A robust and high performance copper silicide catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985858%3A_____%2F24%3A00582978" target="_blank" >RIV/67985858:_____/24:00582978 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68378271:_____/24:00582978

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/ma/d3ma00633f" target="_blank" >https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/ma/d3ma00633f</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00633F" target="_blank" >10.1039/D3MA00633F</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

A robust and high performance copper silicide catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A copper-based catalyst CuxSi (3<x<5) was prepared using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of butylsilane (BuSiH3) on copper substrates. By varying the precursor flow, we obtained two catalyst variants, one with and one without a SiCx shell. Both variants exhibited large specific areas, owing to the presence of grown nanostructures such as nanoplatelets, nan-owires, nanoribbons, and microwires. Remarkably, the catalytic performance of both variants remained stable even after 720 hours of continuous operation. The porous and thick catalyst layer (over a hundred micrometers) on the substrate significantly increased the residence time of intermediates during the electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions (eCO2RR). We observed a high selectivity towards ethanol (~79%) in neutral CO2-saturated electrolytes and a high selectivity towards acetic acid (~72%) in alkaline electrolytes. Importantly, the ratio between generated ethanol and acetate could be shifted by adjusting the pH and applied potential. This work thus establishes copper silicides as robust and promising electrocatalysts for selective CO2 conversion to high-value multi-carbon products.

Název v anglickém jazyce

A robust and high performance copper silicide catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Popis výsledku anglicky

A copper-based catalyst CuxSi (3<x<5) was prepared using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of butylsilane (BuSiH3) on copper substrates. By varying the precursor flow, we obtained two catalyst variants, one with and one without a SiCx shell. Both variants exhibited large specific areas, owing to the presence of grown nanostructures such as nanoplatelets, nan-owires, nanoribbons, and microwires. Remarkably, the catalytic performance of both variants remained stable even after 720 hours of continuous operation. The porous and thick catalyst layer (over a hundred micrometers) on the substrate significantly increased the residence time of intermediates during the electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions (eCO2RR). We observed a high selectivity towards ethanol (~79%) in neutral CO2-saturated electrolytes and a high selectivity towards acetic acid (~72%) in alkaline electrolytes. Importantly, the ratio between generated ethanol and acetate could be shifted by adjusting the pH and applied potential. This work thus establishes copper silicides as robust and promising electrocatalysts for selective CO2 conversion to high-value multi-carbon products.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

21002 - Nano-processes (applications on nano-scale); (biomaterials to be 2.9)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LM2023051" target="_blank" >LM2023051: Výzkumná infrastruktura CzechNanoLab</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Materials Advances

ISSN

2633-5409

e-ISSN

2633-5409

Svazek periodika

5

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

2917-2925

Kód UT WoS článku

001174886900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85186065672