Boosting Industrial-Level CO2 Electroreduction of N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers with Confined Tin-Nitrogen Active Sites via Accelerating Proton Transport KineticsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Advanced Functional Materials, ISSN 1616-301X, E-ISSN 1616-3028, Vol. 33, no 4, article id 2208781Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The development of highly efficient robust electrocatalysts with low overpotential and industrial-level current density is of great significance for CO2 electroreduction (CO2ER), however the low proton transport rate during the CO2ER remains a challenge. Herein, a porous N-doped carbon nanofiber confined with tin-nitrogen sites (Sn/NCNFs) catalyst is developed, which is prepared through an integrated electrospinning and pyrolysis strategy. The optimized Sn/NCNFs catalyst exhibits an outstanding CO2ER activity with the maximum CO FE of 96.5%, low onset potential of −0.3 V, and small Tafel slope of 68.8 mV dec−1. In a flow cell, an industrial-level CO partial current density of 100.6 mA cm−2 is achieved. In situ spectroscopic analysis unveil the isolated Sn-N site acted as active center for accelerating water dissociation and subsequent proton transport process, thus promoting the formation of intermediate *COOH in the rate-determining step for CO2ER. Theoretical calculations validate pyrrolic N atom adjacent to the Sn-N active species assisted reducing the energy barrier for *COOH formation, thus boosting the CO2ER kinetics. A Zn-CO2 battery is designed with the cathode of Sn/NCNFs, which delivers a maximum power density of 1.38 mW cm−2 and long-term stability.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2023. Vol. 33, no 4, article id 2208781
Publication channel
Wiley
Keywords [en]
CO electroreduction 2, porous carbon nanofibers, proton transfer kinetics, Sn-N active sites, Zn-CO batteries 2
National Category
Materials Chemistry Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-328850DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202208781ISI: 000891664900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142907571OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-328850DiVA, id: diva2:1767656
Note
QC 20230614
2023-06-142023-06-142025-05-05Bibliographically approved