| Abstract |
Electrochemical CO2 reduction into high-value-added formic acid/formate is an attractive strategy to mitigate global warming and achieve energy sustainability. However, the adsorption energy of most catalysts for the key intermediate *OCHO is usually weak, and how to rationally optimize the adsorption of *OCHO is challenging. Here, an effective Bi-Sn bimetallic electrocatalyst (Bi1 -O-Sn1 @C) where a Bi-O-Sn bridge-type nanostructure is constructed with O as an electron bridge is reported. The electronic structure of Sn is precisely tuned by electron transfer from Bi to Sn through O bridge, resulting in the optimal adsorption energy of intermediate *OCHO on the surface of Sn and the enhanced activity for formate production. Thus, the Bi1 -O-Sn1 @C exhibits an excellent Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 97.7% at -1.1 V (vs RHE) for CO2 reduction to formate (HCOO- ) and a high current density of 310 mA cm-2 at -1.5 V, which is one of the best results catalyzed by Bi- and Sn-based catalysts reported previously. Impressively, the FE exceeds 93% at a wide potential range from -0.9 to -1.4 V. In-situ ATR-FTIR, in-situ Raman, and DFT calculations confirm the unique role of the bridge-type structure of Bi-O-Sn in highly efficient electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into formate. |
| Authors |
Nan Wang , Chunfeng Shao  , Riguang Zhang , Yuan Zhang , Zhaojun Min , Bing Chang , Maohong Fan  , Jianji Wang
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| Journal Info |
Wiley-Blackwell | Small , vol: 20
, iss: 10
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| Publication Date |
10/25/2023 |
| ISSN |
1613-6810 |
Type |
article |
| Open Access |
bronze
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| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202306129 |
| Keywords |
CO2 Capture (Score: 0.568412) , CO2 Reduction (Score: 0.539917) , Electrolyte Design (Score: 0.51874) , Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts (Score: 0.502041)
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