Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Ultrathin bismuth nanosheets from in situ topotactic transformation for selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate

  • Na Han,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Hui Yang,
  • Jun Deng,
  • Jinghua Wu,
  • Yafei Li,
  • Yanguang Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03712-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The electroreduction of carbon dioxide to liquid products provides an appealing method to convert atmospheric carbon into valuable fuels. Here, the authors perform a topotactic transformation of bismuth oxyiodide to bismuth nanosheets that act as highly selective CO2-to-formate electrocatalysts.