articleAngewandte Chemie International EditionJan 20, 2023Closed access

Electron‐Rich Bi Nanosheets Promote CO 2 ⋅ − Formation for High‐Performance and pH‐Universal Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction

Shandong University · State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials

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Abstract Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) to chemical fuels such as formate offers a promising pathway to carbon‐neutral future, but its practical application is largely inhibited by the lack of effective activation of CO 2 molecules and pH‐universal feasibility. Here, we report an electronic structure manipulation strategy to electron‐rich Bi nanosheets, where electrons transfer from Cu donor to Bi acceptor in bimetallic Cu−Bi, enabling CO 2 RR towards formate with concurrent high activity, selectivity and stability in pH‐universal (acidic, neutral and alkaline) electrolytes. Combined in situ Raman spectra and computational calculations unravel that electron‐rich Bi promotes CO 2 ⋅ −…

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