Citation: ZHU Qing-Gong, SUN Xiao-Fu, KANG Xin-Chen, MA Jun, QIAN Qing-Li, HAN Bu-Xing. Cu₂S on Cu Foam as Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Reduction of CO₂ to Formic Acid[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2016, 32(1): 261-266. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201512101 shu

Cu₂S on Cu Foam as Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Reduction of CO₂ to Formic Acid

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Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China

Corresponding author: HAN Bu-Xing,
Received Date: 24 October 2015
Available Online: 10 December 2015
Fund Project: 国家自然科学基金(21403253,21533011,21321063)资助项目 (21403253,21533011,21321063)

The electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to HCOOH is an interesting topic and the efficiency usually depends strongly on the materials of the electrodes. Herein, nanostructured Cu₂S on Cu-foam was prepared by electro-deposition method and characterized by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The Cu₂S/Cu-foam electrode was used for the first time in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to HCOOH, and acetonitrile (MeCN) with 0.5 mol·L^-1 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BmimBF4) was used as the electrolyte. It was demonstrated that the electrolysis system was very efficient for the electrochemical reaction, and faradaic efficiency of HCOOH (FE_HCOOH) and reduction current density could reach 85% and 5.3 mA·cm^-2, respectively.
- Copper(I) sulfide,
- Copper foam,
- Formic acid,
- Electrochemistry,
- CO₂ reduction
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