Electroreduction of carbon monoxide over a copper nanocube catalyst: Surface structure and pH dependence on selectivity

Roberts, F. Sloan; Kuhl, Kendra P.; Nilsson, Anders

doi:10.1002/cctc.201501189

Title: Electroreduction of carbon monoxide over a copper nanocube catalyst: Surface structure and pH dependence on selectivity

Journal Article · Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2016 · ChemCatChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201501189· OSTI ID:1311816

^[1]; Kuhl, Kendra P. ^[2]; Nilsson, Anders ^[3]

SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis
Opus 12 Incorporated, Berkeley CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis; AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm Univ., Stockholm (Sweden), Dept. of Physics

The activity and selectivity for CO₂/CO reduction over copper electrodes is strongly dependent on the local surface structure of the catalyst and the pH of the electrolyte. Here we investigate a unique, copper nanocube surface (CuCube) as a CO reduction electrode under neutral and basic pH, using online electrochemical mass spectroscopy (OLEMS) to determine the onset potentials and relative intensities of methane and ethylene production. To relate the unique selectivity to the surface structure, the CuCube surface reactivity is compared to polycrystalline copper and three single crystals under the same reaction conditions. Here, we find that the high selectivity for ethylene over the CuCube surface is most comparable to the Cu(100) surface, which has the cubic unit cell. However, the suppression of methane production over CuCube is unique to that particular surface. Basic pH is also shown to enhance ethylene selectivity on all surfaces, again with the CuCube surface being unique.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FA9550-10-1-0572, AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1311816

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