Probing the Active Surface Sites for CO Reduction on Oxide-Derived Copper Electrocatalysts
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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.
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- Verdaguer-Casadevall, A., Li, C. W., Johansson, T. P., Scott, S. B., McKeown, J. T., Kumar, M., Stephens, I. E. L., Kanan, M. W., & Chorkendorff, I.
- Affiliations
- Center for Individual Nanoparticle Functionality, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Stanford University (US)
- Technical University of Denmark (DK)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kanan, Matthew W.
- Chorkendorff, Ib
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- Journal of the American Chemical Society
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- American Chemical Society (ACS)
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- 2015-07-30
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- 9808-9811
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- 1520-5126
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- Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense (FA9550-14-1-0132)
- U.S. Department of Energy (FWP #SCW0939, DE-AC52-07NA27344)
- 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 › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Catalysts for Methane Reforming
- Keywords
- CO electroreduction, oxide-derived copper, surface active sites, acetate production, ethanol production, temperature-programmed desorption, grain boundaries, annealing effects, Faradaic efficiency, electrocatalysis
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