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1 Electronic Supplementary Information Copper on Carbon Materials: Stabilization by Nitrogen Doping Dmitri A. Bulushev,* abc Andrey L. Chuvilin, de Vladimir I. Sobolev, ab Svetlana G. Stolyarova, b Yury V. Shubin, bc Igor P. Asanov, bc Arcady V. Ishchenko, ac Giacomo Magnani, f Mauro Riccò, f Alexander V. Okotrub, bc Lyubov G. Bulusheva* bc a Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia b Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia c Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia d CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, San Sebastian, 20018, Spain e IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 20013, Spain f Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy *E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Journal of Materials Chemistry A. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017

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Electronic Supplementary Information

Copper on Carbon Materials: Stabilization by Nitrogen Doping

Dmitri A. Bulushev,*abc Andrey L. Chuvilin,de Vladimir I. Sobolev,ab Svetlana G. Stolyarova,b

Yury V. Shubin,bc Igor P. Asanov,bc Arcady V. Ishchenko,ac Giacomo Magnani,f Mauro Riccò,f

Alexander V. Okotrub,bc Lyubov G. Bulusheva*bc

aBoreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

bNikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

cNovosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

dCIC nanoGUNE Consolider, San Sebastian, 20018, Spain

eIKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, 20013, Spain

fDipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, 43124

Parma, Italy

*E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Journal of Materials Chemistry A.This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017

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Figure S1. SEM images of the catalyst supports.

Figure S2. Atomic resolution HAADF/STEM image of the Cu/PCN catalyst after the reaction

(Titan 60-300).

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Figure S3. Low resolution a) TEM and b) HAADF/STEM images of the Cu/N-PCN catalyst

after the reaction (Titan 60-300).

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Figure S4. Cu 2p3/2 XPS spectra of the Cu/TEGO catalyst before the reaction.

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Figure S5. a),b),c),d) Models of binding of a Cu atom to the N-doped graphene fragments

obtained after optimization at the PBE/LACVP level. White color indicates C, dark blue – N,

yellow – H, and brown – Cu. The interaction energy of the Cu atom and NBO charge on it are

indicated.

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Figure S6. a),b),c),d) Models of binding of a Cu atom to the N-doped graphene fragments

obtained after optimization at the PBE/LACVP level. White color indicates C, dark blue – N,

yellow – H, and brown – Cu. The interaction energy of the Cu atom and NBO charge on it are

indicated.

Figure S7. Formic acid conversion – temperature dependences for the Cu catalysts in the first

and second heating cycles in formic acid (2 K min-1).