Issue 15, 2018

The synthesis of atomic Fe embedded in bamboo-CNTs grown on graphene as a superior CO2 electrocatalyst

Abstract

A catalyst consisting of atomic iron embedded in a new hierarchical carbon matrix was synthesised, and this catalyst exhibited superior performance in CO2 electroreduction. Bamboo-like carbon nanotubes were catalytically grown by Fe3C nanocrystals on graphene co-doped with atomic iron and nitrogen by a new approach of electrochemical oxidation of graphene films in an FeCl4-based ionic liquid followed by annealing. The highly selective generation of CO from CO2 was achieved at a low overpotential of 0.55 V with a maximum CO faradaic efficiency of ∼95% for over 12 h.

Graphical abstract: The synthesis of atomic Fe embedded in bamboo-CNTs grown on graphene as a superior CO2 electrocatalyst

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 May 2018
Accepted
21 Jun 2018
First published
02 Jul 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 3521-3529

The synthesis of atomic Fe embedded in bamboo-CNTs grown on graphene as a superior CO2 electrocatalyst

H. Zhang, J. Wang, Z. Zhao, H. Zhao, M. Cheng, A. Li, C. Wang, J. Wang and J. Wang, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 3521 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC01466C

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