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Selectivity regulation of CO2 electroreduction on asymmetric AuAgCu tandem heterostructures

Yating Zhu1,2, Zengqiang Gao1,2, Zhicheng Zhang1,2( ), Ting Lin3,4,5, Qinghua Zhang3,4,5, Huiling Liu6, Lin Gu3,4,5, Wenping Hu1,2( )
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100190, China
School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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Here, a multi-step seed-mediated growth method was used to construct trimetallic asymmetric AuAgCu nanostructures (NSs) with tunable morphology and composition. Importantly, the selectivity of C2 products for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction could be effectively improved over trimetallic AuAgCu heterostructures, which could be attributed to tandem catalysis and electronic effect.

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Rational design and synthesis of multimetallic nanostructures (NSs) are fundamentally important for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Herein, a multi-step seed-mediated growth method is applied to synthesize asymmetric AuAgCu heterostructures using Au nanobipyramids as nucleation seeds, in which their composition and structures are well controlled. We find that the selectivity of C2 products for CO2RR could be effectively regulated by tandem catalysis and electronic effect over trimetallic AuAgCu heterostructures. Particularly, the Faraday efficiency toward ethanol could reach up to 37.5% at a potential of −0.8 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode over asymmetric Au1Ag1Cu5 heterostructures with segregated domains of three constituent metals. This work provides an efficient strategy for the synthesis of multicomponent architectures to boost their promising application in CO2RR.

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CO2 reduction electrocatalysistandem catalysismultimetallic nanostructureasymmetric heterostructure

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 9,
September 2022
Pages 7861-7867
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4234-5
Cite this article:
Zhu Y, Gao Z, Zhang Z, et al. Selectivity regulation of CO2 electroreduction on asymmetric AuAgCu tandem heterostructures. Nano Research, 2022, 15(9): 7861-7867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4234-5
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Received: 13 January 2022
Revised: 11 February 2022
Accepted: 13 February 2022
Published: 15 March 2022
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