Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal11050561
Keywords
metallic Ni; N-doped carbon; reduced graphene oxide; electrocatalyst; electrochemical CO2 reduction
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- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2019MB034, ZR2020QB048]
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This study utilized a coordination compound of Ni ions and DMG to modify rGO, resulting in the successful design of a promising Ni-N-C-rGO catalyst with high catalytic activity and selectivity for producing CO via CO2RR.
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is eliciting considerable attention in relation to the carbon cycle and carbon neutrality. As for the practical application of CO2RR, the electrocatalyst is a crucial factor, but, even so, designing and synthesizing an excellent catalyst remains a significant challenge. In this paper, the coordination compound of Ni ions and dimethylglyoxime (DMG) was employed as a precursor to modify reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for CO2RR. The textural properties and chemical bonds of as-obtained rGO, N-C-rGO, Ni-rGO, Ni-N-C, and Ni-N-C-rGO materials were investigated in detail, and the role of Ni, N-C, and rGO in the CO2RR were researched and confirmed. Among all the catalysts, the Ni-N-C-rGO showed the optimal catalytic activity and selectivity with a high current density of 10 mA cm(-2) and FE(CO)% of 85% at -0.87 V vs. RHE. In addition, there was no obvious decrease in activity for 10 h. Therefore, the Ni-N-C-rGO is a promising catalyst for CO2RR to CO.
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