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Alloyed Palladium–Silver Nanowires Enabling Ultrastable Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formate
Author(s) -
Han Na,
Sun Mingzi,
Zhou Yuan,
Xu Jie,
Cheng Chen,
Zhou Rui,
Zhang Liang,
Luo Jun,
Huang Bolong,
Li Yanguang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202005821
Subject(s) - overpotential , palladium , materials science , formate , electrochemistry , nanowire , aqueous solution , electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide , inorganic chemistry , selectivity , chemical engineering , electrode , nanotechnology , catalysis , carbon monoxide , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Palladium can enable the electrochemical CO 2 reduction to formate with nearly zero overpotential and good selectivity. However, it usually has very limited stability owing to CO poisoning from the side reaction intermediate. Herein, it is demonstrated that alloying palladium with silver is a viable strategy to significantly enhance the electrocatalytic stability. Palladium–silver alloy nanowires are prepared in aqueous solution with tunable chemical compositions, large aspect ratio, and roughened surfaces. Thanks to the unique synergy between palladium and silver, these nanowires exhibit outstanding electrocatalytic performances for selective formate production. Most remarkably, impressive long‐term stability is measured even at < ‐0.4 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode where people previously believed that formate cannot be stably formed on palladium. Such stability results from the enhanced CO tolerance and selective stabilization of key reaction intermediates on alloy nanowires as supported by detailed electrochemical characterizations and theoretical computations.