| 저자(한글) |
Jee, M.S.,Jeon, H.S.,Kim, C.,Lee, H.,Koh, J.H.,Cho, J.,Min, B.K.,Hwang, Y.J. |
| 초록 |
Current energy production habits deplete fossil fuels and accumulate atmospheric CO 2 , which contribute to the global climate change. Electrochemical fuel production via CO 2 reduction reaction is an idealistic yet an achievable process that mitigates CO 2 emissions and simultaneously satisfies energy demands. Here, the enhancement of CO 2 reduction activity and stability on size-controlled particulate Ag electrocatalysts derived from a simple, one-step cyclic voltammetry (CV) process by changing scan rates (1-200mV/s) was demonstrated. Interestingly, larger nanoparticles prepared by slower scan rates (1-5mV/s) have exhibited the most degree of enhancement for CO 2 reduction to CO product. Compared to untreated Ag foil, nanostructured Ag electrode has shown an anodic shift of approximately 200mV in the onset potential of CO partial current density (j CO ), 160mV reduction of overpotential at j CO =1 10mA/cm 2 , and increased Faradaic efficiency (F.E.) for CO production especially at lower biased potentials (-0.89 to -1.19V vs. RHE). Stability tests have demonstrated a drastic improvement in maintaining CO F.E. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggests that the enhancement is associated with stable oxygen species incorporated on the nanoparticle Ag surfaces during the CV fabrication process. |
