Mg-Doped CuFeO2 Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Gu, Jing; Wuttig, Anna; Krizan, Jason W.; Hu, Yuan; Detweiler, Zachary M.; Cava, Robert J.; Bocarsly, Andrew B.

doi:10.1021/jp402007z

Title: Mg-Doped CuFeO₂ Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Journal Article · Wed May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jp402007z· OSTI ID:1418452

Gu, Jing ^[1]; Wuttig, Anna ^[1]; Krizan, Jason W. ^[1]; Hu, Yuan ^[1]; Detweiler, Zachary M. ^[1]; Cava, Robert J. ^[1]; Bocarsly, Andrew B. ^[1]

Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)

Mg-doped CuFeO₂ delafossite is reported to be photoelectrochemically active for CO₂ reduction. The material was prepared via conventional solid-state methods, and subsequently assembled into an electrode as a pressed pellet. Addition of a Mg²⁺ dopant is found to substantially improve the conductivity of the material, with 0.05% Mg-doped CuFeO₂ electrodes displaying photocathodic currents under visible irradiation. Photocurrent is found to onset at irradiation wavelengths of ~800 nm with the incident photon-to-current efficiency reaching a value of 14% at 340 nm using an applied electrode potential of –0.4 V vs SCE. Photoelectrodes were determined to have a –1.1 V vs SCE conduction band edge and were found capable of the reduction of CO₂ to formate at 400 mV of underpotential. The conversion efficiency is maximized at –0.9 V vs SCE, with H₂ production contributing as a considerable side reaction. Lastly, these results highlight the potential to produce Mg-doped p-type metal oxide photocathodes with a band structure tuned to optimize CO₂ reduction.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division

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Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 117, Issue 24; ISSN 1932-7447

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