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Nanoporous Intermetallic Cu 3 Sn/Cu Hybrid Electrodes as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Authors :
Zi Wen
Xing-You Lang
Hang Shi
Shu-Pei Zeng
Qing Jiang
Wu-Bin Wan
Yi-Tong Zhou
Rui-Qi Yao
Source :
Small. 17:2100683
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

Designing highly selective and cost-effective electrocatalysts toward electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2 ) reduction is crucial for desirable transformation of greenhouse gas into fuels or high-value chemical products. Here, the authors report intermetallic Cu3 Sn that is in situ formed and seamlessly integrated on self-supported bimodal nanoporous Cu skeleton (Cu3 Sn/Cu) via a spontaneous alloying of Sn and Cu as robust electrocatalyst for selective electroreduction of CO2 to CO. By virtue of Sn atoms strengthening CO adsorption on Cu atoms, the intermetallic Cu3 Sn has an intrinsic activity of ≈10.58 μA cm-2 , more than 80-fold higher than that of monometallic Cu. By virtue of hierarchical bicontinuous nanoporous Cu architecture facilitating electron transfer and CO2 and proton mass transport and offering high specific surface areas for full use of electroactive Cu3 Sn sites, the nanoporous Cu3 Sn/Cu hybrid electrodes produce CO at a low overpotential of 0.09 V, and exhibit high partial current density of ≈15 mA cm-2 geo at overpotential of 0.59 V, along with excellent stability and selectivity of 91.5% Faradaic efficiency. The outstanding electrochemical performance make them attractive alternatives to precious Au- and Ag-based electrocatalysts for building low-cost CO2 electrolyzers to selectively produce CO.

Details

ISSN :
16136829 and 16136810
Volume :
17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Small
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9a135d106eb4c6d28d14ba0f7f66128e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202100683