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Bifunctional porous SnO2/Ag nanofibers for efficient electroreduction of carbon dioxide to formate and its mechanism elucidation by in-situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering

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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 325, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122350

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CO2 electroreduction; In-situ SERS spectroscopy; Bifunctional nanofibers; Mechanism elucidation; Sn-based catalysts

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Monitoring reaction intermediates and identifying active sites is crucial for understanding mechanisms and designing catalysts. In this study, bifunctional porous SnO2/Ag nanofibers were prepared, showing high Faradaic efficiency for formate production. In-situ SERS spectra revealed that reduced tin-oxide served as the active site, and a key intermediate for formate production was detected. The correlation between material composition, chemical structure, and catalytic performance was established.
Monitoring the reaction intermediates and revealing the real active sites are of great importance for elucidation mechanism and designing ideal catalysts. Here, bifunctional porous SnO2/Ag nanofibers (P-SnO2/Ag) are prepared and present high Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 92.4% for formate with a current density of 24.6 mA cm(-2) at - 0.9 V (vs. RHE). The in-situ SERS spectra reveal that tin-oxide in P-SnO2/Ag nanofibers are easy reduced, indicates metallic tin likely be the real active site rather than Sn (IV) and Sn (II) oxide species in CO2RR. The characteristic SERS peak at around 1420 cm(-1) corresponding to the key *OCHO* intermediate for HCOO- production is also captured, favorably formed after the first *CO2- intermediate suitably adsorbed on P-SnO2/Ag nanofibers via oxygen atoms. Combining the intrinsic SERS properties and excellent catalytic performance of P-SnO2/Ag nanofibers, a real correlation is established between the composition and chemical structure of the materials and their catalytic performance.

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