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Nature Communications, volume 13, issue 1, publication number 7768

Selective CO2 electroreduction to methanol via enhanced oxygen bonding

Gong Zhang ^{1, 2, 3}

Tuo Wang ^{1, 2, 3, 4}

Zhang Mengmeng ^{1, 2, 3}

Lulu Li ^{1, 2, 3}

Dongfang Cheng ^{1, 2, 3}

Shiyu Zhen ^{1, 2, 3}

Yongtao Wang ^{1, 2, 3}

Jian Qin ^{1, 2, 3}

Zhi Jian Zhao ^{1, 2, 3}

Jinlong Gong ^{1, 2, 3}

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Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, China |

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, China |

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Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, China |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2022-12-15

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35450-8

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Abstract

The reduction of carbon dioxide using electrochemical cells is an appealing technology to store renewable electricity in a chemical form. The preferential adsorption of oxygen over carbon atoms of intermediates could improve the methanol selectivity due to the retention of C–O bond. However, the adsorbent-surface interaction is mainly related to the d states of transition metals in catalysts, thus it is difficult to promote the formation of oxygen-bound intermediates without affecting the carbon affinity. This paper describes the construction of a molybdenum-based metal carbide catalyst that promotes the formation and adsorption of oxygen-bound intermediates, where the sp states in catalyst are enabled to participate in the bonding of intermediates. A high Faradaic efficiency of 80.4% for methanol is achieved at −1.1 V vs. the standard hydrogen electrode.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-35450-8

UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35450-8

TI - Selective CO2 electroreduction to methanol via enhanced oxygen bonding

T2 - Nature Communications

AU - Zhang, Gong

AU - Wang, Tuo

AU - Mengmeng, Zhang

AU - Li, Lulu

AU - Cheng, Dongfang

AU - Zhen, Shiyu

AU - Wang, Yongtao

AU - Qin, Jian

AU - Zhao, Zhi Jian

AU - Gong, Jinlong

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DA - 2022/12/15 00:00:00

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@article{2022_Zhang,

author = {Gong Zhang and Tuo Wang and Zhang Mengmeng and Lulu Li and Dongfang Cheng and Shiyu Zhen and Yongtao Wang and Jian Qin and Zhi Jian Zhao and Jinlong Gong},

title = {Selective CO2 electroreduction to methanol via enhanced oxygen bonding},

journal = {Nature Communications},

year = {2022},

volume = {13},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {dec},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35450-8},

number = {1},

doi = {10.1038/s41467-022-35450-8}

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