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Xiaolei Yuan^1,2, Yueshen Wu², Bei Jiang³

¹School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, 9 Seyuan Road, Nantong, Jiangsu 226019, China.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

|December 7, 2020

Summary

Creating metal-oxide interfaces with silver enhances the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) to carbon monoxide (CO). This strategy boosts catalytic activity and selectivity while suppressing hydrogen evolution, paving the way for efficient carbon recycling.

Keywords:

CO production CO2 reduction reaction density functional theory interface engineering overpotential silver-based heterostructures

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry and Catalysis
Materials Science
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO (CO2RR) is crucial for renewable energy storage and carbon utilization.
Silver (Ag) catalyzes CO2RR but requires high overpotentials for selectivity.
Metal-oxide/Ag interfaces offer a promising strategy to improve CO2RR performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the catalytic insights of metal-oxide/Ag(111) interfaces for CO2RR using DFT.
To design and synthesize novel metal-oxide/Ag composites for enhanced CO2 production.
To understand the synergistic effects between metal oxides and silver for improved catalysis.

Main Methods:

Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to study CO2RR intermediates and reaction pathways on MOx/Ag(111) surfaces.
Experimental synthesis of various metal-oxide/Ag composites via a two-step approach.
Electrochemical characterization of synthesized catalysts to evaluate CO2RR activity and selectivity.

Main Results:

DFT revealed enhanced stabilization of *COOH intermediates and suppressed hydrogen adsorption on MOx/Ag(111) surfaces.
Synthesized MOx/Ag catalysts demonstrated improved CO activity and selectivity at positive potentials.
MnO2/Ag catalyst showed a 21.5-fold increase in current density and significantly lower overpotential for CO production compared to pure Ag.

Conclusions:

Metal-oxide/Ag interfaces effectively enhance CO2RR performance by stabilizing key intermediates and suppressing side reactions.
The study proposes a rational design strategy for CO2RR catalysts based on synergistic metal-oxide/metal interactions.
Engineered interfaces, particularly MnO2/Ag, show great potential for efficient and selective electrochemical CO production.