Nafion as a universal polymer ionomer was widely applied for nanocatalysts electrode preparation.However,the effect of Nafion on electrocatalytic performance was often overlooked,especially for CO_(2)electrolysis.Here...Nafion as a universal polymer ionomer was widely applied for nanocatalysts electrode preparation.However,the effect of Nafion on electrocatalytic performance was often overlooked,especially for CO_(2)electrolysis.Herein,the key roles of Nafion for CO_(2)RR were systematically studied on Cu nanoparticles(NPs)electrocatalyst.We found that Nafion modifier not only inhibit hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)by decreasing the accessibility of H_(2)O from electrolyte to Cu NPs,and increase the CO_(2)concentration at electrocatalyst interface for enhancing the CO_(2)mass transfer process,but also activate CO_(2)molecule by Lewis acid-base interaction between Nafion and CO_(2)to accelerate the formation of^(*)CO,which favor of C–C coupling for boosting C_(2)product generation.Owing to these features,the HER selectivity was suppressed from 40.6%to 16.8%on optimal Cu@Nafion electrode at-1.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE),and as high as 73.5%faradaic efficiencies(FEs)of C_(2)products were achieved at the same applied potential,which was 2.6 times higher than that on bare Cu electrode(~28.3%).In addition,Nafion also contributed to the long-term stability by hinder Cu NPs morphology reconstruction.Thus,this work provides insights into the impact of Nafion on electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR performance.展开更多
A homogeneous dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes(MWNT) was achieved by dispersing MWNT into 0.1% Nafion ethanol solution, and a uniform cast film at a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) was obtained via solvent evapor...A homogeneous dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes(MWNT) was achieved by dispersing MWNT into 0.1% Nafion ethanol solution, and a uniform cast film at a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) was obtained via solvent evaporation of the MWNT dispersion. A reversible two-electron redox reaction of dopamine was observed at the MWNT-Nafion modified GCE. In comparison with a bare GCE and a Nafion-modified GCE, MWNT-Nafion modified GCE has a higher sensitivity for dopamine. This modified GCE has an excellent selectivity towards dopamine even in the presence of high concentration ascorbic acid(AA) and uric acid(UA) since AA and UA have no observable electrochemical responses at the modified GCE. The electrochemical behavior of dopamine was closely related to the pH of the buffer solution. The oxidation peak current was proportional to the concentration of dopamine over the range from 5×10 -8 to \{1×\}10 -6 mol/L, and a detection limit of 2.5×10 -9 mol/L was obtained after 3 min open-circuit accumulation. The dispersion and morphology of MWNT-Nafion film were investigated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).展开更多
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2022A1515012359)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21902121)+1 种基金the STU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents (NTF21020)the 2020 Li Ka Shing Foundation Cross-Disciplinary Research Grant (2020LKSFG09A)。
文摘Nafion as a universal polymer ionomer was widely applied for nanocatalysts electrode preparation.However,the effect of Nafion on electrocatalytic performance was often overlooked,especially for CO_(2)electrolysis.Herein,the key roles of Nafion for CO_(2)RR were systematically studied on Cu nanoparticles(NPs)electrocatalyst.We found that Nafion modifier not only inhibit hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)by decreasing the accessibility of H_(2)O from electrolyte to Cu NPs,and increase the CO_(2)concentration at electrocatalyst interface for enhancing the CO_(2)mass transfer process,but also activate CO_(2)molecule by Lewis acid-base interaction between Nafion and CO_(2)to accelerate the formation of^(*)CO,which favor of C–C coupling for boosting C_(2)product generation.Owing to these features,the HER selectivity was suppressed from 40.6%to 16.8%on optimal Cu@Nafion electrode at-1.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE),and as high as 73.5%faradaic efficiencies(FEs)of C_(2)products were achieved at the same applied potential,which was 2.6 times higher than that on bare Cu electrode(~28.3%).In addition,Nafion also contributed to the long-term stability by hinder Cu NPs morphology reconstruction.Thus,this work provides insights into the impact of Nafion on electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR performance.
文摘A homogeneous dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes(MWNT) was achieved by dispersing MWNT into 0.1% Nafion ethanol solution, and a uniform cast film at a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) was obtained via solvent evaporation of the MWNT dispersion. A reversible two-electron redox reaction of dopamine was observed at the MWNT-Nafion modified GCE. In comparison with a bare GCE and a Nafion-modified GCE, MWNT-Nafion modified GCE has a higher sensitivity for dopamine. This modified GCE has an excellent selectivity towards dopamine even in the presence of high concentration ascorbic acid(AA) and uric acid(UA) since AA and UA have no observable electrochemical responses at the modified GCE. The electrochemical behavior of dopamine was closely related to the pH of the buffer solution. The oxidation peak current was proportional to the concentration of dopamine over the range from 5×10 -8 to \{1×\}10 -6 mol/L, and a detection limit of 2.5×10 -9 mol/L was obtained after 3 min open-circuit accumulation. The dispersion and morphology of MWNT-Nafion film were investigated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).
