Stabilization of Cu+ by tuning a CuO–CeO2 interface for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene

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dc.contributor.authorChu, Senlin
dc.contributor.authorYan, Xupeng
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Changhyeok
dc.contributor.authorMasa, Justus
dc.contributor.authorHan, Buxing
dc.contributor.authorJung, Yousung
dc.contributor.authorSun, Zhenyu
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T09:56:26Z
dc.date.available2022-11-16T09:56:26Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractElectrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into multi-carbon fuels and chemical feedstocks is important but remains challenging. Here, we report the stabilization of Cu+ within a CuO–CeO2 interface for efficient and selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to ethylene under ambient conditions. Tuning the CuO/CeO2 interfacial interaction permits dramatic suppression of proton reduction and enhancement of CO2 reduction, with an ethylene faradaic efficiency (FE) as high as 50.0% at −1.1 V (vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode) in 0.1 M KHCO3, in stark contrast to 22.6% over pure CuO immobilized on carbon black (CB). The composite catalyst presents a 2.6-fold improvement in ethylene current compared to that of CuO/CB at similar overpotentials, which also exceeds many recently reported Cu-based materials. The FE of C2H4 remained at over 48.0% even after 9 h of continuous polarization. The Cu+ species are believed to be the adsorption as well as active sites for the activation of CO2 molecules, which remain almost unchanged after 1 h of electrolysis. Further density functional theory calculations demonstrate the preferred formation of Cu+ at the CuO–CeO2 interface. This work provides a simple avenue to convert CO2 into high-value hydrocarbons by rational stabilization of Cu+ species.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChu, S., Yan, X., Choi, C., Hong, S., Robertson, A. W., Masa, J., ... & Sun, Z. (2020). Stabilization of Cu+ by tuning a CuO–CeO 2 interface for selective electrochemical CO 2 reduction to ethylene. Green Chemistry, 22(19), 6540-6546.https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02279Aen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5273
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGreen Chemistryen_US
dc.titleStabilization of Cu+ by tuning a CuO–CeO2 interface for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethyleneen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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