Plasma-Driven Fe/Cu-MOF Catalyzed CO2 Decomposition to CO

Room-temperature plasma-assisted catalysis represents an important pathway for CO 2 valorization. Rational design of catalysts tailored to plasma environment holds significant potential for improving catalytic efficiency. Unprecedentedly, we report a coordination-engineering strategy to fabricate the Fe/Cu mix-metal organic framework (Fe/Cu-MOF) catalysts for plasma-driven CO 2 dissociation into CO. Precise modulation during synthesis revealed an optimal Fe:Cu ratio of 0.44:0.56 to generating synergistic active sites favorable for CO production. The in situ-formed FeCu-based catalyst exhibited exceptionally high CO space-time yield of 32.3 mmol·gcat-1·h-1 under room-temperature plasma conditions. The coordination-tailored electronic structure enables the dynamic variations in the oxidation states of Fe/Cu upon plasma activation, thus facilitating sustained CO 2 activation. This work establishes atomic-level control of bimetallic sites as a powerful paradigm for plasma-catalytic systems. Graphical For the first time, Fe-Cu bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) synthesized via a one‑pot solvothermal method were used for efficient decomposition of CO 2 into CO with excellent stability under nonthermal plasma (NTP). This integrated approach offers fundamental insights and technical support for the development of robust catalysts under plasma conditions.