Organic Additive‐derived Films on Cu Electrodes Promote Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to C 2+ Products Under Strongly Acidic Conditions

Nie, Weixuan; Heim, Gavin P.; Watkins, Nicholas B.; Agapie, Theodor; Peters, Jonas C.

doi:10.1002/ange.202216102

Title: Organic Additive‐derived Films on Cu Electrodes Promote Electrochemical CO ₂ Reduction to C ₂₊ Products Under Strongly Acidic Conditions

Journal Article · 07 February 2023 · Angewandte Chemie

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202216102 · OSTI ID:1983396

Nie, Weixuan ^[1]; Heim, Gavin P. ^[1]; Watkins, Nicholas B. ^[1];

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Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA-91125 USA

Abstract Electrochemical CO ₂ reduction (CO ₂ R) at low pH is desired for high CO ₂ utilization; the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) remains a challenge. High alkali cation concentration at a high operating current density has recently been used to promote electrochemical CO ₂ R at low pH. Herein we report an alternative approach to selective CO ₂ R (>70 % Faradaic efficiency for C ₂₊ products, FE _C2+ ) at low pH (pH 2; H ₃ PO ₄ /KH ₂ PO ₄ ) and low potassium concentration ([K ⁺ ]=0.1 M) using organic film‐modified polycrystalline copper (Modified‐Cu). Such an electrode effectively mitigates HER due to attenuated proton transport. Modified‐Cu still achieves high FE _C2+ (45 % with Cu foil /55 % with Cu GDE) under 1.0 M H ₃ PO ₄ (pH≈1) at low [K ⁺ ] (0.1 M), even at low operating current, conditions where HER can otherwise dominate.

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OSTI ID:: 1983396

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 135; ISSN 0044-8249

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