Issue 7, 2019

Poly-phenylenediamine-derived atomically dispersed Ni sites for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

Abstract

CO2 electroreduction is a promising technique for the management of the global carbon balance by low-grade renewable electricity. However, the lack of highly efficient and selective catalysts has hampered the development of this area. Herein, we report a poly-phenylenediamine-derived atomically dispersed Ni catalyst as a highly efficient and selective electrocatalyst for the conversion of CO2 to CO. The catalyst facilitates efficient production of CO with high faradaic efficiency (FE) (90%) and a large current density of 11.6 mA cm−2 at −0.8 V compared to a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). An excellent turnover frequency (TOF) of 3079 h−1 for the electroreduction of CO2 was also achieved at −0.8 V vs. RHE.

Graphical abstract: Poly-phenylenediamine-derived atomically dispersed Ni sites for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
18 Mar 2019
Accepted
07 May 2019
First published
14 May 2019

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 1729-1734

Poly-phenylenediamine-derived atomically dispersed Ni sites for the electroreduction of CO2 to CO

Y. Zheng, J. Han, L. Takele, F. Xie, Y. Zhang, J. Sun, B. Han, J. Chen, Y. Gao and Z. Tang, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 1729 DOI: 10.1039/C9QI00297A

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