• 文献标题:   Reconstructing Cu Nanoparticle Supported on Vertical Graphene Surfaces via Electrochemical Treatment to Tune the Selectivity of CO2 Reduction toward Valuable Products
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA ZP, TSOUNIS C, TOE CY, KUMAR PV, SUBHASH B, XI SB, YANG HY, ZHOU SJ, LIN ZH, WU KH, WONG RJ, THOMSEN L, BEDFORD NM, LU XY, NG YH, HAN ZJ, AMAL R
  • 作者关键词:   electrochemical treatment, cu nanoparticle, vertical graphene, surface reconstruction, selective co2rr
  • 出版物名称:   ACS CATALYSIS
  • ISSN:   2155-5435
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1021/acscatal.1c05431
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Reconstructing a catalyst with tunable properties is essential for achieving selective electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Here, a reduction-oxidation-reduction (ROR) electrochemical treatment is devised to advisedly reconstruct copper nanoparticles on vertical graphene. Undercoordinated sites and oxygen vacancies constructed on the Cu active sites during the ROR treatment enhance the CO2RR activity. Moreover, by varying the oxidation potential while maintaining the reduction potential during the ROR treatment, CO2RR selectivity can be tuned between *COOH- and *OCHO-derived products. Specifically, rich grain boundaries are formed on the ROR catalyst with a high oxidation potential (+1.2 VRHE), favoring the *COOH/*OCCO adsorption and leading C-C coupling to *COOH-derived products, while the catalyst undergoing ROR at a low oxidation potential (+0.8 VRHE) lacks grain boundaries, resulting in highly selective formate (*OCHO-derived) production. Our findings are evidenced by combined in situ and ex situ characterizations and theoretical calculations.