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Selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to methanol on copper selenide nanocatalysts

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  • Dexin Yang

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Qinggong Zhu

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chunjun Chen

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Huizhen Liu

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zhimin Liu

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zhijuan Zhao

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaoyu Zhang

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shoujie Liu

    (Anhui Normal University)

  • Buxing Han

    (CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Production of methanol from electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is very attractive. However, achieving high Faradaic efficiency with high current density using facile prepared catalysts remains to be a challenge. Herein we report that copper selenide nanocatalysts have outstanding performance for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol, and the current density can be as high as 41.5 mA cm−2 with a Faradaic efficiency of 77.6% at a low overpotential of 285 mV. The copper and selenium in the catalysts cooperate very well for the formation of methanol. The current density is higher than those reported up to date with very high Faradaic efficiency for producing methanol. As far as we know, this is the first work for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using copper selenide as the catalyst.

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  • Dexin Yang & Qinggong Zhu & Chunjun Chen & Huizhen Liu & Zhimin Liu & Zhijuan Zhao & Xiaoyu Zhang & Shoujie Liu & Buxing Han, 2019. "Selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to methanol on copper selenide nanocatalysts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-08653-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08653-9
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