Indium-based materials (e.g., In2O3) are a class of promising non-noble metal-based catalysts for electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, competitive hydrogen reduction reaction (HER) on indium-based catalysts hampers CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) process. We herein tune the interfacial microenvironment of In2O3 through chemical graft of alkyl phosphoric acid molecules using a facile solution-processed strategy for the first time, which is distinguished from other researches that tailor intrinsic activity of In2O3 themselves. The surface functionalization of alkyl phosphoric acids over In2O3 is demonstrated to remarkably boost CO2 conversion. For example, octadecylphosphonic acid modified In2O3 exhibits Faraday efficiency for H2 (FE
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Nano Research 2024, 17(3): 1242-1250
Published: 08 August 2023
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