An Artificial Electrode/Electrolyte Interface for CO2 Electroreduction by Cation Surfactant Self-Assembly.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 59(43): 19095-19101, 2020 Oct 19.
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ABSTRACT
In this work, an artificial electrode/electrolyte (E/E) interface, made by coating the electrode surface with a quaternary ammonium cation (R4 N+ ) surfactant, was successfully developed, leading to a change in the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) pathway. This artificial E/E interface, with high CO2 permeability, promotes CO2 transportation and hydrogenation, as well as suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Linear and branched surfactants facilitated formic acid and CO production, respectively. Molecular dynamics simulations show that the artificial interface provided a facile CO2 diffusion pathway. Moreover, density-functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed the stabilization of the key intermediate, OCHO*, through interactions with R4 N+ . This strategy might also be applicable to other electrocatalytic reactions where gas consumption is involved.
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