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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Supported metal clusters offer combined benefits of single-atom catalysts and nanoparticles for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECO2R).
  • Precise synthesis and understanding of synergistic effects in these catalysts remain challenging.
  • ECO2R is crucial for sustainable energy and chemical production.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a facile synthesis method for bimetallic Cu/Ni clusters on porous carbon (Cu/Ni-NC).
  • To investigate the enhanced ECO2R performance of the synthesized Cu/Ni-NC.
  • To elucidate the synergistic catalytic mechanisms involved.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of bimetallic Cu/Ni clusters anchored on porous carbon.
  • Aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) for structural characterization.
  • Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) for electronic structure and coordination analysis.
  • In situ surface-enhanced Fourier transform infrared spectroelectrochemistry (in situ SEFTIR) for reaction mechanism studies.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized Cu/Ni-NC demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic performance for ECO2R.
  • Achieved a stable 30-hour electrolysis at 200 mA cm⁻² with a ~95.1% Faradaic efficiency for CO production.
  • Verified metal dispersion and coordination of Cu/Ni clusters on the porous carbon support.

Conclusions:

  • The facile synthesis route yields highly dispersed bimetallic Cu/Ni clusters.
  • Synergistic effects between Ni and Cu promote H2O dissociation and CO2 hydrogenation.
  • The Cu/Ni-NC catalyst shows significant potential for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.