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Active and conductive layer stacked superlattices for highly selective CO2 electroreduction

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  • Junyuan Duan

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Tianyang Liu

    (Nanjing Normal University)

  • Yinghe Zhao

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Ruoou Yang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Yang Zhao

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Wenbin Wang

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Youwen Liu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Huiqiao Li

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Yafei Li

    (Nanjing Normal University)

  • Tianyou Zhai

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Metal oxides are archetypal CO2 reduction reaction electrocatalysts, yet inevitable self-reduction will enhance competitive hydrogen evolution and lower the CO2 electroreduction selectivity. Herein, we propose a tangible superlattice model of alternating metal oxides and selenide sublayers in which electrons are rapidly exported through the conductive metal selenide layer to protect the active oxide layer from self-reduction. Taking BiCuSeO superlattices as a proof-of-concept, a comprehensive characterization reveals that the active [Bi2O2]2+ sublayers retain oxidation states rather than their self-reduced Bi metal during CO2 electroreduction because of the rapid electron transfer through the conductive [Cu2Se2]2- sublayer. Theoretical calculations uncover the high activity over [Bi2O2]2+ sublayers due to the overlaps between the Bi p orbitals and O p orbitals in the OCHO* intermediate, thus achieving over 90% formate selectivity in a wide potential range from −0.4 to −1.1 V. This work broadens the studying and improving of the CO2 electroreduction properties of metal oxide systems.

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  • Junyuan Duan & Tianyang Liu & Yinghe Zhao & Ruoou Yang & Yang Zhao & Wenbin Wang & Youwen Liu & Huiqiao Li & Yafei Li & Tianyou Zhai, 2022. "Active and conductive layer stacked superlattices for highly selective CO2 electroreduction," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29699-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29699-2
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