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Building Blocks for High Performance in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Materials, Optimization Strategies, and Device Engineering

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Larrazábal, Gastón O., Martín, Antonio J., Pérez-Ramírez, Javier·2017·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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In recent years, screening of materials has yielded large gains in catalytic performance for the electroreduction of CO2. However, the diversity of approaches and a still immature mechanistic understanding make it challenging to assess the real potential of each concept. In addition, achieving high performance in CO2 (photo)electrolyzers requires not only favorable electrokinetics but also precise device engineering. In this Perspective, we analyze a broad set of literature reports to construct a set of design–performance maps that suggest patterns between performance figures and different classes of materials and optimization strategies. These maps facilitate the screening of different approaches to electrocatalyst design and the identification of promising avenues for future developments. At the device level, analysis of the network of limiting phenomena in (photo)electrochemical cells leads us to propose a straightforward performance metric based on the concepts of maximum energy efficiency and maximum product formation rate, enabling the comparison of different technologies.

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Authors
Larrazábal, G. O., Martín, A. J., & Pérez-Ramírez, J.
Affiliations
ETH Zurich Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, , , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 , ,
Venue
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Published
2017-08-01
Volume
8
Issue
16
Pages
3933-3944
ISSN
1948-7185 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2740275019
Cited by
176
References
94
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection
Funders
  • H2020 Future and Emerging Technologies (732840)
  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH-01 14-1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Keywords
electrochemical CO2 reduction, electrocatalyst design, materials screening, optimization methods, device engineering, photoelectrochemical cells, product formation rate, performance indicators

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