High-performance Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite oxide with in situ exsolved nanoparticles for direct CO2 electrolysis

Park, Ka-Young; Lee, Taehee; Wang, Wanhua; Li, Haixia; Chen, Fanglin

doi:10.1039/d3ta04122k

High-performance Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite oxide with in situ exsolved nanoparticles for direct CO₂ electrolysis

Journal Article · Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta04122k· OSTI ID:2203090

^[1]; ^[2]; Wang, Wanhua ^[2]; Li, Haixia ^[2]; ^[2]

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the principal greenhouse gases accountable for global warming and extreme climate changes. Electrochemically converting CO₂ into carbon monoxide (CO) is a promising approach for CO₂ utilization in achieving industrial decarbonization. High-temperature CO₂ electrolysis via solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) has great potential, including high-energy efficiency, fast electrode kinetics, and competitive cost; however, this technology still has challenges associated with developing highly active, robust CO₂ electrodes for SOECs. We report novel Ruddlesden–Popper structured Pr_1.2Sr_0.8Mn_0.4Fe_0.6O_4–δ (RP-PSMF) with in situ exsolved Fe nanoparticles as the CO₂ electrode in SOECs for direct CO₂ conversion to CO. The mechanism of CO₂ electrolysis is studied by using the distribution of relaxation times method from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. La_0.8Sr_0.2Ga_0.8Mg_0.2O_3–δ (LSGM)-electrolyte supported SOECs with the RP-PSMF cathode have achieved exceptionally high current densities of 2.90, 1.61, 0.91, and 0.48 A·cm^–2 at an applied voltage of 1.5 V at 800, 750, 700, and 650 °C, respectively. Moreover, SOECs with the RP-PSMF cathode have exhibited a stable electrolysis performance for 100 h under a current cycling operation. Here, these results suggest that RP-PSMF with exsolved Fe nanoparticles is a highly promising cathode for high-temperature direct CO₂ electrolysis cells.

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Research Organization:: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009427

OSTI ID:: 2203090

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2005020

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 39 Vol. 11; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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