Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12081380
Keywords
carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR); oxide derived copper (ODCu); faradaic efficiency; C2+ products
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- UAE University [UPAR 12S091]
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
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The oxide derived copper (ODCu) electrode showed high selectivity and enhanced current density for the electrochemical reduction of CO2, especially for the production of C2+ products. The catalyst achieved a high Faradaic efficiency of up to 58% at a lower overpotential.
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) on copper electrode derived from cupric oxide (CuO), named oxide derived copper (ODCu), was studied thoroughly in the potential range of -1.0 V to -1.5 V versus RHE. The CuO nanoparticles were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The ODCu electrode was used for carbon dioxide reduction and the results revealed that this electrode is highly selective for C2+ products with enhanced current density at significantly less overpotential. This catalyst shifts the selectivity towards C2+ products with the highest Faradaic efficiency up to 58% at -0.95 V. In addition, C-2 product formation at the lowest onset potential of -0.1 V is achieved with the proposed catalyst. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy revealed the reduction of CuO to Cu (111) nanoparticles during the CO2 RR. The intrinsic property of the synthesized catalyst and its surface reduction are suggested to induce sites or edges for facilitating the dimerization and coupling of intermediates to ethanol and ethylene.
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