• 文献标题:   CO2 to Formic Acid Using Cu-Sn on Laser-Induced Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REN MQ, ZHENG HZ, LEI JC, ZHANG JB, WANG XJ, YAKOBSON BI, YAO Y, TOUR JM
  • 作者关键词:   laserinduced graphene, cusnlig, electrochemical reduction, formic acid, carbon dioxide
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Houston
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.0c08964
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Converting CO2 into fuels and other value-added chemicals via an electrochemical reduction method has recently attracted great interest. However, there are still challenges to find suitable catalysts with high selectivity toward the formic acid formation. Here, we report the bimetallic CuSn-based catalyst to reduce CO2 to formic acid by optimizing the ratio of Cu to Sn to achieve the optimal selectivity. The catalyst is generated on laser-induced graphene. Among the catalysts, CuSn-4 with Cu/Sn atomic ratio close to 1:2 shows a faradaic efficiency of 99% toward formic acid with a high partial current density of 26 mA/cm(2). Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that OCHO* intermediate formation is more favorable than that of COOH* on Sn sites, while OCHO* intermediate formation is moderate on Cu sites. The synergetic catalytic effect between Cu and Sn would further favor HCOOH formation. This study provides significant insight into the mechanism of formic acid formation.