Probing the Active Surface Sites for CO Reduction on Oxide-Derived Copper Electrocatalysts
Arnau Verdaguer-Casadevall,Christina W. Li,Tobias Peter Johansson,Søren Bertelsen Scott,Joseph T. McKeown,Mukul Kumar,Ifan E. L. Stephens,Matthew W. Kanan,Ib Chorkendorff +8 more
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It is proposed that the active sites for CO reduction on OD-Cu surfaces are strong CO binding sites that are supported by grain boundaries that are distinct from the terraces and stepped sites found on polycrystalline Cu foil.Abstract:
CO electroreduction activity on oxide-derived Cu (OD-Cu) was found to correlate with metastable surface features that bind CO strongly. OD-Cu electrodes prepared by H2 reduction of Cu2O precursors reduce CO to acetate and ethanol with nearly 50% Faradaic efficiency at moderate overpotential. Temperature-programmed desorption of CO on OD-Cu revealed the presence of surface sites with strong CO binding that are distinct from the terraces and stepped sites found on polycrystalline Cu foil. After annealing at 350 °C, the surface-area corrected current density for CO reduction is 44-fold lower and the Faradaic efficiency is less than 5%. These changes are accompanied by a reduction in the proportion of strong CO binding sites. We propose that the active sites for CO reduction on OD-Cu surfaces are strong CO binding sites that are supported by grain boundaries. Uncovering these sites is a first step toward understanding the surface chemistry necessary for efficient CO electroreduction.read more
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