Effects of Cu Doping on NiPPc Electrocatalysts for CO2 Electrocatalytic Reduction
摘要
The climate crisis caused by excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions urgently call for efficient electrocatalytic reduction technology to convert CO2 into high value-added products. In this study, nickel polyphthalocyanine (NiPPc) electrocatalysts with different copper (Cu) doping amounts (10–90 wt%) were prepared by solvothermal method, Combining X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and other characterization and electrochemical testing, it is found that: Doping with 10 wt% Cu significantly enhanced catalytic activity, achieving a current density of 325 mA cm−2 at − 0.6 V (vs. RHE)—2.8 times that of the sample; 50 wt% Cu doping optimized the Cu–N4 active sites, yielding a carbon monoxide (CO) Faraday efficiency of up to 95% at − 1.0 V; 30 wt% Cu-doped catalyst can generate CO: H2 = 1:1 syngas, A controllable catalyst design strategy is provided for CO2 electrocatalytic reduction.
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