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Design of a Single‐Atom Indium δ+ –N 4 Interface for Efficient Electroreduction of CO 2 to Formate
Author(s) -
Shang Huishan,
Wang Tao,
Pei Jiajing,
Jiang Zhuoli,
Zhou Danni,
Wang Yu,
Li Haijing,
Dong Juncai,
Zhuang Zhongbin,
Chen Wenxing,
Wang Dingsheng,
Zhang Jiatao,
Li Yadong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202010903
Subject(s) - overpotential , formate , faraday efficiency , indium , electrocatalyst , catalysis , reversible hydrogen electrode , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , electrode , electrochemistry , working electrode , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
Main‐group element indium (In) is a promising electrocatalyst which triggers CO 2 reduction to formate, while the high overpotential and low Faradaic efficiency (FE) hinder its practical application. Herein, we rationally design a new In single‐atom catalyst containing exclusive isolated In δ+ –N 4 atomic interface sites for CO 2 electroreduction to formate with high efficiency. This catalyst exhibits an extremely large turnover frequency (TOF) up to 12500 h −1 at −0.95 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), with a FE for formate of 96 % and current density of 8.87 mA cm −2 at low potential of −0.65 V versus RHE. Our findings present a feasible strategy for the accurate regulation of main‐group indium catalysts for CO 2 reduction at atomic scale.