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High‐Rate CO 2 Electroreduction to C 2+ Products over a Copper‐Copper Iodide Catalyst
Author(s) -
Li Hefei,
Liu Tianfu,
Wei Pengfei,
Lin Long,
Gao Dunfeng,
Wang Guoxiong,
Bao Xinhe
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.202102657
Subject(s) - catalysis , copper , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , adsorption , chemistry , electrolyte , transition metal , materials science , electrode , organic chemistry
Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) to multicarbon hydrocarbon and oxygenate (C 2+ ) products with high energy density and wide availability is of great importance, as it provides a promising way to achieve the renewable energy storage and close the carbon cycle. Herein we design a Cu‐CuI composite catalyst with abundant Cu 0 /Cu + interfaces by physically mixing Cu nanoparticles and CuI powders. The composite catalyst achieves a remarkable C 2+ partial current density of 591 mA cm −2 at −1.0 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode in a flow cell, substantially higher than Cu (329 mA cm −2 ) and CuI (96 mA cm −2 ) counterparts. Induced by alkaline electrolyte and applied potential, the Cu‐CuI composite catalyst undergoes significant reconstruction under CO 2 RR conditions. The high‐rate C 2+ production over Cu‐CuI is ascribed to the presence of residual Cu + and adsorbed iodine species which improve CO adsorption and facilitate C−C coupling.