• 文献标题:   Anode Photovoltage Compensation-Enabled Synergistic CO(2)Photoelectrocatalytic Reduction on a Flower-like Graphene-Decorated Cu Foam Cathode
  • 文献类型:   Article, Early Access
  • 作  者:   ZHANG M, XUAN XX, WANG WL, MA CY, LIN ZQ
  • 作者关键词:   3d hierarchical electrode, anodephotovoltage compensation, co 2 reduction, photoelectrocatalysi
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shandong Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.202005983 EA SEP 2020
  • 出版年:  

▎ 摘  要

An interconnected and hierarchically structured electrode composed of a Cu nanoparticle-modified flower-like reduced graphene oxide-decorated copper foam (Cu NP/f-RGO/CF) is crafted and exploited for photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) reduction of CO(2)in a TiO(2)nanotube photoanode-driven PEC cell. Anode photovoltage compensation confers a more negative cathode potential for CO(2)reduction, thus leading to a synergistic effect between photocatalysis (PC) and electrocatalysis (EC). CO(2)reduction rate under PEC condition is 5.4x higher than that of the simple sum under PC and EC processes. The well-defined flower structure of RGO in the CF scaffold effectively prevents its self-agglomeration, which increases its adsorption towards CO(2)with improved electron-transfer kinetics due to the 3D interconnected structure with abundant electron transfer pathways. DFT calculations further reveal the absorption and activation of CO(2)on Cu NP/f-RGO capitalize on the C-C bond with RGO and O-Cu bond with Cu NPs, thereby leading to a bended and stretched structure. The enhanced CO(2)adsorptivity and activation on the hierarchical Cu NP/f-RGO/CF electrode significantly improve CO(2)reduction and facilitate the conversion of C1 products to high-order products. This research highlights the great prospect of anode photovoltage compensation enables synergistic photoelectrocatalysis and 3D hierarchical electrode for CO(2)drastic reduction into high-order products.