{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Chen J"],"funding":["National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)","National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)"],"pagination":["10935"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12686540"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Catalyst surface reconstruction under reaction conditions is ubiquitous and crucial for creating unusual active sites, thereby enhancing catalytic performance. Here, we report the surface reconstruction of supported Ni<sub>3</sub>InC<sub>0.5</sub> nanoparticles, leading to the formation of defective In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub> overlayers and inverse In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub>/Ni interfaces, driven by CO<sub>2</sub>-induced selective surface oxidation during CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation. The synergy between In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub> overlayers and inverse In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub>/Ni interfaces facilitates CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and activation, as well as the following hydrogenation of HCOO<sup>*</sup> and CH<sub>x</sub>O<sup>*</sup> intermediates, enabling efficient methanol synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub>. Accordingly, the optimized LDH-NiInCAl catalyst achieves an impressive CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of 19% with 65% methanol selectivity and 508.4 mggcat-1h-1 methanol space-time yield at 260 °C, 5 MPa, and 12000 mLgcat-1h-1 , outperforming commercial Cu/ZnO/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalysts. This work showcases how structural evolution and surface reconstruction enhance catalytic performance, providing new insights into the dynamic structure-activity relationship."],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["Inverse In&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;3-x&lt;/sub&gt;/Ni interfaces via Ni&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;InC&lt;sub&gt;0.5&lt;/sub&gt; surface reconstruction for efficient CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; hydrogenation to methanol."],"pmcid":["PMC12686540"],"funding_grant_id":["22438010","U2102d2011","22378310","U2102d2006","22178265"],"pubmed_authors":["Tan M","Chen J","Zhang H","Lim KH","Ma X","Han X","Xiao T","He Q","Xi S","Zi X","Li M","Lv J","Kawi S","Hao Z","Zhang Z","Tang S","Yao B","Jia W","Yang Q","Wang Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Inverse In&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;3-x&lt;/sub&gt;/Ni interfaces via Ni&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;InC&lt;sub&gt;0.5&lt;/sub&gt; surface reconstruction for efficient CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; hydrogenation to methanol.","description":"Catalyst surface reconstruction under reaction conditions is ubiquitous and crucial for creating unusual active sites, thereby enhancing catalytic performance. Here, we report the surface reconstruction of supported Ni<sub>3</sub>InC<sub>0.5</sub> nanoparticles, leading to the formation of defective In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub> overlayers and inverse In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub>/Ni interfaces, driven by CO<sub>2</sub>-induced selective surface oxidation during CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation. The synergy between In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub> overlayers and inverse In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3-x</sub>/Ni interfaces facilitates CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and activation, as well as the following hydrogenation of HCOO<sup>*</sup> and CH<sub>x</sub>O<sup>*</sup> intermediates, enabling efficient methanol synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub>. Accordingly, the optimized LDH-NiInCAl catalyst achieves an impressive CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of 19% with 65% methanol selectivity and 508.4 mggcat-1h-1 methanol space-time yield at 260 °C, 5 MPa, and 12000 mLgcat-1h-1 , outperforming commercial Cu/ZnO/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalysts. This work showcases how structural evolution and surface reconstruction enhance catalytic performance, providing new insights into the dynamic structure-activity relationship.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-05T23:48:28.528Z","creation":"2026-05-23T03:13:57.814Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12686540","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41360783"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-025-65929-z"]}}