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Direct OC-CHO coupling towards highly C2+ products selective electroreduction over stable Cu0/Cu2+ interface

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  • Xin Yu Zhang

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Zhen Xin Lou

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Jiacheng Chen

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Yuanwei Liu

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Xuefeng Wu

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Jia Yue Zhao

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Hai Yang Yuan

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Minghui Zhu

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Sheng Dai

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Hai Feng Wang

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Chenghua Sun

    (Swinburne University of Technology)

  • Peng Fei Liu

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Hua Gui Yang

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Electroreduction of CO2 to valuable multicarbon (C2+) products is a highly attractive way to utilize and divert emitted CO2. However, a major fraction of C2+ selectivity is confined to less than 90% by the difficulty of coupling C-C bonds efficiently. Herein, we identify the stable Cu0/Cu2+ interfaces derived from copper phosphate-based (CuPO) electrocatalysts, which can facilitate C2+ production with a low-energy pathway of OC-CHO coupling verified by in situ spectra studies and theoretical calculations. The CuPO precatalyst shows a high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 69.7% towards C2H4 in an H-cell, and exhibits a significant FEC2+ of 90.9% under industrially relevant current density (j = −350 mA cm−2) in a flow cell configuration. The stable Cu0/Cu2+ interface breaks new ground for the structural design of electrocatalysts and the construction of synergistic active sites to improve the activity and selectivity of valuable C2+ products.

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  • Xin Yu Zhang & Zhen Xin Lou & Jiacheng Chen & Yuanwei Liu & Xuefeng Wu & Jia Yue Zhao & Hai Yang Yuan & Minghui Zhu & Sheng Dai & Hai Feng Wang & Chenghua Sun & Peng Fei Liu & Hua Gui Yang, 2023. "Direct OC-CHO coupling towards highly C2+ products selective electroreduction over stable Cu0/Cu2+ interface," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43182-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43182-6
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