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BiPO 4 ‐Derived 2D Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to Liquid Fuel
Author(s) -
Wang Yating,
Li Yuhang,
Liu Jinze,
Dong Chunxiao,
Xiao Chuqian,
Cheng Ling,
Jiang Hongliang,
Jiang Hao,
Li Chunzhong
Publication year - 2021
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.202014341
Subject(s) - faraday efficiency , formate , electrocatalyst , catalysis , materials science , nanosheet , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , selectivity , electrosynthesis , raman spectroscopy , chemistry , nanotechnology , electrode , organic chemistry , physics , optics , engineering
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to high‐value liquid fuel with high selectivity is appealing for energy conversion and storage. Here we report a bismuth phosphate (BiPO 4 ) derived 2D nanosheet‐like electrocatalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 into liquid‐phase formate. The catalyst presents a formate Faradaic efficiency of over 90 % and a cathodic energy efficiency of 73 % at an industrially relevant current density of 200 mA cm −2 in the flow cell. The in situ generation of the Bi‐O active species on the catalyst surface was determined via operando Raman measurement. Morphological and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses reveal the origin of the high activity for the electrosynthesis of formate from CO 2 and water: the 2D structure together with the abundant insertion of oxygen atoms in the surface of the BiPO 4 ‐derived nanosheets.