Title | Brass and Bronze Are Effective CO2 Reduction Electrocatalysts |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Jingfu, H, E., DKevan, Aoxue, H, P., BCurtis |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
Volume | 56 |
Pagination | 16579-16582 |
Keywords | brass, bronze, CO evolution, CO2 reduction, HCOOH evolution |
Abstract | Abstract Electrochemically reducing CO2 into fuels using renewable electricity is a contemporary global challenge that requires significant advances in catalyst design. Photodeposition techniques were used to screen ternary alloys of Cu-Zn-Sn, which includes brass and bronze, for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO and formate. This analysis identified Cu0.2Zn0.4Sn0.4 and Cu0.2Sn0.8 to be capable of reaching Faradaic efficiencies of >80 % for CO and formate formation, respectively, and capable of achieving partial current densities of 3 mA cm−2 at an overpotential of merely 200 mV. |
URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201709932 |
DOI | 10.1002/anie.201709932 |