Synthesis and Applications of Graphdiyne‐Based Metal‐Free Catalysts
Year: 2018
Type: review
Abstract: The development of carbon materials offers the hope for obtaining inexpensive and high‐performance alternatives to substitute noble‐metal catalysts for their sustainable application. Graphdiyne, the rising‐star carbon allotrope, is a big family with many members, and first realized the coexistence of sp‐ and sp2‐hybridized carbon atoms in a 2D planar structure. Different from the prevailing carbon materials, its nonuniform distribution in the electronic structure and wide tunability in bandgap show many possibilities and special inspirations to construct new‐concept metal‐free catalysts, and provide many opportunities for achieving a catalytic activity comparable with that of noble‐metal catalysts. Herein, the recent progress in synthetic methodologies, theoretical predictions, and experimental investigations of graphdiyne for metal‐free catalysts is systematically summarized. Some new perspectives of the opportunities and challenges in developing high‐performance graphdiyne‐based metal‐free catalysts are demonstrated.
Source: Advanced Materials
Authors: Zicheng Zuo, Dan Wang, Jin Zhang, Fushen Lu, Yuliang Li
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2893795324