Electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction(ECR)to high value-added chemicals by using renewable electricity presents a promising strategy to realize“carbon neutrality”.However,the ECR system is still limited by its low curre...Electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction(ECR)to high value-added chemicals by using renewable electricity presents a promising strategy to realize“carbon neutrality”.However,the ECR system is still limited by its low current density and poor CO_(2) utilization efficiency.Herein,by using the confinement effect of covalent organic frame-works(COFs)to confine the in-situ growth of metal nanoclusters(NCs),we develop a series of Cu NCs encap-sulated on COF catalysts(Cu-NC@COF)for ECR.Among them,Cu-NC@CuPc-COF as a gas diffusion electrode(GDE)achieves a maximum CO_(2)-to-CH_(4) Faradaic efficiency of 74±3%(at-1.0 V vs.Reversible Hydrogen Electrode(RHE))with a current density of 538±31 mA cm^(-2)(at-1.2 V vs.RHE)in a flow cell,making it one of the best among reported materials.More importantly,the current density is much higher than the relevant industrial current density(200 mA cm^(-2)),indicating the potential for industrial application.This work opens up new possibilities for the design of ECR catalysts that utilize synergistic strategy.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the NSFC(Nos.22225109,22071109,22105080 and 22201083)the Project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2020M682747 and 2021M701270)+2 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant 2023A1515010779 and 2023A1515010928)the Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Project(Grant 202102020209)China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX20220115).
文摘Electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction(ECR)to high value-added chemicals by using renewable electricity presents a promising strategy to realize“carbon neutrality”.However,the ECR system is still limited by its low current density and poor CO_(2) utilization efficiency.Herein,by using the confinement effect of covalent organic frame-works(COFs)to confine the in-situ growth of metal nanoclusters(NCs),we develop a series of Cu NCs encap-sulated on COF catalysts(Cu-NC@COF)for ECR.Among them,Cu-NC@CuPc-COF as a gas diffusion electrode(GDE)achieves a maximum CO_(2)-to-CH_(4) Faradaic efficiency of 74±3%(at-1.0 V vs.Reversible Hydrogen Electrode(RHE))with a current density of 538±31 mA cm^(-2)(at-1.2 V vs.RHE)in a flow cell,making it one of the best among reported materials.More importantly,the current density is much higher than the relevant industrial current density(200 mA cm^(-2)),indicating the potential for industrial application.This work opens up new possibilities for the design of ECR catalysts that utilize synergistic strategy.
