Issue 33, 2021

ZIF/Co-C3N4 with enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide activity by the photoactivation process

Abstract

Introducing the effect of light into an electrocatalytic system is an effective method to improve electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR). Here, the composite catalyst (ZIF/Co-C3N4) was prepared for the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. The Faraday efficiency of the catalytic reduction of CO2 to CO under light could reach 90.34% at −0.67 V vs. the RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode), which was 30% higher than that obtained under darkness, and the overpotential was reduced by 200 mV. Chemical kinetics experiments and in-situ transient photovoltage (TPV) tests show that the reason for highly efficient CO2RR is intermediate CO2 formed by activated CO2 in the electrocatalytic system under light. This work offers a deep insight into the photo-activated electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, and also opens a new way to devise efficient catalysts for CO2RR.

Graphical abstract: ZIF/Co-C3N4 with enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide activity by the photoactivation process

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2021
Accepted
20 Jul 2021
First published
20 Jul 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 14089-14095

ZIF/Co-C3N4 with enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide activity by the photoactivation process

H. Qi, Y. Zhou, Y. Li, F. Liao, Z. Wang, X. Wang, H. Huang, M. Shao, Y. Liu and Z. Kang, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 14089 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR03119H

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