Snowflake relocated Cu2O electrocatalyst on an Ag backbone template for the production of liquid C2+ chemicals from CO2

Lee, Youjin; Choi, Minjun; Bae, Sooan; Tayal, Akhil; Seo, Okkyun; Lim, Hojoon; Lee, Kug-Seung; Jang, Jae Hyuck; Jeong, Beomgyun; Lee, Jaeyoung

doi:10.1039/d4dt00199k

Title: Snowflake relocated Cu₂O electrocatalyst on an Ag backbone template for the production of liquid C₂₊ chemicals from CO₂

Journal Article · 10 April 2024 · Dalton Transactions

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt00199k · OSTI ID:2368824

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Gwangju Inst. of Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo (Japan)
Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of)
Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

In this study, we performed the CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) using a structural composite catalyst of cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) and silver (Ag) that was simultaneously electrodeposited. While the underneath Ag electrodeposits maintained their spiky backbone structures even after the CO₂RR, the Cu₂O deposits were reduced to Cu(111) and relocated on the backbone template. Here, the structural changes in Cu₂O to Cu increase the active area of the Cu–Ag interface, resulting in a remarkable production rate of 125.01 μmol h^-1 of liquid C₂₊ chemicals via the stabilization of the C–C coupling of the key intermediate species of acetaldehyde. This study provides new insights into designing a bimetallic catalyst for producing sustainable C₂₊ products from CO₂ without any selectivity towards the production of methane.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2368824

Report Number(s):: BNL--225647-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: Dalton Transactions, Journal Name: Dalton Transactions Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 53; ISSN 1477-9226

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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