one of the most mysterious phenomena. Understanding its physical mechanisms is essential for obtaining high-quality crystals. Typically, crystals grown by thermal evaporation or sublimation nucleate the substrate facing the evaporation source. Here, a novel vapor micro-turbulence mass transport mechanism in the growth process of ultrathin BiOCl single crystals has been revealed. In this mechanism, the precursor vapor bypasses the solid substrate, forming micro-turbulent vaporizing flows to nucleate on the surface of the substrate facing away from the evaporation source. Considering nucleation kinetics, fast shear flows are known to cause secondary nucleation, increasing nucleation quantity while decreasing the final size of the crystals. Thus, the nucleation and growth process of BiOCl crystals are controlled by adjusting the micro-turbulence intensity to reduce shear flow energy and dilate phase distribution, resulting in BiOCl crystals with uniform distribution and regular shape. Subsequent structural and morphological characterization confirms the high crystallization quality of the obtained crystals, and the performance of the constructed solar-blind photodetectors is comparable to that of similar devices. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of vapor mass transport and crystal growth techniques and may be useful for applications related to metal oxide crystals.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"43 11","pages":"5921 - 5931"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02995-0
Jia-Ming Wang, Yong-Jian Xu, Ya-Tao Yan, Meng-Ting Shao, Zhi-An Ye, Qian-Hui Wu, Fang Guo, Chun-Sheng Li, Hui Yan, Ming Chen
{"title":"Self-supporting sea urchin-like Ni-Mo nano-materials as asymmetric electrodes for overall water splitting","authors":"Jia-Ming Wang, Yong-Jian Xu, Ya-Tao Yan, Meng-Ting Shao, Zhi-An Ye, Qian-Hui Wu, Fang Guo, Chun-Sheng Li, Hui Yan, Ming Chen","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02995-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02995-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Developing efficient and stable electrocatalysts has always been the focus of electrochemical research. Here, sea urchin-like nickel-molybdenum bimetallic phosphide nickel-molybdenum alloy (Ni<sub>4</sub>Mo) and (Ni-Mo-P) were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal, annealing and phosphating methods on nickel foam (NF). The unusual shape of the sea urchin facilitates gas release and mass transfer and increases the interaction between catalysts and electrolytes. The Ni<sub>4</sub>Mo/NF and Ni-Mo-P/NF electrodes only need overpotentials of 72 and 197 mV to reach 50 mA·cm<sup>−2</sup> under alkaline conditions for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, respectively. The Ni<sub>4</sub>Mo/NF and Ni-Mo-P/NF asymmetric electrodes were used as anode and cathode for the overall water splitting, respectively. In 1.0 M KOH, at a voltage of 1.485 V, the electrolytic device generated 50 mA·cm<sup>−2</sup> current density, maintaining for 24 h without reduction. The labor presents a simple method to synthesize a highly active, low-cost, and strongly durable self-supporting electrode for over-water splitting.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rare MetalsPub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1007/s12598-024-02992-3
Dong-Sheng Yang, Li-Hua Liu, Jia-Yu Liu, Zi-Yao Fu, Tian-Jiao Li, Xiang Ma, Lin Sun, Peng-Tao Ma
{"title":"Dimeric four tartaric acid-bridged tetra-Zr-incorporated arsenotungstate showing decent proton conduction","authors":"Dong-Sheng Yang, Li-Hua Liu, Jia-Yu Liu, Zi-Yao Fu, Tian-Jiao Li, Xiang Ma, Lin Sun, Peng-Tao Ma","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02992-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02992-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Exploring a new and robust material for proton conduction is of significant importance to the scientific interest and technological importance. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a class of molecular anion metal oxide clusters with well-defined structures and diverse properties. Therefore, the design and synthesis of a POM-based material for proton conduction is extremely vital. Herein, a dimeric four tartaric acid-bridged tetra-Zr-incorporated arsenotungstate, [NH<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>16</sub>KH<sub>7</sub>[{Zr(tarH) O<sub>2</sub>}<sub>4</sub>{As<sub>2</sub>W<sub>19</sub>O<sub>68</sub>}<sub>2</sub>]·16H<sub>2</sub>O (<b>1</b>) (tarH = tartaric acid), was successfully synthesized via a conventional aqueous method that utilized the tartaric acid ligand protection strategy, and it was systematically characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV) spectra and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). This strategy included an innovative [Zr(tarH)WO<sub>2</sub>]<sub>4</sub><sup>8+</sup> core sandwiched by two distorted [As<sub>2</sub>W<sub>19</sub>O<sub>68</sub>]<sup>16−</sup> subunits. The [Zr(tarH)WO<sub>2</sub>]<sub>4</sub><sup>8+</sup> core is constituted of four Zr<sup>4+</sup> and four {WO<sub>2</sub>} groups, which are linked together by four tartaric acid ligands. Interestingly, the four tartaric acid ligands decorated on Zr<sup>4+</sup> are covalently modified toward the W atoms. Moreover, the impedance measurements demonstrate that <b>1</b> has excellent proton conduction properties with the proton conductivity value of 3.82 × 10<sup>−3</sup> S·cm<sup>−1</sup> under 348 K and 95% RH. </p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Achieving green synthesis of high-value-added chemicals via N-integrated CO2 co-reduction: a review","authors":"Zhi-Chao Wang, Si-Si Liu, Yan-Zheng He, Yu-Zhuo Jiang, Yun-Fei Huan, Qi-Yang Cheng, Cheng-Tao Yang, Meng-Fan Wang, Cheng-Lin Yan, Tao Qian","doi":"10.1007/s12598-024-02954-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02954-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The acceleration of global industrialization and overuse of fossil fuels have caused the release of greenhouse gases and the disruption of the natural nitrogen cycle, leading to numerous energy and environmental problems. In response to the worsening situation, currently, achieving carbon neutrality and the nitrogen cycle is the most urgent task. In this case, reforming modern industrial production is of high importance and a great challenge as well. N-integrated carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) co-reduction has gained a lot of attention from the scientific community, particularly in recent years, and is considered a promising approach to turn waste into wealth and achieve carbon neutrality and a nitrogen cycle. In this review, a comprehensive review of the catalytic coupling of CO<sub>2</sub> and nitrogenous small molecules (such as N<sub>2</sub>, NH<sub>3</sub> and NO<sub><i>x</i></sub>) for the green synthesis of high-value chemicals is presented, including representative urea, amines, and amides. In these advances, in-depth discussions of C−N coupling are critically evaluated from the standpoints of catalyst design strategies and possible reaction mechanisms, highlighting the key factors and descriptors that affect the catalytic performance. Finally, the remaining challenges and further prospects are also proposed, with the aim of setting the trajectory for future development of green synthesis of high-value-added chemicals.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphic Abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":749,"journal":{"name":"Rare Metals","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}