A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction
Abstract
Abstract In the problem of electrochemical CO 2 reduction, the discovery of earth-abundant, efficient, and selective catalysts is essential to enabling technology that can contribute to a carbon-neutral energy cycle. In this study, we adapt an optical high throughput screening method to study multi-metallic catalysts for CO 2 electroreduction. We demonstrate the utility of the method by constructing catalytic activity maps of different alloyed elements and use X-ray scattering analysis by the atomic pair distribution function (PDF) method to gain insight into the structures of the most active compositions. Among combinations of four elements (Au, Ag, Cu, Zn), Au 6 Ag 2 Cu 2 and Au 4 Zn 3 Cu 3 were identified as the most active compositions in their respective ternaries. These ternary electrocatalysts were more active than any binary combination, and a ca. 5-fold increase in current density at potentials of −0.4 to −0.8 V vs. RHE was obtained for the best ternary catalysts relative to Au prepared by the same method. Tafel plots of electrochemical data for CO 2 reduction and hydrogen evolution indicate that the ternary catalysts, despite their higher surface area, are poorer catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction than pure Au. This results in highmore »
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- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1766580
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1772731
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-21187-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; 1114; PII: 21342
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC-0019781; SC0012704; SC0019781
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Volume: 12 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Electrocatalysis; Energy; Nanoparticles
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Hitt, Jeremy L., Li, Yuguang C., Tao, Songsheng, Yan, Zhifei, Gao, Yue, Billinge, Simon J. L., and Mallouk, Thomas E. A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. United Kingdom: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21342-w.
Hitt, Jeremy L., Li, Yuguang C., Tao, Songsheng, Yan, Zhifei, Gao, Yue, Billinge, Simon J. L., & Mallouk, Thomas E. A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21342-w
Hitt, Jeremy L., Li, Yuguang C., Tao, Songsheng, Yan, Zhifei, Gao, Yue, Billinge, Simon J. L., and Mallouk, Thomas E. Thu .
"A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21342-w.
@article{osti_1766580,
title = {A high throughput optical method for studying compositional effects in electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction},
author = {Hitt, Jeremy L. and Li, Yuguang C. and Tao, Songsheng and Yan, Zhifei and Gao, Yue and Billinge, Simon J. L. and Mallouk, Thomas E.},
abstractNote = {Abstract In the problem of electrochemical CO 2 reduction, the discovery of earth-abundant, efficient, and selective catalysts is essential to enabling technology that can contribute to a carbon-neutral energy cycle. In this study, we adapt an optical high throughput screening method to study multi-metallic catalysts for CO 2 electroreduction. We demonstrate the utility of the method by constructing catalytic activity maps of different alloyed elements and use X-ray scattering analysis by the atomic pair distribution function (PDF) method to gain insight into the structures of the most active compositions. Among combinations of four elements (Au, Ag, Cu, Zn), Au 6 Ag 2 Cu 2 and Au 4 Zn 3 Cu 3 were identified as the most active compositions in their respective ternaries. These ternary electrocatalysts were more active than any binary combination, and a ca. 5-fold increase in current density at potentials of −0.4 to −0.8 V vs. RHE was obtained for the best ternary catalysts relative to Au prepared by the same method. Tafel plots of electrochemical data for CO 2 reduction and hydrogen evolution indicate that the ternary catalysts, despite their higher surface area, are poorer catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction than pure Au. This results in high Faradaic efficiency for CO 2 reduction to CO.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-21342-w},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 12,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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