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Preferential Formation of Ethylene via Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Mesoporous Cu2O Nanoparticles: Synergistic Effects of Pore Structure Confinement and Surface Amine.

Authors :
Zhang, Haifeng
Li, Dun
Chen, Zhifang
Wang, Yingying
Sun, Haoyu
Liu, Feng
Liu, Maochang
Zheng, Yiqun
Huang, Hongwen
Source :
Chinese Journal of Chemistry. Aug2024, Vol. 42 Issue 16, p1846-1852. 7p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Comprehensive Summary: We present a facile synthetic strategy to create mesoporous Cu2O nanocrystals with tunable pore structures and surface functional groups of amine derivatives for efficient and preferable electrochemical conversion of CO2 into ethylene. The structural characteristics of these Cu2O nanocrystals can be manipulated using a set of amine derivatives, such as pyridine, 4,4'‐bipyridine, and hexamethylenetetramine, during the oxidative etching process of Cu nanocrystals by bubbling gaseous oxygen in N,N‐dimethylformamide solution. These amine derivatives not only serve as surface functional groups but also significantly affect the resulting pore structures. The synergistic effect of pore structure confinement and surface amine functionalization leads to the superb Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 51.9% for C2H4, respectively, together with the C2H4 partial current density of –209.4 mA·cm−2 at –0.8 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The relatively high selectivity towards C2H4 was investigated using DFT simulations, where 4,4'‐bipyridine functionalized Cu2O seemed to favor the C2H4 formation with the low free energy of the intermediates. This study provides a feasible strategy to manipulate the pore structure and surface functionalization of mesoporous Cu2O nanocrystals by regulating the oxidative etching process, which sheds light on the rational preparation of high‐performance CO2RR electrocatalysts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1001604X
Volume :
42
Issue :
16
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chinese Journal of Chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178442568
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.202400046