Structural Dynamics and Evolution of Bismuth Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions
Abstract
Real-time changes in the composition and structure of bismuth electrodes used for catalytic conversion of CO2 into CO were examined via X-ray absorption spectroscopy (including XANES and EXAFS), electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) and in situ X-ray reflectivity (XR). Measurements were performed with bismuth electrodes immersed in acetonitrile (MeCN) solutions containing a 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([BMIM]+) ionic liquid promoter or electrochemically inactive tetrabutylammonium supporting electrolytes (TBAPF6 or TBAOTf). Altogether, these measurements show that bismuth electrodes are originally a mixture of bismuth oxides (including Bi2O3) and metallic bismuth (Bi0), and that the reduction of oxidized bismuth species to Bi0 is fully achieved under potentials at which CO2 activation takes place. Furthermore, EQCM measurements conducted during cyclic voltammetry revealed that a bismuth-coated quartz crystal exhibits significant shifts in resistance (ΔR) prior to the onset of CO2 reduction near -1.75 V vs. Ag/AgCl and pronounced hysteresis in frequency (Δf) and ΔR, which suggests significant changes in roughness or viscosity at the Bi/[BMIM]+ solution interface. In situ XR performed on rhombohedral Bi (001) oriented films indicates extensive restructuring of the bismuth film cathodes takes place upon polarization to potentials more negative than -1.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl, which is characterized by a decrease of the Bi (001)more »
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
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- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1481745
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Catalysis
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2155-5435
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; EQCM; EXAFS; X-ray reflectivity; XANES; bismuth electrocatalyst; electrochemical CO2 reduction; electrode restructuring; ionic liquid
Citation Formats
Medina-Ramos, Jonnathan, Lee, Sang Soo, Fister, Timothy T., Hubaud, Aude A., Sacci, Robert L., Mullins, David R., DiMeglio, John L., Pupillo, Rachel C., Velardo, Stephanie M., Lutterman, Daniel A., Rosenthal, Joel, and Fenter, Paul. Structural Dynamics and Evolution of Bismuth Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b01370.
Medina-Ramos, Jonnathan, Lee, Sang Soo, Fister, Timothy T., Hubaud, Aude A., Sacci, Robert L., Mullins, David R., DiMeglio, John L., Pupillo, Rachel C., Velardo, Stephanie M., Lutterman, Daniel A., Rosenthal, Joel, & Fenter, Paul. Structural Dynamics and Evolution of Bismuth Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01370
Medina-Ramos, Jonnathan, Lee, Sang Soo, Fister, Timothy T., Hubaud, Aude A., Sacci, Robert L., Mullins, David R., DiMeglio, John L., Pupillo, Rachel C., Velardo, Stephanie M., Lutterman, Daniel A., Rosenthal, Joel, and Fenter, Paul. Tue .
"Structural Dynamics and Evolution of Bismuth Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01370. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1481745.
@article{osti_1481745,
title = {Structural Dynamics and Evolution of Bismuth Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Solutions},
author = {Medina-Ramos, Jonnathan and Lee, Sang Soo and Fister, Timothy T. and Hubaud, Aude A. and Sacci, Robert L. and Mullins, David R. and DiMeglio, John L. and Pupillo, Rachel C. and Velardo, Stephanie M. and Lutterman, Daniel A. and Rosenthal, Joel and Fenter, Paul},
abstractNote = {Real-time changes in the composition and structure of bismuth electrodes used for catalytic conversion of CO2 into CO were examined via X-ray absorption spectroscopy (including XANES and EXAFS), electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) and in situ X-ray reflectivity (XR). Measurements were performed with bismuth electrodes immersed in acetonitrile (MeCN) solutions containing a 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([BMIM]+) ionic liquid promoter or electrochemically inactive tetrabutylammonium supporting electrolytes (TBAPF6 or TBAOTf). Altogether, these measurements show that bismuth electrodes are originally a mixture of bismuth oxides (including Bi2O3) and metallic bismuth (Bi0), and that the reduction of oxidized bismuth species to Bi0 is fully achieved under potentials at which CO2 activation takes place. Furthermore, EQCM measurements conducted during cyclic voltammetry revealed that a bismuth-coated quartz crystal exhibits significant shifts in resistance (ΔR) prior to the onset of CO2 reduction near -1.75 V vs. Ag/AgCl and pronounced hysteresis in frequency (Δf) and ΔR, which suggests significant changes in roughness or viscosity at the Bi/[BMIM]+ solution interface. In situ XR performed on rhombohedral Bi (001) oriented films indicates extensive restructuring of the bismuth film cathodes takes place upon polarization to potentials more negative than -1.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl, which is characterized by a decrease of the Bi (001) Bragg peak intensity of ≥50% in [BMIM]OTf solutions in the presence and absence of CO2. Over 90% of the reflectivity is recovered during the anodic half-scan, suggesting that the structural changes are mostly reversible. By contrast, such a phenomenon is not observed for thin Bi (001) oriented films in solutions of tetrabutylammonium salts that do not promote CO2 reduction. In conclusion, these results highlight that Bi electrodes undergo significant potential-dependent chemical and structural transformations in the presence of [BMIM]+ based electrolytes, including the reduction of bismuth oxide to bismuth metal, changes in roughness and near-surface viscosity.},
doi = {10.1021/acscatal.7b01370},
journal = {ACS Catalysis},
number = 10,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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