Silk fibroin-derived carbon aerogels embedded with copper nanoparticles for efficient electrocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion

Gong, Shanhe; Xiao, Xinxin; Wang, Wenbo; Sam, Daniel Kobina; Lu, Runqing; Xu, Yuanguo; Liu, Jun; Wu, Chundu; Lv, Xiaomeng

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.054

Silk fibroin-derived carbon aerogels embedded with copper nanoparticles for efficient electrocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion

Metal-carbon matrix catalyst has attracted a great deal of interest in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) due to its excellent electrocatalytic performance. However, the design of highly active metal-carbon matrix catalyst towards CO 2 RR using natural biomass and cheap c…