Facilitating CO2 electroreduction to C2H4 through facile regulating {100} & {111} grain boundary of Cu2O

Autor: Zhi-xiu Yang, Xiu Wen, Li-jing Gao, Jin Zhang, Rui-ping Wei, Xiao-mei Pan, Guo-min Xiao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Catalysis Communications, Vol 174, Iss , Pp 106595- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1873-3905
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106595
Popis: The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction provides a promising route to alleviate the greenhouse effect and energy crisis. We investigated the influencing factors that conversion of CO2 to C2H4 by preparing Cu2O nanoparticles (Cu2O-p, Cu2O-2p, and Cu2O-3p) with exposed different crystal facets, sizes, and grain boundaries. Impressively, the Cu2O-3p catalyst exhibits superior selectivity (57.8%) for C2H4 generation due to its abundant {100} & {111} grain boundaries. The study demonstrated that rich grain boundaries have a significant effect on CC coupling for electrocatalysis CO2 reduction, and offered a learnable route for high-efficient CO2 reduction catalysts by regulating grain boundary.
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