• 文献标题:   Cu/TiO2 nanoparticles modified nitrogen-doped graphene as a highly efficient catalyst for the selective electroreduction of CO2 to different alcohols
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YUAN J, YANG MP, HU QL, LI SM, WANG H, LU JX
  • 作者关键词:   carbon dioxide, electroreduction, cu/tio2/ng electrode, methanol, ethanol
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
  • ISSN:   2212-9820 EI 2212-9839
  • 通讯作者地址:   East China Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jcou.2018.01.021
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The construction of an efficient and robust catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into energy-rich products has recently received considerable attention. Herein, a Cu/TiO2 nanoparticles modified nitrogen-doped graphene (Cu/TiO2/NG) carbon material is fabricated for the selective reduction of CO2 into different alcohols. We found the Cu/TiO2/NG nanocomposite across a range of potentials for the electroreduction of CO2 exhibits dual catalytic ability, possessing an outstanding ability to produce methanol (reaching a maximum faradaic efficiency of 19.5% at a potential of -0.20 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) and a capability to produce ethanol (with a high faradaic efficiency up to 43.6% at -0.75 V vs. RHE). In addition, the Cu/TiO2/NG composite shows remarkable stability and reusability at both reductive potentials in the electrochemical process. The designed Cu/TiO2/NG composite may offer a new simple method based on earth-abundant metals to construct robust electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction.