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ADVANCED MATERIALS
卷 34, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105690
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amine functionalization; CO; (2) electroreduction; graphene quantum dots; methane
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- USIEF India
- Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) USA
- Professional Excellence (FNAPE) Fellowship
The study introduces a molecular tuning strategy for high-efficiency conversion of CO2 to CH4, utilizing amine-functionalized nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots. The results show that the CH4 Faradic efficiency achieved by these GQDs approaches or even outperforms state-of-the-art Cu-based electrocatalysts.
The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane (CH4), which can be used not only as fuel but also as a hydrogen carrier, has drawn great attention for use in supporting carbon capture and utilization. The design of active and selective electrocatalysts with exceptional CO2-to-CH4 conversion efficiency is highly desirable; however, it remains a challenge. Here a molecular tuning strategy-in situ amine functionalization of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for highly efficient CO2-to-CH4 conversion is presented. Amine functionalized nitrogen-doped GQDs achieve a CH4 Faradic efficiency (FE) of 63% and 46%, respectively, at CH4 partial current densities of 170 and 258 mA cm(-2), approximating to or even outperforming state-of-the-art Cu-based electrocatalysts. These GQDs also convert CO2 to C-2 products mainly including C2H4 and C2H5OH with a maximum FE of approximate to 10%. A systematic analysis reveals that the CH4 yield varies linearly with amine group content, whereas the C-2 production rate is positively dependent on pyridinic N dopant content. This work provides insight into the rational design of carbon catalysts with CO2-to-CH4 conversion efficiency at the industrially relevant level.
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