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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Xiong, Likun
• Zhang, Xiang
• Chen, Ling
• Deng, Zhao
• Han, Sheng
• Chen, Yufeng
• Zhong, Jun
• Sun, Hao
• Lian, Yuebin
• Yang, Baiyu
• Yuan, Xuzhou
• Yu, Hui
• Liu, Yu
• Yang, Xiaoqin
• Guo, Jun
• Rümmeli, Mark H.
• Jiao, Yan
• Peng, Yang

Titel

Geometric Modulation of Local CO Flux in Ag@Cu2O Nanoreactors for Steering the CO2RR Pathway toward High‐Efficacy Methane Production

Ist Teil von

• Advanced materials (Weinheim), 2021-08, Vol.33 (32), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Weinheim: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) to CH4 stands as one of the promising paths for resourceful CO2 utilization in meeting the imminent “carbon‐neutral” goal of the near future. Yet, limited success has been witnessed in the development of high‐efficiency catalysts imparting satisfactory methane selectivity at a commercially viable current density. Herein, a unique category of CO2RR catalysts is fabricated with the yolk–shell nanocell structure, comprising an Ag core and a Cu2O shell that resembles the tandem nanoreactor. By fixing the Ag core and tuning the Cu2O envelope size, the CO flux arriving at the oxide‐derived Cu shell can be regulated, which further modulates the *CO coverage and *H adsorption at the Cu surface, consequently steering the CO2RR pathway. Density functional theory simulations show that lower CO coverage favors methane formation via stabilizing the intermediate *CHO. As a result, the best catalyst in the flow cell shows a high CH4 Faraday efficiency of 74 ± 2% and partial current density of 178 ± 5 mA cm−2 at −1.2 VRHE, ranking above the state‐of‐the‐art catalysts reported today for methane production. These findings mark the significance of precision synthesis in tailoring the catalyst geometry for achieving desired CO2RR performance. A unique category of CO2RR catalysts with a yolk–shell nanocell structure, comprising an Ag core and a Cu2O shell that resembles a tandem nanoreactor, is fabricated. The shell envelope size can be finely tuned to regulate the CO flux arriving at the oxide‐derived Cu shell, which further modulates *CO coverage and *H adsorption, consequently steering the electrocatalytic CO2RR pathway.