In:
Angewandte Chemie, Wiley, Vol. 135, No. 48 ( 2023-11-27)
Abstract:
It is an appealing approach to CO 2 utilization through CO 2 electroreduction (CO 2 ER) to ethanol at high current density; however, the commonly used Cu‐based catalysts cannot sustain large current during CO 2 ER despite their capability for ethanol production. Herein, we report that Ag + ‐doped InSe nanosheets with Se vacancies can address this grand challenge in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) electrolyzer. As revealed by our experimental characterization and theoretical calculation, the Ag + doping, which can tailor the electronic structure of InSe while diversifying catalytically active sites, enables the formation of key reaction intermediates and their sequential evolution into ethanol. More importantly, such a material can well work for large‐current conditions in MEA electrolyzers with In 2+ species stabilized via electron transfer from Ag to Se. Remarkably, in an MEA electrolyzer by coupling cathodic CO 2 ER with anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the optimal catalyst exhibits an ethanol Faradaic efficiency of 68.7 % and a partial current density of 186.6 mA cm −2 on the cathode with a full‐cell ethanol energy efficiency of 26.1 % at 3.0 V. This work opens an avenue for large‐current production of ethanol from CO 2 with high selectivity and energy efficiency by rationally designing electrocatalysts.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0044-8249
,
1521-3757
DOI:
10.1002/ange.v135.48
DOI:
10.1002/ange.202313646
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2023
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