Confined Growth of Silver–Copper Janus Nanostructures with {100} Facets for Highly Selective Tandem Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Yangbo Ma, Jinli Yu, Mingzi Sun, Bo Chen, Xichen Zhou, Chenliang Ye, Zhiqiang Guan, Weihua Guo, Gang Wang, Shiyao Lu, Dongsheng Xia, Yunhao Wang, Zhen He, Long Zheng, Qinbai Yun, Liqiang Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Yifei Zhao, Zhongbin Luo, Li Zhai, Lingwen Liao, Zonglong Zhu, Ruquan Ye, Ye Chen, Yang Lü, Shibo Xi, Bolong Huang, Chun‐Sing Lee, Zhanxi Fan
Abstract
Abstract Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) holds significant potential to promote carbon neutrality. However, the selectivity toward multicarbon products in CO 2 RR is still too low to meet practical applications. Here the authors report the delicate synthesis of three kinds of Ag–Cu Janus nanostructures with {100} facets (JNS‐100) for highly selective tandem electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to multicarbon products. By controlling the surfactant and reduction kinetics of Cu precursor, the confined growth of Cu with {100} facets on one of the six equal faces of Ag nanocubes is realized. Compared with Cu nanocubes, Ag 65 –Cu 35 JNS‐100 demonstrates much superior selectivity for both ethylene and multicarbon products in CO 2 RR at less negative potentials. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the compensating electronic structure and carbon monoxide spillover in Ag 65 –Cu 35 JNS‐100 contribute to the enhanced CO 2 RR performance. This study provides an effective strategy to design advanced tandem catalysts toward the extensive application of CO 2 RR.