Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Feb 15;139(6):2160-2163. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b12103. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
Electrochemical reduction of CO (CORR) provides great potential for intermittent renewable energy storage. This study demonstrates a predominant shape-dependent electrocatalytic reduction of CO to CO on triangular silver nanoplates (Tri-Ag-NPs) in 0.1 M KHCO. Compared with similarly sized Ag nanoparticles (SS-Ag-NPs) and bulk Ag, Tri-Ag-NPs exhibited an enhanced current density and significantly improved Faradaic efficiency (96.8%) and energy efficiency (61.7%), together with a considerable durability (7 days). Additionally, CO starts to be observed at an ultralow overpotential of 96 mV, further confirming the superiority of Tri-Ag-NPs as a catalyst for CORR toward CO formation. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity and selectivity at lowered overpotential originate from the shape-controlled structure. This not only provides the optimum edge-to-corner ratio but also dominates at the facet of Ag(100) where it requires lower energy to initiate the rate-determining step. This study demonstrates a promising approach to tune electrocatalytic activity and selectivity of metal catalysts for CORR by creating optimal facet and edge site through shape-control synthesis.
电化学还原 CO(CORR)为间歇性可再生能源存储提供了巨大的潜力。本研究在 0.1 M KHCO 中证明了三角形银纳米板(Tri-Ag-NPs)对 CO 的形态依赖性电催化还原具有优势。与同等大小的 Ag 纳米颗粒(SS-Ag-NPs)和块状 Ag 相比,Tri-Ag-NPs 表现出增强的电流密度,以及显著提高的法拉第效率(96.8%)和能量效率(61.7%),同时具有相当的耐久性(7 天)。此外,CO 开始在超低过电势 96 mV 下被观察到,进一步证实了 Tri-Ag-NPs 作为 CORR 向 CO 形成的催化剂的优越性。密度泛函理论计算表明,在降低过电势下显著增强的电催化活性和选择性源于形状控制结构。这不仅提供了最佳的边对角比,而且在 Ag(100) 面上占主导地位,在该面上启动速率决定步骤所需的能量更低。本研究通过通过形状控制合成创建最佳的面和边缘位点,为调节 CORR 中金属催化剂的电催化活性和选择性提供了一种有前途的方法。
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