Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 15, Issue 40, Pages 47016-47024Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10011
Keywords
bismuth; structural reconstruction; amorphous; crystalline; CO2 electroreduction
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This study achieved significant performance enhancement in CO2 electroreduction by fabricating a bismuth heterophase electrode. The experimental results showed high formate selectivity and current density in liquid-phase and flow cells.
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide into readily collectable and high-value carbon-based fuels is greatly significant to overcome the energy and environmental crises yet challenging in the development of robust and highly efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, a bismuth (Bi) heterophase electrode with enriched amorphous/crystalline interfaces was fabricated via cathodically in situ transformation of Bi-based metal-phenolic complexes (Bi-tannic acid, Bi-TA). Compared with amorphous or crystalline Bi catalyst, the amorphous/crystalline structure Bi leads to significantly enhanced performance for CO2 electroreduction. In a liquid-phase H-type cell, the Faraday efficiency (FE) of formate formation is over 90% in a wide potential range from -0.8 to -1.3 V, demonstrating a high selectivity toward formate. Moreover, in a flow cell, a large current density reaching 600 mA cm(-2 )can further be rendered for formate production. Theoretical calculations indicate that the amorphous/crystalline Bi heterophase interface exhibits a favorable adsorption of CO2 and lower energy barriers for the rate-determining step compared with the crystalline Bi counterparts, thus accelerating the reaction process. This work paves the way for the rational design of advanced heterointerface catalysts for CO2 reduction.
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