期刊
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
卷 343, 期 -, 页码 215-231出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.04.008
关键词
CO2 electro-reduction; CO electro-reduction; Density functional theory; Scaling relations; Bifunctional catalysis; Bimetallic alloys; Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Surface restructuring
资金
- Catalysis for Sustainable Energy (CASE) research initiative - Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Danish National Research Foundation's Center for Individual Nanoparticle Functionality [DNRF54]
Electrolysis could enable the large-scale conversion of CO2 to fuels and small molecules. This perspective discusses the state-of-the-art understanding of CO2 and CO reduction electrocatalysis and provides an overview of the most promising approaches undertaken thus far. We set to explore bifunctional catalysts using Au-Cd based alloys inspired by theoretical modelling. Density functional theory calculations suggest more favourable thermodynamics for CO2 reduction to CO and methanol on mixed Au-Cd sites on Au3Cd relative to similar values on Au. We use various tools to test the bulk and surface alloys experimentally. We find that Au3Cd in neutral media exhibits lower CO evolution activity than Au, and Au-Cd alloys also show negligible activity for CO reduction in alkaline media. This indicates that the mixed CdAu sites predicted to be catalytically active are not present in the sample. The catalytic performance is most consistent with Au-terminated step surface on a bulk alloy, possibly formed through adsorbate induced restructuring. We highlight that future bimetallic catalysts must consider potential-dependent surface restructuring effects caused by reaction intermediates. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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