Constructing single Cu–N<sub>3</sub> sites for CO<sub>2</sub> electrochemical reduction over a wide potential range
Jiaqi Feng, Lirong Zheng, Chongyang Jiang, Zhipeng Chen, Lei Liu, Shaojuan Zeng, Lu Bai, Suojiang Zhang, Xiangping Zhang
Abstract
A strategy was developed to obtain Cu–N<sub>3</sub> sites in a Cu–N-doped carbon-based catalyst by utilizing metal ionic liquid as a precursor. The catalyst showed a high CO faradaic efficiency and a high current density within a wide potential range.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrochemistryFaraday efficiencyCatalysisIonic liquidRange (aeronautics)Reduction (mathematics)Current densityInorganic chemistryMetalCarbon fibersMaterials scienceIonic bondingChemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryIonMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsComposite materialGeometryComposite numberMathematicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion