
Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 10(1)
Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2019
Abstract Formic acid (or formate) is suggested to be one of the most economically viable products from electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. However, its commercial viability hinges on development highly active and selective electrocatalysts. Here we report that structural defects have a profound positive impact electrocatalytic performance bismuth. Bismuth oxide double-walled nanotubes with fragmented surface are prepared as template, cathodically converted defective bismuth nanotubes. This electrocatalyst enables reduction formate excellent activity, selectivity stability. Most significantly, current density reaches ~288 mA cm −2 at −0.61 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode within flow cell reactor under ambient conditions. Using functional theory calculations, activity rationalized outcome abundant sites stabilize *OCHO intermediate. Furthermore, this coupled silicon photocathodes achieves high-performance photoelectrochemical
Язык: Английский