Bimetallic chalcogenides for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) converts CO2 into valuable chemical fuels, which can effectively alleviate global warming and energy crisis. However, limited by its slow reaction rate and low product selectivity, it is urgent to design efficient, cheap, safe, and highly selective CO2RR electrocatalysts. Owing to the advantages of adjustable electronic structure, abundant active sites, low cost, environmental friendliness and excellent electrochemical performance, bimetallic chalcogenides have aroused great interest. Here, we briefly summarized different bimetallic oxides and sulfides for electrocatalytic CO2RR in the past five years. In addition, different hybridizations formed between metal atoms, including intermetallic compounds, heterostructures and metal doping, were generalized. Their positive effects on CO2RR catalytic selectivity and activity were deeply uncovered. Besides, we also put forward some views about the future research directions and perspectives in CO2RR field. This review aims to provide a reference for the rational design of bimetallic chalcogenides towards electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.

Automated summary

Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using bimetallic chalcogenides has gained significant attention due to their adjustable electronic structure, abundant active sites, low cost, environmental friendliness, and excellent electrochemical performance. Different hybridizations between metal atoms have been shown to improve the catalytic selectivity and activity of CO2RR.