Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction

Bohua Ren; Guobin Wen; Rui Gao; Dan Luo; Zhen Zhang; Weibin Qiu; Qianyi Ma; Xin Wang; Yi Cui; Luis Ricardez–Sandoval; Aiping Yu; Zhongwei Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29861-w

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction

Bohua Ren,
Guobin Wen,
Rui Gao,
Dan Luo,
Zhen Zhang,
Weibin Qiu,
Qianyi Ma,
Xin Wang,
Yi Cui,
Luis Ricardez–Sandoval,
Aiping Yu,
Zhongwei Chen

Affiliations

Bohua Ren: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University
Guobin Wen: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University
Rui Gao: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo
Dan Luo: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University
Zhen Zhang: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo
Weibin Qiu: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University
Qianyi Ma: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo
Xin Wang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University
Yi Cui: Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Luis Ricardez–Sandoval: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo
Aiping Yu: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo
Zhongwei Chen: Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29861-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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It is of high interests to design catalysts for CO2 electroreduction with enhanced selectivity and activity. Here, the authors report Sn-Bi bimetallic interface-rich material with enhanced performance for CO2 reduction to formate comparing to that of Sn-Bi bulk alloy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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