Nitrogen dopant induced highly selective CO<sub>2</sub> reduction over lotus-leaf shaped ZnO nanorods
Fang Lü, Haihong Bao, Fei He, Gaocan Qi, Jiaqiang Sun, Shusheng Zhang, Longchao Zhuo, Hui Yang, Guangzhi Hu, Jun Luo, Xijun Liu
Abstract
In this work, N-doped ZnO nanorods were prepared <italic>via</italic> a simple plasma treatment. The resulting catalyst showed high electroreduction activity of CO2 at a low applied potential, achieving a maximum faradaic efficiency of 76 ± 4% and 30 h stability.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodDopantMaterials scienceFaraday efficiencyNitrogenDopingCatalysisChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryOptoelectronicsElectrodeElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices