MXene-Regulated Metal-Oxide Interfaces with Modified Intermediate Configurations Realizing Nearly 100% CO2 Electrocatalytic Conversion
Yanan Hao
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
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Prof. Feng Hu
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071 China
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Search for more papers by this authorShangqian Zhu
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 999077 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Search for more papers by this authorYajie Sun
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorHui Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorLuqi Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorYing Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jianjun Xue
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yen-Fa Liao
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 300 Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Minhua Shao
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 999077 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Prof. Shengjie Peng
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorYanan Hao
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Prof. Feng Hu
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorShangqian Zhu
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 999077 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Search for more papers by this authorYajie Sun
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorHui Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorLuqi Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorYing Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jianjun Xue
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yen-Fa Liao
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 300 Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Minhua Shao
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 999077 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Prof. Shengjie Peng
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
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Highly efficient electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO is achieved by Ag nanodomains loaded on ZnO porous nanobelts coupled with high electronic conductivity MXene (Ag−ZnO/Ti3C2Tx). The unique Ti3C2Tx-regulated Ag−ZnO interfaces can modulate the formation and configuration of *CO intermediates (eg. linear- or bridge-bonded CO), which is suitable for highly selective and efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R).
Abstract
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via renewable electricity provides a sustainable way to produce valued chemicals, while it suffers from low activity and selectivity. Herein, we constructed a novel catalyst with unique Ti3C2Tx MXene-regulated Ag−ZnO interfaces, undercoordinated surface sites, as well as mesoporous nanostructures. The designed Ag−ZnO/Ti3C2Tx catalyst achieves an outstanding CO2 conversion performance of a nearly 100% CO Faraday efficiency with high partial current density of 22.59 mA cm−2 at −0.87 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. The electronic donation of Ag and up-shifted d-band center relative to Fermi level within MXene-regulated Ag−ZnO interfaces contributes the high selectivity of CO. The CO2 conversion is highly correlated with the dominated linear-bonded CO intermediate confirmed by in situ infrared spectroscopy. This work enlightens the rational design of unique metal-oxide interfaces with the regulation of MXene for high-performance electrocatalysis beyond CO2 reduction.
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