Shanshan Wu, Shuhui Li, Zhuoyue Hou, Yang Hu, Zhuang Zhang, Jiamin Zhu, Shaowen Xu, Rui Wang, Nan Zhang, Li An, Pinxian Xi, Chun‐Hua Yan
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摘要
在酸性介质中电还原CO2为甲酸提供了一种很有前途的CO2增值利用方法。然而,由于析氢反应(HER)的竞争性,特别是在工业相关电流密度下,在酸性电解质中实现甲酸的高选择性仍然具有挑战性。本文通过构建cu /SnS2 Mott-Schottky催化剂,展示了电荷重分配调制策略,以提高甲酸选择性。实验和计算结果表明,Sn轨道的加宽和Sn轨道对称性的降低有助于增强对CO2的吸附,而具有更强Lewis酸特征的Cu位点更有效地稳定了*OCHO中间体。这使得双位点激活有效的CO2电还原成甲酸合成。结果表明,优化后的cu /SnS2催化剂在酸性电解质中的甲酸法拉第效率(FE)最高可达99%,在电流密度为1 a cm−2的情况下,选择性保持在80%以上,明显优于单独使用cu和SnS2的催化剂。此外,跨pH -通用电解质的优异选择性表明,双位点活化是设计高效CO2还原反应催化剂的一种有前途的策略。
Dual‐Site Activation for Efficient Acidic CO2 Electroreduction at Industrial‐Level Current Densities
Electroreduction of CO2 to formic acid in acidic media offers a promising approach for value‐added CO2 utilization. However, achieving high selectivity for formic acid in acidic electrolytes remains challenging due to the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), particularly at industrially relevant current densities. Herein, a charge redistribution modulation strategy is demonstrated by constructing the CuS /SnS2 Mott–Schottky catalyst to enhance formic acid selectivity. Experiments and calculation results reveal the broadening of Sn orbitals and reduced orbital symmetry of Sn orbitals contribute to enhanced CO2 adsorption, while the modulated Cu sites with a stronger Lewis acid character stabilize *OCHO intermediates more effectively. This enables dual‐site activation for efficient CO2 electroreduction into formic acid synthesis. Consequently, the optimized CuS/SnS2 catalysts achieve a maximum formic acid Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99% in acidic electrolytes and maintain selectivity above 80% at a current density of 1 A cm−2, significantly surpassing the performance of CuS and SnS2 alone. Moreover, the excellent selectivity across pH‐universal electrolytes demonstrates that dual‐site activation is a promising strategy for designing highly efficient CO2 reduction reaction catalysts.
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